How An IFS Officer Turned Bengaluru Into Pink Paradise | Civil Service Success Stories | Green City

That viral pink bloom taking over your feed?
It’s not an algorithm accident. It’s a 40-year urban forestry legacy.
Back in the 1980s, when rapid urbanization threatened to turn Bengaluru into a concrete jungle, IFS officer S.G. Neginhal launched one of India’s most visionary urban reforestation movements.
Instead of random planting, he engineered a sustainable city ecosystem, introducing Tabebuia rosea (Pink Trumpet Trees), protecting saplings with bamboo guards, and helping plant over 1.5 million trees across the city.

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The result?

Every spring, Bengaluru transforms into a pink paradise, earning its title as India’s true Garden City.
This is not just beautification.
This is climate resilience.
This is long-term urban planning done right.

Should every Indian city replicate the Bengaluru Urban Forestry Model?

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