HYDERABAD: A unique memory garden, which will help improve the brain’s capacity in the elderly, is being built at the multi-generational parkplanned at Miyapur.
The park which is being made at a cost of Rs 2 crore will have facilities to cater to all age groups, with special attention to the elderly
“A unique memory garden will have aromatic plants which can be smelt, touched and recalled, to improve brain’s capacity in the elderly,” confirmed V Krishna, additional commissioner, urban biodiversity wing of GHMC. On Tuesday, the Mayor visited the site to check the progress of work. Lung space is among 50 theme parks that have been envisioned by civic body across the city. The park, touted to host India’s first memory garden, will be “dementia friendly”. Interested people can also get involved in ‘gardening for memory’. This would include deciding which plants to grow, prep the bed and get involved in plantation. Officials said allowing the elderly to grow their own produce would help in several aspects including improving focus, ensuring active engagement with others, restoring confidence by allowing them to take charge.
The elderly can also play board games as well as be part of fun activities such as sculpting clay, solving crossword puzzles and a game to trace the map of the city would be made available. “At present the entrance and compound wall with yoga postures has been completed. Work is going on at memory garden, open gym and tiled footpath,” said Chinna Reddy, executive engineer, GHMC.