The Times of India               08.05.2013

Civic body plans four new gardens

At present, there are 325 gardens under the civic body's jurisdiction. Most of these gardens are being maintained through self-help groups or private firms. The civic administration is also planning to maintain its gardens through sponsoring agencies like industrialists, builders and private firms. 

NASHIK: The residents of the city would have four new gardens to visit if the civic body has its way.

The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has invited e-tender to develop gardens on open spaces at four locations at a total cost of Rs 67.32 lakh. The last date for filing tenders is May 31. The tenders are to be opened on the same day at the office of the executive engineer of the civic body's gardening department. Of the four proposed gardens, one will be developed at Panchavati. Of the remaining three, two are to be developed at Cidco and one will come up at the Nashik east division of NMC.

"We are developing four new gardens on open spaces in the city. We have invited bids for the development of the four gardens from private contractors. It is estimated to cost Rs 67.32 lakh," an official in the gardening department said.

At Panchavati, a garden is to be developed on the open space near Gadge Maharaj bridge at an estimated cost of Rs 49.50 lakh. The garden proposed in the Nashik east division would be developed on the open space near Charvak Chowk in the Indira Nagar area at Rs 2.84 lakh.

The third garden has been proposed near Shubham park in Cidco division at Rs 7.23 lakh. The fourth one would be developed on the open space at Indranagari near Laxminagar at survey no. 51/2 in Kamatwada.