LUCKNOW, Aug. 30 -- What was once a garbage dumping ground has now turned into a landscaped public space with fragrant plants, an open-air theatre and statues of freedom fighters near the Rumi Darwaza in Chowk's Lajpat Nagar.

Spread across 2.20 acres, the Lala Lajpat Rai Fragrance Park has been developed at a cost of around Rs.5 crore by the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) with assistance from the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), introducing a variety of fragrant and medicinal plants.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the park on Saturday and unveiled the statues of Lala Lajpat Rai and Shaheed Bhagat Singh on the premises.

LDA officials said the park was designed around the theme of fragrance with plants place...