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Hyderabad to get Rs 2 billion amusement park

Syed Amin Jafri in Hyderabad

A master plan is being drawn up for the development of 24 spots in and around the picturesque Hussainsagar lake in Hyderabad as an amusement park and other tourist facilities.

A separate authority would also be constituted soon for the implementation of the Hussainsagar master plan, according to Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu. The amusement park is likely to entail an overall investment of Rs 2 billion.

Naidu interacted with eminent architect Charles Correa in Hyderabad on Thursday to discuss the outlines of the master plan, which envisages the creation of an amusement park, rock garden, convention centre, commercial complexes, food courts, parks and a separate railway line laid around Hussainsagar connecting all these spots.

The chief minister said the proposed authority would be entrusted the responsibility of shaping the place into a prime tourist location in Hyderabad. The authority would call for concept plans from private entrepreneurs. They would have to undertake the works through their own investments.

The proposed commercial park would be constructed on the lines of Nariman Point in Bombay and Connaught Place in New Delhi. Restaurants would be developed on three sides of the lake with cellar parking places.

A dozen food courts with special lighting would be designed for serving food in front of the lake. Each of the spots would have special and unique ambience and the project would provide entertainment to engage visitors throughout the day.

The chief minister asked the tourism department to take over the maintenance of the monolith Buddha statue and prepare plans for its beautification and illumination as it would form the nucleus of the entire project.

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