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BDA installs air gym facility in 26 parks, promoting better health and fitness

Continuing its strategy to provide better health and lifestyle practices, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has now installed facilities of…

BDA installs air gym facility in 26 parks, promoting better health and fitness

Bhubaneswar Development Authority sets up Open Air Gym at 11 more parks in bhubaneswar for health benefits. (Photo: SNS)

Continuing its strategy to provide better health and lifestyle practices, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has now installed facilities of Open Air Gym at 26 parks across the city.

Two years ago, the city had started with one such facility at Buddha Jayanti Park, now it has 15. The parks where open gym facilities have been added recently are Buxi Jagabandhu Park in Mahisakhal, Chandrasekharpur Phase-1 BDA Housing Colony Park in Ward 8, Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Park in Gandamunda, Mahatma Gandhi Park in Jayadev Vihar, K-8 Park in Kalinga Nagar, Joggers’ Park in Chandrasekharpur, K-6 Subudhipur Park, Rental Colony BDA Park in Ward – 15, Badagad Brit Colony Park, N-5 BDA Park in IRC Village and VIP Area Park in Ward-15.

Work on open gym facility will start soon at Prajnya Vihar Park near Baramunda.

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The development authority had introduced the Open Air Gym concept in the city to instil the daily exercising plan in everybody’s lifestyle as most of the citizens were not active physically, but after the spread of this concept there has been a rise in the footfall in the park and people from all walks of life are using the equipment inorder to stay fit and healthy.

As per the size of the park, however, two different sets of equipments that is twelve or six are fixed in the areas earmarked for the Open Air Gym. The list of all 26 parks with all their facilities was included in a document.

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