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comparing “green” space between Madras and SF
One thing about the US is that land conservation and national parks are taken seriously. The amount of green within a city is pretty high. Growing up in Madras, finding an open spot to play is one of the biggest ordeals. I was lucky I grew up in an apartment complex with a ground in the middle of it. But others are not. Check out the two images, screen captured from Google Maps at the same scale. Even though the SF image has a lot of water in it, the “green” in it is substantially higher than in the pic of Madras, where it is non-existent!
Yeah same here. There are massive country parks everywhere. I think the Chennai Corporation is slowly doing something about this lack. You remember that vetti stinking space opposite JV primary school in first avenue? That has been made into a really nice park now.
hmm, 1 acre vs 100 acres! there’s no way we can reclaim that much land which is needed to make it greener. so, yeah, sucks!