The Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops is transforming the 118-acre Guindy Race Course into an eco-park, with the first phase expected to be completed by October 2026. The project, costing ₹37.85 crore, includes the creation of four ponds, two deepened lakes, bio-swales, and a viewing point from the highest spot at the centre.

The eco-park will feature a pathway with compacted mud, a bicycle track, parking space, and visitor amenities on about 25 acres of land. Avenue tree planting has been carried out along internal pathways, with 495 trees planted across a 2.5-kilometre stretch, including native and ornamental species.

The park also has a nursery selling seeds, saplings, and plants, and gardening needs at affordable prices, including herbal plants and seedlings of vegetable plants.

In the upcoming phases, the project envisages the development of herbal gardens highlighting traditional Siddha medicinal plants and waterfront landscapes, including natural lake edges, wetlands, and bird habitat islands. The Greater Chennai Corporation will continue to monitor the project's progress, with the next phase of development expected to commence after the completion of the first phase.