Residents thwart attempt to demolish park

Residents of Neelikonampalayam here today prevented the civic authorities from demolishing a park in the locality, which has been in use for the last eight years, to build a health centre.
As the corporation officials reached the spot along with workers to carry out the demolition work of Chemmozhi park, inaugurated during previous DMK regime, people gathered and raised objection to it, police said.
On receiving information, DMK MLA N Karthik also arrived at the spot and raised objection, saying the corporation was targeting it just because it was constructed by the previous DMK government.
Following protests, the officials returned without demolishing the park, where the corporation has proposed to construct a health centre, they said.