Mogappair
Mogappair
முகப்பேர் Dr. J. J. Nagar | |
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Neighbourhood | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thiruvallur |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Government | |
| • Body | Ambattur Municipality |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600037 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-13 |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ambattur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thiruvallur District |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
| Civic agency | Chennai Corporation |
| Website | www |
Mogappair (also known as Dr. J. J. Nagar) is a fast-developing residential neighborhood in north-western Chennai, India. It is located west of the Jawaharlal Nehru Road (Inner Ring Road) and is part of the Ambattur zone(7) of the Chennai Corporation. There are industrial estates to the north and west, namely Padi, Mannurpet and Ambattur.
The abundance of highly reputed schools, specialized hospitals and the recent influx of IT offices in the industrial estates in and around it have catapulted Mogappair into a strategic location for business.It consists of a Fire Station in the east part of the town. The reasonable rents make this a favorite area for aviation crew members, patients visiting the heart specialty hospitals and employees in the IT industry.
The Mangal Lake in the northern part of Mogappair was heavily contaminated by the effluents from the adjoining Ambattur Industrial estate.[1] Today, there has been some reform taken up by Neer Exnora to protect and beautify it.[2] A few decades ago, Mogappair was a small village, a part of which is still intact in the south-western part of Mogappair. Mogappair is divided into two parts namely Mogappair East and Mogappair West.
Origin of the name
Mogappair was once "Maga-p-peru" (meaning "blessed with a child"). After persistent mispronunciation, the term "Magapperu", in course of time, has become "Mogappair" or "Mugappair" - the name of the place.[3]
Sri Santhana Srinivasa Perumal Temple is located at Mogappair. The name Magapperu is derived from the belief that the deity Shri Santhana Srinivasa Perumal grants the blessing of parenthood to childless couples. After persistent mispronunciation, the name 'evolved' to its present form (Mogappair). Childless couples visit this temple and offer their prayers, and it is said that their wishes come true after the visit.[4]
History
Shri Arunachalam Mudaliar, the founder of Santhana Srinivasa Perumal Temple at Mogappair, constructed the temple approximately 170 years back. After Shri Arunachalam Mudaliar, his descendants manage the temple.
Once a pastoral village, Mogappair has turned into a vertically-enabled residential neighborhood. It was once a sparsely populated back-of-beyond village. Today, Mogappair is a burgeoning residential locality that is punctuated with apartment complexes. A beehive of construction activity, one can always see some promoter or the other breaking ground on a 'vertical' project in this north-western suburb.
The change has been phenomenal in Mogappair. Once, cultivated lands stretched away endlessly, irrigated by Mogappair Eri, Mangal Eri, Nolambur Eri and Ambattur Eri. Though the locality was idyllic and scenic, some outsiders were reluctant to settle at Mogappair.
The coming of the Ambattur Industrial Estate changed the contours of Mogappair as also the images it evoked. The State Government, through schemes anchored by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board, wanted to make Mogappair a residential suburb, primarily for those employed in industrial units in neighboring areas.
This scheme was launched by then Chief Minister Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, so it was named as Dr. J. J. Nagar after her. Later during the DMK regime it was changed back to Mogappair. Now the people in this locality use both the names and it has become a common one. The buses in this region run as Dr. J.J.Nagar.
Bus Depot
The locality is served by a bus terminus on Third Main Road in Mogappair East and West. The terminus is being developed by the Local Area Development Fund, including cementing the entire surface, construction of time keeper's office, water facilities & toilets and erecting two 60-foot-high high-mast lamps, one each at the entrance and at the exit. About 30,000 people use the terminus daily, from where about 39 buses on 12 routes are being operated daily, making about 280 trips daily.
