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Mobilization of Resources as a result of obstacles put in his way by the design of a building, the choice of hardware
and equipment, and the arrangement of outside space. Some of the barrier free techniques
inancial resources: Government of India and UDA mobilized funds for development of adopted are as shown in the figure below.
Fthe park. The total project cost was Rs. 3.00 crore, out of which Government of India
(Social Justice Department) contributed Rs. 1.94 crore and Ujjain Development Authority Figure 1: Techniques adopted for Barrier-free environment
contributed Rs. 1.06 crore (after approval from Madhya Pradesh Government).
Human/ Technical resources: Planning and design of Divyang Park was done in
association with architects, consultants, NGO’s, administrative and technical teams of
Ujjain Development Authority.
Process
hough the existing green areas in the city were in abundance, a well planned park with Disabled Friendly
Tsuch facilities was not thought of before. Looking to the need for an open green space Toilet blocks
that is well planned for the use by common people and disabled of every age group, the idea
of constructing a park to cater to such needs was taken up. As this was a very new concept
for everyone, it was difficult to plan and implement it.
The whole project cycle was divided into five stages, starting with the concept and initiation
stage. In this stage, the ideas taken from the primary study of other Divyang Parks was
considered and planning was done accordingly. In the second stage, a detailed planning
of the park was carried out. The land so decided for the park spreading over an area of
2.5 Hectares, had randomly planted trees. The main focus of planning the park was not
to disturb the existing flora and fauna, during construction of walkways. The random pre-
planted big trees were the main hurdles in the planning and five such trees were relocated
with 100 % survival in the execution of development and construction work as per planning.
The park is designed especially for disabled of various groups / age groups like children,
women and senior citizens. After development of this park, the unique features, facilities
and other specialties are appreciated country wide.

Visually impaired people using Braille guided railings
Result Achieved
tal Anubhuti Udhyan has achieved Golden Book of World Record and has been awarded
Athe certificate of Excellence stating that the Divyang Park is the largest facilitated park
for differentially-able persons (The world record of largest facilitated part for differently-able
people has been achieved by Ujjain Development Authority from Ujjain Madhya Pradesh
India on 4th October, 2018).

View of the park with Divyangjans and other users
This park is based on an integrated holistic development theme / approach. After all the
designing and planning was done, the project was launched and execution work started.
There was a strong check on the performance, and the development was also controlled
and monitored to ensure the smooth development of the park. Finally, the project was
completed and inaugurated on 4th October, 2018 and thrown open to public.
The fundamental principles, which have been followed in developing the park as per
the standards / norms for various facilities for the disabled are standards for safety,
convenience and usability. The concept of barrier free design is taken up to satisfy anyone, View of the sensory park
who is hampered in their mobility or functioning (as compared with a non- disabled person)

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