These efforts were facilitated by India Rising Trust, an NGO dedicated to improving public spaces across Bengaluru, in partnership with the Horticulture Department. This initiative marks a new hands-on approach to citizen-government collaboration, aimed at improving cherished and heavily used public spaces.
The project is a practical example of urban rejuvenation through transformational placemaking: a filthy, neglected public space under a flyover reclaimed to create a neat, safe, clean, and well-maintained free public space for all.