{"id":8592,"date":"2020-12-30T15:17:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T15:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animeshmitra.in\/theme\/?post_type=product&p=8592"},"modified":"2024-07-06T22:43:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T22:43:01","slug":"eco-parkdistrict-kolkata","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"http:\/\/animeshmitra.in\/theme\/tours\/eco-parkdistrict-kolkata\/","title":{"rendered":"ECO PARKDISTRICT : KOLKATA"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Town Eco Park<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0or Prakriti Tirtha is an urban park in Rajarhat, Kolkata The park is situated on a 480 acres (190 ha) plot and is surrounded by a 104 acres (42 ha) waterbody with an island in the middle. The park has been divided into three broad parts. One is ecological zones like wetlands, grasslands, and urban forest, the second one is the theme gardens and open spaces, and the third is the urban recreational spaces. The Eco Park is further divided into different sub-parts according to the different types of fauna planted. The park has different areas like wild flower meadows, a bamboo garden, grasslands, tropical tree garden, bonsai garden, a butterfly garden, a play area and an amphitheatre. There is an eco-resort which includes an area where handicrafts from different part of the state are exhibited.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Places of interest [ What to do ]<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Glass House on Sabuj Sathi<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cSabuj Sathi\u201d is the name of an Island. This island is in centre of the huge lake of Eco Park. Its area is 7 acres. It can be accessed only by boat. This is an uninhabited island. On this Sabuj Sathi Island an amazing glass house has been built. All four sides of this 2,800 square feet building is made of glass. The 360\u00b0 view of the Eco Park across the lake through the glass walls is simply spectacular and awe-inspiring. There are three open-air viewing galleries, green lawn and paved pathways in the island. More than 100 persons can assemble in Sabuj Sathi Island and glass house and its surroundings for official, corporate or family programmes. Wedding \/ Birthday parties, product launches and brand promotion can be done in a tranquil environment that is possible only on the zero populated island like Sabuj Sathi in Eco Park.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amphitheatre<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Artfully conceived, the semi-circular open gallery can hold up to 2,000 people. The stage-greenroom complex is, as if, ‘floating’ on water. The adjoining food gallery has interesting brick-twisted pillars.<\/p>\n

Lake Front Promenade<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Spine of the Eco Park, the Promenade is a paved, coconut-tree lined pathway designed for the visitors to Enjoy the beauty of the 112 Acre water body that defines the Park.<\/p>\n

Rabi Aranya<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 With reference to the spirit and ambience of Santinikean Ashram, Rabi Aranya features trees and plants mentioned by Tagore in his literary works. Other elements of the garden include, among others, a commemorative pavilion, walkways, seating area, lotus pond, etc.<\/p>\n

Tropical Tree Garden<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 As the name suggests, this zone caters specifically to tropical trees. Even with the recently planted trees, one can get the aura of a tropical forest, especially a Bengal one, in the middle of New Town.<\/p>\n

Wild Flower Meadow and Formal Garden<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 A flower lover\u2019s zone, these two areas will have varieties of both garden and wild flowers to enjoy. Near to one of the food kiosks and overlooking the lakefront promenade, a walk among the meadow and the garden are highly solicited.<\/p>\n

Rose Garden<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 This space is a long stretch of walk with varieties of roses planted along, colourful fountains sprinkling by, sculptures to feast the eye and occasional benches to rest a little.<\/p>\n

Artist\u2019s Cottage<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 Overlooking the flower lake and breathing fresh air from the rose garden behind, this cottage is poised to be a dream destination to any poet, singer or painters to instigate their creative urges<\/p>\n

Eco Children\u2019s Park<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 With fountains, play areas, sculptures and elevated platforms connected by causeways, this area is a dynamic space intended to stimulate play and learning experiences in a garden setting.<\/p>\n

Formal Garden 2<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 Located between the upcoming Visitor Centre and Eco Children\u2019s Park, Formal Garden explores the concept of vertical gardening amidst a flat landscape.<\/p>\n

Graffiti Walls<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 The wall along the South Parking has been rejuvenated by colourful paintings. The two sides of the wall had been taken up by two eminent artists of our era – JogenChowdhury and Subhaprasanna and transformed into beautiful canvases of artwork.<\/p>\n

Butterfly Garden<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 The garden is poised to consist of a large dome to enclose a plant habitat consisting of with different species of flowering annuals and perennials that support a large range of butterflies organised around a circular body of water.<\/p>\n

Play Area<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 Right next to the Butterfly Garden, the Play Area offer learner\u2019s golf courses amidst a green landscape.<\/p>\n

Bamboo Garden<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 The Bamboo Garden is a specialised garden showcasing multiple varieties of bamboo. The planting effects is designed to create a variety of experiences through imaginative bamboo plant mixes with species ranging from giant varieties to short grasses.<\/p>\n

Fruits Garden<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 A thematic zone dedicated to the Bengal delicacy of fruits, to showcase the bountiful nature of this part of earth and to encourage nature learning through identification of fruit bearing trees.<\/p>\n

Food Court<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 The Food Court will provide more affordable dining options to the visitors. Around 20 food stalls are being arranged in a cluster around a square courtyard that also has four dining pavilions.<\/p>\n

Adda Zone<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 Placed opposite to the Artist\u2019s Cottage, the Adda Zone consists of simple seating arrangements overlooking the spectacular view of the lake and the musical fountains.<\/p>\n

