Almost 65 acres of green space that will house multiple other facilities are all set for development in the city as a detailed project report for the Semmozhi Poonga is in the final stages.
Coimbatore Collector GS Sameeran told The Hindu the Poonga will be developed on the Central prison premises at ₹200 crore in the first phase. Some of the facilities proposed are a convention centre and co-working space.
The prison will be shifted to a location near Karamadai and almost 100 acres has been identified for this purpose. The existing prison building is 150 years old and it will be preserved as a heritage building and used for other purposes at a later stage. The Semmozhi Poonga will be an extension of this concept, he said.
