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Thursday, August 19, 2010

[Bijapur] Mughal garden to open on Republic Day

Source: Times of India
 
BIJAPUR: Work for beautifying the mughal garden at Almatti dam site will be completed by December end. The garden will be dedicated to the services of tourists on January 26, 2011, said V V Sheeri, executive engineer, Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Dam division.

Talking to TOI on Thursday he said, the cost of the work is approximately Rs 3.3 crore. Overall, 77 acres of land has been utilized for the work at the dam site.

He said, "Seven terrace gardens have been developed in the dam site area. Apart from musical fountains, stagnant fountains have also been set up in the area so that children can play with them."

Maintenence of the garden area is going to be outsourced in the future, he added. He compared the Almatti dam water level and inflow of water this month to that of August 2009 and noted that it was less this year.

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