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Waterfall in Jalandhar

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Ashish Sharma Jalandhar
Last Updated : Feb 06 2013 | 9:09 AM IST
Jalandhar's water amusement park "Wonderland" is set to instal a 57-metre-high "wonderfall".
 
The waterfall would originate in the artificial rocks being built of cement, Surjit Singh, manager of the amusement park, said.
 
A small elevated path is also being constructed along the base of the waterfall, he added.
 
One of the most happening corners is the aqua dance floor, where boys and girls enjoy dancing on the tunes of the latest Punjabi hit numbers underneath a canopy that has artificial clouds from where the water comes down like a rainfall.
 
The floor underneath the canopy has been carved out of peaces of wooden planks, eliminating any chanced of slipping down.
 
Another attraction of the amusement park is the wave pool in which tidal waves initiated by electric power give visitors a feel of being by the seaside, Manager said adding that the giant and speed slides on an inflated seat is yet another enjoyable activity for boys and girls who chare to come down from a height into a water pool.
 
With many a thrilling ride the water park gets over 500 visitors a day and over a thousand on weekends, Surjit said adding that many schools and colleges brought their students for a trip during summers to the park.
 
He said that the student trip came in concessional packages and all students preferred a water park over the dry one which has other thrilling rides, including bumper cars, flying jets, horror house, boating, kiddies' boating, play house, flying dragon and a slide splash.
 
Manager also pointed out that safety and hygiene were the topmost priorities with the management.
 
He said a squad of 30 life guards was always on the vigil in the water park to ensure that no untoward incident occurred and that no one misbehaved with the girls there.
 
He said no footwear was allowed inside the park and it was mandatory for everyone to wear swimming costume while in the water park.

 
 

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