Jaffna Subramaniam Park under renovation

[TamilNet, Monday, 06 September 2004, 16:52 GMT]
Subramaniam Park located in Jaffna town close to Jaffna Fort, is to be renovated and opened shortly for public after about fourteen years. UNICEF provided 2 million rupees as initial expenses for the renovation of the park, Jaffna Municipal Council sources said.

Section of the playground overlooking the renovated Jaffna Library

Jaffna MC is also to release another two million rupees for the renovation, sources said.

This park was destroyed in 1990 in military operations.

Meanwhile the Jaffna MC has said that it has drawn up a plan to develop the Jaffna playground with more recreation facilities, sources said.