http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-25/noida/30556183_1_dream-park-ambedkar-park-dalit-prerna-sthal
Dalit park may open on Maya birthday
TNN Dec 25, 2011, 02.22AM IST
NOIDA: Mayawati's dream park - unveiled by the chief minister on
October 14 amid much fanfare - is likely to be opened to the public on
January 15, the minister's birthday. Meanwhile, the UP administration
seems to be pulling all stops to ensure proper maintenance of the
Dalit Prerna Sthal. A team of 200 personnel from Lucknow has arrived
in the city to take over its administrative reins.
Ambedkar Park - built at a staggering cost of Rs 685 crore - was shut
down a day after its inauguration with the authorities saying that it
would be opened by November 1. However, applying final touches to the
domes and surrounding stone statues took longer than expected. The
park will be open to the public on all days from 9am to 8pm and a
nominal entry fee will be charged from visitors.
A special team of officials has been formed for the upkeep and
management of the Sthal. Though the park boasts of a workforce of over
411 officials, currently, 190 workers have reached Noida. The
managerial staff comprises assistant managers, supervisors,
electricians and gate keepers. The park has been divided into three
parts - Column Plaza, Central Park Plaza and Ambedkar Plaza, separated
by two water fountains.
In October, over 200 personnel of Special Range Security Battalion
from Lucknow and two other battalions were deployed across the Sthal.
The battalions are supposed to guard the 'high priority' park and the
statues in shifts. The special force is authorized to search people
and seize belongings, but it cannot make arrests.
The Special Range Security Battalion, a specialized unit of the
police, was formed by the state government last year specifically for
protecting monuments, parks and memorials in Lucknow and Gautam Budh
Nagar district. The memorial protection force was sanctioned by a
government order in May 2010.
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