Musical Fountain<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 As the name suggests, fountains, music and laser shows have been prepared on the Northern banks of the lake. The view is visible from all around the Park when the fountains start showering in the evenings and laser shows tell storeys on the water screen.<\/p>\n

Tea Garden<\/span><\/strong>– A touch and feel of Darjeeling has come up near Gate No. 1. This zone includes winding pathways through a tea plantation area \u2013 complete with a composting plant.<\/p>\n

Mask Garden<\/span><\/strong>– Near the Northern parking lot and adjacent to the tea garden, this new zone has masks from various districts of West Bengal, then various states of India and finally from various countries of the world.<\/p>\n

Eco Island<\/span><\/strong>– A vast area of 480 acres of green terrain surrounding a water body is being developed in Eco Park. Within Eco Park there is an island named \u2018Sabujsathi\u2019. The island is in centre of the huge lake of Eco Park comprising an area of 7 acres which is accessible only by boat. This is an uninhabited island. On this Sabujsathi Island an amazing glass house has been built. All four sides of this 2,800 square feet building is made of glass. The 360\u00b0 view of the Eco Park across the lake through the glass walls is simply spectacular and awe-inspiring. There are three open-air viewing galleries, green lawn and paved pathways in the island. Apart from the magnificent Glass House, there are also 22 well-furnished double bedded cottages along with one Cafeteria named CAFE EKANTE in the island.<\/p>\n

Activities<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Paddle Boating<\/span><\/strong>– Paddle boats are available at a charge of Rs. 50\/- for 4 persons for 30 minutes. The jetty is located near Gate No. 2.<\/p>\n

Shikara Riding<\/span><\/strong>– From the same location as above, Shikara riding can be availed at a charge of Rs. 150\/\u2013 for 4 persons for 30 minutes. Life vests are mandatory for all kinds of boating.<\/p>\n

Rowing<\/span><\/strong>– Charges Rs. 150\/- per persons for 20 minutes<\/p>\n

Duo Cycling<\/span><\/strong>– Charges Rs. 150\/- for 2 persons for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

Speed Boat<\/span><\/strong>– Capacity 2\/25 heads. Charges Rs. 50\/- per person per round.<\/p>\n

Bird Watching<\/span><\/strong>– Charges Rs. 10\/- per person.<\/p>\n

Gun Shooting<\/span><\/strong>– Charges Rs. 50\/- for 10 shots.<\/p>\n

Archery<\/span><\/strong>– Charges Rs. 50\/- for 5 arrows.<\/p>\n

Kayaking<\/span><\/strong>– Adventure lovers can go for Kayaking at a charge of Rs. 150\/\u2013 for 30 minutes. The jetty is located near Rabi Aranya.<\/p>\n

Land Zorbingand Water Zorbing<\/span><\/strong>– Eco Park offers the exciting activities of land and water zorbing near Rabi Aranya. The charges are Rs. 150\/\u2013 per person, for 200 m land zorbing & 15 mins water zorbing.<\/p>\n

Cultural Events<\/span><\/strong>– The Open Air Theatre inside Rabi Aranya comes to life on Saturday evenings when cultural activities such as music, dance, drama, are held. Additionally, there are intermittent events updates of which may be found on HIDCO\/Eco Park website.gaming Zone has been developed in Bamboo Garden to attract game lover. The setup has 12 gaming PCs with best games like Need for Speed, Call of Duty, Counter Strike, Age of Empires, Angry Bird and many more games. Charges are Rs 50 per hour per head.<\/p>\n

Conveniences<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Parking Lots<\/span><\/strong>– Presently there are two parking lots for Eco Park. The old one near the Eco Children\u2019s Park has capacity to park about 100 cars, while the newly developed place near the Southern entrance has over 250.<\/p>\n

Parking charges are as below:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Rs. 50\/- per for 4 wheelers.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Rs. 20\/- for 2 wheelers.<\/p>\n

Eco Carts<\/span><\/strong>– There are Eco Carts to ferry passengers between Gate No. 1 and 5 with sitting capacity of 5-9 passengers.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Charges are Rs. 50\/- per person<\/p>\n

Toilets<\/span><\/strong>– Toilet facilities are available for free in three locations. There are two toilet blocks near two parking lots and a bio-toilet set at the junction of Rabi Aranya and Wildflower Meadow.<\/p>\n

Food Kiosks<\/span><\/strong>– Snack and water are available for purchase at intermittent locations inside the park \u2013 especially since outside food and beverages are not allowed inside.<\/p>\n

The Eco Tourism Park is opened on<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tuesday to Saturday = 2:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.<\/p>\n

Sunday & Holidays = 12:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. The park is closed on Monday for maintenance. Park entry and Ticket counter closes at 06:30 P.M. Entry charge is Rs 20\/-.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Town Eco Park\u00a0or Prakriti Tirtha is an urban park in Rajarhat, Kolkata The park is situated on a 480 acres (190 ha) plot and is surrounded by a 104 acres (42 ha) waterbody with an island in the middle. The park has been divided into three broad parts. One is ecological zones like wetlands,<\/p>\n

Read more<\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-8592","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-uncategorized","tour_category-weekend-tour"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/animeshmitra.in\/theme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/8592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/animeshmitra.in\/theme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/animeshmitra.in\/theme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/animeshmitra.in\/theme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/animeshmitra.in\/theme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/animeshmitra.in\/theme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}