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Kalaignar park to boast 105-ft supertree tower, glass houses & rope car
The New Indian Express|March 16, 2024
AGRICULTURE Minister MRK Panneerselvam on Friday said the Kalaignar Centenary Park being established on Dr Radhakrishnan Road at ₹25 crore will boast several world-class facilities, including a 105-ft tall 'wind tower super tree', glass houses, rope car, open camping places for families to spend time, musical fountain, Rangoon creeper flora mines, steel pergola, fountains, restaurants, and rainwater harvesting facilities.
Kalaignar park to boast 105-ft supertree tower, glass houses & rope car

The first phase of this project is expected to be completed within six months.

Answering queries from reporters after inspecting the works, the minister said the park will come up on a 6.09-acre plot worth around 1,000 crore, which was earlier encroached upon by Agri Horticultural Society, a private organisation.

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