'Waste to Wonder Park' in national capital attracts tourists, boosts Swach Bharat Mission
New Delhi, February 22: Delhi had an amazing idea to resolve the Issues of e-waste. Such creations are ideal for everyone. The park, which is called the 'Waste to Wonder Park', was built by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC). It is the first-of-its-kind tourist attraction in the world.
A 60-ft Eiffel Tower and a 20-ft Taj Mahal are among the replicas of the Seven Wonders of the World built at a theme park here using 150 tonnes of industrial and other waste.
The replicas are -- Taj Mahal (20 ft), the Great Pyramid of Giza (18 ft), Eiffel Tower (60 ft), Leaning Tower of Pisa (25 ft), Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer (25 ft), Rome's Colosseum (15 ft) and New York's Statute of Liberty (30 ft), SDMC officials said.
"The seven replicas have been made with a scrap of automobile parts and other metal waste like fans, rods, iron sheets, nut-bolts, bicycle and bike parts, defunct sewer lines and age-old appliances gathering dust in 24 municipal stores," the official said.
He claimed this was the "world's first" such park where all the seven wonders have been replicated using waste products. SDMC Commissioner P K Goel said 150 tonnes of scrap and waste has been used to create the "architectural wonders for the city".
"Even washrooms have been made from obsolete shipping containers. Five artists, seven supplementary artistes, and 70 welders worked on it to accomplish the most coveted project. It has been built over an area of seven acres," the official said.
There are plans to start a light and sound show to showcase the journey leading to the wonder park from the waste materials, the SDMC said.
To avoid huge rush of visitors, it has been decided to charge an entry fee of Rs 50 for adults and Rs 25 for children in the age group of 3-12, it said.
