Panagal Park
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Entrance of Panagal Park
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | T.Nagar in Chennai, India |
| Area | 8 acres (3.2 hectares) |
| Created | c. 1923 |
| Operated by | Corporation of Chennai |
| Status | Open all year |
Coordinates: 13°02′29″N 80°13′59″E / 13.0413°N 80.2331°E
Panagal Park is a park and a locality in T Nagar, Chennai. The park is named after the Raja of Panagal, the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency who created the park. It is an important junction and is the commercial centre of T Nagar.
When the Long Lake on the western peripheral region of the old city was drained out and the area of T. Nagar was newly carved out of the existing neighborhood of Mambalam in 1923, a park was developed in the centre of the new locality intended to be a residential one. The park was named Panagal Park honouring the then Chief Minister of Madras, the Raja of Panagal.
In the early days, there was a public radio inside the park to cater the visitors who gathered there to listen to music and news and stayed till the last news broadcast at 7.15 p.m.
The architect of Panagal Park was Ganesh Iyer.
The park covers 8 acres (3.2 hectares) and has three entry points.
In 2008, the Chennai Corporation started renovating the park at a cost of ₹ 13 million. The renovated works included construction of children's play area and public convenience (₹ 1.182 million), beautification of the three entry points (₹ 2.281 million), development of lotus pond and sitting gallery (₹ 2.881 million), construction of walkways (₹ 4.370 million) and development of landscaped lawn (₹ 2.418 million).
The renovated park was reopened on 21 February 2010.
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