The Velachery lies in the southern outskirts of the Chennai
city. The place is about 13 kms far from Chennai central that is
taken to be the George Town suburb. The adjoining regions of
Velachery include Adyar, Guindy and Thiruvanmiyur. The region is
essentially a residential place and with the increasing commercial
and industrial activities in the Mammalapuram the place is being
considered as ideal for the professionals employed at the developing
down town.
The IIT campus, Tharamani and Adambakkam line up the boundaries of
Velachery. The area contained within consists of an urban
population, residential houses and great many small enterprises. The
region is provided with a hard surface and there are small hillocks
at many places. The place is believed to have had marshes in the
southern parts which at present are filled with the hard crust of
the land.
The localities contained in the Velachery township include
Madipakkam, Adambakkam, Ullagaram, Puludivakkam. Most of the
attractions for Velachery, from tourists point of view, lie in the
adjacent regions like Guindy and Adyar. However, the place is well
provided with the establishments catering to the residential
population living out there. The place has adequate number of
hospitals, schools, banks, etc. Among educational institutes some
that deserve to be mentioned are Holy Cross School, Mount Carmel
School, Francis Savio School, Sivasakthi Schools, Gurudev Memorial
School, Bala Saravan Vidyalya School, Visva Bharati Higher Secondary
School.
Accessibility
- The Velachery Road joining Anna Salai provides the
accessibility into the region. Buses and taxis from Chennai
Central and Chennai South ply to the locality.
- The railway station at St.Thomas Mount is the nearest and is
approximately three kms from the place.
- The Madras Airport lies in the north east of the region and
is separated by a distance of about 5 kms from Velachery.
Areas Under Velachery
- Madipakkam
- Adambakkam
- Ullagaram
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