Ambattur
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Ambattur is a northwestern neighbourhood of
Etymology
This place is one of 108 Shakthi Sthals in the country. The Amman temple (for the Hindu deity
Ambattur is also called so because it was a collaboration of 51 small towns (ambathu onraam oor in Tamil), from which the name Ambattur was derived.[citation needed]
History
Along with
In 1954, Sir Ivan signed his second joint venture, Tube Products India, with the Murugappa family. The factory was established on what had been the British Government of Malaya's Immigration Camp. By 1956, production was started in the new factory and soon resulted in the establishment of other TI factories in the Ambattur-Avadi industrial stretch. This led to a rapid growth in population in the region and several public amenities were established in Ambattur by TI company, such as the Sir Ramaswamy Mudaliar Higher Secondary School (named after the person who had initially introduced the partners to each other), a post office and a bank. When the growing population demanded a hospital, the company established one between Ambattur and Avadi in 1966 from a gift of around £5,000 from Sir Ivan. The hospital was named the Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital in his honour.[2]
Geography
Waterbodies
Ambattur has two main
Ambattur has a stormwater drain network of 177.95 km, the largest of the eight zones newly added to the Corporation of Chennai in 2011.[6]
Flora and Fauna
Several species of birds reside and frequent the places in and around Ambattur. Woodland birds, water birds and many more visit here.[7]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1971 | 45,586 | — |
1981 | 115,901 | +154.2% |
1991 | 215,424 | +85.9% |
2001 | 310,967 | +44.4% |
2011 | 466,205 | +49.9% |
According to the
During 2001–2011, Ambattur registered a population growth of 49.9%.[11]
Administration
Ambattur comes under the
On 15 June 2011, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister of India to expand the city limits of Chennai by which the Ambattur Municipality would come under the new scheme.[13]
Since 2011, it is part of
Amenities
Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital is in this area.
Library
The Branch Library, as it is now called, was opened in May 1971 by the then Minister of Education and Local Administration V. R. Nedunchezhiyan. It was earlier known as Murugappa Library, as the building it is housed in belongs to the A.M.M. Charities Trust. The library is situated near Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Government Girls Higher Secondary School (Girl's High School).
Economy
The economy of Ambattur is mainly industrial. It was well known as an auto ancillary hub. However, in the late 2000s many IT companies have come up in Ambattur.
Ambattur Industrial Estate
The Ambattur Industrial Estate, spread over an area of 1,430 acres (4.9 km2), houses about 1,800 units
The Industrial Estate has a bus terminus. The Ambattur Estate terminus and the maintenance centre with a capacity of 100 buses were opened in 1967. However, as of 2012[update], the centre handles 125 buses a day, with a staff count of 1,100.[17]
IT parks
Ambattur Industrial Estate has attracted a lot of IT companies due to its proximity to residential neighbourhoods and the lower rentals. The lease rentals of IT Parks in Ambattur are half of those in the city. Information Technology (IT) companies such as MilesTs,
However, the demand for commercial space in Ambattur is not as robust as Rajiv Gandhi Salai which is marketed extensively by the government. While IT and ITeS firms in Ambattur have brought in a new image to the industrial belt that has been known for its garment and auto-ancillary units, it has increased the real estate prices.[20]
Transport
Road
The
The Ambattur bus terminus is located adjacent to the MTH Road and has MTC (city buses) connecting Ambattur with various points in Chennai city. Ambattur does not have a proper bus terminus despite being one of the biggest localities of Chennai. A lot of buses from Avadi and the outskirts of Chennai also pass through Ambattur, offering good connectivity. There are also a few buses operating to Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Vellore and other parts of Tamil Nadu from here. Buses to the famous pilgrim centre of Tirupathi can also be availed from Ambattur.
