Millennium Park (Kolkata) 20170924 095149

Millennium Park is a private park in

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

, situated along the Strand Road on eastern shore of

Hooghly River The Bhagirathi Hooghly River (Anglicized alternatively spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') or the 'Bhāgirathi-Hooghly', called the Ganga or the Kati-Ganga in mythological texts, is the eastern distributary of the Ganges River in West Bengal, In ...

for a stretch of 2.5 km near Fairlie Ghat and opposite to Railway Club. The park consists of landscaped gardens and children's amusement rides. It was opened along the riverside to provide a green area for Kolkata's polluted waterway. It is a millennium gift from

Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is the statutory planning and development authority for the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) in the state of West Bengal, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a coun ...

(KMDA/CMDA) inaugurated on 26 December 1999. The park is part of the first phases of the Kolkata Riverside Beautification Project. The park is normally open from 11am-8pm, but currently closed since March 2020 after the COVID-19 lockdown.

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The park is adorned with a variety of trees and lights. It includes a variety of activities in the form of fun-filled activities such as kids zone, lush green gardens, manicured grass, playground, toy train, pirates, bumpy cars, break dance, boat ride etc. Hence children come to take picnics with their families on Sunday or holidays take advantage of activities such as ''Norka vihar'' etc. This park has a big food court with eight stalls with is adorned on wooden branches with tables, chairs. currently, The Government of West Bengal has started many projects to enhance the beauty of the

Ganges The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

river. The people of Kolkata come here to spend a quiet and relaxed evening on a special occasion. Recently,

Howrah Bridge The Howrah Bridge is a balanced cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the cities ...

sound and light show can be witnessed from here.

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Parks in Kolkata Buildings and structures celebrating the third millennium {{Kolkata-geo-stub

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