Madras High Court judge to inspect three parks in Chennai city on June 26

Justice M. Dhandapani of the Madras High Court who had been nudging the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) to amended the greenish screen successful the city, since 2022, has decided to wage a sojourn to the Thiru.Vi.Ka. Park successful Shenoy Nagar, Nehru Park successful Egmore and Panagal Park successful T. Nagar.

The justice would beryllium visiting the parks connected Friday (June 26, 2026) on with amicus curiae Chevanan Mohan, GCC Commissioner G.S. Sameeran and CMRL officials. The determination was taken aft perusing a presumption study filed by Mr. Sameeran detailing the steps projected to beryllium taken by the civic assemblage to beautify each threee parks.

The GCC Commissioner, who is besides the president of the Chennai District Green Committee, said, the declaration for redevelopment of Pulla Avenue (from Poonamallee High Road junction to Kilpauk Garden Road junction), nether the World Bank Chennai City Partnership Project, had been handed implicit to a backstage contractor.

A enactment bid for a sum of ₹52.68 crore was issued connected December 3, 2025 for completing the task wrong 18 months and the enactment had commenced from June 17, 2026. Under the project, Pulla Avenue would beryllium developed arsenic 1 of the pedestrian precedence destinations successful the metropolis and for promoting non motorized transport.

The full agelong of the roadworthy for a magnitude of 1600 metres would beryllium turned into a vibrant nationalist abstraction with landscaping, seating areas, wide footpaths, creator lighting and signages. “Entry nodes volition beryllium pedestrian affable with improved geometry, harmless crossings, ramps and prime up/drop disconnected bays,” the presumption study read.

The tribunal was besides told that good planned underground utilities would beryllium established truthful that nary roadworthy cutting would beryllium required connected Pulla Avenue, wherever the Thiru.Vi.Ka. Park was located, for the adjacent 30 years.

The Commissioner besides said, hundreds of further saplings had been planted astatine the Nehru Park precocious and that respective civilian works including enactment of a tract astatine the entranceway gate, constitution of unfastened gymnasiums for some men and women, fencing of the kids play country had been carried out.

In truthful acold arsenic Panagal Park was concerned, the study stated that restoration activities astatine the parkland would commence instantly aft CMRL completes its ongoing civilian works. “In this regard, a broad greenish screen restoration program is being prepared for the parkland with a absorption connected ecologcial rejuvenation and scenery enhancement,” it read.

Mr. Sameeran said, determination was a connection to instal integer aerial prime show boards astatine each 3 parks and that the works would statesman aft obtaining approval.