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Pallavaram–Kundrathur–Poonamallee Road
Pallavaram–Kundrathur–Poonamallee Road or State Highway 113A is an arterial road in Chennai City connecting Grand Southern Trunk Road in Pallavaram with Trunk Road in Kumananchavadi in Poonamallee running for a length of . The road is also known as Pammal Main Road. The road runs through Pammal, Anakaputhur, Kundrathur, Mangadu and Kumanan Chavadi. About 4 km of the road is located in Pallavaram Taluk of Chengalpattu District, the part of Kundrathur Taluk of Kancheepuram District and remaining part is located in Poonamallee Taluk of Thiruvallur District. Light Rail Connectivity As part of the Chennai Monorail Plan, Corridor 1 Plan for the Chennai Monorail includes 54 km long route from Vandalur to Puzhal via Pallavaram - Kundrathur - Poonamallee Road through Pallavaram, Pammal, Anakaputhur, Kundrathur, Mangadu, Kumananchavadi, Govardhanagiri, Avadi Market, Ambattur OT and Puzhal. Later, Lighthouse - Poonamallee Route which was proposed for Monorail Project h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highways Of Tamil Nadu
In Tamil Nadu, the Highways & Minor Ports Department (HMPD) is primarily responsible for construction and maintenance of roads including national highways, state highways and major district roads. HMPD was established as Highways Department (HD) in April 1946 and subsequently renamed on 30 October 2008. It operates through seven wings namely National Highways Wing, Construction & Maintenance Wing, NABARD and Rural Roads Wing, Projects Wing, Metro Wing, Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project Wing, Investigation and Designs Wing geographically spread across the state in 38 districts with about 120 divisions and 450 subdivisions. Road Network As on 30 June 2018, Tamil Nadu's road network has a total road length of . Tamil Nadu has about of highways which is designated as '' National Highways'' and ''State Highways'' on the basis of traffic intensity and connectivity. The various types of roads and their lengths are given below: National Highways Road stretches which have heavy traffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchipuram District
Kancheepuram district is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The area comprising the present day Kancheepuram district was earlier a part of Chingleput district. The original Chingleput district was split in 1997 into form the present day Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts. On 18 July 2019, Chengalpattu district was carved out of Kanchipuram district, with suburbs from Chengalpet towards Chennai under the district headquarters in Chengalpet. The separation came into effect from 29 November which was done by Chief Minister Mr. Edappadi K Palaniswami. Geography Kancheepuram district is situated on the North Eastern part of Tamil Nadu. It is bounded by Chengalpattu district in the East, Chennai district in the northeast, Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai districts in the west and Thiruvallur district in the north. It lies between 11° 00' to 12° 00' latitudes and 77° 28' to 78° 50' longitudes. The district has a total geographical area of 4,43,210 hec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polichalur
Pozhichalur (also commonly spelled as Polichalur) is a census town in Chennai metropolitan city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a suburb of Chennai and is located close to the Chennai Airport at Tirusulam on its south west side. It lies on the south banks of the Adyar River. Agasteeswarar Temple, which is called North Thirunallaru, is situated there. The neighborhood is served by Pallavaram Railway Station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Demographics The Chennai Metro railway station at Airport is very close to Pozhichalur within distance of 3 km. India census, Pozhichalur had a population of 15,329. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pozhichalur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 73%. In Pozhichalur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. History Pozhichalur is the short, convenient, modern name for what was once called Pugazh Chola Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), formerly known as the Madras Metropolitan Development Authority (MMDA), is the nodal planning agency of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The CMDA administers the Chennai Metropolitan Region, spread over an area of and covers the districts of Chennai, Thiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Ranipet and Kancheepuram. It was set up for the purposes of planning, co-ordination, supervising, promoting and securing the planned developmnt of the Chennai Metropolitan Area. It coordinates the development activities of the municipal corporations, municipalities and other local authorities. History The CMDA was constituted as an ad hoc body in 1972 under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act 1971. It was formed as the nodal Town planning authority for the city of Madras (now Chennai) and its suburbs and became a statutory body in 1974. It is headed by minister for housing as its chairman. In January 2013, CMDA was recognised as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koyambedu
