The Madras High Court has directed the Chennai District Green Committee to hold discussions with a five-member committee constituted by the court, to suggest steps for restoration of Thiru Vi Ka Park in Shenoy Nagar to its old glory and file a joint report on the restoration work by September 7.
Justice M. Dhandapani issued the directions after amicus curiae Chevanan Mohan told the court that the park’s restoration work had come to a standstill since May 2023 when Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) moved the Division Bench against the constitution of the five-member committee.
Since the Division Bench had pointed out that a State-level green committee as well as district-level green committees were functioning to ensure the protection of green cover within their jurisdictions, the single judge suo motu impleaded the district-level committee in the case pending before him.
