Hyderabad: Indira Park to get therapeutic walkway

SECUNDERABAD: In a move that is sure to please the city’s walking enthusiasts, the Panchatatva walking track in Indira Park will be thrown open to public in March. The walking track that has been designed with acupressure properties is inspired by five elements of nature.
Another novel feature of the walking track is the presence of a Navagraha Vanam. The Navagraha Vaman is a combination of nine plants that represent the nine grahas (nine planets).

“The construction of the walking track is in its final stages and the walkway will be made operational by the second week of March, ” said a GHMC official.
“We will name the park area ‘therapeutic garden’,” the official added. The therapeutic garden is spread over one acre inside Indira Park.
In addition to providing citizens a space to exercise and stay physically active, the area has 40 varieties of medicinal and herbal plants which are in regular use at homestead plants. Apart from the acupressure walking track, there are four other tracks which are in the shape of number ‘8’.
“These tracks designed in an exclusive shape , measurement and direction are good for diabetic patients,” said a GHMC official. “Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) minister KT Rama Rao directed Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation(GHMC) to develop such parks in other areas too,” read a statement issued by GHMC.
The walk is a circular track developed using eight components. Stones of three types, 6mm chips, rough sand, tree bark, black soil and water. “This track is a boon to senior citizens and persons who have knee issues, joint pains and cannot walk for longer distances,” read a statement issued by GHMC.
“A sculpture of Gautama Buddha has been placed at the centre of the park and two water cascades to generate calming sound are also being developed,” officials said.