Gelephu - Urban Recreational Park

Urban Recreational Park

One of the main themes of Gelephu urban development is to interlink open-green spaces for use as recreation, sports, walking, cycling, exercising and play gardens. Open space systems have become an integral part of town planning as a result of the intense demand for outdoor recreation and a growing concern for conservation. Open spaces have a crucial role in the urban life, since they act as breathing spaces in the dense urban fabric, or a place of recreation and retreat for the urban population.

Location: Samdrupling Demkhong adjacent to Royal Boulevard Road (NH-4)

Area: 60 Acres

Existing Plantation: Teak

Proposed Plantation: Evergreen trees with existing teak

Existing Activity: Nil

Proposed Activity: Recreational Park

Existing scenario

The existing teak plantation area along the Royal Boulevard road provides a huge potential to plan as a Town Central Park with aviary. This would turn out to be a regional level recreation centre as well as make active use of the existing plantation area which otherwise have a possibility of being encroached upon by urbanization. Being centrally located near to the proposed Town Hall, Public Library, it has the value added clubbing to enhance provisions of other services for varieties of children’s play equipment and facilities. However, the thick teak plantation provides an avenue for the youth to indulge into substance abuse and other illegal act since the area is covered with thick bushes. More so is the fact that during winters, this teak sheds leaves and give shabby outlook instead of presenting clean, green and serene environment.

Proposed Park

The vegetation for Gelephu region could be classified as tropical forest with some broad-leaf evergreen vegetation. Having the intense rainfall, the region is dominated by hard wood trees and cash crops like acruenut (Domashing). The thick teak vegetation along the Gelephu-Trongsa Highway located near Sheittikhare Chhu provides a prime scope for conservation and economic generation if developed through an integrated approach.

Concepts

Amusement : Variety of playing equipment will enhance the amusement of the park.

Interaction : Park will act as a medium of interaction between different age groups.

Environmental : Flora culture will create Breezing environment inside and outside the park.

Aesthetical : Traditional sculptures and architecture will be prime aesthetical attractions.

Freshness : Herb and flower plants will create blossom and freshness inside the park.

Psychological : Pleasing environment of the park will help people to fit them mentally.

Physical : Fresh oxygen will help to increase the resistance power of the people.

Educational : Different fruit trees and plant will help kids to learn through nature.