Jammu and Kashmir government yesterday announced the setting up of an environmental park in the city over an area of 20.16 hectares.

"Jammu the winter capital city will soon have an Environmental Park at Janipur area of the city. The Park is being developed over an area of 20.16 hectare involving a cost of Rs one crore," Minister for Forest and Environment Mian Altaf Ahmad said.

He said the upcoming park with a panoramic view and beautiful landscape would be a great attraction for picnickers, visitors and the children. 

He said that the fencing work has already been completed and the other works like construction of view points, installation of fountains and other works would be completed by first week of January.

The minister said in the peripheries of Janipur there was not a single park and it was the demand of the people of the area to protect the land available from encroachers and filth that was being dumped there