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Nearly 2 years aft its inauguration astatine the Teppakulam of the Sri Thayumanaswamy Temple, the airy and dependable amusement remains mostly underutilised, raising concerns implicit the effectual usage of funds invested successful the project.
The show, launched successful 2023 nether the Smart City Mission’s practice tourism improvement task astatine a outgo of ₹8 crore, was designed to showcase Tiruchi’s taste bequest done laser projections and synchronised audio. However, it was suspended a fewer months agone aft witnessing a dwindling audience.
Initially, 2 shows were held connected weekdays and 3 connected weekends, each lasting astir 30 minutes from 7.30 p.m. onwards. However, owed to debased turnout and operational hurdles, the shows were gradually scaled backmost to weekends earlier being halted altogether.
Officials mention obstructions caused by encroachments and vehicular and pedestrian congestion caused by adjacent shops arsenic the main reasons for the interruption.
Now, successful a belated determination to revive the facility, the Corporation has decided to make 158 shops astatine the two-acre Yanaikulam crushed adjacent Singarathope to relocate traders. Of these, 95 shops, each measuring 80 sq. ft., volition beryllium allotted to Burma Bazaar traders astatine a monthly rent of ₹4,400 (excluding GST) with a refundable deposit of ₹50,000. The remaining 63 shops, each 64 sq. ft. successful size, volition beryllium earmarked for different traders operating adjacent the Main Guard Gate and Teppakulam areas.
The installation features a floating power country that projects laser visuals onto the h2o aboveground of the tank, accompanied by narration successful Tamil and English delivered done wireless headphones. Seating arrangements were made for astir 50 spectators, with introduction tickets priced astatine ₹25 for children and ₹50 for adults.
A elder authoritative said the relocation plan, finalised aft consultations with traders, is intended to decongest the Teppakulam surroundings and alteration the airy and dependable amusement to resume.
However, the hold successful addressing the contented has drawn disapproval from residents, who constituent retired that the ₹8 crore facility, erstwhile promoted arsenic a cardinal practice attraction, has been lying idle for months.
“Lack of due readying and enforcement to relocate shops earlier commissioning the task has resulted successful gross nonaccomplishment for the Corporation and near the task lying unused,” said N. Jamaludeen, a civic activist.
