Maaththoor MMDA Park

Maaththoor MMDA Park, is an urban park in the neighbourhood of Maaththoor MMDA, Chennai.

Maaththoor MMDA Park
TypeUrban park
LocationMaaththoor MMDA, Chennai, India
Coordinates13.17240°N 80.24788°E / 13.17240; 80.24788
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha; 0.010 km2)
Created2012
DesignerCMDA
Managed byGreater Chennai Corporation
Open21 September 2016 (2016-09-21)
StatusOpened

History

When CMDA started housing layout in Maaththoor 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 Maaththoor Village Panchayat, after the merger of Maaththoor 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

Maaththoor MMDA Park is located in Maaththoor MMDA near the Maaththoor MMDA bus terminal, in the junction of 2nd Main Road and 3rd Cross Street.

The park

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

See also

References
  1. "More areas to come under Chennai Corporation". The Hindu. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. "Jayalalithaa to open Mathur MMDA Poonga on Wednesday". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. "Chennai patrol: Greater Chennai goes to polls - Beneath smooth new roads, old troubles fester". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. "list of osr.pdf" (PDF). Chennai Corporation. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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