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Adambakkam

Neighborhood of Chennai, India

Summary

Neighborhood of Chennai, India

Field	Value
name	Adambakkam
image_skyline	City Link Road Adambakkam.jpg
image_caption	City Link Road, Adambakkam
pushpin_map	India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_type2	Metro
subdivision_type3	Ward
subdivision_name1	Tamil Nadu
subdivision_name2	Chennai
subdivision_name3	163,165
subdivision_type4	District
subdivision_name4	Chennai district
established_title
governing_body	CMDA
unit_pref	Metric
elevation_m	7
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	600088
area_code	44 - 225, 233, 234
area_code_type	Telephone code
registration_plate	TN-22
blank1_name_sec1	Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1	Sriperumbathur
demographics1_info1	Tamil
blank2_name_sec1	Legislative Assembly constituency
blank2_info_sec1	Alandur
blank3_name_sec1	Planning agency
blank3_info_sec1	CMDA

Adambakkam is a neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is primarily a residential locality situated in South Chennai. Adambakkam area comes under Velachery taluk and Alandur taluk, Chennai District of Chennai Corporation. Adambakkam is surrounded by areas namely, Alandur in the North-West, Nanganallur in the West, Madipakkam in the South, Velachery in the East and Guindy in the North. Earlier, one part of Adambakkam was under the direct governance of Chennai Corporation. From October 2011 onwards, the entire area was merged with the Chennai Corporation. Upon completion of the 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 . 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, Lord Subramanya temple in Brindavan Nagar, Bhuvaneshwari Amman temple in Andal Nagar and Nandeeswarar temple near St. Thomas Mount railway station. Viswaroopa Sarvamangala 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

Karuneegar Street (Northern End), adjacent to the [[St. Thomas Mount Railway Station]], is the business center of Adambakkam and connects Adambakkam to [[Alandur]].

Adambakkam has a fully operational MTC bus terminus and depot located at NGO Colony on City Link Road. This depot is used by MTC to park, service, and refuel many of the buses that operate in the surrounding areas..

The St. Thomas Mount Railway Station between Alandur and Adambakkam, part of the Chennai suburban railway serves this area. The phase II extension of the elevated 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:

MTC bus services via Medavakkam Main Road from all major areas to Nanganallur, Ullagaram(Madipakkam), Keelkattalai, Nanmangalam, Kovilambakkam and Medavakkam Koot Road.
MTC bus services via Brindavan Nagar from all major areas to Puzhuthivakkam and AG's Colony.
Beach-Tambaram-Chengalpattu Suburban train service.
MRTS extension from Velachery to Puzhuthivakkam, Adambakkam and St. Thomas Mount (Under construction).
[[File:Medavakkam main road.jpg|thumb|Medavakkam Main Road Northern End lies in Adambakkam.]]Metro Rail from Central to St. Thomas Mount via Koyambedu (Green Line) running service via Alandur. Can also switch to Airport at Alandur (Blue Line). Important Roads:[[File:City Link Road.jpg|thumb|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.
Brindavan/Sakthi/Mahalakshmi/Balaji Nagar Main Road - Connects Kakkan Nagar and Jawaharlal Nehru road (inner ring road).
Medavakkam Main Road - Connects St Thomas Mount Railway Station and Jawaharlal Nehru road (inner ring road) and further towards Medavakkam via Madipakkam, Keelkatalai and Kovilambakkam.
Thiruvalluvar Main Road - Connects St Thomas Mount Railway Station and Adambakkam Depot (N.G.O Colony Bus Terminus).
Karuneegar Street - Connects Parthasarathy Nagar and GST road via Alandur.

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

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

References

In the News

References

(25 November 2011). "Expanded Chennai Corporationto be divided into 3 regions". The Hindu.
[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Adambakkam.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Adambakkam]
Aloysius Xavier Lopez. (18 November 2011). "MRTS to Adambakkam likely by mid-2012". The Hindu.

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