Sir: Through your esteemed newspaper I want to draw the attention of concerned authorities towards the much deteriorating condition of public gardens and parks in our city. The city which was once quite famous for its number of beautiful gardens and parks has now been deserted. Most of the parks and gardens which were a chief source of recreation for local masses are not in the city map now. This is all because of some developmental work or encroachment by surrounding locals. Those which are left there are now showing a deserted and barren picture. The tree and plants which remained full of beautiful flowers now are full of dirt. There are heap of rubbish everywhere as there is no proper planning for removal of waste. The non-availability of proper benches for sitting aggravates the conditions a bit more. But alas! Like all other departments this bad condition of public gardens and parks is also looking towards authorities for their humble look. I would like to make following suggestions to improve the sorry state of this beautiful blessing of nature: i) No construction should be allowed in the place of a garden or park. ii) Experienced and hardworking people should be employed as gardeners to look after the gardens. iii) Dust bins and drums should be installed in the gardens and parks for the disposal of waste. iv We the people are also responsible for giving a shabby look to the gardens as we don’t care to put waste in the drums, installed here for that purpose. Hence, we should also show some sense and should use these drums. v The gardens and parks encroached by people should be released and should be made available to the people after their renovation. vi Proper seating facilities should be made available in the parks and gardens. I know these measures will not solve the situation on the whole, but a little improvement can be made by implementing them. With this hope my voice will not go waste. YOUSHUA MASIH Karachi Published in Daily Times, April 27th 2018.