| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Park | |
| Type: | Public park |
| Location: | Gomti Nagar in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.8394°N 80.994°W |
| Elevation: | 109m (358feet) |
| Area: | 76 acres (0.31 km2) |
| Operator: | Lucknow Development Authority |
| Status: | Open year round |
| Website: | www.ldalucknow.co.in |
Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Park[1] is developed by the Lucknow Development Authority in the Vipin Khand area of Gomti Nagar locality in the memory of great socialist Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia.[2] The total area of the park is 76 acres.
There are total four courtyards. All the entrances have ticket counters.
All the entrance courtyards are equipped with ample parking space with a capacity to park 60-100 vehicles each.
All the four entry points of the park have public utility block
Starting from the South-East corner of the park, the Main Navigation Path goes through the centre and ends at the North-East corner, measuring around 1 kilometre in length and 4.50 metres in width. The Main Navigation Path which is made up of Kota stones flooring also has a 50 cm strip in the middle of the path where seasonal flowers are grown. Special architectural lights on designer polls can be seen all around the navigation path.
Right from the entrance there are pathways in various directions of the park along with natural mounds, flower nursery and other areas. It looks like a light spreading in various directions. The total length of these light beam path is 2.7 kilometres and it is made up of vitrified tile along with white sandstone strips in the middle.
The semi-circual path situated near the main memorial area is almost 500 metres long, also six memory columns and walls are situated along the semi-circular path. The walls have been engraved with the thoughts of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya,[3] while the columns have life and work of Mr. Madhu Limye, Mr. Raj Narayan, Mr. Karpuri Thakur, Mr. Badri Vishal Pitti, Mama Baleshwar Dayal and Mr. Ram Sewak Yadav, engraved on them.
There are two state of the art synthetic jogging tracks in the park. The first track is of 340 metres in length and 2.70 metre wide, while the second track is 440 metres long and 3 metre wide.
There are two jogging tracks in the park which are made up of sand soil. The first track is 365 metres long and 2.4 metres wide, while the second track is 400 metres long and 2.4 metres wide.
There is also a modern acupressure track near the entrance courtyard number two. The length of this acupressure track is 100 metres and width is 2.40 metres.
A lake of area 15,277 square metre is situated in the background of the idol of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia. The flooring of the lake is made up of rectified glazed ceramic tiles. There are four floating fountains in the lake and each fountain is 12 metres.
The Fish and Duck Pond is divided in two parts. In the first part there are multi-colour small fishes, while the other part is reserved for ducks.
There are many types of latest swings installed in the park for the entertainment of children, also benches are installed to provide rest to the park goers.
Keeping in view, the health and fitness of the people coming to park there seven machines installed in the open area near synthetic jogging track.
To cater the need of social and cultural functions, there is a stage with a main diameter of 30 metres. This amphitheatre is situated near the entrance courtyard number two. Clock Tower is also located near this amphitheatre. There is a provision of reserving this amphitheatre in two categories. First category is Non Commercial and under this category the rent is 11,000 Rs per day. While the second category is Commercial, where one has to pay 21,000 Rs per day.Dr. Lohia Memorial Column
Keeping in mind the principles of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia's four pillar rule, four massive columns of 25 metre height each are constructed.
Just near the main memorial area a flower garden is located in the area of 2 acres. This garden is always blooming with seasonal flowers, also there is a baradari located in the middle of the garden.
A unique system for Rain Water Harvesting has been installed in the park. A recharge trench of 805 metres and 29 deep bores have been installed to cater to the Rain Water Harvesting system.
