2020 foiled all our vacation plans but if the new year has got you optimistically researching travel destinations, might we suggest the new Vagbhatananda Park at Karakkad, near Vadakara in Kozhikode district of Kerala?
State Tourism Minister Kadakampalli Surendran shared images of the park that includes statues, an open stage, badminton court, open gymnasium, children’s park, small huts, and parking facility. All the pathways and toilets have been designed keeping in mind people who use wheelchairs as well as those who are visually impaired, reports The Indian Express.
Vagbhatananda Park at Karakkad, Vadakara is now open to public.
The park is built by @KeralaTourism dept. in memory of renaissance hero & social reformer Vagbhatananda guru. The park has leisure center, gym, badminton court, public well, toilet & sidewalk among other facilities. pic.twitter.com/gB50sIGtsn
— Kadakampally Surendran (@kadakampalli) January 6, 2021
According to The Hindu, the park built on the Onchiyam- Nadapuram Road from the railway station to the national highway has been completed at a cost of ₹2.80 crores by Uralungal Labour Contractors Cooperative Society (ULCCS). Here are some before and after pictures of the renovation:
We have received positive response on the new Vagbhatananda Park at Vadakara,#Kerala.
Through out the renovation project, we have had good participation from the local people. The project has created world-class facilities with wheel chair friendly sidewalks & streets. pic.twitter.com/gPd6zVqhcK
— Kadakampally Surendran (@kadakampalli) January 6, 2021
Desi Twitter has been appreciating the work of Kerala Tourism and comparing the park to beautiful international locations.
For a second, I thought it was some remote village in the Scandinavian. Hopefully I will get to visit this place someday! https://t.co/QV7tGVJouI
— Rohan Bhowmick (@militant_monk_) January 6, 2021
Wow ! This place looks just like Singapore ! 👏😮 https://t.co/uQMYC9MIVF
— funky_man (@funky_man) January 6, 2021
I wanna retire and settle down in Kerala #GodsOwnCountry https://t.co/8uXw1MBL9K
— Abhiram Ravikumar (@abhi12ravi) January 6, 2021
Difficult to believe, it is not India it is some beautiful city in Europe, may be Switzerland https://t.co/So0r1xjG7n
— Krishnarao (@KrishnaraoUkey) January 6, 2021
What a beautiful and smart village….. https://t.co/W8dYXGzNvc
— Satish P.Wakde (@spw070674) January 6, 2021
I hope the maintenance also goes well. We need more space to walk like this! https://t.co/KloxhrYd6u
— Sharan C Suresha (@sharansgowda) January 6, 2021
So, booking a trip to God’s Own Country?