Jaipur: As Jaipur gets decked up for Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit, Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has for the first time installed topiaries to make a section of the city more beautiful.
"Topiary is a process by which living trees and shrubs are given an artificial and decorative shape. This is the first time that we have designed the greens of the city by using this process. The theme of topiary we used replicates the heritage and culture of this great city," said a senior JDA official.
To showcase the essence of Rajasthan, JDA has also replicated figures of the peacock, the national bird, Bhil women carrying pots on their heads (paniharin), and the matkas of the state. "Welcome" signages carved in the topiary method have also been placed at Patrika Gate, Toran Dwar and the main gates of the state hanger at Jaipur International Airport (JIA).
"Jaipur is the face of Rajasthan. Our aim is to welcome the international delegates with nature's prosperity and let them go back with beautiful memories and the essence of the state," said Monali Sen, JDA's conservator of forests.
JDA has also planted over a lakh of flowering plants and shrubs, including 36,000 small flowering pots, across the city. All fountains have been repaired and decorated with lamps. They are mainly at Statue Circle, Peacock Garden, JDA Triangle and the Rambagh Circle. The Ramniwas Bagh premises have also been repainted.
The outer ring of Jawahar Circle has been redesigned with a triangle-modified planting pattern consisting of poinsettia and lily. At Ramniwas Bagh, the theme was designed with bougainvillea plants.
"We have cleaned all the statues, medians and signboards. Amar Jawan Jyoti has also been restored. For this, we have spent altogether around Rs 37 crore, of which Rs 64 lakh were spent only to procure the flowers and the plants," informed a JDA official.
The civic body's engineering wing has also repaired several stretches of roads, especially those scheduled for the movement of the VVIP delegates attending the summit. "Most of these stretches were repaired before Diwali. In the last two weeks, we carried out only patchwork wherever it was required. In addition, flags, welcome signboards and paintings on selective city walls have also been put in place to welcome PM Narendra Modi and the delegates of the events," said another JDA official.