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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Lays Foundation for Atal Garden Along Najafgarh Drain

Officials describe a 50-acre green-space project to rejuvenate the Najafgarh drain corridor.

Overview

  • Atal Garden will come up in west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar on Irrigation and Flood Control Department land near Vipin Garden.
  • The plan includes an amphitheatre, walking tracks, an open gym, a food court, children’s play areas, public toilets and guard rooms.
  • More than 6,000 indigenous saplings will be planted across roughly 50 acres, with a 12-foot statue of Atal Bihari Vajpayee to be installed.
  • Facilities will include Chhath ghats and a pond to support festival rituals, with additional work planned on roads along the drain and the Metro central verge from Uttam Nagar to Dwarka Mor.
  • PWD Minister Parvesh Singh Verma projected a four-month turnaround for a visible transformation, a timeline presented as the government’s expectation.