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Chennai has 835 parks, but overall green spaces have shrunk
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Number of public parks in Chennai 835 Number of traffic islands 113 Central medians with greenery 104Courtesy: GCC website.
Now with 835 parks, Chennai still lags behind major metros like Delhi and Mumbai, which have over 1,000 parks.
Design and ornamental trees are spotted in some parks across Chennai.
Ornamental trees use up more water as well, point out Vishvaja Sambath of the Chennai Climate Action Group, and Shruti.
In the second part, we examine facilities in 10 of the city’s parks and what is needed to make them truly accessible to everyone.