KOCHI: With a slew of new facilities on the anvil, Subhash Bose Park in Kochi is set to become more people-friendly. An interactive play area and an open gymnasium for children are being set up at the park, with Kochi Corporation implementing the project in collaboration with the tourism department.
An interactive play area is a safe and stimulating environment or space designed for children and uses dynamic elements and technology to engage children through physical, cognitive, and social play. The project is being implemented at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore.
“Play equipment for children between the ages of one and 12 will be installed in the same area and will be categorised according to age groups. It is an open space. We have also included equipment like challenger courses to include brain-stimulating activities,” said an official with the Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development (C-hed), a Kochi corporation agency entrusted to operate and maintain Subhash Park.
A new disabled-friendly toilet complex has also been set up at the park. “Other facilities include a mini cafeteria, feeding room, and a reading room,” the official said.
That particular project has been implemented with financial assistance from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Kochi Refinery, at a cost of Rs 35 lakh, he added.
Besides, a nature-based waste water treatment system that can purify and reuse the waste water produced daily in the toilet has been developed.
Minister for Tourism, Public Works and Youth Affairs P A Mohamed Riyas will inaugurate the toilet complex and the construction of the ‘Interactive Play Area’ and the open gymnasium on Saturday.