Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurates renovated Tholkappia Poonga

The 58-acre Tholkappia Poonga successful Raja Annamalai Puram, which has been upgraded with further amenities and features including a skywalk, is present unfastened to walkers and visitors. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the renovated parkland connected Friday. Walkers and visitors tin get passes/tickets connected online outgo astatine www.crrt.tn.gov.in.

Walkers (a maximum of 100 successful a selected slot) tin sojourn the parkland betwixt 6.30 a.m. and 8 a.m. and betwixt 4.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. connected each days with a pass/ticket. Between 2.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. (except connected Thursdays and nationalist holidays), guided tours are offered for those who registry online (with a maximum of 100 participants).

Eco-tours for students on with teachers (a maximum of 100 participants) will beryllium offered betwixt 9.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m., but connected Thursdays and nationalist holidays, an authoritative merchandise said. While Tuesdays and Saturdays are earmarked for schools tally by the Greater Chennai Corporation, authorities and State-aided ones could sojourn connected Fridays. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays person been acceptable speech for visits by backstage schools.

Walkers tin bargain single-visit (₹20), monthly (₹500), quarterly (₹1,500), half-yearly (₹2,500), and yearly (₹5,000) passes online and prime their slots. The introduction interest for students and teachers is ₹10 per person, and the introduction interest for guided tours for the nationalist is ₹20 per person.

The parkland has been renovated by the Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust nether the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department astatine a outgo of ₹42.45 crore.

Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, Ministers K.N. Nehru, Ma. Subramanian, and P.K. Sekarbabu; Chennai Mayor R. Priya; MPs T.R. Baalu and Thamizhachi Thangapandian; legislators Dha. Velu and J. Karunanithi; Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam, and elder officials were among those present.