Location | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
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Coordinates | 17°22′08″N 78°28′51″E / 17.368989°N 78.48087°E |
Opened | 20 May 2007 |
Owner | N V Rama Raju |
Operating season | All year |
Area | 12.5 acres (5.1 ha) |
Website | jalavihar.in |
Jalavihar is a waterpark located in Hyderabad, Telangana, ( India) within an area of about 12.5 acres (5.1 ha). Located beside Sanjeevaiah Park and along the Hussain Sagar lake, the park was inaugurated on 20 May 2007.
R. J. Rao, a non-resident Indian, and a group of individuals funded the ₹220 million (US$2.6 million) in a public-private partnership model with the local tourism department. The department sanctioned a land of 12.5 acres (5.1 ha) on the Necklace Road abutting the Hussain Sagar lake for this project. [1]
Although the land was allotted by the local government headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu in 2000, the work was stalled because of problems with land encroachment and ownership. [2] Further to this, a probe was initiated by the local government on the method of allocation of projects. [3] India's apex court gave the go ahead to the project in mid-2006 on the basis of sanction of the local pollution control board and the regional high court. [4]
Because of the profitability of public-private partnership model such as this one, the local government proposed to continue the trend in 2010. [5]
The 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m2) wave pool, the largest in the country, can accommodate about 1,000 people at a time. [1] The constructed area comprised only 10% of the total area of the park. Proper fencing was provided along the park to prevent littering around the Hussain Sagar lake. The park consists of two main zones – entertainment and party. The entertainment zone has water sports, wave pool, dry rides, mini train and food courts. The party zone contains open lawns that can accommodate about 2,000 people. [1]
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