TRICHY: Considering its poor finances, Trichy corporation has invited banks to sponsor maintenance of public parks in the wake of their poor upkeep. The urban local body has clarified that advertisement rights will not be given to those showing willingness, but the institutions can claim credit for the maintenance by displaying their organisation’s name or logo.
The civic body has approached 31 branches of different nationalised banks in the city with whom bank accounts of Trichy corporation are maintained to take responsibility of the parks. “The interested banks have to take care of all maintenance activities in running the public park including wages for gardeners, electricity charge and maintenance of the play area. Since we do not have adequate funds to maintain all the green space, the banks were approached,” a senior official with Trichy corporation said.
