Conservationists assert general neglect of the original gardens built by the Mughal emperors who ruled India from 1526-1858.

Singh told the Deccan Herald in Bangalore, India that while Mughal gardens at the Taj Mahal and Nishat and Shalimar in Kashmir have been restored, most of them no longer exist in their entirety. It?EUR??,,????'???s also come to pass that some of the gardens have made way for residential development.

Mughal gardens are known for their balance between space, vegetation, architecture, texture, color and water elements. Experts on the gardens feel the historic authenticity of many of them were compromised by changes made during the British rule of India. Today, Mughal gardens are often maintained by regional horticultural departments and critics maintain the gardens are treated more like municipal parks and claim inadvertent damage is done to the gardens, not out of malice, certainly, but stemming from ignorance of their venerable heritage, further eroding their historical significance.