Playing around with South Parkland

We find it rather strange that even after such clear instructions from the office of the Prime Minister and in spite of the High Court directive, let alone public interest in the matter, how work on green park development could be put on hold? We have seen in the past that orders issued from the PMO were not quite implemented. To say the least, this is bad for the entire administration and does contribute to the erosion of the system's credibility.

As it is, there are but a few public parks worth their names. Grabbing of land including parts of city lakes and water bodies for commercial purposes by vested interest groups has run riot. This state of affairs simply cannot be allowed to continue. This is not only affecting the health of our citizens now, who have hardly places to go for some leisurely stroll or a walk, but is also bound to affect the future generations in many ways.

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It is time the PMO intervened effectively.