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Parimal Garden
| Parimal Garden | |
|---|---|
| Pari Trikamlal Bhogilal Municipal Recreation Park | |
 Fountain, arbour and palm tree in Parimal Garden | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
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| Area | 8.5 acres (34,000 m2) |
| Established | 1960 |
| Open | 06:00 am to 10:00 pm |
| Water | Pond |
| Parking | Yes |
| Public transit access | AMTS |
Parimal Garden, legally known as Pari Trikamlal Bhogilal Municipal Recreation Park, is an urban park in the Ambawadi area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It covers an area of 8.5 acres (34,000 m2). It was built in 1960, and redeveloped in 1970, 1998, and 2021. The park has a pond, a walkway, an amphitheatre, a gym, and sports facilities.
History[edit]
In the late 1950s, the first mayor of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), Chinubhai Chimanlal, presented a proposal to establish city parks.[1] The proposal was presented to textile mill owners for funding by Jayantilal Bhikabhai, an industrialist and member of the city council.[2][3] Former municipal commissioner and city engineer K. M. Katawala and then-municipal commissioner M. D. Rajpal also supported the proposal.[1]
The selected plot was marked as a tank in the Town Planning Scheme of 1940s.[1] It was low-laying and frequently waterlogged, forming a pond. There was an old banyan tree in the centre. There were many mango trees around the area which gives neighbourhood its name Ambawadi.[upper-alpha 1].[3] The garden was established in 1960. The park's official legal name is Pari Trikamlal Bhogilal Municipal Recreation Park.[4]
The first redevelopment was carried out in 1970 under the Ahmedabad architect Kamal Mangaldas. The garden was maintained by AMC until the maintenance and development of the garden was taken over by the Torrent Group in 1995.[3]
Mangaldas prepared a new site plan in 1998. The structures were designed by Devendra Shah while the landscaping was done by Prem Bhojnagarwala and the garden folly was designed by Arjun Mangaldas.[5][1]
The restoration of the garden began in 2021, led by the UN Mehta (UNM) Foundation associated with Torrent Group and with support from AMC. This project was a part of the UNM Foundation's Pratiti initiative . The plan was executed by architect Aniket Bhagwat at the cost of ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million). The garden was opened to the public on 9 August 2022 and inaugurated by Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendrabhai Patel.[2][3][6][7]
Architecture and features[edit]
The garden has a central lotus pond with fishes surrounded by a hundred terrazzo benches. It also has a walkway, a herbal garden, a sports zone, eight lawn plots, a pet park, and toilet facilities.[2][3]
In the park's 8.5 acres (34,000 m2) area,[2] there is a yoga and meditation pavilion spread over 13,000 square feet (1,200 m2) and a nature corner spread over 1,450 square feet (135 m2). There is a two-storey gymnasium, with one floor reserved for women and the other reserved for men.[2][3][8][9] The amphitheatre has a capacity of 250.[9]
The brick chimneys in the garden represent the city's past era of textile industry. The art installation of monkeys made from scrap metal was implemented by Vadodara-based artist Premkumar Vaishya (David).[1] In the 2021 restoration, the brick chimneys and bougainvillea arbour were retained and restored, while more than 600 trees of 45 species and 7500 plants of 125 species were planted. Bamboo and palm trees were also planted.[2] There is an old banyan tree in the garden.[upper-alpha 2][2][10]
Gallery[edit]
Gym
Amphitheatre
Pet park
Arbour paranoma
Bougainvillea on arbour
Arbour
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Ambawadi literally mean 'mango tree plantation' in Gujarati language
- ↑ The age of the banyan tree is mentioned 400-year-old in Gujarat Samachar and 80-year-old in The Times of India.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Rejuvenating the Past: The Restoration of Parimal Garden, Ahmedabad - Est. 1960s" (PDF). LEAF, the research arm of M/s Prabhakar B. Bhagwat. January 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-31 – via Landscape India.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "૬૦ વર્ષ જૂના પરિમલ ગાર્ડનને મળ્યું નવું સ્વરૂપ" [60 years old Parimal Garden gets makeover]. Gujarat Samachar (in ગુજરાતી). 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Mishra, Rashi (8 August 2022). "Redeveloped Parimal garden to be open to public today". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ↑ Limbochiya, S. P.; Patel, Dr R. S. (5 May 2018). "Tree Diversity of Parimal Garden, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India". Research & Reviews: Journal of Botany. 1 (3): 18–20. doi:10.37591/rrjob.v1i3.738.
- ↑ "Development of Parimal Garden | Kamal Mangaldas Architect". kamalmangaldas.net. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ↑ "અમદાવાદ / પરિમલ ગાર્ડનની કાયા પલટ: બે માળના હાઇટેક જિમ્નેશિયમથી લઇને સ્પોર્ટઝોન સુધીની સુવિધા, આવતીકાલે CMના હસ્તે ઉદ્ઘાટન". VTV Gujarati (in ગુજરાતી). 8 August 2023.
- ↑ Upadhyay, Punit (8 August 2022). "12 કરોડના ખર્ચે રિડેવલપમેન્ટ:અમદાવાદમાં એમ્ફિ થિયેટર, પૅટડોગ માટે સ્પેસ, જિમ, યોગ પેવેલિયન સાથે પરિમલ ગાર્ડન 9મીથી શરૂ થશે". Divya Bhaskar.
- ↑ "Parimal Garden to house two-storeyed gymnasium". The Times of India. 18 December 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Ahmedabad: Parimal Garden gets overhaul". The Times of India. 17 June 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ "Discovering green heritage". The Times of India. 4 April 2010. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
