The Department of Horticulture has set up its first park on a nine-acre plot on the girivalam path near Arunachaleswarar temple, mainly to cater to foreign tourists.
Officials said that among major towns like Vandavasi, Arani and Chengam in the district, Tiruvannamalai was chosen mainly due to more footfall of visitors, especially foreign travellers. Currently, the town has around eight parks, which are maintained by Tiruvannamalai municipality. However, these parks are small with less facilities and meant mainly for children.
Along with botanists and horticulture officials, Collector B. Murugesh inspected the new park which will be opened by Minister for Public Works and Highways E.V. Velu on August 8. “Facilities in the new park are being created, based on the expectations of foreign tourists as they like to spend quality time in a large space with less noise,” T. Anbarasu, Assistant Director (AD), Department of Horticulture (Tiruvannamalai), told The Hindu.
