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“I got this toy as a gift on “Earlier, only boys used to “Earlier, because of the lack of “I have grown up in “I use to fear leaving
my last birthday. My mother play at this place & we, space, we used to fight with each this Vasaahat. When I my young daughter
had kept it in the storage girls didn’t have any space other & hurt ourselves. was young, we didn’t outside the house to
since I didn’t have space to to play. Now, we have enough space have space to play. play.
play. Today, we can play here where we all can play together I am glad that these Now, since the space
Today I can’t stop myself freely & safely. I wish that without any disturbance. During kids got the parking- is vibrant and active,
playing with this toy at this this space remain the same the process, we enjoyed painting free space to play” we both like to go out
place” forever” the floor to play and meet
friends”

With the overwhelming response from the locals, the intervention positively triggered the discussion amongst the
decision-makers for reclaiming the space permanently as a public open space, thus fulfilling the aim of the
intervention. With the new design and discussion under process, the space is still being used as a play area for kids
and a seating area for senior citizens.
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