Tharamani
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| Coordinates | 12°58′43″N 80°14′27″E / 12.9786°N 80.2409°ECoordinates: 12°58′43″N 80°14′27″E / 12.9786°N 80.2409°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District(s) | Chennai District |
| Planning Agency | CMDA |
| Civic agency | Chennai Corporation |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Website | Chennai District website |
Tharamani (also called Taramani) (Tamil: தரமணி) is an area in the south Indian city of Chennai. It is known for the presence of many IT parks and research institutions. It is located adjacent to the posh residential locality of Adyar in South Chennai.
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[edit] Location
The temple of Madhya Kailash, at the junction of the Old Mahabalipuram Road and Sardar Patel Road, marks the beginning of Tharamani. Tharamani adjoins Adyar, Thiruvanmiyur and Velachery. The Old Mahabalipuram Road is Tharamani's arterial road. It is renamed as Rajiv Gandhi Salai and often called as IT corridor. Another important road in the area is the Tharamani Link Road which links Tharamani with Velachery. This is now being widened into a 6-lane road because of the enormous increase in traffic.[1]
[edit] IT Parks
Tidel Park, an information technology (IT) park situated here is South India's first IT Park. It was constructed in the vacant land near MGR film city and the remaining space for parking is taken from MGR film city. The region is now renowned for the presence of huge number of IT parks including Ascendas IT Park, Ramanujam IT Park, Elnet Software City and TICEL Biotech Park. World Bank has opened one of its largest offices in Taramani to house its growing financial and technical support services. The 120,000 square feet (11,000 m2) facility is on a 3.5-acre (14,000 m2) plot near Ascendas.
[edit] Educational and Research Institions
Tharamani is home to several research labs and institutions such as Indian Institute of Technology, Madras(IIT-M), Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Voluntary Health Services and the most renowned polytechnic of Tamil Nadu, Central Polytechnic (CPT). Further south, several small scale industries and factories are located in the Vikram Sarabhai Instronics Estate.
[edit] Transport
The area is served by several buses. There is a bus terminus in Taramani. It is served by the Thiruvanmiyur and Taramani stations on the Chennai MRTS.
[edit] Film City
The Chennai Film City was constructed in Tharamani in 1996. The Film City was a major project of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha during her first term in office. Recently, there have been news reports that it is being converted into a "Knowledge Park".[2]
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| Next station north: Thiruvanmiyur |
Chennai suburban railway : MRTS | Next station south: Perungudi |
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| Stop Number:16 | KM from start:16.64 | ||
| These are the stations of Chennai suburban railway - MRTS |
| Chennai Beach | Chennai Fort | Park Town | Chintadripet | Chepauk | Tiruvallikeni | Light House | Mundagakanniamman Koil (u/c) | Thirumayilai | Mandaiveli | Greenways Road | Kotturpuram | Kasturba Nagar | Indira Nagar | Thiruvanmiyur | Taramani | Perungudi | Velachery |
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