On 4 October 2013, the Tamil Nadu Highways department issued a GO extending the entire stretch of the road till Tirutani to 6 lanes at a cost of ₹ 1,680 million, by means of land acquisition from 12 villages.[22] In the first phase, the road will be widened to 100 ft (4 lanes) with centre median at a cost of ₹ 980 million.[23]
Rail
The
Sports
Kannan Theatre near Senthil Nagar was closed and converted to Dolphin Sports Academy.
The Ambattur Badminton Association has constructed an indoor stadium ( Kamalam John Samuel Indoor Stadium) name after the Late parents of JCD PRABHAKAR, for playing shuttle badminton, located near the
Parks
Parks include Pudur park (Old Pond) near menambedu, Thangal Lake Park near Anjalamaram, Krishnapuram Corporation Park (renovated in October 2009) and the Thiruvengada Nagar Corporation Park (opened on 11 October 2013), Venkatapuram Park at Kubera Vinayagar Temple Ground (opened in 2014), Greater Chennai Corporation Park – VGN Shanthi Nagar, Ambattur, ICF Emp. Colony Park at Ayapakkam. There are many parks in Ambattur which people can use for recreational activities.
Media
South Indian Post leading bilingual (English and Tamil) newspaper, Town News, Seithi Mazhai, My Vyapar is the leading bilingual (English and Tamil) newspaper. The Neighbour City and Kutty News are the newspapers in Tamil. Ambattur Talk is in English.[citation needed]
Educational institutions
Schools
- Sri Sathya Sai Nursery and Primary School (Shoba Nagar, Near Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital)
- Velammal NEWGEN Park – CBSE IIT, Surapet
- Velammal Vidhyashram – CBSE & IIT (Oragadam, Ambattur)
- Annai Violet International School (CBSE)
- Sri Mahaganesa Vidhyasala
- Sri Venkateswara Matric. Hr. Sec. School (Athipet, Ambattur)
- Sri Venkateswara Vidhyalaya (Ayapakkam)
- Pudur)
- Ebenezer Marcus Matriculation Higher Secondary School (located in Pudur)
- Ebenezer Marcus International School (CBSE)(located in Pudur)
- Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar Higher Secondary School (a government-aided higher secondary school)
- St. Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- T.I. Matriculation Higher Secondary School (run by AMM Foundation)
- Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Government Girls Higher Secondary School
- T.V. Nagar matriculation High School
- Hussain Memorial Matric Higher Secondary School
- G.K. Shetty Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior College (founded in 1979 and celebrated silver jubilee in the year 2005, affiliated to CBSE)
- Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School (in Surapet)
- Satheesh Balaji Matriculation Higher Secondary School (Madhanankuppam)
- Lake View Matriculation School (in Pudur)
- Emmanuel Methodist Matriculation Higher Secondary School (in Pudur)
- Divine Matriculation School and Sharon Matriculation School (in Pudur)
- Aacini Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- Sree Saraswathi Matric School
- D.A.V. (Boys) Senior Secondary School (in Anna Nagar Western Extension)
- D.A.V. (Girls) Sr. Secondary School (in Anna Nagar Western Extension)
- S.B.O.A. School & Junior College (in Anna Nagar Western Extension)
- S.B.O.A. Matriculation and Higher Secondary School (in Anna Nagar Western Extension)
- Leo Matriculation School (in Anna Nagar Western Extension)
- The Chennai School (International Baccalaureate)
- Sri Ramakrishna Matriculation Mission School
- Nathella Vidyodaya
- Narayana Group of Schools
- Sri Vidhya Nikethan Matriculation school
- New Century Matriculation Higher Secondary School, ICF Colony, Ambattur
- Aachi Global School, Ayanambakkam
- Birla Open Minds International School, Athipet, Mogappair West End
Colleges
- Annai Violet College of Arts and Scienceat Menambedu
- Soka Ikeda College of Arts and Science for Women at Madhanankuppam
- Benson College of Hotel Management and Culinary Arts at Ambattur
- Red HillsRoad.
LIC Zonal Training Centre
Ambattur also houses the Chennai Zonal Training Center of
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