In a move aimed at increasing green cover and providing a recreation area, an urban forest has been raised at Navalur located between Hubballi and Dharwad by the Forest Department and has been named after environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka.
Named the ‘Saalumarada Thimmakka Nagara Vana’, the urban forest/park is spread over five hectares on 58.29 hectares of forest land in the Navalur Gram Panchayat limits.
The urban forest which includes a hillock, has been developed by the Forest Department at a cost of ₹ 2 crore.
