In a few years, in the end of winter, a blooming tree of pretty yellow flowers will be keeping alive the memory of a seven-year-old girl who was stung to death by bees in the lush greenery of Lalbagh.
On Monday, horticulture officials, family members and friends of seven-year-old Vaishnavi Prasad – who was stung on Independence Day during the popular flower show – planted the ‘Tabebuia donnell-smithii’, popularly called gold tree , in her memory in the presence of her parents, Guruprasad and Suguna. Numerous people paid floral tributes to the girl whose death came way too early.
Doctors had organised a talk on dealing with bee sting and what one should do if allergic reactions are observed after a sting.
Meanwhile, the incident has woken the Horticulture Department to the bee hives in the city’s largest space, which sees lakhs of people turn up daily during its popular flower shows.
Honeybee hives, which are perched on the lower branches of trees, have been shifted to Bannerghatta National Park while boards will be placed near trees where bees have colonised the upper branches, said officials. Fifteen first aid boxes have been placed around the park to ensure quicker medical reactions to exigencies such as the August 15 incident.
Honeybee hives, which are perched on the
lower branches of
trees, have been shifted to Bannerghatta National Park
