Visionary urban forester S. G. Neginhal succumbs to COVID-19
The Hindu
Incidentally, he passed away a day after his 93rd birthday on Saturday. He is survived by four daughters and a son and their families.
Visionary urban forester and former Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer S. G. Neginhal, 93, who played a pioneering role in greening the city facing growth pangs in the 1980s succumbed to COVID-19 in the city Sunday morning. Incidentally, he passed away a day after his 93rd birthday on Saturday. He is survived by four daughters and a son and their families. Most of the tree lined avenues and boulevards in the city today, remain the legacy of Neginhal. Then chief minister R. Gundu Rao upset at the loss of green cover due to burgeoning growth of the city, commissioned a greening campaign.
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