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BOTANICAL GARDEN OUR GREAT HERITAGE.A PULIC PARK AS DESTINATION

GANGA-THE GANGESTHE RIVER HOOGHLYCITY’S GREATEST ECOLOGICAL ASSET

THE GREAT MAIDANTHE CITY’S HEART BEATPERHAPS ONE OF THE BIGGEST OPEN GREEN AREA AT CITY CENTRE PART & PARCEL OF CITY’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

SUBHAS SAROBAR A PUBLIC PARK TOTALLY SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD IT CAN BE A DESTINATION

RABINDRA SAROBAR, DHAKURIA LAKE IS A SMALLER REPLICA OF MAIDEN – TREMENDOUS URBAN PRESENCE – IT IS A PART OF DAILY LIFE PLUS DESTINATION

THE GREAT WET LAND OF EASTERN KOLKATA TO BE ENJOYED FROM ROOF TOP OR DRIVING ALONG

CENTRAL PARK – PUBLIC TOO DETACHED, THOUGH CENTRALLY LOCATED HIGHLY UNDER UTILISED

THE STADIUM SURROUNDING OPEN AREA NEGLECTED

THE TWO OLD WORLD CLASS GOLF COURSES BIG & BEAUTIFUL, BUT FOR A FEW PRIVILEGED PUBLIC

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RABINDRA SAROBAR IS LOCATD MOST STRATEGICALLYSURROUNDED BY UPPER UPPER MIDDLE & UPPER CLASS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD- CLOSE TO MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF GARIAHAT & RSSHBEHARI;JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY NEARBY AND THE ROAD OF HAPPENING PRINCE ANWAR SHAH ROAD-WITH ITS SUPER HIGHRISE APARTMENTS & ABUTTING ON A VERY SPECIAL ROAD- SOUTHERN AVENUE

UPPER INCOME NEIGHBOURHOOD CALM, QUIET & GREEN

MENOKATHE ONLY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE

THE POORER NEIGHBOURHOOD MIXTURE OF LOW TO HIGH INCOME

A BADLY NEEDED FLY OVER IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION SINCE AGES

BUSY –OLD LEVEL CROSSING

LAKE GARDENS WITH NARROW ROADS HAS BECOME MIDDLE TO UPPER INCOME STATUS

UNAUTHORISED SLUM ALONG RAILWAY LINE THE ONLY BLEMISH SPOT

JODHPUR PARKQUALITY NEIGHBOURHOOD

SOUTHEND PARKCALM & PROPEROUS

GOLPARK CENTRE FOR CULTURE & COMMERCE BOTH WAY – NORTH – SOUTH & EAST - WESTKEYATOLA

UPPER INCOMESOUTHERN AVENUE WIDE, TREE LINED & HIGHRISES

LANDSDOWN ROAD – BUSYLOTS OF EATERIES & POSH NEIGHBOURHOOD

BALLYGUNGETHE WHOLE AREA – NORTH OF RABINDRA SAROBAR IS PROSPEROUS RESIDENTIALLY & COMMERTIALLY

LANDSDOWN ROAD – BUSYLOTS OF EATERIES & POSH NEIGHBOURHOOD

PRINCE ANWAR SHAH ROADTHE NEW AREA OF SUPER DEVELOPMENT, 36 STOREYED TOWERS IN NORTH INDIA GREATEST SHOPPING MALL, CLUBS & OTHER SUPER HIGH RISERS

LAKE GARDENS DENSE NARROW STREETS 4 – 5 STOREYED BUILDINGS BUT UPPER MIDDLE CATAGORY

SUBHAS SAROBAR BIG – ONCE BEAUTIFUL & USED EXTENSIVELY – NOW NEGLECTED & ABONDONED

SOUTHERN AVENUE WITH ITS SHARE OF HIGHRISES

BALLYGUNGE – 4/5 STOREYED BUILDINGS PREDOMINENTLY RESIDENTIAL – UPPER INCOME

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SUBHASH SAROVAR GOT A NEW LIFE, A NEW IMPETUS, A HOPEFUL FUTURE.BY THE INTRODUCTION OF E.M BYPASS. THE STADIUM, SAI COMPLEX, & LASTLY WITH THE STARTING & FUNCTIONING OF SWABHUMI, HOTEL HYATT & GLENEAGLE APPOLO HOSPITAL AS ITS NEIGHBOURS. STILL IT IS SURROUNDED BY LOW, LOW-MIDDLE & MIDDLE INCOME GROUP.RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD. IT IS NOT A PART OF DAILY LIFE BUT CAN BE A GREAT DESTINATION OF LIKE OTHERS.

YUBABHARATI KRIRANGANIS NOT A GREAT PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE – IT SOMEHOW SERVED ITS PURPOSE & NOW ITS CRUMBLING BOTH INSIDE & OUTSIDE. IT SHOULD BE HANDELLED WITH IMAGINATION & RUN WITH ENDLESS SPORTS TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

HYATT REGENCYIT IS A NEW LIFE FOR THE CITY NICE, BEAUTIFUL HAS CHANGED THE ATTITUDE & ATMOSPHERE OF THE IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT

SWABHUMI HAS MADE A REVOLUTINARY CHANGE OF ATMOSPHERE. INTRODUCTION OF MIDDLE, HIGH-MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE IN VOLUMES.

