| Jalavihar | |
| Location: | Hyderabad |
| Location2: | Telangana |
| Location3: | India |
| Homepage: | jalavihar.in |
| Owner: | N V Rama Raju |
| Opening Date: | 20 May 2007 |
| Season: | All year |
Jalavihar is a waterpark located in Hyderabad, Telangana, (India) within an area of about . Located beside Sanjeevaiah Park and along the Hussain Sagar lake, the park was inaugurated on 20 May 2007.Age of below 14 years not allowed.
R. J. Rao, a non-resident Indian, and a group of individuals funded the in a public-private partnership model with the local tourism department. The department sanctioned of land on Necklace Road abutting the Hussain Sagar lake for this project.[1]
Although the land was allotted by the local government headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu in 2000, the work was stalled because of land encroachment and ownership issues.[2] Further to this, a probe was initiated by the local government on the method of allocation of projects.[3] India's apex court gave the go ahead to the project in mid-2006 on the basis of sanction of the local pollution control board and the regional high court.[4]
Because of the profitability of public-private partnership model such as this one, the local government proposed to continue the trend in 2010.[5]
The 18000square feet wave pool, the largest in the country, can accommodate about 1,000 people at a time.[1] The constructed area comprised only 10% of the total area of the park. Proper fencing was provided along the park to prevent littering around the Hussain Sagar lake. The park consists of two main zones – entertainment and party. The entertainment zone has water sports, wave pool, dry rides, mini train and food courts. The party zone contains open lawns that can accommodate about 2,000 people.[1]