Once the project is implemented, entry of private vehicles will be prohibited. File pic for representation

The proposed parking lot inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) may soon be a reality. Following years of protest by green activists and months of delay on the part of the civic authorities, the state has finally passed a government resolution (GR) to build a 300-vehicle capacity car park near the SGNP's front gate. The move, however, has not gone down well with environment activists as a significant portion of the Krishnagiri Upvan, a garden developed in 2014 at a cost of R10 lakh, is likely to be utilised to construct the parking lot.