4. INTRODUCTION
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Urban park.
Open space for passive recreational activities.
Area 8.55 acres (0.0346 km2).
Paths 8,000 feet (2,400 m) and Water 50,000
square feet (4,600 m2).
Construction time- (2016-2018).
Owned and Operated by Ministry of Housing
and Public Works.
Per day Visitors approximately 1000.
Project cost Tk 18 crore.
Opens from 6:00am to 8:00pm everyday.
9. DRAINAGE
The ground has been
made almost three feet
high so that it does not
get submerged due to
water-logging.
Internal master drain.
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10. SOME IMPORTANT ESTABLISHMENT
OUTSIDE THE PARK
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Shishu park
Chattogram Ma-o-
Shishu Hospital
Anti Corruption
Commission
Road and Highway department
12. SWOT ANALYSIS
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Jamburi park is a great open space
and it is free of cost.
It is a well planned park with
ecological features.
It is a place for people of all ages.
Strength
There is a few security guards for the
maintenance of the whole park.
People are throwing wastes here and
there.
The washroom or toilets that have
constructed are not available.
No shed in the sitting place.
Active recreational facilities are
missing.
All you can see are artificial.
Weakness
14. SWOT ANALYSIS
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There are many street
activities on the outside of
the park that helps to grow
the local economy.
Opportunity
Can create traffic congestion due
to lack of parking space.
It can attract anti-social
behavior.
The land value is increasing
around the park.
Threat
16. CONCLUSION
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Source: The Daily Star, Wikipedia, www.archive.org, Google earth pro, Physical survey.
There has always been a dearth of open spaces in
Chittagong city and the park gifted the city dwellers a
place to breathe fresh air and pass their leisure time.