Chennai Corporation to develop more playgrounds after the poll
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Chennai Corporation to develop more playgrounds after the poll

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation is likely to identify new land parcels in various parts of the city for creation of playgrounds and parks for recreation and disaster mitigation. Sponge parks is another theme the civic body is pursuing for effective utilisation of the OSR for recreation as well as disaster mitigation.” Proposal for parks “Every year, the GCC takes over approximately 20-25 OSR land parcels, and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority takes over 30-40 OSR land parcels in the Corporation limits. A. Francis, president of the Federation of Thoraipakkam Residents’ Welfare Associations, says the Corporation rejected their demand for playgrounds on the OSR land in their layouts and instead created parks a few years ago. Tamil Selvan says the Tamil Nadu Housing Board has failed to hand over OSR land for recreation and is instead utilising the space for commercial purposes.

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