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| location = [[Dwarka, Delhi]], India<br />
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'''Bharat Vandana Park''' is a 220-acre park currently under-construction in [[Delhi]], India.<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
The park's foundation was laid on 18 December 2019 by [[Union Home Minister]] [[Amit Shah]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2019-12-18 |title=Ball set rolling for 200-acre DDA park |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/ball-set-rolling-for-200-acre-dda-park/articleshow/72860887.cms |access-date=2024-10-14 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It is inspired by the presence of public spaces in ancient [[Harappan architecture|Harappan]] cities.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sultan |first=Parvez |date=2020-03-02 |title=Fun 'n' green in Delhi's Bharat Vandana park |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/Mar/02/fun-n-green-in-delhis-bharat-vandana-park-2110911.html |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> As per the plan, the park was supposed to open to the public in March 2022;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sinha |first=Snehil |date=24 November 2023 |title=220-acre Dwarka park likely to open by March next year: DDA |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/220acre-dwarka-park-likely-to-open-by-march-next-year-dda-101700846867656.html |access-date=14 October 2024 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-18 |title=Delhi: Bharat Vandana Park to be ready by 2022 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-bharat-vandana-park-to-be-ready-by-2022-6172393/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> however, it has been delayed until August 2025. The delay was caused by the pandemic and later by an injunction from the Delhi government’s forest and wildlife department, which found that trees were being cut down 'illegally.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khan |first=Muneef |date=2022-06-14 |title=Delhi forest dept halts construction work in portion of Bharat Vandana Park |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-forest-dept-halts-construction-work-in-portion-of-bharat-vandana-park/article65527557.ece |access-date=2024-10-14 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-15 |title=Delhi: 'Trees cut' at park in Dwarka, forest dept ticks off DDA |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/trees-cut-at-park-in-dwarka-forest-dept-ticks-off-dda-7970090/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Design ==<br />
It is designed by the architectural firm [[Arcop|ARCOP Associates]] and is based on the layout of traditional [[Rangoli]] patterns fused with a flower form.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to ARCOP |url=https://arcop.co.in/inner-page-th-sub-category-by-name.php?id=201 |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=arcop.co.in}}</ref> The landscaped green space of the park will cover 98 acres, which accounts for 54% of the total area, in addition to nearly 26 acres occupied by waterbodies.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roy |first=Siddharatha |date=2021-03-04 |title=Delhi: This park will be your gateway to India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/this-park-will-be-your-gateway-to-india/articleshow/81319236.cms |access-date=2024-10-14 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In addition, the park will feature replicas of 36 monuments from various regions of India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2023-05-05 |title=Bharat Vandana Park in Dwarka to showcase India's heritage |url=https://theprint.in/india/bharat-vandana-park-in-dwarka-to-showcase-indias-heritage/1558476/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=[[ThePrint]] |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== Location ==<br />
The park is being built in [[Dwarka, Delhi|Dwarka]]'s Sector 20, located only 300 meters from the [[Dwarka Sector 9 metro station]] and 1.5 kilometers from the [[Yashobhoomi]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
*{{Cite news |last=Sharma |first=Manoj |date=9 October 2023 |title=New infra brings Dwarka sub-city back in demand |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/new-infra-brings-dwarka-sub-city-back-in-demand-101696788204589.html |access-date=14 October 2024 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}<br />
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