It will be the first-ever PPP project from MTDC and also the first one in the state’s urban city. The MTDC is likely to earn Rs1.50 crore per year from the project without any expenditure.The MTDC would add a bike lane along the current walking track, green gym and a leisure hut in the garden according to the proposed conceptual master plan. Amphitheater, exhibition & art gallery and herbal/botanical arena will grow the urban hut of 50 commercial shops. The play area for children will be transformed into a state-of-the-art amusement park with water park, fish aquarium, food court and shops for souvenirs. Left abandoned for decades by the municipal body, the developer will build the community center with banquet halls, party lawns, 20-room resort and kitchen. There will also be a clubhouse with a swimming pool, gym, table tennis court, card room, badminton court, lawn tennis court, squash room, bar-cum-restaurant, jacuzzi, steam bath, etc.
West Nagpur MLA Vikas Thakre said the NMC would take back the garden as people lose their property once it is built by the private operator. “Every private operator would try their own advantage. The green zone and the water body will be polluted by banquet halls, lawns, club house etc. Because of low fees, families visit the garden in large numbers. For all types of activities, the operator must keep high entry fees, “he said.” The move is opposed by people residing in adjacent areas such as Verma layout, Ambazari, Pandhrabodi, etc. I’m going to talk to people and raise the issue with the government if everyone wants the NMC to continue to look after the garden, “he added.