In amajor boost to the entertainment activities at the city's one of the prominentamusement parks, the district administration has carried out a special drive togive Nikku Park a new facelift, which would give people a new feel while theywere visiting in this summer.
NikkuPark, which is located at the heart of the city, was in dilapidated conditionsdue to lack of maintenance as it remained shut due to COVID-19 pandemic foralmost a year. The Deputy Commissioner while visiting the park two months agohad issued funds worth Rs. Five Lakh to ensure its pristine glory was restored.
Divulgingdetails, the deputy commissioner said that a special drive was carried out inthe last two months to repair all the swings besides giving this park a newfacelift. He further added that all the main swings and rides in the park thatinclude amusement bus, fountain, train, music fountains, flood lights, bungeejumping, cricket, and many more have been made operational lately. The deputycommissioner mentioned that presently the painting work was being done in thepark, which would be finished within a few days.
TheDeputy Commissionersaid that a total of Rs. 5,41,428 was spent on all of theseworks and a slew of new works including installation of CCTV cameras, and repairingof other swings would be initiated soon.
Thedeputy commissioner reiterated his commitment to restoring the glory of thispark and said that there would be no paucity of funds to further ensuredevelopment works in the park. Earlier, the deputy commissioner had also formeda committee under the chairmanship of Joint Commissioner Municipal CorporationHarcharan Singh to ensure the maintenance of this park. Joint CommissionerHarcharan Singh said that the park has witnessed major increase in the footfallafter the administration revived this park. Notably, the park has remained shutfor quite some time, which had hampered its operation badly.