Noida: The Noida Authority plans to develop a park on an old dumpsite in Sector 54 in three to four months.
It has chosen a consultant for the project, which will have walkways, benches, an elevated viewpoint, pond filled with treated water and an open air theatre for 150 people.
Work has already begun on constructing the pathway and erecting pillars around the proposed waterbody.
The Authority is likely to spend Rs 4.8 crore on developing the park, which is part of its wetland restoration project.
The Sector 54 dumpsite has been cleared of 1 lakh tonnes of legacy waste.
“We have finalised the consultant — RT Associates Pvt Ltd — to develop the Sector 54 land, which used to be a dumpsite earlier.
The agency will complete the work by September-end or early October,” said a senior official of the horticulture department of the Authority.
Indu Prakash, an officer on special duty (OSD), said a plaza would be constructed near the entrance for visitors to gather.
“The park will have elevated pathways, a pavilion for 200 people, an open air theatre with a capacity of 150 people and a pond along with vegetation around it.
People of all age groups can visit the park and relax,” she said.
“The elevated pathways will have steel railings.
There will be trees and plants to flora and fauna,” the official added.
The project was supposed to have been completed by June, but the deadline had to be pushed forward because of the lockdown.
Now that the Sector 54 dumpsite has been cleared, all the waste is being dumped at a landfill in Sector 145.
There are plans to develop the Sector 145 site as well on similar lines.
This site gets around 800 tonnes of waste daily for remediation.
“We have not yet finalised the land yet for permanent disposal of waste.
The delay is due to the lockdown.
In the meantime, the waste in Sector 145 is constantly being remediated.
So far, about 2.5 lakh tonnes of waste have been treated,” said SC Mishra, deputy general manager of the public health department at the Authority.