In a bid to boost tourism, the civic body has kick-started its plans to make the city’s very own P L Deshpande garden located on Sinhagad road the new tourist destination. As part of the Shilpa Gram project, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will convert 3.5 acres of the garden into an arts and food centre. Work on the ambitious project, similar to the ‘Dilli Haat’ concept, will start next month.

City’s green lung: P L Deshpande garden, which is spread across 30 acres, has a Japanese garden that occupies 10 acres. File pic