Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Sensory Garden for Neurodivergent Children Opens at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital
A special garden called Umang Vatika has opened at Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi.
This garden is designed to help children who have conditions like autism and cerebral palsy.
It has different things to see, touch, hear, and play with, like swings, mud pits, and art.
The garden is made so that all children, even those in wheelchairs, can enjoy it.
Doctors say it helps children feel better and learn while they are in the hospital.
It is the first garden of its kind in a government hospital in North India.
Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi has inaugurated a sensory garden named Umang Vatika for neurodivergent children.
The garden is designed to stimulate the senses and provide a therapeutic environment for children with conditions like autism and cerebral palsy.
Key features include wheelchair-accessible swings, ramps, textured pathways, mud pits, and visual art installations.
The garden is the first of its kind in a government healthcare institution in North India.
It aims to support the emotional and developmental needs of children, with therapeutic care provided by trained professionals.
- Who
- Children with neurodevelopmental conditions such as cerebral palsy and autism
- What
- Inauguration of a sensory garden named Umang Vatika at Safdarjung Hospital
- When
- Recently inaugurated (exact date not specified)
- Where
- Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
- Why
- To support the emotional and developmental needs of neurodivergent children and provide a therapeutic environment
- Location
- Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
- Name of the Garden
- Umang Vatika
- Target Group
- Children with neurodevelopmental conditions
- Annual Patients
- 10,000 children
- Key Features
- Wheelchair-accessible swings, ramps, textured sensory pathways, mud pits, soothing sounds, visual art installations, QR-code-enabled audio experiences
- Significance
- First of its kind in a government healthcare institution in North India
- Therapeutic Care Providers
- Occupational therapists, speech therapists, audiologists, and paediatric specialists