MIDDLE, NEW UPPER-MIDDLE CLASS NEIGHBOURHOOD

LOW INCOME GROUPRESIDETIAL. ONCE INDUSTRIAL ZONE

A TYPICLLY LOW/MIDDLE-CLASS ENVIRONMENT

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RABINDRA SARABAR AREA =192 ACRESWATER BODY =73 ACRESWATER : LAND =1 : 1.63 THE MAIN GROWTH OF THE CITY IS TOWARDS SOUTH & MOST OF THEM HAVE TO MOVE ALONG SOUTHERN AVENUE OR LANSDOWN ROAD. IN THEIR VARIOUS JOURNEYS ITS PRESENCE IS INEVITABLEY DIFFICULT TO MISS – A VIEW OF ALL GREEN EVEN THE WATER BUT THE LOOK IS SAD FORLORN – DEJECTED 

 SUBHAS SARABAR AREA =97.9 ACRESWATER BODY =39.5 ACRESWATER : LAND = 1 : 1.48 MOST OF THE KOLKATANS DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT SUBHAS SAROBAR. ITS SOMEWHERE IN BELEGHATA SURROUNDED BY LOW MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING ETC. – CAN’T BE SEEN – DESERVES NO ATTENTION – SOMETHING BEYOND THE PARKING LOT OF SWABHUMI – A RECENT REALISATION 

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RABINDRA SAROBAR: THEN AND NOW………………

RABINDRA SAROBAR . . .THE FAMOUS LAKE OF SOUTH KOLKATA . . . ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GREEN, ECOLOGICAL & SOCIO-CULTURAL HUBS OF THE CITY . . . A VERY POPULAR GATHERING PLACE FOR THE PEOPLE OF KOLKATA.“LAKER ADDA” . . . AN EXPERIENCE SYNONIMOUS TO SOUTH KOLKATA. A THROBBING EPICENTRE OF ACTIVITY THAT IT WAS . . .

LABELLED AS A NATIONAL PARK, ACTIVITIES LIKE EXTENSIVE ROWING, BOATING, WATER BALLET, SPORTS, CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, WALKING, YOGA WORKSHOPS ETC. WERE PART OF THE VIBRANT, SOCIO- CULTURAL SPIRIT THAT IT EMODIED.

CONDUCTED IN THE GREEN ENVIRONS, ALL THESE ACTIVITIES WERE PRACTISED IN THE NUMEROUS CLUBS, INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS KOLKATA ROWING CLUB, LAKE CLUB, ANDERSON CLUB, INDIAN LFE SAVING SOCIETY, NAJRUL MANCH & MINI STADIUM, ENVELOPING THE VICINITIES OF THE LAKE.

THE SAROBAR WAS TRULY, ‘A GOLDEN ASSET’ TO THE CITY OF KOLKATA. WITH THE ONSET OF TIME, DETERIORATION HAS SEEPED INTO THE VERY THE ONCE CHARISMATIC AND ENCHANTING SPACE. THE LAKE HAS UNDERGONE A COMPLETE ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION, DUE TO VARIOUS FACTORS SUCH AS DUMPING OF SEWERAGE, TOXIFICATION OF WATER & GENERAL UNHYGIENIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION.DECAYING VEGETATION, NEGLECTED LANDSCAPE HAS CONTRIBUTED IN REDUCING THE ONCE CONDUCTED ACTIVITIES IN THE PREMISES. AS SUCH THE POPULARITY OF THE SAROBAR AS A GATHERING SPACE HAS LOST GROUND.  WHAT REMAINS AS OF NOW IS A DESERTED PLACE INFESTED WITH ANTISOCIALS, AND SLUM DWELLERS FROM THE SURROUNDING AREAS. IT NO LONGER PROVIDES A PLACE FOR AVERAGE FAMILIES &CHILDREN AS IT USED TO BE.MOST PEOPLE OF THE CITY DO NOT USE IT ANY MORE . . . A VERY UNFORTUNATE MATTER . . . WHICH NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED & IMPROVED AT THE EARLIEST.

 LACK OF DRAINAGE ARRANGEMENT ALONG THE ROAD ON SOUTHERN BANK OF SAROBAR LEADING TO WATER LOGGING. UNRESTRICTED THOROUGHFARE OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM GOBINDAPUR TO BUDDHA MANDIR CAUSING INCONVENIENCE.

EXISTINGLET/URINAL MAINTAINED BY N.G.O FAIL TO RUN EVEN TO A MINIMUM STANDARD.

PATHWAYS IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION.

LAMPOSTS (300 NO.) ARE INSUFFICIET TO FACILITATE SAFETY IN THE PREMISES

FRAGMENTED DEVELOPMENT: A LARGE NUMBER OF CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS & SPORTS COUNCIL HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED PARTS OF THE WATER BODY BUT ARE IN ILL – MAINTAINED CONDITION.

THE CANTEEN/ KITCHEN IN THE PREMISES DISPOSES THE WASTE INTO THE WATER CONTAMINATING IT EXTENSIVELY.

EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE WATER SAMPLES FROM THE SAROBAR SHOWS:

HIGH BACTERIA PROFILE DUE TO HIGH PROPORTIO OF NUTRIENT CONTENTS.

POLLUTION LEVEL HIGH ON THE NORTH & WEST SIDES OF THE LAKE.

HEAVY METALS ARE NOT PRESENT IN WATER.

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1. POOR QUALITY OF WATER HAS BEEN CATALYTIC IN EXTENSIVELY BREEDING ALGAE & WATER HYACINTH GROWTH ON TNE WESTERBN BANKS. ALTHOUGH THE WATER IS CLEANED 2 – 3 TIMES IN A YEAR, THE PLACE CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE.

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2. THE WINDING EMBANKMENT IS LINED WITH LUSH GREEN TREES. BUT THE UNPLANNED, RANDOM GROWTH OF GRASS SPILLS ON TO THE PATHWAY MAKING IT INCONVENIENT TO BE USED.

