Jogger's Park
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Jogger's Park is a seaside
Development of the park is credited to the city's veteran hockey coach and former corporator, Oliver Andrade.
On 11th Feb 2022, the BMC passed a proposal to rename the Jogger's Park as Sir Oliver Andrade Park.[5]
History
Joggers Park was conceived by Oliver Andrade of Bandra, Bombay. Oliver Andrade was fondly called "Sir" as he was responsible for coaching Hockey and Football to thousands of students of
Park Management
The Lokhandwala family agreed to manage the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the park. The family's trust Bombay Suburban Civic Trust was the official caretaker of the park, having obtained the rights to manage the park from the Bombay Municipal Corporation. The MCGM regained control of the park from the Bombay Suburban Civic Trust on 31 January 2017.
Entry Fee
The park does not charge an entry fee since 1 February 2017. When the park was inaugurated, the entry fee was ₹1 which was increased to ₹2 a decade later. The original timings of the park (until 31 January 2017) was 5:30 AM to 9:30AM and 3:30PM to 9:00PM. However, after the takeover by the MCGM, the cooling time in the afternoon has been withdrawn and the park is open from 5:00AM to 9:00PM.[6]
Save Joggers Park
Citizens and Joggers united under the banner of a spontaneous movement to save the park on 2 February 2017. This movement evolved into the Save Joggers Park Group which is pursuing the agenda of the upkeep of the park. The Save Joggers Park group includes thousands of patrons and users of the Joggers park. They have also initiated dialogues with elected representatives, municipal authorities and officials of the Garden department of MCGM.
References
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- ^ "It's a thankless job, say private trusts". The Indian Express. 8 June 1999. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- Times of India. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Bandra locals join hands with BMC to 'save' Joggers Park – Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 4 March 2017.