Seven Wonders Of The World: 10 Things To Know About Delhi's Own Waste To Wonder Park
From the magnificent Taj Mahal - symbol of love, the Roman Colosseum, iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa to Paris's Eiffel Tower, these famous landmarks, some of which have been Seven Wonders of the World, offer major travelling goals. Inspired by these famous monuments, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has inaugurated ?Waste To Wonder' Park that hosts replicas of these monuments from across the world. And what makes it even more special is the fact that the installations are made from scrap metals and other discarded waste items.
About: SDMC (South Delhi Municipal Corporation) has established a ?Waste to Wonder' park that hosts replicas of some of the wonders of the world. The USP is that the replicas have been constructed from waste materials like parts of old bikes, broken bench, discarded truck, and other scrap metal, procured from landfills of the city.
7 Wonders: The park boasts of replicas of the Great Pyramid of Giza which is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Leaning Tower of Pisa - one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World, the Colosseum, Christ The Reedemer, India's gem - Taj Mahal listed under New7Wonders of the World, the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower.
Idea: When Dr Punnet Goel, Commissioner, SDMC, saw the Bollywood movie Badrinath Ki Dulhniya, he got to know Kota in Rajasthan has seven wonders park comprising miniatures of Seven Wonders of the World. Then and there the idea was born. 'I thought why not build a similar one in Delhi for the citizens and tourists? Then I thought if we could use scrap material for this plan. One thing led to another and here is this park.'
Unique Selling Point: Waste is what defines the wonder park. The world-renowned monuments have been made from waste. For instance, the pedestal of the Statue Of Liberty has been created using old pipes, metal railings and angles, giving the look of bricks. In her left hand, Roman liberty goddess holds a tablet carved from a municipal corporation bench and metal sheets and in the right hand, she holds a torch fabricated from old bike and its chain. Lastly, her hair has been made using cycle chains.
Entry Fee: An entry fee of Rs. 50 from adults, and Rs. 25 from children belonging to the age group of 3-12 years will be charged. Children up to three years of age, senior citizens - 65 years and above, and school students from the municipal corporations, carrying their identity cards will not be charged an entry fee.
NDTV in partnership with Luminous has launched an awareness campaign ‘Be A Bijli Donor’ to promote the idea of ‘save power for more power’. The idea is to conserve energy today in order to get more power tomorrow.
We inherently know that saving energy results in low energy bills, but we also need to understand that a unit of energy saved today makes it available for people still living in the dark or facing regular power cuts.
Saving power or conserving energy is about knowing the sources of energy, and areas of wastage and thereby eliminating these through technology and lifestyle changes. For instance, a 100 W (Watt) incandescent (ICL) bulb can be replaced with a 9 W LED bulb offering similar performance in terms of light output, but at far lower consumption of energy.
While a 100 W ICL bulb, used for four hours a day, consumes 146 units of energy per year, a 9 W LED bulb requires only 13.5 units per year. Clearly, switching to LED is a smart choice as it provides the same output while consuming 90 per cent less energy.
The focus of the campaign is to instill the idea of ‘save power for more power’ and in order to do so, the initiative will create awareness about energy efficient products and services, smart ways to reduce power consumption, alternate sources of energy like solar energy and the need to conserve energy. The idea is to address the rising need for energy conservation in India.
As part of the campaign, we will highlight the stories of individuals and organisations who are championing the cause of energy conservation by switching to renewable sources of energy, adopting innovations to reduce energy consumption while enjoying the same output. The initiative will provide a platform for all stakeholders to share their ideas and work towards the common goal of, ‘Save power for more power’.