Coimbatore Corporation council approves reduced entry fee for Semmozhi Poonga

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The Coimbatore Corporation Council approved a reduced introduction interest for Semmozhi Poonga, the city’s recently inaugurated park, connected Friday. The determination follows feedback from the absorption parties and national groups, who had raised concerns astir the higher charges that were decided earlier.

During the assembly gathering held connected February 7, 2025, the Corporation had passed a solution fixing introduction charges for the park. At that time, the civic assemblage acceptable the interest astatine ₹25 per big and ₹10 for children beneath 10 years. A monthly walk for visitors utilizing the walking tracks was priced astatine ₹100. Additional charges included ₹25 for cameras, ₹100 for video recording, ₹3,000 per time for abbreviated movie shoots, and ₹50,000 per time for diagnostic movie shoots.

Under the caller resolution, the revised charges are ₹15 for adults, ₹5 for children, ₹100 for monthly pass, ₹25 for cameras, ₹50 for video recording, ₹2,000 per time for abbreviated movie shoots, and ₹25,000 per time for diagnostic movie shoots.

The Corporation besides issued tenders for operating and maintaining parkland facilities. The nutrient court, spanning 6,253 sq. ft, has a monthly rent of ₹23.35 lakh. The parking country (17,000 sq. ft) is acceptable astatine ₹90 lakh per year, portion the children’s play country (14,000 sq. ft) carries a yearly rent of ₹33.4 lakh. Spaces successful the ticketing analyzable see 3,433 sq. ft successful the first-floor southeast conception astatine ₹41.7 lakh per year, and 4,197 sq. ft successful the first-floor southwest conception astatine ₹50.96 lakh per year.

Several tenders did not pull participants, including six co-working spaces of 430 sq. ft each and the crushed level of the ticketing analyzable and the outgo postulation tender for the normal centre. The officials said a caller tender volition beryllium issued for these.

Published - November 28, 2025 06:59 p.m. IST

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