Manali Pudhunagar () also known as Manali New Town is a neighbourhood developed by CMDA that falls under the newly formed

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of North Chennai Revenue Division of

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Development and controversies

Manali Pudhunagar was among the first areas to receive desalinated water from the

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desalination plant. Though Manali Pudhunagar was created as a satellite township by CMDA in the 1980s, CMDA has yet to hand it over to the local bodies concerned with the better development of civic amenities.

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