Four-year-old Dhruva was visibly irritated after he found out that Jawahar Bal Bhavan in Cubbon Park, where he had come to ride the toy train, was closed. He, along with his mother and grandmother, who had come from Yeshwanthpur had no knowledge of Bal Bhavan being closed. Such was the case for many children and their families who visited Bal Bhavan during the summer vacation.
Owing to the pandemic and the renovation work which was taken up later under the Smart City Mission, Bal Bhavan has been closed since the first wave of the pandemic. Along with some reconstruction work, a new disabled friendly park is also coming up in the area. The park is also aiming to have more digital systems in place once the work is completed.
With no information on the official website, parents are bringing their children in large numbers to the park after two years. Talking to The Hindu, Dhruva’s mother Akshara said, “I visited this park as a child, and wanted my child to have the same experience”.