| Normal | Express | Deluxe |
List of MTC bus routes from Mogappair East Bus Terminus
| Route Number | Destination | Via |
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| 7H | Broadway | Police Station, Collector Nagar, Thirumangalam, Roundtana, Chinthamani, Purasawalkam, Chennai Central railway station |
| 7H | Broadway/Secretariat | Police Station, Collector Nagar, Thirumangalam, Roundtana, Chinthamani, Purasawalkam, Chennai Central railway station, Broadway |
| 7H | Broadway/High Court | Police Station, Collector Nagar, Thirumangalam, Roundtana, Chinthamani, Purasawalkam, Chennai Central railway station, Broadway |
| 7H | Broadway | Police Station, Collector Nagar, Thirumangalam, Roundtana, Chinthamani, Purasawalkam, Chennai Central railway station |
| 147A | T.Nagar | Police Station, Collector Nagar, Thirumangalam, Anna Arch, SKYWALK, Choolaimedu (Nungambakkam railway station), Valluvar Kottam, Pondy Bazaar |
| 147A | T.Nagar | Police Station, Collector Nagar, Thirumangalam, Anna Arch, SKYWALK, Choolaimedu (Nungambakkam railway station), Valluvar Kottam, Pondy Bazaar |
| 27N | Anna Square | Police Station, Collector Nagar, Thirumangalam, SKYWALK, DPI, LIC, Chepauk Cricket Stadium, Triplicane |
| M70 | Thiruvanmiyur | Police Station, Collector Nagar, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar, Guindy Thiru Vi Ka Estate, Guru Nanak College, Velachery, Taramani, SRP Tools |
| S54* | Ayappakkam | Mogappair Village, Vijaya Bank, Mogappair West, Nolambur, Athipattu, ICF Colony |
List of MTC bus routes from Mogappair West Bus Terminus
| Route Number | Destination | Via |
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| 7M | Broadway | Wavin, Thirumangalam, Roundtana, Chinthamani, Purasawalkam, Chennai Central railway station |
| 7M | Broadway/Secretariat | Wavin, Thirumangalam, Roundtana, Chinthamani, Purasawalkam, Chennai Central railway station, Broadway |
| 7M | Broadway/High Court | Wavin, Thirumangalam, Roundtana, Chinthamani, Purasawalkam, Chennai Central railway station, Broadway |
| 7M | Broadway | Wavin, Thirumangalam, Roundtana, Chinthamani, Purasawalkam, Chennai Central railway station |
| 7HCT | Broadway/Secretariat | Vijaya Bank, Mogappair Village, Mogappair East, Police Station, Collector Nagar, Thirumangalam, Roundtana, Chinthamani, Purasawalkam, Chennai Central railway station |
| 20A^ | Broadway | Ambattur Industrial Estate, Lucas, Padi, Aynavaram/Sayani, Kelleys, Dharmaprakash/Petrol Bunk, Chennai Central railway station |
| 147B | T.Nagar | Wavin, Thirumangalam, Anna Arch, SKYWALK, Choolaimedu (Nungambakkam railway station), Valluvar Kottam, Pondy Bazaar |
| 147BET | T.Nagar | Wavin, Thirumangalam, Anna Arch, SKYWALK, Choolaimedu (Nungambakkam railway station), Valluvar Kottam, Pondy Bazaar |
| 147B | T.Nagar | Wavin, Thirumangalam, Anna Arch, SKYWALK, Choolaimedu (Nungambakkam railway station), Valluvar Kottam, Pondy Bazaar |
| 27L+ | Anna Square | Wavin, Thirumangalam, SKYWALK, DPI, LIC, Chepauk, Triplicane |
| 27L | Anna Square | Wavin, Thirumangalam, SKYWALK, DPI, LIC, Chepauk, Triplicane |
| 77J | Guindy | Mogappair Eri Scheme, Mogappair East, J.J.Nagar East Police Station, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, CIPET |
| 70W | Velachery | Wavin, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, Guindy Thiru Vi Ka Estate, Concorde, Guru Nanak College |
| 48AET | Madhavaram | Ambattur Industrial Estate, Lucas, Padi, Aynavaram/Sayani, Perambur Railway Station, Moolakadai, Madhavaram Post Office |
| S53* | Maduravoyal Erikarai | Nolambur, Iswarya Nagar, Vanagaram, Maduravoyal |
| S51`* | Koyambedu Market | Vijaya Bank, Mogappair Village, Mogappair East, Collector Nagar, Padikuppam, Rail Nagar, Koyambedu metro station |
- * Mini bus service
- ^This bus originates from Mogappair old Town and passes through Mogappair West Terminus to Broadway.
