Delhi Metro creates an eco-friendly park near Shastri Park Station

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has created an eco-friendly station at Shastri Park Metro Station and it is decorated with artistic installations that has been created from waste material recovered from Metro construction sites.
The park is powered by the solar energy and water required for horticultural use will be provided by the Sewage Water Treatment Plant (STP).
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 21 February 2017.

The park located near Shastri Park Metro Station is spread across 10 acres and will be offering a host of facilities like auditorium, amphitheatre, meditation corner, playground for children and gymnasium apart from a lake with a fountain in it.
Top soil from various underground station sites have been used in the park and it is furnished with "medicinal and pollution absorbing plants". It has received 'Platinum' rating from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). With this Prakriti Park, the DMRC has initiated a new chapter in CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility).


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