Chandigarh Govt. bonanza for school kids

Come next month, and all the kids who study in the Government schools would see a new bus taking them to school. The bus service, to be launched by Chandigarh administration, is all set to hit the road from the first week of July. Incidentally, the service, which will see Government offering fares much cheaper than any private operator, is the first of its kind in the country.

According to Vandana Disodia, secretary of the state transport authority, stated on Thursday that this service is part of a facilitation scheme and not meant to generate revenue for the state Govt. This would lead to a revised – and lower – fare structure as compared to that of private bus operators.

She added that the Govt. intends to keep the fare under Rs. 400, which compared to Rs. 600-700, being charged by the private operators, would provide a relief to the parents. Christened as “Micro School Escort”, the proposed bus service would cover a major part of Chandigarh along with the neighbouring towns of Mohali and Panchkula.

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Art & Culture of Chandigarh

Chandigarh is the city of multi cultural people, languages and the city with full of artistic monuments and artistic people. The artistic performance occurs almost every day in the city. There is a Cultural Complex in Chandigarh which includes an Audio-Visual Training Institute, theatres, a Museum and an Art Gallery.

Rock Garden is the best example for art work created from broken pieces of items like crockery, bangles, pots, stones, etc.

People in Chandigarh enjoy every moment of their lives by living life hassle free. Many artists, singers, dancers, writers, musicians and actors live in the city.

People of Chandigarh speak in either Punjabi or Hindi. It differs from many other cities of the region in that it has attracted people from throughout India. Most of the people living here are service oriented people. It is as much cosmopolitan in nature as any other Indian town with numerous temples, mosques, shrines and bhawans located through out the city.

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Cactus Garden

Cactus Garden is located at a distance of about 8 km. away from Chandigarh, in center part of Panchkula.

Cactus Garden is also called as National Cactus and is also a Research Centre. The main goal behind developing the garden was preservation and conservation of endangered species of cacti and succulents. The Garden covering an area of 7 acres is considered as Asia’s largest outdoor landscaped cacti and Succulents. You can find nearly 3500 different kinds of species of Cacti & succulents. The garden has a comprehensive collection of Indian succulents, the largest in the world. Some of them extremely rare and has already been declared as endangered species, which includes Genus Caralluma of Indian origin. The cacti and succulents also have medicinal values. It is also a great attraction not only for tourists but also for the botanists.

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Thunder zone, the most thrilling and exiting rides

Thunder zone is located at Village Swara, Mohali, Chandigarh. It is spread over an area of 30 acres. The most thrilling and exiting rides in the park attracts both the kids and the adults alike. Thunder Zone presents the most modern and sophisticated equipments.

Thunder Zone provides an extensive range of exciting rides like Swinging Chairs, Octopus, The Octodragon, and The space buggies, Cater Pillar, Mono Junction, Columbus, Sun N Moon, dashing Cars, Baby Train, Splash, COBF Music Bob and Wet Park.

The most fascinating attraction in this fantasy park is the Waves-n-Swings, a special wave pool, which will produce fake waves as that of a real sea. This makes a delightful ride for the water enthusiasts. Most modern equipments mixed with wonderful themes, makes the park a favorite hot spot of all age group.

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