Subramaniam Park | |
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சுப்பிரமணியம் பூங்கா | |
Type | Urban park |
Location | Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
Coordinates | 9°39′39.60″N 80°00′45.50″E / 9.6610000°N 80.0126389°E |
Operated by | Jaffna Municipal Council |
Subramaniam Children's Park ( Tamil: சுப்பிரமணியம் சிறுவர் பூங்கா Cuppiramaṇiyam Ciṟuvar Pūṅkā; commonly known as Subramaniam Park) is an urban park in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.
Subramaniam Park was built in the 1950s by Jaffna Urban Council using a large donation provided by S. Subramaniam, a local physician. [1] [2] The park was named after Subramaniam. [1] Subramaniam's nephew was V. Dharmalingam, later MP for Uduvil. [1]
The park was severely damaged during the civil war and was destroyed in military operations in 1990. [2] [3] After being closed to the public for 14 years, renovation funded by Rs. 2 million provided by UNICEF began in 2004. [3] The renovated park was re-opened by Jaffna District Secretary K. Ganesh on 7 May 2006. [4] Additional renovations were undertaken by a Colombo based financial firm LB Finance in 2010, which included refurbishing of the park's fountain, which was one of the main attractions of the park. [5] LB Finance will be maintaining the park in the future. [5]
Subramaniam Park | |
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சுப்பிரமணியம் பூங்கா | |
Type | Urban park |
Location | Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
Coordinates | 9°39′39.60″N 80°00′45.50″E / 9.6610000°N 80.0126389°E |
Operated by | Jaffna Municipal Council |
Subramaniam Children's Park ( Tamil: சுப்பிரமணியம் சிறுவர் பூங்கா Cuppiramaṇiyam Ciṟuvar Pūṅkā; commonly known as Subramaniam Park) is an urban park in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.
Subramaniam Park was built in the 1950s by Jaffna Urban Council using a large donation provided by S. Subramaniam, a local physician. [1] [2] The park was named after Subramaniam. [1] Subramaniam's nephew was V. Dharmalingam, later MP for Uduvil. [1]
The park was severely damaged during the civil war and was destroyed in military operations in 1990. [2] [3] After being closed to the public for 14 years, renovation funded by Rs. 2 million provided by UNICEF began in 2004. [3] The renovated park was re-opened by Jaffna District Secretary K. Ganesh on 7 May 2006. [4] Additional renovations were undertaken by a Colombo based financial firm LB Finance in 2010, which included refurbishing of the park's fountain, which was one of the main attractions of the park. [5] LB Finance will be maintaining the park in the future. [5]