Durga Tekdi
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Durga Tekdi is hill in Nigdi
Nigdi
Nigdi is a suburb of Pune, India. It is about 18 km from Pune Station on the old Mumbai- Pune Highway. Nigdi is towards the northern tip of Pune. It is poised for future growth as it is surrounded by many IT parks and Auto industries making it a strategic place for investment and business...

 Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

. It is popular with residents of Nigdi. The tekdi (hill) derives its name from the Durga Devi temple on the hill. Durga Tekdi also known as "Durgadevi park" is a prestigious aspects of Pimpri Chinchwad corporation. over 1,60000 trees have been planted on an area of 75 Hector. Plants such as rain tree. Pelthohorum, Ficus, Neem Glyricidia, Suru, Sisoo, Kasid, Subabul etc. have been planted.Lawn on over 3 acres of land. has been maintained for recreation purposes.Recently 59,805 trees have been planted on 92 Hector of land nearly, This park Waterfall and floating fountain add to the natural beauty of this hill station.

Indira Gandhi Udyan

Adjacent to Durga Tekdi, is Indira Gandhi Udyan (Appu Ghar). Built on the lines of Appu Ghar in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

its an amusement park. The layout plan of this par perfectly matches with the design of various Rides & Games. The ethnic huts & family swings add to the beauty of the layout.
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