Subramaniam Park | |
Alt Name: | சுப்பிரமணியம் பூங்கா |
Map: | Sri Lanka Jaffna Central |
Label: | Subramaniam Park |
Label Position: | bottom |
Mapframe: | no |
Coords: | 9.661°N 80.0126°W |
Type: | Urban park |
Location: | Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
Operator: | 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]