Green Park at 5th Mile will open to the public in a new avatar on November 2. (Morung Photo)
To open to the public on Nov 2 with added amusement features
Morung Express News
Dimapur | October 30
The go-to place for family outings at one point of time, Dimapur’s only open air recreational facility— Green Park at 5th Mile will open to the public in a new avatar on November 2.
The over 7 acres government-owned recreational facility has been rechristened- Green Park Adventure after it was leased out to a private entertainment company earlier this year.
After lying fallow for years, the park was given a new lease of life when it was refurbished and opened to the public as a recreational centre in January. It was subsequently leased out to Dimapur-based Sky Entertainment.
At the inaugural programme on October 30, CEO of Sky Entertainment, Yanren Kikon informed that the park was leased out to the company for a period of ten years. “There is a revenue sharing agreement with the (Horticulture) Department,” he said, while added that the company will pay royalty to the Department every month, as per the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Horticulture Department. The nursery will managed by the Department as before.
Newly added features to the park include zip-lining, rock climbing, net climbing, shooting range, ATV track, boating, cycling and a recreational area for children.
According to Kikon, the park has three water bodies for boating, with one specially reserved for children. He added, “We have ensured the required safety measures. It is a family friendly park.”
“Over and above the entry fee (adults- Rs 20 and children- Rs 10), visitors will have to pay nominal fees to use the entertainment facilities. The price ranges from Rs 50 to a maximum of Rs 300,” he informed.
The park will remain open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm in winter and 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in summer. It will remain closed on Mondays and on Sundays, will open from 12 noon.
Advisor for Horticulture and Border Affairs, Mhathung Yanthan at the inaugural programme recalled that the park was developed in the 1990s and was initially doing well before losing steam. “The management was not up to the mark, probably,” he said.
According to him, it was Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, who took the initiative to reactivate the park and subsequently sanctioned Rs 2cr for upgrading it. A refurbished Green Park, as a public recreational facility, was inaugurated in January earlier this year.
Yanthan informed that Rio recommended handing over the park to the private sector “for better management.
While calling for professionalism, he told Sky Entertainment to abide by the agreement, as signed with the Horticulture Department, and that there should that the two entities must work in close coordination.
He further reminded that the park was leased for a certain period of time and that the state government will hold ownership over the property.
