The Hindu 22.08.2013
Roadside park renamed after MGR
The Roadside Park – ‘Saalaiyora Poonga’, which is located alongside the Tuticorin –Palayamkottai road, has been renamed after the late Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran here on Wednesday.
The name is ‘Baratha Rathna Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. MGR Park’. Mayor L. Sasikala Pushpa unveiled a concrete structure carrying the title in the presence of Corporation Commissioner S. Madhumathi. The Mayor also inaugurated a free yoga training programme in the park. She said that free yoga training programme would be offered in the park daily.
Yoga class would be held on from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Health conscious people could well utilise this opportunity to stay fit, she said. The park, which remains operational nearly six months, was established at a cost of Rs. 40 lakh with the financial support of the Tuticorin Corporation.
Ms. Madhumathi said the proposal for rechristening the park had been approved by the government. At a council meeting held during March 2013, some councillors raised the demands for rechristening the park after the late Chief Minister. The park users, who hailed the initiative for the yoga programme, sought a parking lot for two-wheelers. Since many people had been using the park for morning and evening walk, the vehicles were being parked haphazardly at a stretch close to the entrance on Palayamkottai road.
Executive Engineer S.A. Rajagopalan, Junior Engineer Ramesh and councillors took part.
The park was established at a cost of Rs.40 lakh.
