Tholkappia Poonga or Adyar Eco Park (also known as Adyar Poonga) is an ecological park set up by the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Adyar estuary area of Chennai, India. According to the government, the project, conceived based on the master plan for the restoration of the vegetation of the freshwater ecosystems of the Coromandel Coast, especially the fragile ecosystem of the Adyar estuary and creek, was expected to cost around ₹ 1,000 million which will include the beautification of 358 acres (1.45 square kilometres) of land. The park's ecosystem consists of tropical dense evergreen forest, predominantly comprising trees and shrubs that have thick dark green foliage throughout the year, with over 160 woody species, and comprises six vegetative elements such as trees, shrubs, lianas, epiphytes, herbs and tuberous species. The park was opened to public by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on 22 January 2011 and named after the renowned Tamil scholar Tholkappiar.[1][2] About 65 percent of the park is covered by water and artefacts and signages.[3] In the first 2 months of its inauguration, nearly 4,000 children from several schools in the city and the nearby Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts have visited the park to learn about wetland conservation, eco-restoration and water management.[4] While the first phase of the ecopark covered about 4.16 acres of CRZ-III area, the entire area covered under the second phase falls under this category.
^"அடையார் பூங்கா: முதல்வர் திறந்து வைத்தார்" (in Tamil). Dina Mani. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
^"Adyar Poonga named after poet Tholkappiar". The Times of India. Chennai. 23 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^Times News Network (13 February 2011). "Eco-sensitive Adyar Poonga open only for school children, decision on allowing in public later". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. p. 2. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
^Mariappan, Julie (7 April 2011). "4,000 footfalls in Tholkappia poonga in 2 months". The Times of India. Chennai. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
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