Koyambedu is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. Situated in the western part of Chennai city, the Koyambedu area has become a major hub of activity in Chennai City after the inauguration of the Koyambedu market in 1996 and the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) in 2002. The area is active round the clock owing to the movement of people and goods through the day, with uninterrupted transport facilities such as long-route buses, autos, share autos, vegetable goods carriers and so forth. Etymology The name of the neighbourhood comes from ''ko'' meaning horse, ''ambu'' meaning arrow, and ''pedu'' meaning fence, when Lava and Kusha caught the horse sent by Rama in a fence made of arrows. Access Koyambedu is connected to both the Chennai Central Railway Station in Park Town and the Chennai International Airport in Tirusulam. The Poonamallee High Road (NH4) connects Koyambedu to the Chennai Central Railway Station, while the Jawaharlal Nehru Road (also known as Inner Ring Roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai Light Rail
Light Rail is a planned urban rail transit in Chennai, India along with other transit systems like Chennai Metro, Chennai Suburban Railway, and MRTS CMRL announced feasibility of Light Rail between Tambaram and Velachery. Originally, the route was Planned for Chennai Monorail between Vandalur and Velachery. Later it was taken over for Light Rail. Chennai Light Rail is expected to run on Two corridors Corridor 1 Corridor 1 involves the route between Tambaram and Velachery through Selaiyur, Sembakkam, Gowrivakkam, Medavakkam, Pallikaranai and Velachery. Corridor 2 Corridor 2 involves the route from Pallavaram to Poonamallee through SH 113A Pallavaram–Kundrathur–Poonamallee Road via Pammal, Anakaputhur, Kundrathur, Mangadu and Kumanan chavadi. It is originally planned as 54 km long Chennai Monorail route between Vandalur and Puzhal. Now it is expected to be taken over for Light Rail between Pallavaram and Poonamallee. The Chennai Light rail is proposed from Pallavar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai Metro
The Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the 4th longest metro system In india. The system commenced service in 2015 after partially opening the first phase of the project. The network consists of two colour-coded lines covering a length of . The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), a joint venture between Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu built and operates the Chennai Metro. The system has a mix of underground and elevated stations and uses standard gauge. The services operate daily between 4:30 and 23:00 with a varying frequency of 5 to 14 minutes. History Background Chennai had an established Chennai Suburban Railway network that spanned from Beach to Tambaram, which dates back to 1931 and operated on a metre-gauge line. This service is now being continued after conversion to broad gauge line up to Chengalpattu. The suburban network also consists of two more suburban lines, the west bound Dr. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai Monorail
Chennai Monorail was a proposal for a number of lines as part of mass transit system for the Indian city of Chennai. Originally the city planned to use monorail on all lines but many were subsequently changed to railways as part of the Chennai Metro. In 2006 a system was proposed in the Long-term Urban Transportation Scheme of Second Master Plan by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA). The state government announced plans to introduce monorail across the city to reduce traffic congestion and to increase the share of public transport in the urban transport network. The aim is to increase the share of public transport in Chennai from 27% to 46% by 2026. The first tender was requested in 2011 but conditions were watered down several times. Tenders have lapsed thrice after failing to attract bidders. In the 2014 plan there were three remaining monorail corridors. As of January 2015, only two bidders remain after the Request For Qualification process of the ongoing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poonamallee Taluk
Poonamallee taluk is a taluk in Chennai City of Tiruvallur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Poonamallee Poonamallee is suburb of Chennai, India under the Chennai Metropolitan Area. It was historically called ''Pushpagirimangalam'', later renamed in Tamil as ''Poovirundhavalli'' (), and now colloquially called as ''Poondhamalli''. It is a town in .... Demographics According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Poonamallee had a population of 652,904 with 330,000 males and 322,904 females. There were 978 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 78.89. Child population in the age group below 6 was 33,158 Males and 31,973 Females. References Taluks of Tiruvallur district {{Tiruvallur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chengalpattu District
Chengalpattu District is one of the 38 List of districts of Tamil Nadu, districts of Tamil Nadu, in India. The district headquarters is located at Chengalpattu. Chengalpattu district came into existence on 29 November 2019 when it was carved out of Kanchipuram district after the announcement about the bifurcation of districts on 18 July 2019. Demographics Tamil language is the primary language spoken in the district. Politics Administration Chengalpattu District has 3 Revenue Divisions * Tambaram Revenue Division: Pallavaram, Pallavaram taluk, Tambaram taluk and Vandalur taluk. * Chengalpattu Revenue Division: Chengalpattu taluk, Thiruporur taluk and Tirukalukundram taluk. * Madurantakam Revenue Division: Madurantakam taluk and Cheyyur taluk. Pallavaram, Tambaram and parts of Vandalur taluks lie in the Chennai Metropolitan Area. District Panchayat Chengalpattu district has 16 district panchayat wards details of which are in Municipal Corporation Chengalpattu di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
