A tyre park will soon be inaugurated at Esplanade opposite the tram control room and it will house artwork made from scrap and defective tyres.

The West Bengal Transport Corporation has decided to convert dumped tyres into art installations using bright paint and innovative design.

“There will be a small cafe, too,” Rajinvir Singh Kapoor, the managing director of the corporation, said. “Visitors can take a ride on the tram library that runs between Shyambazar and Esplanade after visiting the park.”

Some of the discarded tyres will be cut into various sizes and made into art installations; some will be converted into small chairs or flower pots and placed at various corners of the park

Every year close to 800 tyres are discarded and dumped at various bus depots across Calcutta. A team of in-house experts will work on them, a transport department official said. “The idea is to convert an otherwise unkempt plot into something that is worth watching… where one can pause for a quick bite and a cup of coffee.”

The plot around the tram control room opposite KC Das in the Esplanade area will be covered for the installations to be placed, along with green plants and swings for children.

“We will inaugurate the park shortly after new lawn grass is planted and all the artwork installed,” the official said.