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Updated: May 02, 2021 15:30 IST Incidentally, he passed away a day after his 93rd birthday on Saturday. He is survived by four daughters and a son and their families. Share Article AAA S.G. Neginhal during a exhibition in Bangalore on September 07, 2012. | Photo Credit: V Sreenivasa Murthy 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. ....
Express News Service BENGALURU: Noted forest officer and the man responsible for the greenery Bengalureans enjoy today, S G Neginhal, has died of COVID-19 at the age of 92. He was responsible for launching Project Tiger in Karnataka in 1973. He oversaw the planting of around 1.5 million trees in Bengaluru over a span of five years and was very keen on social forestry. He always taught young recruits that being a forest official is a very noble profession as by planting a tree, you are not just greening an area, but supplying oxygen, giving home to birds, insects, fruits, shade and rich biodiversity to all species. ....