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The Central Park of Kharghar is an urban park in
The Central Park of Kharghar is an urban park in Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai (), is a planned city situated on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent, located in the Konkan division of Maharashtra state, on the mainland of India.
Navi Mumbai is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The city ...
, India that covers an area of around spread across the city's sectors 23,24 and 25.
Overview
Open to the public since 2010, it includes theme parks, morning walk-trails, jogging tracks,watersports
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On the water
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, cricket
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and football
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grounds, sports clubs, botanical gardens
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, amphitheater
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s along with active and passive recreation areas. The main walking track is of 1.5 kilometers length. It is expected to be one of the largest gardens in Asia when fully developed.
It is near to Sector 20, Jalvayu Vihar, and opposite the well known Pandavkada cave
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and waterfall
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Waterfalls can be formed in several ...
. An 18-hole golf course
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is also open to the public. As per CIDCO it will be largest park in Asia
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and third largest in the world. It also houses many dance sculptures, musical sculptures, and was rated one of the most 'Beautiful Gardens of The World', after Lodhi Gardens in New Delhi
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. There are more than 1000 picnic places for families. The park is open from 6 am to 9 am and from 5 pm to 8 pm.
References
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