Mathur MMDA Park
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| Mathur MMDA Park | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Mathur MMDA, Chennai, India |
| Coordinates | 13°10′21″N 80°14′52″E / 13.17240°N 80.24788°E |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha; 0.010 km2) |
| Created | 2012 |
| Designer | CMDA |
| Managed by | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| Open | 21 September 2016 |
| Status | Opened |
Mathur MMDA Park, is an urban park in the neighbourhood of Mathur MMDA, Chennai.
History
[edit]When CMDA started housing layout in Mathur Village in early 1990s, the layout has allocated the land to create a park, but till 2011, the place allocated for park is misused as a dumpyard by Mathur Village Panchayat, after the merger of Mathur Village Panchayat with Greater Chennai Corporation in October 2011,[1] the place was cleaned to create a park and the construction of the park begin in late 2012. On 21 September 2016 the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J. Jayalalithaa inaugurated the park through video conferencing.[2]
Location
[edit]Mathur MMDA Park is located in Mathur MMDA near the Mathur MMDA bus terminal, in the junction of 2nd Main Road and 3rd Cross Street.
The park
[edit]The park covers an area of 2.5 acres.[3][4] The park includes a skating rink, play area, a warm-up arena, 8-shaped walking paths, pebble-filled walking path, a meditation hall, etc. This park is one of the top 10 largest park in Chennai and largest park in North Chennai.
Near By Attractions
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References
[edit]- ^ "More areas to come under Chennai Corporation". The Hindu. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Jayalalithaa to open Mathur MMDA Poonga on Wednesday". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Chennai patrol: Greater Chennai goes to polls - Beneath smooth new roads, old troubles fester". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "list of osr.pdf" (PDF). Chennai Corporation. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
