Their suggestion was taken up by the government, and a site with an area of 0.87 km2 was given nature park status in 1989.

Officials see the bid for park status working in tandem with historic rehabilitation.

In 1964 it was excised from the game reserve and elevated to full park status.

The park operated for 14 years with only a temporary city park status.

After two decades under construction, the grounds were declared complete, given park status, and then dedicated in 1936.

With the enlarged boundary and name change, officials focused their attention on obtaining national park status.

I do hope the area receives national park status.

It was given national park status in 1972 under statutory order number 42.

Various environmentalists have been demanding the national park status for the Nagarparkar.

On July 18, 2011 a report recommended the corridor for national park status.