Adyar, Chennai
Adyar
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Parliamentary constituency Chennai South | | |
Assembly constituency | Mylapore | |
Planning agency | CMDA |
Adyar is a large neighbourhood in south Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is among the most upscale neighborhoods in Chennai.
It is located on the southern banks of the
History
Etymology
The neighbourhood gets its name from the Adyar River, which flows through its northern limits. The term Adyar is the anglicized form of the Tamil word aḍai-ārŭ (lit. clogged-river),[2] which is colloquially just pronounced as aḍayār.
British India
Adyar and the neighbouring
Adyar started to grow rapidly at the turn of the 20th century following the founding of the headquarters of the
Geography
As of 2018, Adyar zone had a green cover of 30.1 percent, as against the city's 14.9 percent average. This was the highest green cover recorded in the city.[4] The Adyar River divides Raja Annamalaipuram and Adyar in the North and the Buckingham Canal divides Kotturpuram and Tharamani in the North-West and West respectively.
Transport
The
Roads
- The Sardar Patel Road also called the Durgabai Deshmukh Road in its eastern end runs in an East–West fashion and connects Guindy and Raja Annamalaipuram respectively.
- The Lattice Bridge Road (LB Road) that runs in a North–South fashion, starting from Adyar signal at Sardar Patel road up to East Coast Road junction (Thiruvanmiyur Signal) at Thiruvanmiyur is an important arterial road of Adyar.
Landmarks
- The Theosophical Society, is headquartered in Adyar. The campus, located on the south bank of the Adyar river provides a calm environment for quiet contemplation on comparative religion.
- The Adyar estuary has been home to over a hundred species of birdsAdyar Eco Park was set up by the Government of Tamil Nadu in January 2011 to restore this fragile eco-system to its natural state.[7]
- The Elliot's beachin nearby Besant Nagar is the nearest point to the sea, and a popular recreation spot.
Educational and Research Institutions
Adyar is also home to
Schools
Schools in the neighbourhood include the oldest and a very big campus school in Adyar St. Patrick's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, which was started in 1875, St. Michael's Academy,
The École Franco-Indienne Sishya is co-located with Sishya.
Localities
Sub-localities of Adyar include Gandhi Nagar, Kasturibai Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Indira Nagar, Venkatarathnam Nagar, Padmanabha Nagar, Bhaktavatsalam Nagar, Parameshwari Nagar, Jeevaratnam Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Karpagam Gardens, and Arunachalapuram.
Location in Context
References
- ^ "Property values in an unequal city". The Hindu. 2 June 2007. Archived from the original on 4 June 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ Aug 3, K. R. A. Narasiah / TNN / Updated. "Scenic, life-affirming: Yet Adyar means clogged | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Julie Mariappan & Devparna Acharya (22 April 2010). "Rebirth of Adyar creek". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
- ^ Lopez, Aloysius Xavier (31 August 2018). "A Rs. 228-cr. project to take city's green cover to 20%". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "How urbanisation watered down the natural wealth". The Hindu. 29 May 2007. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ "Death of an estuary". The Hindu. 12 January 2003. Archived from the original on 14 February 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ "Eco-park may cover all of Adyar Creek". The Hindu. 31 March 2007. Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ "Our Projects". Environmentalist Foundation of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.