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3. THE CAFETARIA NESTLED AMONG TREES LACKS MAINTENANCE DESPITE BEING FUNCTIONAL. THE PREMISES CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE .

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4. THE PROPOSED TICKET COUNTER FOR LEISURE BOATING IS PRESENTLY USED AS OUTLET SELLING TEA, CIGGARETTES, ETC. THE BUILDING LACKS MAINTENANCE AND THE PREMISES ARE COMPLETELY NEGLECTED DULLING THE POSSIBILTY OF GENERATING INCOME.

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5. A PATHWAY ALONG THE EAST WEST AXIS IS LINED WITH TREES AND PLANTS GROWING RANDOMLY, SPILLING ON TO THE HARD SURFACE.

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6. THE PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE LAKE FROM THE EASTERN BANKS. SURROUNDED BY LOW RISE STRUCTURE, THE ENVIRONMENT IS LUSH WITH GREENERY. SMAAL SIT OUTS ARE LINED ALONG THE EMBANKMENT TO FACILITATE PUBLIC USE.

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8. THE UNIVERSITY ROWING CLUB BUILDING ON THE NORTH WESTERN SIDE NOW STANDS UNUSED. THE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY NEGLECTED AND CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE.

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9. THE STADIUM AS SEEN BEYOND THE VAST SPREAD OF LUSH GREEN OPEN SPACE ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE SITE. THE WILD GROWTH OF GRASS AND WATER LOGGING DOES NOT FACILITATE PUBLIC USE OF THE GROUNDS.

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7. THE N.C.C. NAVAL UNIT AS SEEN FROM THE SOUTHERN END . THE STRETCH OF WATER IN FRONT IS CONTAMINATED WITH ALGAE GROWING EXTENSIVELY. ALTHOUGH GRE, THE OPEN SPACE HAS LOST ITS CHARM DUE TO THE UNKEPT CONDITIONS OF THE PREMISES.

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10. CERTAIN OPEN, PARTLY PAVED AND MOSTLY UNKEPT ACCESSIBLE SPACES SURROUNDED BY FULL GROWN TREES AND SPRINKLES OF GRASS GROWING RANDOMLY.

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11. THE ENTRANCE GATE TO THE WESTERN END FROM SARAT CHATTERJEE ROAD, IS INACCESIBLE TO PUBLIC. THE PATH IS LINED WITH STALLS SELLING EATABLES. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY POOR AND THE ENTIRE PICTURE OF THE PREMISES IS REMOSE & UNWELCOMING.

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12. A SMALL ENTRANCE GATE ON THE NORTH EASTERN SIDE IS BEYOND AN ILL MAINTAINED ROAD WITH A MAKE SHIFT STALL ON ONE SIDE AND A MOTHER DAIRY MILK BOOTH A LITTLE FURTHER.

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13. OVERLLOKIN THE WESTERN STRETCH OF THE SAROBAR FROM THE BRIDGE TOWARDS LAKE GARDENS. A CONSIDERABLE PART OF THE WATER IS INFESTED WITH ALGAE & WATER HYACINTH GROWTH DUE TO POOR QUALITY OF WATER AND LACK OF CLEANING OPERATIONS.

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14. VIEW OF THE EASTERN END OF THE SAROBAR AS SEEN FROM THE BRIDGE. THIS STRETCH IS USED BY YHT CALCUUTA ROWING CLUB, BUT LACKS THE PLEASANT AMBIENCE DUE TO UNKEPT CONDITIONS.

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15. THE REAR FAÇADE OF THE ROWING UNIVERSITY CLUB SPEAKS OF ITS DIL;APIDATED AND REMORSE CONDITION. BEING OUT OF USE HAS FURTHER CATALYSED ITS NEGLECTED AND UNKEPT LOOK.

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18. THE ‘HANGING BRIDGE’ OVER A SMALL STRETCH THAT LEADS TO A MOSQUE ON THE WESTERN SIDE. AS SUCH, THE FACILITY IS UNDERUTILISED DUE TO LACK OF SOCILAL ACTIVITIES ON THE OTHER END.

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17. VIEW OF THE SKYLINE COMPRISING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ON SOUTHERN AVENUE, AS SEEN FROM THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE SAROBAR.

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16. A STARK CONTRAST TO THE DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE AT THE OTHER END, THE BENGAL ROWING CLUB IS A POSH , WELL MAINTAINED BUILDING. THE PREMISES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION IN KEEPING WITH THE REPUTATION AND PROFILE OF THE CLUB.

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19. THE WESTERN ROAD ALONG THE SAROBAR IS METAPHORIC TO A BOULEVARD LINE WITH WIDE SPREAD, SHADY TREES MAKING THE SPACE EXTREMELY COHESIVE AND INVITING.

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20. THE EASTERN STRETCH OF ROAD SIMILAR TO THE WESTERN ROAD IS A PLEASANT ROUTE TO TREAD AS IT BRINGS ONESELF IN CLOSE CONTEXT TO NATURE.

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21. THE ROAD FLANKING THE EASTERN END OF THE SAROBAR IS A PLAESANT ROUTE FOR THE PASSERBY WITH SHADY TREES AND SMALL SIT OUTS AT REGULAR INTERVALS. THE ENTIRE SPACE EXUDES A SERENE AMBIENCE.

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22. A JUNCTION OF THREE ROADS, THE SPACE IS DEVOID OF ANY CHARACTER THAT WILL ENHANCE ITS SIGNIFICANCE AS A CONVERGING POINT.

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24. THE NAZRUL MANCH ON THE EASTERN SIDE IS AN OPEN AIR THEATRE SURROUNDED BY A GROTESQUE BOUNDARY WALL.

