India, June 3 -- Bengaluru is all set to welcome its third major green lung after a century and a half, with a new ecological park planned in the fast-growing northern region of the city.

According to a report by Deccan Herald, Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Monday announced the creation of a large public park in Madappanahalli near Yelahanka.

Spread across 153 acres and 39 guntas of reclaimed land, the project marks the city's first major green space since the establishment of Cubbon Park during the colonial era, the report added.

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