V.O.Chidambaranar Park or VOC Park is a recreational park located in the South Indian city of Erode in Tamil Nadu. The park is owned and maintained by Erode Municipal Corporation. This park was built in British India period by chairman Srinivasa Mudaliar. This park was previously known as Srinivasaa Park.
History
The park was constructed in 1912 with a land spread of 25 acres, when Thanthai Periyar was the Chairman of Erode Municipal Council. The original idea of the park was developed as a part of the drinking water project for the town. Erode Municipality built a small reservoir named Pechiparai to store water from the river Kaveri and four tanks in the form of towers joined with a wall. A garden was established in its vicinity, named after the then Municipal Chairman Srinivasa Mudaliar. With the succession of Sheikh Dawood as the next Municipal Chairman, he renamed the place to Peoples’ Park and added a Mini-Zoo to it.
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