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Madhumitha Viswanath ByExpress News ServiceCHENNAI: In a matter of four years, as many as 11 open spaces in Chennai have been converted into residential and commercial establishments. On such example is the construction of a gated community on 160 acres of open space recreational land near Thiruvanmiyur MRTS station. Along Loop Road at Nochikuppam in Santhome, Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Boardhas built a tenement for the fisherfolk on three acres of recreational land. In an already thickly populated area like Mylapore, 5.3 areas of recreational space was converted into a mixed residential zone by CMDA in 2018. But for enabling development we are in need of more space and as a result we have to use recreational land which is mostly given for residentialuse.”.