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26. THE SQUATTE SETTLEMENTS ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE ALONG THE RAILWAY LINE PLYING BETWEEN TOLLYGUNGE & BALLYGUNGE STATION.

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23. A PART OF THE SAROBAR HAS BEEN FENCED TO FORM A LILY POND . ALTHOUGH MEANT FOR PUBLIC VEWING, THE SPACE IS UNAPPROACHABLE DUE TO FOUR LAYERS OF BARRICADE AROUND THE SPACE.

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25. THE ANDERSON SWIMMING CLUB SEEN BEYOND THE STRETCH OF WATER ON THE EASTERN SIDE. THIS PART OF THE LAKE IS USED BY SWIMMERS FROM THE CLUB.

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 SUBHASH SAROBAR . . .THE UNKNOWN SAROBAR OF KOLKATA. TO THE KOLKATANS, THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAROBAR WAS RESTRICTED TO THE MEDIA PUBLICITY OF THE VARIOUS AQUATIC COMPETITIONS HELD.THE QUALITATIVE ASPECT OF THE SPACE IS EXTREMELY POOR DUE TO NEGLECTED PHYSICAL CONDITIONS – BOTH LAND AND WATER.AS SUCH THE PLACE HAS NEVER STIRRED ANY PUBLIC INTEREST THE BREATHTAKING EXPANSE OF THE SAROBAR HAS FAILED TO GLORIFY THE MAGNITUDE AND QUALITY OF THE SPACE. COMPLETE ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION, DUE TO VARIOUS FACTORS SUCH AS DUMPING OF SEWERAGE, TOXIFICATION OF WATER & GENERAL UNHYGIENIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION, DECAYING VEGETATION, AND NEGLECTED LANDSCAPE HAS CONTRIBUTED IN REDUCING THE ACTIVITIES IN THE PREMISES. AS SUCH THE SPACE IS COMPLETELY UNDERUTILISED. ACTIVITIES LIKE ROWING, BOATING, CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, WALKING, YOGA WORKSHOPS ETC. ARE ESSENTIAL TO CREATE AN AMICABLE ENVIRONMENT.WHAT REMAINS A DESERTED PLACE INFESTED WITH ANTISOCIALS, AND SLUM DWELLERS FROM THE SURROUNDING AREAS WILL UNDERGO AN OVERALL IMPROVEMENT WITH GENERATION OF EMPLOYMENT THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED.  

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 THE BOUNDARY WALL AROUND THE LAKE PREMISES IS PARTIALLY DAMAGED.

UNRESTRICTED THOROUGHFARE OF VEHICULAR ON EXISTING PAVED ROAD.

EXISTING 3 TOILET BLOCKS LACK MAINTAINENCE – ONE IS DEFUNCT.

PATHWAYS IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION.

LAMPOSTS (150 NO.) ARE INSUFFICIET TO FACILITATE SAFETY IN THE PREMISESA NUMBER OF GREEN AREAS’ REMAIN UNATTENDED.

FRAGMENTED DEVELOPMENT: A LARGE NUMBER OF CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS & SPORTS COUNCIL HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED PARTS OF THE WATER SPACE. TWO FOUNTAINS, A SWIMMING POOL ALLOTED TO THE WEST BENGAL SPORTS AUTHORITY AND ANOTHER SWIMMING POOL MAINTAINED BY K.I.T.

THE CANTEEN/ KITCHEN IN THE PREMISES DISPOSES THE WASTE INTO THE WATER CONTAMINATING IT EXTENSIVELY.

EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE WATER SAMPLES FROM THE SAROBAR SHOWS:

HIGH BACTERIA PROFILE DUE TO HIGH PROPORTION OF NUTRIENT CONTENTS. COLIFORMS BACTERIA IN LARGE NUMBERS.

POLLUTION LEVEL HIGH ON THE NORTH & WEST SIDES OF THE LAKE.

HIGH ALGAE BIOMASS DUE TO EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN IN WATER.

FISH FEED ON MOSQUITO LARVAE, THE NUMBERS BEING AS HIGH AS 2000 LARVAE PER FISH PER DAY.

HEAVY METALS ARE NOT PRESENT IN THE WATER.

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2. FLANKING THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE SAROBAR, THE OPEN SPACE LINED WITH TREES IS UNKEPT AND DENIED ITS TRUE WORTH. SPRAWLING WITH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES INDULGED IN BY THE SLUM DWELLERS, THE BEAUTY OF THE OPEN SPACE IS COMPLETELY LOST TO ITS MISUSE.

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1. THE VAST EXPANSE OF THE SAROBAR SURROUNDED BY LUSH GREENERY ALL AROUND , EXUDES A SERENE AND MYSTICAL AURA. THE ENTIRE ENVIRON IS SANCTIFIED BY THE PERFECT BLEND OF FLORA AND FAUNA.

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5. THE EAST WEST AXIS, PARALLEL TO NARKELDANGA ROAD IS THE ONLY ROAD FOR VEHICULAR MOVEMENT.FENCING SEPARATES A FEW TREES AND LUSH GREEN GROUNDS FROM THE HARD SURFACE.

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4. A SMALL ISLAND COVERED LUSH WITH GREENERY, IS SEEN FROM THE NORTHERN BANK OF THE LAKE.BUT THIS SMALL ‘ PARADISE’ REMAINS UNAPPROACHABLE DUE TO ITS UNKEPT CONDITIONS..

