{"id":8531,"date":"2023-04-26T13:31:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T13:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/?p=8531"},"modified":"2023-04-27T06:17:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T06:17:10","slug":"chandigarhs-waste-to-wonder-scrap-park-sector-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/chandigarhs-waste-to-wonder-scrap-park-sector-48\/","title":{"rendered":"Chandigarh\u2019s \u201cWaste-to-Wonder\u201d Scrap Park Takes Visitors By Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Waste-to-Wonder<\/div>\n

Reminiscent of Nek Chand\u2019s Rock Garden who secretly started creating it in 1957 with concrete, home-made and discarded material, the first-of-its-kind scrap park,\u00a0has come up six decades later in Chandigarh.<\/p>\n

Christened as the \u201cWaste-to-Wonder\u201d Park, it is sedately nestled in Sector 48 with rows upon rows of housing society homes, offering a commanding view. The park was dedicated to the public by Mayor Anup Gupta on April 14.<\/p>\n

\"Structures<\/div>\n

Spread over a sprawling 1.75 acre of prime land, the \u201cWaste-to-Wonder\u201d park, a speactacle for kids especially, houses scintillating structures made out of industrial waste<\/strong> and other discarded material, including iron sheets, rods, tyre rims, fans, auto parts and so on. The imposing scrap images have been created out of the recycled waste with a razor-sharp precision, which speaks volumes of the magical hands which created them.<\/p>\n

The entry gates to the park and benches placed in order there have been sculpted out of the recycled waste. Even the edges of plant and flower beds have been made out of the discarded bricks sourced from the Corporation\u2019s Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste plant. A snakes and ladders board <\/strong>has been thrown up for the teeny-weeny tribe indulging in sheer fun-n-frolic.\u00a0 Swings and other fun games are there to keep them charged with excitement.<\/p>\n

\"Wate<\/div>\n

An imposing 18-foot-tall sculpture of a Modulor Man<\/strong> by the master architect Le Corbusier himself, towards the rear of the sprawling park extends a warm welcome to the visiting guests. Another sculpture made of an outdoor metals lighting tower<\/strong>, which is flanked by a finely chiselled sculpture of the stone family among others, including some robotic images, dotting the park, leaving the visiting guests entranced.<\/p>\n

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\"'Modulor<\/p>\n

‘Modulor Man’ designed by Chandigarh architect Le Corbusier, reinstated with a little touch-up<\/div>\n
This is what Municipal Commissioner Anindita Mitra has to tell CityWoofer<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, \u201cThe park will not only help protect the environment, but will also serve as a recreational hub. The prominent takeaway for one and all is how to manage and transform the waste into a creative pursuit\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This spectacular landmark, the brain child of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC), was conceptualised on the idea of three Rs \u2013 reduce, recycle and reuse \u2013 the\u00a0 waste-to-wonder park was created under the innovative \u2018Garbage Free City Mission\u2019.<\/p>\n

\"Waste-to-Wonder<\/div>\n

\u201cThis is yet another path-breaking initiative of the CMC to give a fillip to the flagship Swachhata<\/em> mission spearheaded by the central government,\u201d says the mayor.<\/p>\n

Offering suggestions to make it better, one of the visitors, Shivani, a Maths teacher at a leading Chandigarh school, says, \u201cIt feels good to be here offering a divine moment amid all-pervading serenity and solitude. The dispensation needs to focus on adding more greenery to the place exuding paradisiacal ambience. Public facilities also need to be put in place to make it a must visit place for visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n

(The writer , Ramesh K Dhiman, is a former staffer of The Tribune and freelance writer. He has written extensively for leading newspapers and magazines on art, culture, mythology, besides travelogues.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reminiscent of Nek Chand\u2019s Rock Garden who secretly started creating it in 1957 with concrete, home-made and discarded material, the first-of-its-kind scrap park,\u00a0has come up six decades later in Chandigarh. Christened as the \u201cWaste-to-Wonder\u201d Park, it is sedately nestled in Sector 48 with rows upon rows of housing society homes, offering a commanding view. The … <\/p>\n

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