Eco-leisure and recreation Park, Sylhet, Bangladesh 2001

The leisure and recreation Park is aimed at providing recreation facilities to residents of Sylhet and visitors of all age groups (namely infants, toddlers, young children, youth, adults, senior citizens and the disabled) and enhancing the natural beauty and potential of the proposed site at the existing Parjatan Sylhet Motel.

The facilities designed for a thousand people (including staff) at any given point of time include a wide variety, viz: garden, play areas with jungle gym, amusement park, lake with boating facilities, aquarium, automatic & video game machines, health club with swimming pool, water amusement park, cable car, food corner, internet cafe, walking tracks, bicycle trails etc.

Mechanical amusement area (3700 sqm). One of the more concentrated areas of activity, with mechanical joy-rides, this area is likely to be of a noisy nature and therefore segregated from the quiet area of the Park. Located right opposite the main entrance to the park, visitors/children have the choice of independently accessing the facility without entering the main park.

The cable car connecting the existing Parjatan Motel to the proposed park has its alighting point in the Amusement park. Visitors using the cable car access to the Park are dropped off right at the entrance of the main Park.

The joy rides include a roller coaster, giant wheel, bumping cars, magic castle, carousel, cable car alighting station etc. This section due to its higher consumption of power is equipped with its independent back-up generator and other accessories.

Main entrance building (262 sqm). Being the primary entrance handling the bulk of the visitors to the park, the entrance area includes a reception cum information counter, a ticket counter, toilets, office and administration area, first-aid facility etc. A ramp for the disabled is also provided for, from the entrance onward to the entire park.

Jetty & Internet cafe (350 sqm). The lake, being the focal point of the Park, would be easily accessed and enjoyed by the visitors by means of the boating facilities available. The jetty with the ticket counter & waiting lounge is well accommodated into the lower terraced area of this building.

In keeping up with the communications technology, the upper covered and enclosed area, equipped with internet facility for visitors and children for educative, informative, leisure browsing.

The caf? also provides great sweeping views over the entire park.

Located conveniently near the main entrance to the Park, general Sylhet residents can also easily access this service without having to traverse the whole park.

Food & video games corner (1790 sqm). Food corner facilities not restricted only to visitors inside the park but located in such a way alongside the road that vistors to the adjacent mechanical amusement park can also avail of the take-away facility without having to enter the park.

General Sylhet residents (non-visitors to the park) can also avail from the drive-in counter facility.

The food corner to be of a ‘snack bar’ nature and not ‘restaurant’ type as similar facility presently available at the existing Parjatan Motel. In addition to the inner sheltered seating, an open air sit-out for the food corner is organised around the lakeside providing views to the lake.

Combined with the above is the video games parlour for leisure and amusement. Multiple coin or token operated machines have been accommodated in one wing of the building. Toilets are also integrated as part of the services of this building.

Garden and picnic spot (2000 sqm). The existing gentle mound on the site is proposed to be landscaped into a well-manicured ornamental garden and the surrounding area for picnic.

Occupying a prime location on the site, almost along an entire side of the lake, the garden with the panoramic viewing platforms, provides a tranquil leisure and relaxation spot to the non-physical activity preferring visitors.

Health club (947 sqm). The existing gentle mound on the site is proposed to be landscaped into a well-manicured ornamental garden and the surrounding area for picnic.

Occupying a prime location on the site, almost along an entire side of the lake, the garden with the panoramic viewing platforms, provides a tranquil leisure and relaxation spot to the non-physical activity preferring visitors.

Hedge maze/ labyrinth (575 sqm). For visitors of all age groups, this hedge maze integrated with the green of the landscape provides an interesting detour along the lake circuit.

Aquarium (170 sqm). With the emphasis on water for the park, an aquarium designed for display of tropical, local and coloured fish. Educative recreation and interest spot for visitors of all age groups.

Cable car. With the dual purpose of amusement as well as a connection device, the cable car is set between the existing Parjatan Motel and the Mechanical Amusement Park at the entrance to the site. Alighting stations have been designed at both places with great care at safety precautions as well as access for the disabled.

Water cascade & fountain. In exploiting the potential of the natural topography, a shallow water cascade for more real enjoyment of water, is proposed along a naturally sloping lowland which culminates into a fountain.