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3. PAVED EMBANKMENT ALL AROUND THE LAKE VAST AREA OF THE LAKE REMAINS DIRTY CAUSING SERIOUS DEGRADATION OF THE ENVIRONLOCAL SLUM DWELLERS MISUSE THE WATER BODY

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6. AN OLD TEMPLE ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE LAKE STANDS COMPLETELY NEGLECTED AND CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE DUE TO LACK OF PROPER MAINTENANCE.

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7. RUNNING THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD, THE ROAD CULMINATES AT THE E.M. BYE PASS.

8. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE VAST GREEN SPACES AROUND THE LAKE, THEY ARE DISORGANISED AND LACK MAINTENANCE.

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9. PARTS OF THE SAROBAR ARE USED BY THE SLUM DWELLERS FOR THEIR CHORES DISRUPTING THE FAUNA AND POLLUTING THE VICINITY.THERE IS NO PROPER EMBANKMENT AND THE MUDDY PATHWAYS MAKE USING THE SPACE INCONVENIENT.

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10. FENCINGUARDS GUARDS THE TREES & SHRUBS SCATTERED AROUND THE OPEN SPACE. THE GROUNDS ARE NOT PLANNED TO FACILITATE PUBLIC USE AND AS SUCH THE ESSENCE OF SERENITY IS COMPLETELY LOST.

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11. THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES IN THE VICINITY USE THE OPEN SPACE ADJOINING THE SAROBAR ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE, AS PLAY AREA.CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FENCING HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR SAFETY MEASURES.

13. THE PREMISES ARE LUSH, GREEN GIVING THE ENTIRE SPACE A SERENE ATMOSPHERE. THE PATHWAYS ARE NOT WELL DEMARCATED AND AS SUCH DO NOT FACILITATE PUBLIC USE APPROPRIATELY.

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14. THE SAROBAR IS LOSING ITS BEAUTY DUE TO THE SLUM DWELLERS USING THE WATERBODY FOR CONDUCTING THEIR HOUSEHOLD CHORES.A HARD CONCRETE EMBANKMENT ALL AROUND HAS MARRED THE CONGENIALITY & FLUID QUALITY OF THE SPACE.

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12. THE ENTRANCE GATE TO THE ROCKY AREA ON THE NORTHERN SIDE, IT HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A MOUND WITH NOMINAL LANDSCAPE & IS USED AS A PLACE OF PUBLIC RECREATION.

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18. THERE ARE A FEW SEMI OPEN STRUCTURES SCATTERD IN THE OPEN SPACES. THESE DO NOT SERVE A SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND ARE MUCH WASTED DUE TO THE DISORGANISED WAY IN WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.

17. THE SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE STATUE IS SEEN IN FRONT OF THE OFFICE BLOCK OF THE MAINTAINING AUTHORITIES ON THE NORTHERN SIDE.

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16. CONCRETE PIPES HAVE BEEN DUMPED ALL AROUND THE SITE BY THE C.I.T. AS SUCH THERE IS NO PURPOSEFUL USE OF THESE OBJECTS, WHICH POSE A HINDERANCE TO USING THE OPEN SPACE.

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15. THE BANKS OF THE SAROBAR IS SCATTERED WITH PEOPLE HAVING TAKEN PERMISSION FROM THE CONCERNED AUTHORITIES FOR FISHING.THE ACTIVITY DISTURBS THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE LAKE & ITS SURROUNDINGS TREMENDOUSLY

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19. THE SUBHASH SAROBAR SWIMMING POOL IS WELL MAINTAINED BY THE AUTHORITIES.

20. THE POLIO HOSPITAL ADJOINING THE SITE.

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21. THE CHILDREN SWIMMING POOL ON THE NORTHERN SIDE LACKS THE BASIC ESSENTIALS OF HYGIENE.THERE IS NO WATER TREATMENT PLANT TO ENSURE REGULAR CLEANING AND SAFETY OF THE WATER.THE LACK OF MAINTENANCE DISCOURAGES USING THE FACILITY APPROPRIATELY.

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22. THE FOUNTAIN ON THE SOUTHERN BANK STANDS IN A VAST STRETCH OF LUSH, GREEN OPEN SPACE THAT GROWS WITHOUT ANY PROPER CARE.THE OBJECT ITSELF HOLDS NO CHARACTER OR ELEMENTS AROUND, TO ENHANCE ITS SIGNIFICANCE.

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25. A BEAUTIFUL VISTA BEHOLDS THE EYE, AS ONE LOOKS ONWARDS FROM THE BOATHOUSE TOWARDS HE WEST.THE VAST EXPANSE OF THE SAROBAR SPREADS ALL AROUND, WITH FULL GROWN TREE BY THE BANKS EXUDING A MYSTICAL AURA TO THE SPACE.

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24. THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE BOATHOUSE IS DEVOID OF ANY CHARACTER, WITH ONLY A FEW TREES FRINGING ITS STRETCH.

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23. THE ONCE UPON TIME GRAND BOAT HOUSE & CAFETARIA ON THE EASTERN BANK OVERLOOKING THE VAST EXPANSE OF THE SAROBAR HAS LOST ITS CHARISMA.THE PREMISES ARE PRESENTLY USED AS SPACE RENTED OUT FOR VARIOUS CEREMONIAL OCCASSIONS SUCH AS MARRIAGES, ETC.

