The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is also known as Nek Chand’s Garden. It has been named so after Nek Chand, the founder of the Garden. Nek Chand was a government official who had began works to set up a rock garden. But he had kept it arcane from the government authorities as long as he could. In 1975, this secret work of Nek Chand came into limelight and was discovered by the government after fifteen-year of work. The man-made rock garden had covered an area of fifteen acres by the time it was discovered. Rock garden was built out of the thrown-away items and industrial wastes. Waste items such as bottle, broken potteries, bangle, tiles glasses and other unnecessary things were collected from the demolition sites. Nek Chand had finesse to give waste items a magnificent look. He has used potteries and other wastes to built sculptures, man-made waterfalls and interlinked courtyards. Rock garden is embellished with sculptures made from rocks. It was under serious threat after its discovery but Chand was capable to avert the demolition of the garden. He sought public opinion and got it on his side. Finally, the rock garden was inaugurated as a public space. Chand was designated as the Sub-divisional Engineer of the rock garden. Manpower was also provided to assist him in his creation. A team of 50 labours was supplied to work under him. Graceful rock garden is accessible to the visitors. Tourists may choose the luxury rental cars of Chandigarh at low rates to visit rock garden and gain a comfortable travel experience.
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