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Ayanavaram
Ayanpuram or Ayanavaram is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. Konnur High Road (Ayanavaram road), one of the important connecting roads in Chennai runs through Ayanavaram. Etymology The neighbourhood was originally known as Ayanpuram, with Ayan meaning Brahma. When Lord Muruga admonished Brahma and took over creation, it is believed that Brahma prayed to Shiva here and got his action of creativity back. It is believed that Brahma worshipped Shiva aParasurama Easwaran Koil It is in recognition of that Ayanpuram is named. (It was also called Brahmapuri). Road transport Main roads that pass through the neighbourhood include Konnur High Road, Pilkington Road, Constable Road, Anderson Road, Loco Works Road, Carriage Works Road, Ayanavaram Road, Medavakkam Tank Road, and Phipps Road. The neighbourhood is served by the Pallavan Transport Corporation, Ayanavaram bus depot. It a terminus which is attached with a depot for maintenance of buses. Rail transport The neighbourhood is served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallavan Transport Corporation
The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd. (MTC), is the agency that operates the public transport, public bus service in Chennai, India. It is a subsidiary of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd. As of August 2024 the MTC had a total fleet of 3,376 buses with 3,233 scheduled services, with on average 5.092 Million passengers on an average per day. On March 22, 2016, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways reported that Chennai had the most crowded buses in the country with 1300 passengers per bus in each direction per day. During peak hours, on some routes, a bus with a capacity to accommodate 80 persons carries twice the number of people due to the extensiveness of the system. It has an operating area of . MTC has a total of 668 routes with its largest terminus being Broadway bus terminus, Broadway in Central Chennai. History Pallavan Transport Corporation & Dr. Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Employees State Insurance Scheme Hospital, Ayanavaram
Employees State Insurance Scheme Hospital (ESIS Hospital) is an E S I Hospital for employees of companies, located at Ayanavaram neighbourhood in Chennai of Tamil Nadu in the peninsular India. Employees with a monthly salary less than ₹15,000 are eligible for treatments in ESIS Hospitals. This is one of the two hospitals in Chennai, the other being in K. K. Nagar. Location It is situated at an altitude of about above the mean sea level with the geographic coordinates A geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude and longitude. It is the simplest, oldest, and most widely used type of the various ... of () on Medavakkam Tank road in Ayanavaram. Details Various treatments related to Cardiology, Nephrology, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Physiotherapy and Surgery are provided in this hospital. Separate blood bank facility adds the specialitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parasuramalingeswarar Temple
Parasuramalingeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the neighbourhood of Ayanavaram in Chennai, India. The presiding deity is Shiva as Parasuramalingeswarar and the goddess is Parvathi as Parvathambigai. The main idol is in the form of a ''linga''. Location Located at an altitude of about 35 m above the mean sea level, the geographical coordinates of Parasuramalingeswarar temple are 13°05'51.5"N 80°13'32.3"E (i.e. 13.097630°N 80.225650°E). Gallery See also * Religion in Chennai Chennai is religiously cosmopolitan, with its denizens following various religions, chief among them being Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Zoroastrianism. Chennai, along with Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi, and Kolkata, is o ... References * {{Places of worship in Chennai Hindu temples in Chennai Shiva temples in Chennai district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayanavaram Kariyamanikka Perumal Temple
Kariyamanikka Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple located in Ayanavaram neighborhood in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu State in the peninsular India. Kariyamanikka Perumal Temple is situated at an altitude of 59 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of . Kariyamanikka Perumal temple is under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu manages and controls the temple administration within the state. The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act XXII of 1959 controls 36,425 ..., Government of Tamil Nadu. References Perumal temples in Chennai district {{TamilNadu-hindu-temple-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai District
Chennai District, formerly known as Madras district, is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the smallest and the most densely populated district in the state. The district is almost coterminous with the city of Chennai, which is administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation, except for Madipakkam-B / Madipakkam-II revenue village which is administered by Kovilambakkam rural village panchayat as Kovilabakkam panchayat wards 3,4 and 5 but is under Zone-14 (Puzhuthivakkam) of Greater Chennai Corporation for Disaster and Revenue Management purpose. It is surrounded by Tiruvallur district in the north and the west, Kanchipuram district in the south-west, Chenglpattu district in the south, and the Bay of Bengal in the east. As of 2011, the district had a population of 67,48,026 with a sex-ratio of 989 females for every 1,000 males. Much of the district's population descended from its settlements in the 1st century CE to the Middle Ages, but the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Chennai Corporation
Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is a local government for the City of Chennai in the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Tamil Nadu, India. Inaugurated on 29 September 1688, under a royal charter issued by James II of England, King James II of England on 30 December 1687 as the Corporation of Madras, it is the oldest municipal body of the Commonwealth of Nations outside Great Britain. It is the largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu with an area of 426 km2. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 200 councillors, each of whom represents one of the List of Chennai Corporation wards, 200 wards of the city. It is the second oldest corporation in the world after the City of London. The city limits, which had been expanded several times over the years, is currently coterminous with the Chennai district. It is one of the four municipal corporations located within the Chennai metropolitan area, Chennai Metropolitan Area, the other three being the Tambaram City Municipal Corpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is the urban 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 development 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 a research centre by the Centre for Research, Anna University. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perambur Railway Station
Perambur railway station (station code: PER) is an NSG–3 category List of railway stations in India, Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is located in Perambur one of the important stations in Chennai, in the Chennai Beach/Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway network. This passenger station serves the city railway colony with its Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Chennai, Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital and works, which have their own stations, Perambur Carriage Works railway station and Perambur Loco Works railway station. History Perambur railway station is the second oldest railway station in the city after Royapuram railway station. The station was built in the 1860s to cater to employees at Southern Railway's locomotive, carriage, wagon, and coach-building workshops. The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perambur Carriage Works
Perambur Carriage Works railway station is a suburban railway station less than a kilometre from the Perambur railway station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The station has an elevation of 7.16 m above sea level. Mainly POH and IOH of all type of passenger coaches are undertaken here. The railway department has many facilities around this station, including a school (Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School), and an indoor sporting facility (Railway Stadium). History Perambur Carriage Works is one of the three railway workshops serving Indian Railways' Southern Railway zone (the other two being the Perambur Loco Works in Chennai and the Golden Rock Railway Workshop at Tiruchi). Perambur region, which has been a part of the Chennai city since the mid-18th century, is home to the Southern Railway's workshop, which was established in 1856 to serve the erstwhile Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Company. A combined locomotive, carriage and wagon POH, and coach-building work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perambur Loco Works
Perambur Loco Works is a suburban railway station in the Perambur area of the city of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, in India. It serves the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) that is one of the largest railroad carriage and locomotive manufacturers in the world. The station serves growing areas like Periyar Nagar and Jawahar Nagar localities in the north-west corner of Chennai. The station has an elevation of 7.01 m above Mean sea level, sea level. History Perambur Loco Works is one of the three railway workshops serving Indian Railways' Southern Railway zone (the other two being the Perambur Carriage Works in Chennai and the Golden Rock Railway Workshop at Tiruchi). The Perambur region has been a part of the Chennai city since the middle of the 18th century. The Southern Railway's workshop located here was established in the year 1856 to serve the erstwhile Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, Madras and Southern Mahratta (M&SM) Railway Company and was one of the first major indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