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OUR AIM………. WHAT SHALL WE CREATE? A SERENE, ECO –FRIENDLY AND SOCIO- CULTURALLY VIBRANT ENVIRONMENTBY THE PROCESS OF RESUSCICATION OF THE LAKES AND THEIR ENVIRONS……… THE EVOLUTIONARY CHAIN OF EVENTS: RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTS ORIENTED ACTIVITIES.GENERATIONOF EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME.ERADICATION OF ANTI- SOCIAL ELEMENTS FROM THE VICINITY.  CONSEQUENTLY, A HAPPY AND SAFE PLACE WILL BE CREATED FOR KIDS, YOUNGSTERS, ADULTS & THE AGED WHERE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO INDULGE IN AFFORDABLE ACTIVITIES. AS SUCH, THE SAROBARS, BEAUTIFIED AND WELL MAINTAINED WILL BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF KOLKATA’S URBAN FABRIC- THE GREEN LUNGS OF THE CITY, THROBBING WITH SOCIO CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WHERE THE AVERAGE ‘KOLKATAN’ WILL BE ABLE TO SPEND QUALITY TIME IN CLOSE CONTEXT WITH NATURE.

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PHYSICAL CONDITIONS

WATER BODIES LAND

WATER BODY –EXTENSIVELY USED USED FOR BATHING , WASHING , CLEANING AND COMMUNITY PURPOSESBY DWELLERS AROUND -THE LAKE. REMAIN UNMAINTAINED WITH GROWTH OF ALGAE & AQUATIC PLANTS

CLEANING OPERATION REQUIRED FOR IMPROVEMENT OF WATER QUALITY

REDUCTION OF NUTRIENTS IS POSSIBLE BY OXYGENATION & AERATION

NON –TOXIC ENZYMES ACTS AS A CATALYST TO BIODEGRADE NON-LIVING ORGANIC MATTER AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY

ACTIVITIES LIKE BOATING AND OTHER WATER SPORTS REDUCE THE STAGNATION OF WATER THUS AERATING THE LAKE

ROAD LANDSCAPE

PATHWAYS & PAVED WALKWAYS

WALKING,CYCLING

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EXHIBITIONS

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PERFORMING ARTS

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LAWN TENNIS, BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL,BATMINTON, SWIMMING WITH PAYMENT OF FEES

OPEN AIR COVEREDPARA GLIDING

WIND SURFING

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ANGLING & FISHING MOSTLY DURING AFTERNOON HOURS

KITE FLYING FESTIVALS

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RECREATIONAL ZONE AROUND NAZRUL MANCH, OAT,EXHIBITION,FOOD-COURT, PERFORMING DANCE, MUSIC, ETC.

EXISTING CLUBS MUST BE PRESSURISED TO AUGMENT THEIR SPOTING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING GOOD GYM, SQUASH, HEALTH CLUB AND OFCOURSE WATER SPORTS.

EXISTING WATER BODY .RESTORED SURROUNDING AREA ARTISTICALLY LANDSCAPED WITH LAWN,FLOWERING SHRUBS, BENCHES- WALKWAYS,CYCLING AND ROLLER SCATING TRACK IS THE CORE ATTRACTION

ALL THE ISLANDS SHOULD BE UPGRADED WITH MULTIPLE USE EXAMPLE A SMALL INTERNATIONAL QUALITY AQUARIUM, FOOD-COURT, RESTAURANT- BASE FOR BOATING- SURFING.FLOATING FRUITS AND FLOWER MARKRT MAY BE INCREASED BY PROVIDING WOODEN DECKS.ACTUAL LANDSCAPE MUST BE RETAINED BUT UPGRADED.

ALL THE SPORTING ACTIVITIES WILL BE LOCATED AT THE NORTH AND SOUTH BOUNDARY WITH PARKING PARKING LOTS NEARBY THE LAKE AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA SHOULD BE TOTALLY FREE FROM VEHICULAR MOVEMENT.

WEST END CORNER PARKING,FOOD-COURT,PERFORMING ARTS,EXHIBITIONS ETC.

THE STADIUM SHOULD BE TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR ATHLETICS , FOOTBALL, CRICKET ETC.

THE AUDITORIUM SHOULD HAVE FOOD-COURT,OAT,EXHIBITIONS ETC.

ALL TYPES OF WATER SPORTS REGULAR AND ADVENTURE .PARAGLIDING FROM MAN-MADE SANDY BEACHES, KITE FLYING, FIRE-WORK SHOWS,VEHICULAR FREE MOVEMENT HORSE,HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES,CYCLES,GOLFCARTS,RANPA,PALKIS ETC.

SANDY BEACH

THE SHAPE OF THE LAKE IS IDEAL FOR LEARNING ,SURFING THE ISLAND CAN BE DEVELOPED AS WATERWORLD.DOLPHIN SHOW IF POSSIBLE CAN BE ARRANGED.

THIS LONG AND NARROW STRECH CAN BE USED COMFORTABLY FOR TRAINING HORSE RIDING.

SCUBA DIVING .TRAINING WATER SLIDESSNOCKLINGS.

EVERY SQUARE INCH SPACE SHOULD BE UTILISED FOR SPORTS AND HEALTHY RECREATION, BOATING ,KITE FLYING ETC.

EXISTING PLAY GROUND TO BE IMPROVED AND ALL THE SURROUNDING AVAILABLE AREA TO BE CONVERTED INTO COVERED GYM OR OPEN PLAY AREA WITH GOOD DRAINAGE SYSTEM . CHANGING ROOMS TOILETS ETC.

SWABHUMIHYATT REGENCY

YUBABHARATI KRIRANGAN MUST BE IMPROVED BOTH FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR VARIOUS GAMES.THIS MAY BECOME AN EXTENSION OF SPORTING ACTIVITIES.

SUBASH SAROVAR MUST BECOME A DESTINATION - A MUST FOR SPORTS LOVERS, FOR HEALTH ,FOR RECREATION AND FOR CHILDRENNOTHING- NO SERVICES SHOULD BE FREE BUT REASONABLE ENOUGH TO MEET THE CAPITAL COST IN YEARS+MAINTAINANCE.

