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{{Short description|Urban Park in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India}}
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'''Ecology Park''' is an [[urban park]] in Bopal-Ghuma neighbourhood in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India. It is spread over an area of {{convert|22000|sqm|acre}} and was opened in March 2022.

==History==
In 2016, the Bopal Municipality had proposed to move the waste from the illegal landfill site to Pirana dumpsite. When [[Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation]] (AMC) took over the Bopal Municipality in July 2020, the project moved forward.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2021-10-22 |title=Ahmedabad: Garbage gone, welcome to Bopal eco park! |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/garbage-gone-welcome-to-bopal-eco-park/articleshow/87192666.cms |access-date=2023-08-28 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2021-11-27 |title=How an 8000 sq metre Dumping Yard was turned into an Ecological Park in Ahmedabad |url=https://indianmasterminds.com/features/stories-of-grit/how-an-8000-sq-metre-dumping-yard-was-turned-into-an-ecological-park-in-ahmedabad/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Indian Masterminds |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Gujarati |first=TV9 |date=2021-10-26 |title=અમદાવાદ શહેરની સુંદરતામાં થશે વધારો, બોપલમાં આકાર પામ્યો ઇકોલોજી પાર્ક |url=https://tv9gujarati.com/gujarat/beauty-of-ahmedabad-city-will-increase-ecology-park-has-taken-shape-in-bopal-357336.html |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=TV9 Gujarati |language=gu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-11-01 |title=વિકાસ:બોપલની ડમ્પ સાઇટ પર 9 વર્ષથી એકત્ર થયેલો 2.5 લાખ ટન કચરો ગુજરાતમાં પહેલીવાર બાયોમાઇનિંગ પદ્ધતિથી દૂર કરાયો, ત્યાં ઇકોલોજી પાર્ક 1 વર્ષમાં જ તૈયાર થશે|language=gu |work=Divya Bhaskar |url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/for-the-first-time-in-the-state-25-lakh-tonnes-of-waste-collected-at-the-bopal-dump-site-for-9-years-has-been-removed-by-biomining-method-where-the-ecology-park-will-be-ready-in-1-year-128038440.html}}</ref> In July 2020, a [[Trommel screen|trommel machine]] was installed on the site for waste processing.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2020-12-22 |title=Bopal dump set to bloom into eco park |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/bopal-dump-set-to-bloom-into-eco-park/articleshow/79846397.cms |access-date=2023-08-28 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> After six months,<ref name=":0" /> the 2.5 lakh tonne of waste<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Bopal - Ghuma Dump Site Biomining Project |url=https://ahmedabadcity.gov.in/Images/_SWM%20Dept_SWM%20BREIF%20NOTE%20IN%20ENGLISH.pdf |website=Solid Waste Management Department, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation}}</ref> from the 17-feet high<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Landfill site turned into green heaven to open by July-end |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.com/bopal-ecology-park-readies-to-welcome-you/81801516.html |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Ahmedabad Mirror |language=en}}</ref> waste dump was cleared.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /> The development of the park was approved by the AMC in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=મ્યુનિ. દ્વારા બોપલમાં 5.45 કરોડના ખર્ચે ઈકોલોજી પાર્કનું નિર્માણ થશે |url=https://www.gujaratsamachar.com/news/madhya-gujarat/municipality-will-build-build-an-ecology-park-in-bopal-at-a-cost-of-rs-5-45-crore |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=www.gujaratsamachar.com}}</ref> The soil was treated and the new top soil was laid. The project cost {{INRconvert|3.5|c}} which included {{INRconvert|75|l}} spent for waste clearing and {{INRconvert|1|c}} for tree plantation and lighting.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2020-08-18 |title=Ahmedabad: Eco Eden to be unlocked at Bopal dump site in March 2021 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/eco-eden-to-be-unlocked-at-bopal-dump-site-in-mar-21/articleshow/77599605.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-28 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The park was inaugurated on 26 March 2022 by Union Home Minister [[Amit Shah]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gujarati |first=TV9 |date=2022-03-26 |title=Ahmedabad : કેન્દ્રીય ગૃહપ્રધાન અમિત શાહે બોપલ-ઘુમામાં ઇકોલોજી પાર્કનું લોકાર્પણ કર્યું |url=https://tv9gujarati.com/gujarat/ahmedabad/ahmedabad-union-home-minister-amit-shah-inaugurated-ecology-park-at-bopal-ghuma-462185.html |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=TV9 Gujarati |language=gu}}</ref>

== Features ==
The park is spread over an area of {{convert|22000|sqm|acre}}.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> It has {{convert|8215|sqm|acre}} of land<ref name=":4" /> with more than 1200 trees which include all season flowering trees and plants.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /> It has an information centre, a walkway, a children's playground and an open gym.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Soon, Bopal to get lush green ecological park |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.com/soon-bopal-to-get-lush-green-ecological-park/77665022.html |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Ahmedabad Mirror |language=en}}</ref> It has {{convert|600|sqm|sqft}} pond which attracts migratory birds.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

== See also ==
* [[Parimal Garden]]
* [[Law Garden]]

== References ==
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{{Ahmedabad}}

[[Category:Parks in Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Gardens in India]]
[[Category:Culture of Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Geography of Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:2022 establishments in Gujarat]]

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