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{{Infobox park<br />
| name = Madhavaram Botanical Garden<br />
| photo = <br />
| type = [[Urban park]]<br />
| location = [[Madhavaram, Chennai|Madhavaram]], [[Chennai]], India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|13.149122|80.242935|display=inline,title}}<br />
| area = {{convert|20.21|acre|ha|abbr=off}}<br />
| created = {{Start date and age|2018|10}}<br />
| operator = Tamil Nadu Horticultural Development Agency (TANHODA)<ref name="DC_28AcreParkToComeUp"/><br />
| visitation_num = <br />
| status = Open<br />
| embedded = <br />
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'''Madhavaram Botanical Garden''' is a [[botanical garden]] in [[Chennai]], India, set up by the horticulture department of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]. The garden, the second botanical garden in Chennai after the [[Semmozhi Poonga]], is the largest botanical garden in the city.<ref name="DC_28AcreParkToComeUp">{{Cite news<br />
| last = Kannan <br />
| first = Uma <br />
| title = 28-acre herbal park to come up at Madhavaram<br />
| newspaper = Deccan Chronicle <br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = <br />
| language = <br />
| publisher = Deccan Chronicle <br />
| date = 13 December 2012 <br />
| url = http://www.deccanchronicle.com/121213/news-current-affairs/article/28-acre-herbal-park-come-madhavaram<br />
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121214063421/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/121213/news-current-affairs/article/28-acre-herbal-park-come-madhavaram<br />
| url-status = dead<br />
| archive-date = 14 December 2012<br />
| accessdate = 13 Dec 2012}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The foundation stone for the garden was laid on 15 September 2010.<ref name="Hindu_StoneLaidForGarden"/> Initially planned to sprawl an area of {{convert|28.51|acre|ha|abbr=off}},<ref name="Hindu_GardenTakesShape"/> the park area was reduced to {{convert|20.21|acre|ha|abbr=off}} when opened.<ref name="TH_MadavaramGetsNew">{{Cite news<br />
| last = Ramakrishnan <br />
| first = T. <br />
| title = Madhavaram gets a new lung space <br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = <br />
| language = <br />
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons<br />
| date = 22 October 2018<br />
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/madhavaram-gets-a-new-lung-space/article25281491.ece<br />
| accessdate = 22 October 2018}}</ref> The garden was built at a cost of {{INR}} 57.3 million.<ref name="Hindu_GardenTakesShape"/><br />
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==The garden==<br />
The garden is located at the State horticulture farm in [[Madhavaram Milk Colony]]. The garden is broadly divided into sections for fruits, medicinal plants, indoor plants, cactus and ornamental arboretum, besides one for protected cultivation.<ref name="TH_MadavaramGetsNew"/> The garden also has a small bridge has been built to attract birds from where visitors will get a view of the lake. The garden will have nearly 400 species of plants,<ref name="Hindu_GardenTakesShape"/> including about 200 ornamental plants.<ref name="TH_MadavaramGetsNew"/> A glasshouse similar to the one in the garden at [[Udhagamandalam]] will also be created, with different types of gardens, including herbal, flowers, bonsai and trellis gardens, in addition to mazes, a play area for children, cascades and many fountains. The garden will also have an open-air theatre with a capacity to seat nearly 150 people. There will also be a nursery outlet at the garden.<ref name="Hindu_GardenTakesShape">{{Cite news<br />
| last = Lakshmi <br />
| first = K. <br />
| title = 28-acre botanical garden takes shape <br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = <br />
| language = <br />
| publisher = The Hindu<br />
| date = 28 October 2012 <br />
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/28acre-botanical-garden-takes-shape/article4038789.ece<br />
| accessdate = 29 Oct 2012}}</ref> There are also plans to create a section for 27 birthstars (''nakshatram'') as specified in the [[Hindu]] [[almanac]].<ref name="TH_MadavaramGetsNew"/><br />
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As part of the project, the Horticulture Training Centre in Madhavaram will also be upgraded to Horticulture Management Institute at a cost of {{INR}} 39 million.<ref name="Hindu_StoneLaidForGarden">{{Cite news<br />
| last = <br />
| first = <br />
| title = Stone laid for ornamental garden at Madhavaram<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = <br />
| language = <br />
| date = 16 September 2010 <br />
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/16/stories/2010091661070300.htm<br />
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100921044848/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/16/stories/2010091661070300.htm<br />
| url-status = dead<br />
| archive-date = 21 September 2010<br />
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]<br />
| accessdate = 13 Feb 2013}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|India|Gardening}}<br />
*[[Parks in Chennai]]<br />
*[[List of botanical gardens in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140126011422/http://tnhorticulture.tn.gov.in/parks-gardens Parks page at Government of Tamil Nadu, Agriculture Department]<br />
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[[Category:Botanical gardens in Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Urban public parks]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:2013 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]</div>TawannaIbarra