Deccan Chronicle 17.06.2013

Tambaram’s new landmark

Attractive paintings adorn the walls at Muthurangam Park, East Tambaram.- DC

Chennai: Here’s good news for residents of Tambaram. The Muthurangam park that was under renovation for over five months will soon be opened to the public. Minister for animal husbandry T.K.M Chinnayya and Tambaram municipality chairman M. Karikalan recently inspected the works at the park and the chairman informed that the park would be opened in a month’s time.

As many as 115 lamp posts are being erected and 15 new benches are being provided. “The lamp posts will be controlled by municipality workers through mobile GPRS and timer system. Around 30 workers are working daily to finish the work within the deadline.

We are yet to fix the RO purifier. Art works have been done on the walls of the park so that the public will not make the walls untidy,” said municipality commissioner S. Sivasubramanian. The three-acre park is renovated at an estimated cost of Rs78 lakh.

The government sanctioned Rs 30 lakh and the Tambaram municipality spent the remaining amount. Hindu Mission Hospital will carry out the maintenance work and the park will be open from 5 am to 9 pm. A long-time resident of Tambaram, R. Sivachandran said, “We are yet to visit the park. But, we came to know that the paintings inside the park are very attractive.”