UPDATE: The City of Brampton on September 7 informed The VOICE that the new park “will be a 3.7 acre park, not 90 acres,” as had been reported by IANS/indianarrative.com.

“On Friday, August 26, Brampton City Council approved that the new City park, administratively identified as Troyers Park (1.5 ha), adjacent to Woodgreen Way in Ward 6 be named Gita Park,” reads the August 29 statement by Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. 

(IANS / indianarrative.com): A park to be carved out in Ontario’s City of Brampton will be named after the Hindu holy scripture, Gita.

The City has allotted [3.7] acres of forest land for the purpose which will be landscaped and have sculptures of Lord Krishna and Arjuna, the two main characters of the Gita besides some other Hindu deities.

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says that keeping the basic principle of secularism on the top, the city council after naming Guru Nanak Road and a Masjid Drive will now set up Gita Park. “We respect all religions followed by the citizens of the metropolitan area,” he maintains.

The mayor disclosed that the park would have facilities for ‘Garba’ celebrations, a basketball court, a cricket field, and a place for doing yoga. “It will be a real meeting place for the people of all walks of life,” says the mayor.

The Gita Park will be the largest in the world outside India where Hindu culture will be showcased.

The Hindu community residing in Brampton has welcomed the decision of the city council saying that it will help create better relations among all religions and races.