Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the “Waste to Wonder” park under the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) here on Thursday.
Speaking on the occasion the Home Minister said that this park has set an example for others, as for the first time scrap has been used to create ‘Wealth from Waste’. The efforts should be made towards behavioural change of the people and proper arrangement should be made for waste disposal, he said. He added that a system should be developed for recycling of waste that can be reused. The products which cannot be recycled should be minimally used. He said that new ideas should be developed on how waste can be used in an innovative manner. He appreciated the dedication of the artists and officials involved in the endeavor who have completed the task of Wonder park in just 6 months.
The main attractions of the “Seven Wonders Park” are the different sized tall replicas of the Taj Mahal (20 ft.), the Great Pyramid of Giza (18 ft.), the Eiffel Tower (60 ft.), the Leaning Tower of Pisa (25ft.), Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue (25 ft.), Rome’s Colosseum (15 ft.), and New York’s Statute of Liberty (30 ft.). The seven replicas have been made with the scrap of automobile parts and other metal waste like fans, rods, iron sheets, nut- bolts, bicycle & bike parts, defunct sewer lines and age old appliances gathering dust in the 24 municipal stores. In all 150 ton scrap/waste has been used.
On the occasion, the Home Minister also presented appreciation letters to the artists involved in the establishment of waste to wonder park.
