Baansera: Delhi to get its 1st bamboo-themed park.

August 10, 2022

An area of 10 hectares of the Yamuna River floodplain, South of NH-24 on the western banks is being developed as a theme-based multipurpose area using bamboo as a material in biotic and abiotic form.
Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena laid the foundation of ‘Baansera’, the city’s first Bamboo-themed Park, and dedicated it to the people of the national Capital.
A bamboo café is also proposed along with seating under bamboo trees. Large spaces for congregation have been designed with live bamboo plants forming a curtained enclosure.
The city’s first-of-its-kind initiative has been named Baansera as derived from the Hindi word “basera” meaning “abode”.
The park will have more than 25,000 special variety of Bamboo saplings, brought from Assam. These will be planted to achieve the purpose of augmenting the much-needed public spaces in the Capital and also ensure that the rich biodiversity of the floodplain is preserved and maintained.
The plantation of Bamboo on a large scale will help address the Capital’s problem of air pollution significantly as the Bamboo plant produces about 30 per cent more Oxygen even as it consumes far less water and enriches the soil.
The entire area has been categorised into two parts: Bamboo recreation primarily in the greenway zone and Bamboo plantation along with other riverine plantations.
“Baansera” will have a unique experience in terms of plantation of different varieties of bamboo plants especially procured for this area. Apart from plantations, the park will have amenities designed in Bamboo including kiosks, huts, watchtowers and seats for public use in greenway area along kachaa paths.
The Bamboo recreation area in the greenway zone comprises of an Arrival zone- A transitional area that acts as a journey from the city’s busy life into the pristine river floodplains with an experiential walk amongst plantations that takes you into gathering spaces.