Replicas of 21 Iconic Monuments Made from Scrap Car, Truck Parts
Iconic replicas of 21 celebrated Indian monuments, including century-old Victoria Memorial Hall and historic Mysore Palace, were on Saturday unveiled in the ‘Bharat Darshan Park’ in south Delhi, which is being billed as a ‘mini India’ in the national capital.
The 8.5-acre park showcases attractive replicas of various heritage sites and a banyan tree, built with scrap and waste material, at a cost of nearly Rs 20 crore. The park was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
It includes the Qutab Minar, Taj Mahal, Charminar, Gateway of India, Konark Temple, Nalanda ruins, Mysore Palace, Meenakshi Temple, Hampi, Victoria Memorial Hall, Sanchi Stupa, Gol Gumbaz, Ajanta and Ellora Caves, and Hawa Mahal. Almost 200 artists worked day and night for 22 months to complete the park.
“Despite witnessing the Covid-19 pandemic and its cascading effect, the park has been developed in 22 months. Nearly 350 tons of scrap have been used to construct replicas of the monuments. We used electric poles, old cars, spare parts of trucks, pipes, and other scraps to make it possible,” said Gyanesh Bharti, Commissioner of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation.
The park has been equipped with 755 facade lights, 51 CCTV cameras, three LED screens, 600 bollard lights, 102 compound lights, and DJ set for music. The power needs are met with solar plates, and a sewage treatment plant with a capacity of 1 lakh litre has been set up for irrigation purposes.
For adults, the ticket is priced at Rs 100 during the day and Rs 150 in the evenings, while ticket prices for children below 12 years stand at Rs 50 and Rs 75. The park will be closed on Monday.
