Delhi's Waste-To-Art Park For G20 Summit, A Step Towards Eco-Friendly Garbage Disposal
The New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), in collaboration with the Lalit Kala Academy, opened a Waste-to-Art Park at Kautilya Marg in Delhi's Chanakyapuri area. 22 sculptures made from scrap metal, of national symbols, animals and birds of the G20 member-countries, are part of the installations in this park.
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Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena inaugurated the commemorative park, which features replicas of national birds and animals of participating countries in the form of sculptures and art installations made from scrap metal. "Development ki Dilli mein bahaar aa gayee hai (Delhi's development has been enriching)," LG Saxena said.
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At the entrance of the 'Waste-to-Art' park is an installation of India's national bird - Peacock. The artists have used iron bars, automobile parts, metal plates, wire-mesh, rims, chains, ball bearings and other scrap material for handcrafting the sculptures.