<P> The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India . It is also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden after its founder Nek Chand, a government official who started the garden secretly in his spare time in 1957 . Today it is spread over an area of 40 acres (161874.25 m2). It is completely built of industrial and home waste and thrown - away items . </P> <P> It is near Sukhna Lake . It consists of man - made interlinked waterfalls and many other sculptures that have been made of scrap and other kinds of wastes (bottles, glasses, bangles, tiles, ceramic pots, sinks, electrical waste, broken pipes, etc .) which are placed in walled paths . </P>

Who is the creator of the rock garden in chandigarh