Selfie point on Marina beach inaugurated Updated: Updated: January 29, 2021 01:18 IST The project has been funded by the Smart City mission at a budget of ₹24 lakh Share Article The newly-opened Namma Chennai selfie point at Marina Beach on Thursday.
The project has been funded by the Smart City mission at a budget of ₹24 lakh Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday launched the Namma Chennai Selfie Point on Marina beach. The artwork has been modelled on the structures at Delhi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Experts and artists came up with various designs. Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash finalised the design of the artwork after getting the nod from the State government. The structure, estimated to have a budget of ₹24 lakh, has been designed to withstand any cyclone and weighs 2.5 tonnes.