Green shadow lengthens - The Hindu

Green shadow lengthens - The Hindu

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  THE HINDUBubbling with energy: Seeing the park at Ramakrishna Nagar, a few residents from Kalaivanar Nagar have shown interest in creating a park in their neighbourhood. Photo: G. Krishnaswamy
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  THE HINDU;THE HINDUBubbling with energy: Seeing the park at Ramakrishna Nagar, a few residents from Kalaivanar Nagar have shown interest in creating a park in their neighbourhood.

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Led by a Nizhal volunteer, residents of Chitlapakkam set up a tree park along the lines of the one in Kotturpuram. L. Kanthimathi reports

Inspired by Kotturpuram Tree Park, residents of Ramakrishna Nagar in Chitlapakkam have raised a similar park in their neighbourhood. 

A few years ago, the space earmarked for a park in Ramakrishna Nagar was barren. Today, with tender trees shooting towards the skies, the space has a dash of colour. 

A characteristic feature of the Kotturpuram Tree Park is that it is a community initiative by Nizhal, a non-governmental organisation working towards conservation of trees.