- ` This bus originates from Nolambur Sakthi Nagar and passes through Mogappair West Terminus to Koyambedu Market.
- >7HET originates from Ambattur Industrial Estate and passes through both Mogappair East and West Bus Terminals to Broadway.
- +27L passes through Mogappair East Bus Terminus from West terminus only at 07:30 am.
- Buses after their service head back to Anna Nagar West Bus Terminus during lunchhour and night.
Education and health care
Schools, hospitals and guest houses define Mogappair. This suburb abounds with schools. Hospitals are a close second. There are the speciality Madras Medical Mission and the newly set-up International Center for Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Diseases and also a few multi-speciality hospitals around the locality.
Schools in Mogappair
- Chennai Corporation Primary School, Sector-6, Mugappair West,
- Government High School, Mugappair West (TANK School)
- M G R Adarsh Public Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mugappair East
- Bethany Nursery and Primary School, Reddy Palayam, Mugappair West.
- Dawn (CBSE) International School, Nolambur
- Ravindra Bharathi Global School, Mogappair East
- Priya Matric HSS, Mogappair West
- DAV Matric HSS, Mogappair East
- DAV (Girls) Sr. Secondary School (CBSE), Mogappair
- DAV (Boys) Senior Secondary School (CBSE), Mogappair
- Chennai Public school (CBSE), TVS Colony, Anna Nagar West
- Spartan Matriculation Higher Secondary School - Mogappair East
- Spartan CBSE School - Mogappair East
- The Schram Academy International school (Nolumbur)
- MGR Adarsh Matric HSS, Mogappair East
- Green Valley Matric HSS, Mogappair West
- SBIOA Model Matric Higher Secondary School, Mogappair Eri scheme
- Shamrock Matric HSS, Mogappair East
- Vasantham - School for children with intellectual disabilities
- PMR Matric HSS, Mogappair East
- Leo Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- Government Boys Higher Secondary School - Mogappair East
- Government Girls Higher Secondary School - Mogappair East
- Amutha Matriculation Higher Secondary School - Mogappair West
- Sri Krishnammal Matric Higher Secondary School- Mogappair East
- Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School - Mogappair East
- Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School - Mogappair West
- Nethrodaya school for visually challenged
- Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School - TS Krishna Nagar
Art School in Mogappair
- Kalaikkottam Dance School.
- Mar Gregorious college of arts and science
- EdYou Playschool and Daycare
- Arise 'n' Shine International Preschool
Hospitals in Mogappair
- Kavitha Clinic - Dr. Sampath, Mugappair West
- Holistic Health Center, Mugappair West
- Denticare (Dr.Gnanaraj BDS., MSAID Australia) Dental & implant Clinic
- Annai Clinic - Dr.Sugirtharaj Samuel, Mugappair West
- GBR Clinic - Fertility Centre
- MMM Hospitals (Madras Medical Mission)
- Frontier Lifeline Hospitals (Dr. Cherian Heart Foundation)
- Vidhya's Eversmile Dental Clinic
- Trinity dental clinic (Dr.Joseph Anand MDS.)
- The Dental and Orthodontic Centre ( Dr.Abdur Rafeeq M.D.S.)
- Take Care Hospital
- Srinivas Eye Hospital
- Raj Nursing Home high cost hospital
- Chennai Hospital
- Apollo Hospital (Vanagaram to Amattur Main Road, Ayanambakkam)
- Vasan Eye Care Hospital
- KURINJI Holistic Health Care Center (Siddha, Ayurvedic, Yoga And Naturopathy Center)
- Vishnu Eye Care Clinic
- Raghavi hospital
- Pranav Eye Hospital
Location in context
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References
- ^ "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : For Mogappair's Mangal Eri, redemption at last". Hinduonnet.com. 2005-05-18. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu News : Plan to make 'lake adoption' a mass movement". The Hindu. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ "A rural suburb turns a 'flat' zone". The Hindu. 2004-03-20. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ "Chennai dinam | Madras Day | Contribution to Madras Day | Tribute to Madras | Looking back Chennai | Madras Day celebrations | Major Buildings in Chennai | Trademark of Chennai | August 22 event". Dinamalar.com. 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
