CM INAUGURATES RS 2.40 CR PARK IN SHIMLA CITY.

KEY POINTS:

• CM inaugurated a park near Oakover, his official residence, in Shimla. The park, which has been constructed at a cost of Rs 2.40 crore under the AMRUT Mission, has facilities such as open gym, playground, ramp for specially-abled and waterfall.
• The park also boosts of a storage tank with a capacity of 1.14 lakh litre to irrigate the plants. Two crore Rupees would be spent on the development of the park in second phase under the Smart City Mission.
• The park has more than 30 species of plants and pine trees in order to conserve the flora.
• Roads are being widened and more parking lots are being constructed to facilitate the resident and the tourists
• The park was an important step toward the beautification of the city.