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Drumbeat: Ad Buzzaar
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Thursday, May 28, 1998
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A real jungle within a concrete jungle
Jungles in Mumbai? Impossible! We only have concrete jungles. Not true. We have a very good forest in suburban Mumbai. And most of us have visited this green belt -- the only national park of our city -- without being aware of its importance. For instance, did you know that in all of Asia, the Sanjay Gandhi National Park is the only national park existing within a metropolis limit?
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Did you know?
At one time, the barasinga or swamp deer that made the Kanha National Park famous was threatened with near extinction. An American wildlife conservationist donated $3,000 and the Indian government granted Rs 60,000 toward their conservation. The results were stunning. In 1970, there were just 66 barasingas, by 1973, their number increased to 118 and at end of 1979, there were 344 barasingas in Kanha.
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World Vignettes
More than 250 London residents attended a public meeting yesterday to oppose plans to honour Princess Diana's memory with a memorial garden in the grounds of Kensington Palace, her former home. The residents of the West London's Kensington district fear that the garden and the accompanying tourism would increase traffic and create more congestion in the area.
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