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Velachery, originally known as Vedasreni meaning Abode of Vedas, is a residential area in South Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India.
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Velachery and originally
Many areas of Velachery are below sea level and originally these areas were lakes.
Velachery and known
Velachery was known as Vedashreni ( meaning " Abode of Vedas ") and Vedanarayanapuram during the Chola period.
Velachery was known as Vedashreni ( meaning " Abode of Vedas ") during the Chola period.
* Annai Matha Church located at Dhandeeswaram Nagar known to be a largest Church in Velachery
Velachery and is
Adambakkam is surrounded by Alandur, Palavanthangal, Nanganallur, Vanuvampet, Puzhuthivakkam, Velachery and Guindy.
Adambakkam is situated at the center of rapidly growing areas like Velachery, OMR, GST, Tambaram, Guindy, Porur, Poonamallee, etc.
Apollo Clinic is located near Velachery Check Post and is easily accessible
Thiruvanmiyur Railway station, opposite to Tidel Park, is on the Mass Rapid Transit System Railway line which connects Velachery and Beach via Chennai Central ( Park Station ).
It is surrounded by Saidapet in the north, Kotturpuram and Adyar towards the east, Velachery in the south and Adambakkam and St. Thomas Mount in the west.
Velachery as a whole draws a perfect balance between Old and New Chennai and is a phenomenon in terms of growth.
A section of this road connects Guindy and Velachery and is home to some of the oldest localities.
Besides the Presence of Lord Sri Yoga Narasimhar Swamy's temple, there is also a Shivaalyam or Shiva Temple, as soon as one enter its Garbha Gruha or the Sanctum Sanatorium one can see the inscriptions in the walls of the temple dating back to the 12th century. As it proves to be the name Velachery has been evolved from the Sacred word Vedashreni.
Velachery is surrounded by IIT Madras in the north-east, Taramani in the east, Adambakkam in the northwest and Pallikaranai Marshland in the south ; other neighbouring areas include Madippakkam, Guindy, Adyar, Perungudi, Tharamani and Thiruvanmiyur.
It is said that Velachery had a marshland that was once a natural bird sanctuary.
There is a big marshland in Pallikaranai, south of Velachery.
The nearest airport of Velachery is Chennai International Airport near Meenambakkam which is at a distance of ~ 8 – 10. 5 km.
The shortest way to reach Velachery is by using the Inner Ring Road ( IRR )
Velachery is well connected to rest of the city by bus services operated by MTC.
Satellite mofussil bus termini is proposed to be set up in Velachery and Madhavaram at a total cost of 800 million to ease traffic congestion in the city.
Velachery is well connected by broad gauge rail ( Indian gauge ) to the rest of the city through the Velachery MRTS Railway Station.
There is EMU service from Chennai Beach to Velachery at a minimum interval of 10 minutes and a maximum of 40 minutes.
This 7 star palace hotel located in Guindy, right between the Mount road and Velachery main road, as on date is claimed to be the biggest star hotel in Chennai.
This star property of the Hyatt group of hotels is located right on Velachery main road near Raj Bhavan in chennai.
One of the major reasons for Velachery to become a residential attraction is the infrastructure.
The extension of the MRTS from Velachery to St. Thomas Mount is a long pending project which faced severe hardships since the last 0. 5 km stretch of land is to be acquired from densely populated residential localities of St. Thomas Mount.
Velachery and residential
The rapid growth of Velachery as a commercial and residential hub, could be attributed to its geographical advantage in terms of the connectivity to other parts of the city.
Velachery and South
Construction of storm water drain connecting Velachery with South Buckingham canal.
A major storm water drain project running all through the Taramani link road from vijaynagar bus stand in Velachery connecting South Buckingham canal is in progress.
Velachery and Chennai
# Shri Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple at Velachery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Mylapore to Velachery, Chennai path of the railway service was opened on November 19.
* The Velachery main road on the south, connects the fastest growing suburbs of south Chennai and Mount Road ( Anna Salai ) at Guindy via Velachery.
Westin Chennai, Velachery
Some major infrastructure projects which are being executed by the Chennai Corporation in Velachery are,
The Velachery Aquatic Complex is a swimming pool complex with spectator facilities in Chennai, India.
Velachery and city
Satellite mofussil bus termini will be set up in Velachery and Madhavaram at a total cost of 800 million to ease traffic congestion in the city.
Tamil Nadu Government has proposed a plan for Monorail connecting Velachery with Vandalur, via Pallikaranai, Medavakkam, Tambaram, making the connectivity to the city with the suburban developing areas.
Satellite mofussil bus termini is proposed to be set up in Velachery and Madhavaram at a total cost of 800 million to ease traffic congestion in the city.
Velachery and Tamil
Eventually, the Tamil word வ ே ள ் that represents King or the Leader that also denotes Lord Sri Narasimha Swami ( Ref: ச ி ங ் கவ ே ள ் க ு ன ் றம ், Ahobilam ), was used to denote this place along with the Tamil word ச ே ர ி which literally means a place where people gather and hence Velachery ( the people who gathered to worship Lord Sri Yoga Narasimha Swamy ).
The second phase of the Mass Rapid Transit System ( MRTS ) between Tirumailai and Velachery was formally inaugurated by Dr. Karunadhi ( former CM of Tamil Nadu ) in the presence of R. Velu ( former Union Minister of State for Railways ) and this became operational from 15 < sup > th </ sup > day of November 2007.
Velachery and India
Indian bank, LIC of India, State Bank of India ( SBI ), Axis bank, ICICI bank, HDFC Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Bank of India, Karur Vysya Bank, Bank of Baroda and Canara Bank have branches in Velachery.
Velachery and .
* Papathi Karumariyamman Temple, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar West Velachery
* Muthumariamman Temple, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar West Velachery
* MRTS extension from Velachery to Puzhuthivakkam, Adambakkam and St. Thomas Mount ( Under construction )
* St. Britto's Academy, Velachery
In 2012, the corporation started building 16 more depots at Maraimalainagar, Thiruverkadu, Padianallur, Thaiyur, Kannaginagar, Besant Nagar, Perumpakkam, Periapalayam, Semmencherry, Kundrathur, Velachery, Kovalam, Mullai Nagar, Arumanthai, Kallikuppam and Chromepet.
Over 300 mofussil buses passing through East Coast Road and Rajiv Gandhi Salai, including those to Pondicherry, are likely to be accommodated in the Velachery facility.
The Velachery terminus, being built at a cost of 480 million, would cover about 12 acres and could handle over 300 buses a day.
However, the satellite bus terminus proposal in Velachery has been put on hold in view of monorail project.
The growth of Velachery during the last decade can be cited due to the growth of the IT sector in south chennai.
* The Taramani Link Road in Velachery also connects to MGR Salai, an arterial road that connects to OMR.
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