Shimla park near Oak Over

Shimla : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated a Park near Oakover here today. Rs. 2.40 crore has been spent in the first phase for the construction of this Park under the AMRUT Mission.

While addressing the people Jai Ram said this Park would emerge as a major attraction of the locals as well as tourists. He said that an amount of Rs. 2 crore would be spent for development of second phase of this Park under Smart City Mission. 

He said the unique feature of this is it has open gym, playground for children, better way for the general public to visit. A waterfall has also been built for the attraction of tourists and local public.

Apart from this, a storage tank with a capacity of 1.14 lakh liters has also been built in the Park and plants planted in the park would be irrigated.  

Jai Ram said selfie points and wall paintings showing the beauty of Shimla were also available in the Park.  From the point of view of conservation of nature, the Park has more than 30 species of plants and lush green pine trees that has added to the beauty of this park.