Hyd may get 'Wind Garden' to lower temperatures

Hyderabad may soon get a 'Wind Garden' similar to the one in Madrid, Spain. 

The park which generally provides space for leisure and recreation, the Wind Garden is different as its concept is said to help reduce temperatures in the surrounding area by around 4 degrees Celsius.

Tagging a tweet by Madrid administration on Twitter, Telangana Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K T Rama Rao said, "Let's try this in Hyderabad @arvindkumar_ias, Get details and explore our HMDA urban parks for this." 

While speaking to The New Indian Express, Urban Development Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar said, “We are ascertaining details on wind gardens in Madrid and Bangkok, Thailand and will take it up in Hyderabad, especially in green field projects and open spaces.”

Currently, Madrid is in the making of a ‘wind garden’, which is expected to reduce temperatures by around 4 degrees Celsius.