Buoyed by success of 'Waste to Wonder Park', South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has decided to lend out space in park for film and pre-wedding shoots in order to generate revenue besides making it more popular among people.
SDMC Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti said the civic body will lend out space of the park for film and pre-wedding shootings which would also generate revenue for the civic body.
The Commissioner said the park can be as an excellent location for film shooting. "This park has attracted thousands of visitors and being widely acclaimed by public. We are planning to organize such other festivals at our famous parks like Nandan Van Park, Jamunwala Park and Woodland Amusement Park," he said.
This park, situated in Rajiv Gandhi Smriti Van near Sarai Kale Khan, was constructed by the SDMC with the cost of Rs 7.5 crore and inaugurated in February last year by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
The main attractions of the "Seven Wonders Park" are the different sized tall replicas of the Taj Mahal (20 ft), the Great Pyramid of Giza (18 ft), Eiffel Tower (60 ft), Leaning Tower of Pisa (25 ft), Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer (25 ft), Rome's Colosseum (15 ft) and New York's Statute of Liberty (30 ft). The seven replicas are installed in a landscaped park.
The replicas built using 150 tonnes of industrial and other waste. Eiffel Tower, the veritable symbol of Paris and France, which is the tallest one among the replicas, and a Taj Mahal fashioned out of industrial and other waste, including used cycle chains, and motifs drawn on it using laser-cut technology, strikingly stand out.
The civic body also organised a three day long carnival that ended on Sunday to promote the park. In the closing ceremony, spectacular performances by musical bands sea stations and puppet shows were enjoyed by the spectators.
The main highlights of the closing ceremony were the mesmerizing musical performance by Qaafia and laser light and sound show which grabbed the attention of the audience.
Bharti said this festival has received overwhelming response from the citizens of Delhi and it is a grand success for SDMC. He said almost 36000 people attended the celebration in this three day.