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adjoining areas of the Bagh primarily for parking and dumping purposes.
The nearby settlement, i.e. basti, was also extending its boundaries deep into
the Bagh. In short, it was a sorry, if not shocking, spectacle.

A renovation/rehabilitation plan for the Bagh was immediately devised and
put into place. The area of the Bagh was clearly marked with the help of
revenue staff. The nomadic and other settlements were removed, and in order
to secure the Bagh from encroachments for all times to come, construction
of a boundary wall was started. A room for watchmen/chowkidars is also
being constructed. Similarly, water source, i.e. tube well, as well as water
channels would also be built. Lighting and other arrangements would be
made too. An understanding with the Wildlife Department has also been
arrived at by virtue of which herbivores and other compatible animals, such
as deer, antelopes, peacocks, etc., would be provided once the construction
phase is complete. The ultimate objective is to convert the Bagh into a small
wildlife park, where uncaged animals would be kept in their natural habitat,
and restore it to its former glory of being the “only place of resort…on festivals
and other occasions”, for the people of Muzaffargarh, and even beyond.
YADGAR CLUB

Yadgar Club, formerly known as Victoria Memorial Hall, is probably the only
building of historical significance in the midst of the Muzaffargarh city. As
per the account given in the 1929 District Gazetteer, “The Victoria Memorial

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