The Chennai district green committee, headed by Collector M. Aruna, conducted a joint inspection of the Thiru Vi Ka Park at Shenoy Nagar on Saturday along with a five-member committee constituted by the Madras High Court in order to suggest steps for restoration of the park to its glory.
The court had ordered for the joint inspection after amicus curiae Chevanan Mohan complained that the park’s restoration work had come to a standstill since May 2023 when Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) moved a Division Bench against the constitution of the five-member committee.
The joint inspection report is expected to be filed before Justice M. Dhandapani on September 7. CMRL had cut many trees from the park for the metro rail work by promising to restore it to its old glory after the construction work. However, the restoration work lacked sufficient green cover leading to the court’s intervention.
