CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on Thursday withdrew the plan proposed for setting up an eco-park project on the reclaimed Perungudi dumping yard.

Following constant opposition from residents around Pallikaranai marshland as well as the environmentalists, the eco-park plan was withdrawn.

Earlier this year, the civic body conducted a public hearing on the proposal and presented a detailed project report. But, the residents opposed the eco-park.

They requested the civic body to leave the reclaimed land as marshland once the bio-mining of legacy waste is completed in the Perungudi dumping yard.

It was planned that an eco-park would be created on 93 acres of Perungudi landfill at a total cost of Rs 185 crore.

(With inputs from Bureau)