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more-inThe much awaited development of Lumbini Park near Aphu Ghar on Beach Road will incure additional cost, the authorities have said, attributing it to some changes in the original plan. As part of the beatufication plan, the existing sculpture at Lumbini Park will be retained. All these have pushed up the project cost,” said A.V.S.R.K. Referring to the revised project cost, he said the MA&UD Department had issued order, according administrative sanction to release an additional amount of ?1.48 lakh from the general funds of the GVMC. With the sea on one side and hills on the other, Lumbini Park, among the first-generation parks in the city, was chosen for redevlopment under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in 2015-16 fiscal at an estimated cost ?1.07 crore..