Though over 5 acres of open park spaces existed along the western edge of Nizamuddin Basti, these were encroached by rag-pickers and drug users, poorly maintained and as a result less than 2% of the resident population used park spaces for recreational purposes.

Following sustained community consultation a landscape scheme for these parks was prepared and the parks developed for specific use, such as children’s play area, a screened park for the exclusive use of women, a park for community events and a play field for youth related activities. The parks are now managed by the community and landscape works are being initiated on parks on the northern and eastern end of the basti as well.