Coimbatore: DMK MLA N Karthik condemned the city corporation on Saturday for not maintaining the parks in its limits. He said most of the parks were filled with thick vegetation and home to reptiles.
In a press statement, he said the state government had in 2010 created several parks in the city limits with herbal and flowering plants, and playing equipment for children. “Without proper maintenance, the plants have withered and playing equipment have rusted. The parks are also filled with thick vegetation.”
The Singanallur MLA said he had visited the parks at HUDCO Colony near Peelamedu in the city.
Pointing out that the parks have turned into an abode for reptiles, he said the public were scared to use the recreational facility. “Despite petitioning corporation officials several times, no steps have been taken to clean and maintain the parks till date.”