Adambakkam

Coordinates: 12°59′N 80°12′E / 12.99°N 80.20°E / 12.99; 80.20
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Adambakkam
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600088
Telephone code44 - 225, 233, 234
Vehicle registrationTN-22
Lok Sabha constituencySriperumbathur
Legislative Assembly constituencyAlandur
Planning agencyCMDA

Adambakkam is a neighbourhood of

MRTS extension line, the neighbourhood will be served by Adambakkam railway station. Its Proximity to commercial localities like Velachery
, accessible railway stations, Metro Stations and road transport routes makes Adambakkam an ideal choice of location to live.

Geography

Adambakkam is located at 12°59′N 80°12′E / 12.99°N 80.20°E / 12.99; 80.20.[2] It has an average elevation of 7 metres (23 feet). The Adambakkam Lake situated in Jeevan Nagar and the Velachery Lake situated in Kakkan Nagar are the two lakes present in the locality.

Culture

Sri Subramaniya Swamy Temple at Brindavan Nagar.
St Mark's Catholic Church is an important Catholic Church in Adambakkam.

Adambakkam has a population with diverse cultures and religions where Hindus, Muslims and Christians co-exist. Prominent Hindu temples are the famous Pazhandi Amman temple near St. Thomas Mount railway station, Sundara Vinayagar Temple in NGO COLONY, Devi Nagamuthu Mariamman temple in EB Colony,

Shaneeswara
Bhagawan Sannidhi is located inside Devi Nagamuthu Mariamman temple. Prominent Mosque is the Masthan Gori Masjid in Masthan Ghori street. Prominent Church is St. Mark's Catholic Church in Brindavan Nagar. Adhinath Digambar Jain Temple at Indira Gandhi street, Vanuvampetttai near Adambakkam is a Jain place of worship.

Transport

St. Thomas Mount Railway Station, is the business center of Adambakkam and connects Adambakkam to Alandur
.

Adambakkam has a fully functional MTC Bus Terminus/Depot at NGO Colony in City Link Road. MTC uses this depot to park, maintain and refuel most of its buses serving nearby areas.

The

Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) railway project is progressing at full pace and Adambakkam Station is expected to be built in Medavakkam main road junction near Vanuvampet (Madippakam). St. Thomas Mount subway (underpass) and Thillai Ganga Nagar subway (underpass) connects Adambakkam with GST Road. The Kakkan Bridge connects Ramakrishnapuram and Brindavan Nagar. Another underpass exclusive for two wheeler traffic that connects the link road of Adambakkam and the Velachery road of Alandur
is under construction.

Summary of Transport facilities in Adambakkam:

Important Roads:

An Aerial View of the City Link Road. City Link Road is one of the most important roads in Adambakkam.
  • City link Road (Link Road) - Connects Race view Colony (Guindy) and Brindavan Nagar.

The Jawaharlal Nehru road (inner ring road) that outlines Adambakkam in the southern side is becoming a hot spot for real estate and commercial establishments.

Educational Institutions

D.A.V School Adambakkam Branch
  • New Prince Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • D.A.V School
  • G.K Shetty Hindu Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • GKS Hindu Vidyalaya
  • St. Mark's High School
  • Indira Gandhi Matriculation School
  • Beta Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • Saint Britto's College
  • Unity Matriculation School

Hospitals

  • G.R. Hospital and Fertility Centre
  • Ponmalligai Multi Speciality Hospital
  • SP Hospital
  • Prime Care Hospital
  • Mount Multispeciality Hospitals

See also

References

  1. ^ "Expanded Chennai Corporationto be divided into 3 regions". The Hindu. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Adambakkam
  3. ^ Aloysius Xavier Lopez (18 November 2011). "MRTS to Adambakkam likely by mid-2012". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 July 2012.

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