Parks in Chennai

The city of Chennai has an estimated 4.5 percent of its area under green cover.^[1] The share of Chennai's greenspace is dominated by the Guindy National Park, with an area of 2.71 sq km, which covers a vast area south of the Adyar River.

The seven zones of the old corporation limits has about 260 public parks, 154 traffic islands and 103 centre median parks, maintained by the parks department of the Corporation of Chennai,^[2] many of which suffer poor maintenance. The eight zones in the newly added areas of the city have about 265 locations that have been identified for development of new parks.^[3] The largest among the parks in the city is the 358-acre Tholkappia Poonga, developed to restore the fragile ecosystem of the Adyar estuary.

Chennai's greenspace is further augmented by a network of open spaces containing forests, prairies, wetlands, canals, streams, and lakes that are set aside as natural areas along the city's periphery.

List of parks

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Tholkappia Poonga
Semmozhi Poonga
Vasuki Park
Anna Park
Secretariat Park
My Ladye's Park
Thiru Nagar Park
Tower Park
A L Block Park
May Day Park

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Thiru Vi Ka Park
Independence Day Park
Haddows Road Park
Natesan Park
Panagal Park
Sivan Park
Labour Colony Park
Secretariat Colony Park
Nageshwara Rao Park
Nehru Park

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Journalist Colony Park
Tiruvallurvar Nagar First Avenue Park
Gandhi Park
BPC Park
Bogun Villa Park
Neru Park
Gill Nagar Park
Jeeva Park
Kalaignar Karunanidhi Park

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References

^ Janardhanan, Arun (9 May 2011). "Massive afforestation drive to begin in Chennai". The Times of India. Retrieved 11-Jun-2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "Parks". Corporation of Chennai. nd. Retrieved 5-Aug-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Lopez, Aloysius Xavier (30 March 2012). "More green relief for Chennai soon". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 13-Jul-2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

External links

Homepage of Corporation of Chennai [1]

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[1] Janardhanan, Arun (9 May 2011). "Massive afforestation drive to begin in Chennai". The Times of India. Retrieved 11-Jun-2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[2] "Parks". Corporation of Chennai. nd. Retrieved 5-Aug-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[3] Lopez, Aloysius Xavier (30 March 2012). "More green relief for Chennai soon". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 13-Jul-2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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