The Hindu 19.10.2010
Bhujanga Park being spruced up
Staff Correspondent
| Work on the second stage of the garden to be completed in nine months |
Dilapidated:A view of the lower part of Bhujanga Park which will undergo a makeover.
Udupi: The people of Udupi would have a new garden in the lower part of the Bhujanga Park, in nine months, as the City Municipal Council (CMC) has taken up the second stage of work. The lower portion (western side; near Govinda Kalyana Mantapa) of this park, which comprises four acres of land, had been in a dilapidated condition for over a decade.
The first stage of the renovation work, of upper portion of the Bhujanga Park was completed last year. The second stage work will give complete makeover to the lower portion of the park. It has been taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 1 crore, under the Chief Minister's Fund for Small and Medium Towns Programme.
The second stage work envisages construction of a small pond in the middle of the garden. There will be small stage in the centre of the pond, where cultural and other programmes can be held. A path made of small boulders will lead to the stage. Chairs and small boulders will make for the sitting arrangement around the pond.
CMC Commissioner Gokuldas Nayak told The Hindu that a lawn of 250 sq m will be built in the park. A musical fountain will be installed.The park has about 40 trees now, another 500 medicinal plants would be planted. A walking track of 800 metres will be built in the lower part of the park. According to the CMC Assistant Engineer K. Ganesh, if there was an early onset of monsoon, the works will get delayed. “Besides the natural scenery which would be created due to the construction of the pond, the musical fountain and cultural programmes will help people unwind and relax,” Mr. Nayak said.
