Aquatica (Kolkata)
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Aquatica | ||
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Coordinates | 22°33'41"N 88°27'55"E | |
Area | 17 acre | |
Pools | 75,000 sq. ft pools | |
Water slides | surf racer, Black hole, Tornado and more. water slides |
Aquatica is a 705000sq ft (17 acre)
Location
The water theme park Aquatica is located in Kochpukur. It is close to
There is regular Auto service from Box Bridge to Aquatica. Plenty of taxis are available to go to the place and many taxies wait there for returning passengers. While going to Aquatica, taxi driver may ask for some extra.
There are primarily two driving routes. One is from Box Bridge, to drive along the canal road. The second one is to enter from Narkel Bagan More in MAR, New Town. Drive towards Unitech and take right from the crossing in front of New town police station. Follow the road for 2 km and Aquatica will reached. Both the roads are decent as per Kolkata standard. There are options to drive straight from Narkel Bagan until Balaka Abasan and then follow the canal road or use one of the many New town roads.
Attractions
Aquatica has a number of rides including tremendously exciting ones like the Black Hole, the Wave Pool, Niagara Falls, surf racer, Tornado and the Aqua Dance Floor. Regular parties and Fashion shows are hosted here, especially in the winter. There are 55 well appointed Rooms with Conference Hall, Party Hall, Board Room, Food Courts available.
Controversies
A resident of Prince Anwar Shah Road, had gone to Aquatica with his wife, daughter and brother on May 16. Ajay, who weighed around 90 kg, went to ride a slide with his brother around 3 pm. After sometime, though his brother came down, Ajay was reportedly found unconscious on the slide. He was rushed to Khusi Nursing Home, from where he was referred to Medica Hospital, where he was declared brought dead on arrival. A case under Section 304A (death by negligence ) and 34 (act done by several person in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC was registered against the authorities of Aquatica and also against the doctors of Khusi Nursing Home.[3]
References
- ^ "Welcome to Aquatica, Water Park & Resort". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "North 24 Parganas district".
- ^ "Man dies while riding slide: Cops book Aquatica officials for negligence". 25 May 2017.
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