Navi Mumbai: Much awaited dog park opens in Vashi

NAVI MUMBAI: The much-awaited dog park was finally inaugurated in Vashi, inside the Veer Savarkar Municipal Garden, Sector 8. Former Vashi corporator Divya Gaikwad had initially proposed the concept of a specialized dog park before NMMC in 2017; but due to certain administrative delays, the park could only be opened for people and their pets now.
Maharashtra MLC, Shashikant Shinde, was the chief guest for the inauguration of the dog park.
"The park is built in an area of 900 sq metres, at the cost of Rs 26 lakh. Various animal friendly equipment such as doggie ladder, tunnel, slope etc have been installed in the dog park. Many pet owners have started visiting this park, since it is rather difficult to walk your pet by the roadside during heavy traffic hours," said Gaikwad.
Animal poop bins have also been installed here for the purpose of cleanliness.
Civic officials informed that more such animal friendly parks may be built in other city nodes like Nerul, Belapur, Airoli. A few pet corners are operational in certain areas, such as near Palm Beach road. However, this is a fully dedicated dog park for the benefit of pet owners.