Chennai: Chennai Corporation Commissioner G.S. Sameeran has said that, as a first phase to increase green cover in the Chennai Corporation area, 36 new parks and 11 playgrounds will be set up at a cost of Rs. 43.98 crore.
In a press release issued in this regard, he said: In all urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu, the Chief Minister’s Integrated Urban Development Scheme will be implemented for the 2026-31 period at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.50 lakh crore to improve basic infrastructure.
Rs. 2,000 crore fund: In addition to drinking water, underground sewerage, roads, and public health infrastructure, a state-level fund of Rs. 2,000 crore has been allocated exclusively for urban greening and the improvement of recreational open spaces. As part of this, to increase green cover in the Chennai Corporation, new parks will be created at 36 locations in the first phase at an estimated cost of Rs. 34.45 crore.
Accordingly, these parks are set to be established in various important areas, including Kathipara - Airport Entrance Area, Manali Elanthanoor, Periyar Nagar, Ambattur CTH Road, Kumaran Nagar, Park Road, Jeevan Bima Nagar, Mogappair Industrial Estate, EVR Road, Nelson Manickam Road, Peters Road, Nerkundram, Perungudi, Sholinganallur East Coast Road, and Kannagi Nagar.
Tender points: Similarly, to strengthen sports infrastructure, 11 new sports grounds will be set up at a cost of Rs. 9.52 crore in 11 selected locations, including Madhavaram Amirthammal Nagar, Ashoka Street, the Ambedkar Arts College campus area in Tondiarpet, EH Road, Mayor Krishnamoorthy Nagar, Kodambakkam RV Nagar, and Sholinganallur CLRI Nagar and TNHPA Road. The process of inviting tenders for these works is currently under way. Once these are completed, fieldwork will begin immediately. He said this.