கானகம் என்றால் “காடு” என்ற பொருள் உண்டு. சென்னை அண்ணாநகரில் உள்ள 3.5 ஏக்கர் E.F.I சுற்றுச்சூழல் பூங்காவிற்கு கானகம் என்று பெயர் சூட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது.
25 வகையான 825 க்கும் மேற்பட்ட நாட்டு மரங்கள், விளையாட்டு ஆர்வத்தை தூண்டும் விதமாக கால்பந்து மைதானம் மற்றும் நடைபாதையுடன் கொண்ட கானகத்தை பற்றி கீழுள்ள பதிவின் மூலம் அறிந்துகொள்ளுங்கள்.
சென்னையில் இவ்வகையான சுற்றுச்சூழல் பூங்காக்களை அமைக்க எங்களுடன் இணையுங்கள்.
E.F.I’s Kanagam Eco Park Welcomes You
We thank the Greater Chennai Corporation for their administrative support.
The Kanagam Eco Park is situated in the northwestern area of Chennai, within the urban landscape of Anna Nagar. Covering an expanse of 3.5 acres, the park is located along the banks of the Cooum River, to the west of the Grand Northern Trunk Road.
Once a degraded land with garbage and invasive weeds, the area has been transformed into a biodiversity hotspot, thanks to the concerted efforts of E.F.I, Greater Chennai Corporation and Hexaware.
India’s First Ever Sports Integrated Eco Park
Key Highlights:
Traditional Tree Plantation
Recognizing the area’s vulnerability to cyclonic gusty winds crossing over in the nearby open areas of the Cooum River, the project opted away from the Miyawaki method, which favors fast-growing trees. Instead, the focus is on the traditional tree plantation method with native trees that anchor to the ground, grow tall, and are better suited to local conditions.
820+ native plants of 25 berry-bearing, fruit-bearing and nectar-bearing varieties have been planted to improve biodiversity along the Cooum River.
Football Court
Children’s Play Area
Compost Yard
Compost Yard will process the organic waste from Kanagam and Koyambedu market to produce manure that adds nutrients to the soil and improves soil texture.
Footpath
Information Boards
Kanagam Eco Park offers vital environmental, aesthetic, and recreational benefits. Situated in a floodplain area, the park plays a significant role in mitigating flood risk by acting as a natural detention basin to manage stormwater by storing and releasing it into the river. Additionally, it serves as a potential green space for carbon storage and sequestration within the concrete urban landscape of Chennai, thereby reducing the urban heat island effect.
Community Engagement:
Plantation Activity
Cleanups
Wall Painting
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