Archive · 11 Dec 2025
BDA parks to stay open all weekend
The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has decided to keep all its parks open all day on weekends, starting from December 13.
This means that on Saturdays and Sundays, the parks will be open from 5 am to 8:30 pm without any afternoon break.
One park, Indira Gandhi (IG) Park, will be open all day every day.
The other parks will have their usual timings on weekdays.
The BDA manages 50 parks in Bhubaneswar, and about 35,000 people visit these parks every day.
The decision was made to give people more time to enjoy the parks and spend their weekends outdoors.
The BDA also asked visitors to keep the parks clean and follow the rules.
BDA parks in Bhubaneswar will remain open all day on weekends starting December 13.
Weekend timings for all parks will be from 5 am to 8:30 pm.
Indira Gandhi (IG) Park will be open all day every day.
Weekday timings for other parks remain 5 am to 11:30 am and 3:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
The BDA manages 50 parks and sees an average of 35,000 visitors daily.
- Who
- Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA)
- What
- Decision to keep parks open all day on weekends
- When
- Effective from December 13
- Where
- Bhubaneswar, India
- Why
- To enhance recreational experience and flexibility for visitors
- Organization
- Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA)
- Decision
- Parks open all day on weekends
- Effective Date
- December 13
- Weekend Timings
- 5 am to 8:30 pm
- Weekday Timings (except IG Park)
- 5 am to 11:30 am, 3:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- IG Park Timings
- 5 am to 8:30 pm (all days)
- Number of Parks
- 50
- Daily Visitors
- 35,000