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CHILDREN’S POINT EXHIBITION PERFOMANCES, ROLLER SCATING,ROCK CLIMBING ,BOATING ETC.

RECREATIONAL AREA,FOODCOURT PERFORMANCES ,O.A.T.

SPORTS TRAINING INSTITUTE WITH INDOOR GAMES, GYM AND OPENCOURT.

A CABLE CAR RIDE MAY GIVE SPECIAL IMPETUS FOR THE POPULARITY.

NEW SWIMMING POOLS OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ARE TO BE MADE WITH GOOD TRAINING .BENGALLIS CAN BECOME CLASS SWIMMERS.

EXISTING SWIMMING POOL MUST BE UPGRADED TO NATIONAL LEVEL.

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PROVIDING BOARD WALKS ON THE SAROBAR WILLSERVE THE MULTIPURPOSE OF JETTY, WALKWAY AND VIEWING DECK FOR THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE USERS.

BOARDWALKS ON THE SAROBAR WILL BRING THE PEOPLE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH THE WATERBODY. CONNECTING ISLANDS AT CERTAIN PLACES, THE FACILITY CAN SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR HOSTING VARIOUS ACTIVITIES.

KITE FLYING COMPETITIONS CONDUCTED AROUND THE LAKE AND FROM THE BOARDWALKS, WILL CREATE AN AMBIENCE VIBRANT WITH COLOURS AND PEOPLE.

FIREWORKS DISPLAY WILL BE VIEWED FROM THE BOARDWALKS MAKING THEM A SOUGHT AFTER RECREATION FOR THE AUDIENCE THAT WILL GATHER IN LARGE NUMBERS.

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THE SHAPE OF THE WATER BODY AT RABINDRA SAROVER IS IDEAL FOR CANOEING. EARNEST EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO ENHANCE THE EXISTING CONDITION OF THE LAKE, FOR HOLDING EXHAUSTIVE TRAINING AND COMPETITIONS OF THIS FORM OF SPORT.

VAST STRETCHES OF THE WATERBODY, IS IDEAL FOR CANOEING AND ROWING ACTIVITIES.THERE ARE A FEW ROWING CLUBS AROUND RABINDRA SAROVAR, ACCESSIBLE TO THE MEMBERS ONLY.

ROWING –THIS FORM OF SPORT CAN OCCUR IN BOTH THE LAKES.ROWING AND CONOEING MUST OCCUR AT DIFFERENT AREAS OR AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY, IN THE LAKE.

BOATING SHALL PROVIDE AMUSEMENT AND EXCELLENT VIEWING OF THE LANDSCAPE AROUND LTHE LAKE. LEASURE BOARING WOULD FACILITATE REACHING PEOPLE TO THE DESTINATION ISLANDS – THE HUB OF SOCIO – CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

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OVERLOOKING THE SAROVAR FROM BOARDWALKS AT SUNSET WILL CREATE THE MOST SERENE AMBIENCE , BRINGING ONE IN SYNC WITH NATURE.

CONSTRUCTING TEMPORARY STRUCTURE ALONG THE LAKE CAN MARK THEM AS STARTING POINTS FOR BOATING AND ANGLING.

FISHING ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM BOATS AS WELL. THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE OF BEING NESTLED AMIDST TREES SURROUNDED BY WATER ON ALL SIDES, WILL PROVIDE A STIMULATING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL.

SMALL MOTOR BOATS PLYING ON THE LAKE WILL FACILITATE COMMUTING FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER. APART FROM LEISURE BOATING, IT WILL FACILITATE SURVEILANCE AND SECUIRITY OF THE WATERBODY.

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HORSE BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES THROUGHT THE PROMENADES AND BOULEVARDS ALONG THE SAROVARS, WILL RECREATE THE GOLDEN AND MYSTICAL ERA OF THE PAST. THE JOYRIDE , BESIDES GENERATING INCOME, WILL PROVIDE A POLLUTION FREE MODE OF MOVING IN THE PREMISES.

FAMILY CYCLES MOVING ALONG THE PATHWAYS WILL PROVIDE A HEALTHY AND ENJOYABLE MODE OF COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE VICINITY OF THE SAROVARS.

TOY TRAINS ALONG THE LAKE THROUGH THE LUSH GREEN SPACES, LINED WITH TREES, WILL BE AN ENJOYABLE AND STIMULATING MODE TO TRAVERSE ALONG THE SAROVAR, BY PEOPLE OF ALL AGE GROUPS- FROM CHILDREN TO THE OLD.

MOTOR SCOOTERS RUN ON THE VAST OPEN GROUNDS WILL BE AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR CHILDREN.

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SIT –OUTS, BENCHES SET IN THE PRECINCTS OF NATURE IN THE OPEN SPACES SHADED BY TREES WILL PROVIDE IDEAL PICNIC / GATHERING SPACES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGE GROUPS.

CREATING ‘ARTIFICIAL BEACHES’ ALONG THE SAROVAR WITH MAKESHIFT SHELTER AND SEATING FACILITY, WILL PROVIDE THE IDEAL SPACE FOR RELAXATION AND RECREATION FOR ALL AGE GROUPS.

BENNCHES AND SEATING SPACES AT REGULAR INTERVALS WILL PROVIDE RELAXING SPACES FOR THE AGED PROVIDE INTERACTIVE SPACES FOR THEM AS WELL.

CREATING A PROMENADE OF TEMPORARY STRUCTURES ALONG THE SAROVAR WILL HOUSE VIEWERS FOR THE VARIOUS PERFORMANCES AND COMPETITIONS THAT WILL BE ORGANISED IN THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE WATERBODY.

