A news article in the Mumbai Mirror breaks down the hypothetical 82 acre combined area of the maidans. The number is approximately eight times smaller than New York's 800 acre Central Park, while London's Hyde Park is about 350 acres. No comparison there.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Mumbai's maidans may become one
Not long after CNNGo profiled Mumbai's maidans as the sacred birthplaces of India's cricketing demigods, comes a proposal from the state sports ministry to combine South Mumbai's three best playgrounds -- the Oval Maidan, Cross Maidan and Azad Maidan -- into one big park a la Central and Hyde.
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