Residents protest redevelopment of Nageswara Rao park
Residents of Mylapore held a silent protest against the Greater Chennai Corporation's redevelopment project at Nageswara Rao Park. They expressed concerns over the removal of trees and the installation of concrete structures, prompting officials to promise improvements to the park's green cover.
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This highlights the ongoing tension between urban infrastructure development and the preservation of essential green spaces in rapidly growing cities.
Officials of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) visited Nageswara Rao Park on Monday and heard the concerns of residents who had staged a silent protest against the park’s redevelopment a day earlier.
Members of the Alliance of Residents Welfare Associations (AoRWA), along with residents from Mylapore and neighbouring areas, held the silent gathering at the park on August 16, opposing the GCC’s ₹12-crore redevelopment project and the construction of stormwater drains inside the park.
Around 120 residents participated in the 90-minute protest and carried placards calling to ‘Give Back Our Park’ and ‘Protect Urban Lung Spaces’. They alleged that nearly 40 trees had been cut and patches of greenery cleared to make way for concrete structures.
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