Mainly covered with green trees and flowers, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Park houses more than 50 different species of trees. Taking both small and big trees in count, there are almost 15000 trees planted in the park. Also 2 lac square ft green lawn is developed in the park. The species of the trees planted in the park are:-
| No | Botanical/English Name | Common Name of Plant | Family | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree | ||||
| Adensonia Digitata | Kalp taru/Kalp vriksha | Malvaceae | ||
| Albizia lebbeck | Fabaceae | |||
| Saptparni | Apocynaceae | |||
| Ashoka serpense | ||||
| Azadirechta indica | Neem | Meliaceae | ||
| Bahunia Galpini | Lal kachnar | Fabaceae | ||
| Bahunia purpurea | Purple kachnar | Caesalpiniaceae | ||
| Bahunia tomentosa | Pila kachnar | Fabaceae | ||
| Budhha belly Bamboos | ||||
| Brunfelsia Americana | Lady of the night | Solanaceae | ||
| Caesalpinia pulcherima | Pecock flower | Fabaceae | ||
| Pink powder Puff flower | Fabaceae | |||
| Calliandra haematocephala | Red powder puff flower | Fabaceae | ||
| Bottle Brush | Myrtaceae | |||
| Cassia Biflora | Cassia Biflora | Leguminosae | ||
| Cassia saimea | Kassod tree | Fabaceae | ||
| Floss silk tree | Malvaceae | |||
| Dalbergia sisso | Sheesham | Fabaceae | ||
| Gulmohar | Fabaceae | |||
| Chalta/Ramphal | Dilleniaceae | |||
| Elaeocarpus sphaericus | Rudrakhsa | Elaeocarpaceae | ||
| Erythrina indica | Coral/Flame tree | Fabaceae | ||
| Eugenia operculata | Myrtaceae | |||
| Ficus Aleey | ||||
| Bargad | ||||
| Ficus Bengalsis varigeta | Bargad Varigated | |||
| Ficus Benjamina | ||||
| Ficus citation | ||||
| Ficus Goldstar | ||||
| Ficus infectoria | Pakar | Moraceae | ||
| Ficus Lyreta | ||||
| Ficus marginata | ||||
| Ficus Raginold | ||||
| Fish tail palm | Arecaceae | |||
| Franciscea pauciflora | Kal aaj aur kal | Solanaceae | ||
| Grevillia robusta | Silver Oak | Proteaceae | ||
| Jakranda mimosaefolia | Jambul | Bignoniaceae | ||
| Juniperus chinensis | Cupressaceae | |||
| Kajelia pinata | Balam kheera | |||
| Lagestromia flos regini | Lythraceae | |||
| Magnolia Grandiflora | ||||
| Mimusops elengi | Maulsari | Sapotaceae | ||
| Peltophorum ferrugineum | Pila gulmohar | Fabaceae | ||
| Pines roxburgii | Pinaceae | |||
| Plumeria Alba | Apocynaceae | |||
| Pterospermum acerifolium | Kanak champa | sterculiaceae | ||
| Royale Palm | ||||
| Roystonia Regia | Cuban royal palm | Arecaceae | ||
| Schleichera Trijuga | Cylon oak | Sapindaceae | ||
| Sellphydum | ||||
| Spathodia campanulata | Tulip tree/Ragtura | Bignoniaceae | ||
| Tamarindus indica | Imli | Fabaceae | ||
| Terminalia Arjuna | Arjuna | Combretaceae | ||
| Washingtonia | ||||
| Shrubs | ||||
| Duranta plumeri | Golden dew drop | Verbenaceae | ||
| Ficus Panda | ||||
| Galphimia nitida | Malpighiaceae | |||
| Gardenia Jasminodies | Rubiaceae | |||
| Hamelia Patens | Rubiaceae | |||
| Hibiscus Daffodil | Yellow Gudhal | |||
| Hibiscus Hybrid | Red Gudhal | |||
| Ixora Singaporensis | Rubiaceae | |||
| Jacobinia Spps | ||||
| Jasminum Sambac | ||||
| Murraya Exotica | ||||
| Mussaenda Erythrophylla | ||||
| Pachystachs lutea | ||||
| Plumbago Capensis | ||||
| Russelia Juncea | ||||
| Tabernaemontana Coronaria | ||||
| Tecoma Capensis | ||||
| Tecoma Stans | ||||
| Yucca Aloifolia | ||||
| Climbers | ||||
| Bignonia vanusta | Bignoniaceae | |||
| Clerodendron splendens | ||||
| Ficus repens | ||||
| Jiaquemontia violacea | ||||
| Petrea volubilis | ||||
| Quisqualis indica | ||||
| Tecoma grandiflora | ||||
| Wisteria sinensis | ||||