Nicco Parks and Resorts limited was incorporated on March 17, 1989 as a Joint Sector Comp. with National Insulated Cable Co. limited [now Nicco Corporation Ltd.s] from the private sector & the Government of West Bengal represented by West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Limited [WBIDCs] & West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Limited [WBTDCs] to set up an Amusement Park on the outskirts of Calcutta. The Certificate of Commencement of Business was obtained on March 31, 1989.
The purpose of project was to provide wholesome fun, thrill & educative family entertainment & also to attract tourists to the State. The project was implemented successfully with technical advice from Blackpool Leisure and Amusement Consultancy limited of U.K. The Park was opened to the public in October 1991. The project received favourable response from the people of West Bengal & tourists coming to the State.
PRESENT BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY
The objective of Park is to provide wholesome fun & educational recreation. Apart from the various rides it also has a popular Food Park. The Park has received favourable response & blue-chip companies like ITC, TISCO, Brittania Industries, Bata, Nestle, Smith Kline Beecham, Union Carbide, Dunlop, ANZ Grindlays, Duncans, Goodricke, Cadburys, are using the Park to promote their products by sponsoring rides & other forms of advertisements in the park premises. The installation of Solar Energy Village depicting the various uses of this alternative form of energy has also received favourable response from the public & is in keeping with Company policy of providing educative inputs coupled with entertainment.
The following facilities are currently available at the Park:
a. Various rides like Cable Car, Children Flume Ride, Crazy Cycle, Kontiki Raft, Lazy River Ride, Merry Go Round, Striking Car, Moonraker, Paddle Boats, Tilt-A-Whirl, Toy Train, Tumble Tosser, Water Chute, Water Merry Go Round, Aqua Cycles & Video Games.
b. A unique multi cuisine Food Park which houses Calcutta leading restaurants like Kwality, Pepsi, May Fair China Bowl, Shiraz, & Nizam. The Food Park can accomodate 500 people at a time.
c. Apart from the Food Park, other food & beverage outlets selling products of leading companies like Nestle, Cadbury, ITC, Goodricke, Duncans, Farini are also available in the Park.
d. A Green House run by Indo American Hybrid Seeds limited which sells a variety of plants.
e. A Souvenir Shop for visitors.
f. A Solar Energy Village which exhibits the use of this nonconventional source of energy in community life.
g. Other facilities like shuttle bus service & First Aid Centre.
2007
-Nicco Parks and Resorts Ltd has appointed Mr. Srikandath Narayan Menon, son of Mr. Chengat Sankara Menon as an Additional Director of Comp. with effect from April 27, 2007.