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SMALL POOLS WITH A CENTRAL WATER SOURCE WILL PROVIDE FOR ENDLESS FUN FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES .

WATER AMUSEMENT PARKS CREATED IN THE PREMISES, WILL INVOLVE CHILDREN AND GROWN UPS INDULGING IN THE ACTIVITIES WITH EQUAL ENTHUSIASM AND EXCITEMENT.

CENTRAL FOUNTAINS PAVE ALL AROUND, WILL PROVIDE A RELIEF FROM THE HEAT FOR THE ACTIVE AS WELL AS THE PASSIVE USERS.

SMALL ENCLOSED WATERBODIES CREATED TO PROVIDE BOATING ACTIVITY FOR TODDLERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN UNDER THE CLOSE WATCH OF THE ELDERS.

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PARAGLIDING FROM THE BEACHES CREATED AROUND THE SAOVARS, WILL GENERATE INCOME AS WELL AS PROVIDE PEOPLE OF KOLKATA WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO INDULGE IN VARIED FORMS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

BOATING AND YATCHING ON THE SAROVARS WILL GENERATE A SPACE VIBRANT WITH MOVEMNT AND ACTIVITY. THE ONLOOKERS WILL BE A PART OF THE ENVIRON AS MUCH AS THE USERS.

TRACKS SPECIFICALLY FOR ROLLER SKATING WILLL ENCOURAGE YOUNGSTERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ACTIVITY .

WATER SCOOTERS WI LL BE ONE OF THE MANY FORMS OF ADVENTURE SPORTS AVAILABLE AT THE SAROVARS.

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PLACES WILL BE ALLOCATED AS VOLLEBALL PLAY AREA- BOTH LEISURE AND TRAINING PURPOSE.

PAVED PATHWAYS THROUGH THE GREEN SPACES WILL PROVIDE IDEAL JOGGING/ WALKING TRACKS FOR ENCOURAGING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

BASKETBALL COURTS SHALL BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE EXHAUSTIVE TRAINING ENCOURAGING THE SPORT & PRODUCING GOOD PALYERS.

TENNIS COURTS THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE EXHAUSTIVE TRAINING FACILITY FOR PREPARING GOOD SPORTSPERSONS.

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AS SEEN IN HYDE PARK, DUCKS ALONG THE BANKS OF THE SAROVARS WILL PROVIDE FOR AERATION OF THE WATER AS WELL AS ATTRACT PASSERBYES TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF .

THE HYDE PARK AT LONDON, IS THE MOST MESMERISING COMOSITION OF LAND AND WATER. THE SERENE AND MYSTICAL ELEMENT OF THE PACE IS CONVEYED THROUGH THE SENSITIVE LANDSCAPE TREATMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE WATERBODY.

A HERITAGE RIDE ON PALANQUINS AROUND THE SAROVARS WITH ‘PALKIWALLAHS’ CLAD LIKE THOSE FROM THE GLORIOUS PAST, WILL TRANSPORT ONE TO THE GOLDEN ERA OF BENGAL.

AQUARIUMS MADE IN THE PREMISES WILL PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGE GROUPS AS WELL AS GENERATE INCOME FROM THE ENTRY FEES CHARGED TO THE VISITORS.

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FOOD COURTS & REST ROOMS IN STYLISED SEMI URBAN FORM, ESPECIALLY AKIN TO FOREST LODGES, MADE OF STEEL / WEATHERED WOOD / TERRACOTTA TILES / WOODEN SHINGLES, AND THATCHED ROOFING SYSTEM, WILL BE LOCATED IN THE PRECINCTS OF THE ISLANDS SURROUNDED BY LUSH, GREEN TREES.

STRATEGICALLY CAMOUFLAGED BY FLOWERING TREES & SHRUBS WITH MESMERISING FRAGRANCE GROWING ALL ALONG, THE ENTIRE AMBIENCE WILL EMULATE AN AURA OF SERENITY, SIMPLICITY AND MYSTICISM.

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AT SOME PLACES, SCULPTURES RELOCATED FROM OTHER PARTS OF KOLKATA OR CREATED IN THE MODERNISTIC ABSTRACT WAY, WILL BE DRAMATICALLY PLACED ON HIGH PEDESTALS ALONGTHE SAROVARS.THE COMPOSITION WILL BE COUNTERBALANCED WITH A FEW FREE STANDIN, SIMPLISTIC, TUBULAR FORMS, WHICH AT NIGHT WILL SERVE THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING DRAMATIC ILLUMINATION.THE MYSTICISM AND CHARISMA EXUDED BY THE SCULPTURE, WILL BE ENHANCED BY TREATING EACH MASTERPIECE DIFFERNTLY.

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THE AREA SHOULD HAVE A NATURALISTIC BOUNDARY TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST TRESSPASSING AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE TO THE SITE.

THE BARRIER WILL NOT MADE OF SOLID WALL OR FENCING, BUT WITH NATURAL FORMS LIKE EARTHY EMBANKMENT COVERED WITH GRASS & LOW SHRUBS /CREEPERS, YUCCAS (THORN BEARING TREES) AT THE BASE, BOHEMIAS OR ERYTHRINAS AND PLUMERIA TREES OF VARYING HEIGHT ALONG THE ENTRANCE, TO FACILITATE PROVISION OF A TICKET COUNTER AND GATE.

THIS BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITION OF SOFT HUES, COLOURS VARYING IN HEIGHT AND TYPE WILL CREATE VISUAL & SOUND BARRIERS, THUS PRESERVING THE SPIRIT OF MYSTICISM AND SIMPLICITY THE SPACE EXUDES.

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