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| accessdate = 16-Sep-2012}}</ref> It was Nageswara Rao, founder of the neighbouring Amrutanjan factory, who convinced the local residents to develop the area when the pond began to dry up.<ref name="City360"/> It is in his memory that the park was named after him. The park also hosts music [[kutcheri]]s.<ref>{{cite news|title=California student performs at Nageswara Rao Park|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/article3755942.ece|accessdate=1 October 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 August 2012}}</ref> |
| accessdate = 16-Sep-2012}}</ref> It was Nageswara Rao, founder of the neighbouring Amrutanjan factory, who convinced the local residents to develop the area when the pond began to dry up.<ref name="City360"/> It is in his memory that the park was named after him. The park also hosts music [[kutcheri]]s.<ref>{{cite news|title=California student performs at Nageswara Rao Park|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/article3755942.ece|accessdate=1 October 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 August 2012}}</ref> The park has a badminton court.<ref>{{cite news|title=Health is a walk in the NR Park|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article3832549.ece|accessdate=1 October 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 August 2012}}</ref> |
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==Flora== |
==Flora== |
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| Nageshwara Rao Park | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Mylapore, Chennai, India |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Created | 1940 |
| Operated by | Corporation of Chennai |
| Status | Open all year |
Nageswara Rao Park is a 4-acre park located on Luz Corner in Mylapore, Chennai, India. It was opened to the public in October 1940. Originally developed in a much smaller area on Luz Church Road, the park was expanded when more land was donated by Ramayee Ammal, M. Nainappa Mudaliyar, V. Kumaraswamy Raja and Aravamadhu Iyengar in the same year. In 1996, the Chennai Corporation re-developed the park and started maintaining it.[1] The park, with a separate play area for children, is kept open to the public from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is a popular place for morning walks among the locals. A pond known as Aaratha kuttai was filled in and made into a garden.[2] It was Nageswara Rao, founder of the neighbouring Amrutanjan factory, who convinced the local residents to develop the area when the pond began to dry up.[2] It is in his memory that the park was named after him. The park also hosts music kutcheris.[3] The park has a badminton court.[4]
Flora
Tree varieties found in the park include Lapostromea, Cassia fistula, Tabulia and foliage trees like Pungam, Neem, Palms, Ficus religeosa and Thespesia. Medicinal and ornamental plants such as Tabubia, Copper pod, Enterolobium saman, Cassia sp. and Ixora sp. are also found in the park.[1]
Incidents
On 7 November 2010, a man was killed while taking a morning stroll on the dedicated track in the park, when a tree branch snapped off and fell on his head after a heavy rain due to cyclone that passed near the city after a gap of 14 years.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Amirthalingam, M. "Parks of Chennai". Envis Centre on Conservation of Ecological Heritage and Sacred Sites of India. CPREEC. Retrieved 4-Feb-2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b Karthikeyan, Aparna (28 August 2012). "City 360 — A walk in the park". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 16-Sep-2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "California student performs at Nageswara Rao Park". The Hindu. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Health is a walk in the NR Park". The Hindu. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ Narayanan, Vivek (8 November 2010). "Uprooted trees, snapped power cables cyclone Jal" leaves its impact". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 21-Sep-2012.
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