Cholan Park converted as ‘temporary’ parking lot

The Raja Raja Cholan Park adjacent Big Temple, a satellite practice monument astatine Thanjavur. has been converted arsenic a conveyance parking lot.

Inquiries uncover that the parkland gates were thrown unfastened for four-wheeler parking from past weekend, arsenic the inflow of tourists to Sri Brahadeeswarar temple, popularly known arsenic Big Temple, had accrued owed to summertime vacation.

As the tiny conveyance parking batch successful beforehand of the monument and astatine the spacious Thilakar Thidal successful the vicinity of the Big Temple remained afloat astir passim the time adjacent connected weekdays, visitors parked their vehicles wherever they could find abstraction specified arsenic connected Old Court Road, Srinivasapuram Road, South Rampart area, Goverment Rajah Mirasdar Hospital Road, adjacent the Office of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Thanjavur Range, and beneath the Membalam (the obstruction implicit span connecting the aged municipality with the Medical College Road).

In bid to forestall postulation congestion connected Old Court Road and adjacent Membalam areas, the parkland had been converted into a ‘temporary parking lot. However, neither the officials of Archaeological Survey of India oregon the civic body, which maintains the park, were reportedly informed astir the impermanent arrangement, sources said.

Traffic constabulary unit adjacent the monument said they were acting connected the directions received from their seniors who were keen connected ensuring creaseless travel of vehicles done the Big Temple Road.