Manali New Town [Acronym: MNT] (Tamil: ???? ???? ????? / ???? ???? ????) is a neighbourhood developed by CMDA that falls under the newly formed Tiruvottiyur taluk of North Chennai Revenue Division of Chennai city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Manali New Town includes areas from neighbouring Edayanchavadi and Sadayankuppam Panchayats.
Video Manali New Town
Location and surroundings
Manali New Town borders Ennore to the east, Redhills to the west, Manali to the south, Minjur to the North. This town is situated adjacent to the State Highway-56.
Maps Manali New Town
Transportation
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to Manali New Town from a few of the major parts of the Chennai city. Some of the bus services are :
Some of the buses that passes through Manali New Town are :
Apart from the MTC buses, Autos, Share Autos and ola cabs play a vital role for the transportation in this area.
Educational institutions
Schools
Apart from many Government and Municipal/Corporation Schools, there are many notable Government-aided/Private schools in Manali New Town. Few to name are as follows :
- Baala Vidyalaya Matriculation School
- L.K.G. to High School (10th Std.) - State Board pattern
- G.R.T.M.Vivekanandha Vidyalaya (GRTMVV) Higher Secondary School
- L.K.G. to High School (10th Std.) - C.B.S.E. pattern and Higher Secondary (11th & 12th) - State Board pattern
- Infant Jesus Primary School
- L.K.G to 5th Std.
- Infant Jesus Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- 6th to 12th Std.
- Vijay Nursery Primary School
- L.K.G to 5th Std.
Places of worship
Manali New Town, well known for its wide range of Temples, has been called "Temple Town" by the neighbourhood people.
Temples
- Swami Sadhanandar Temple(Samiyar Madam)
- Sundara Vinayagar Temple
- Temple for Lord Vinayaka, Lord Shiva, Lord Muruga, Lord Dhakshina Murthy, Lord Anjaneya, Lord Ayyapa, Goddess Durga, Lord Bhairava, Lord Kubera and Navagrahas
- Anjaneya Temple
- Raja Rajeshwari Temple
- Manjal Maari Amman Temple
- Iyya Vaigundar Temple
- Ayyapa Temple
- chinthamaniswarar temple
Mosques
- Masjid-e-Habeebiya Mosque(Sunnath-wal-Jamath),Near M7 Police Station
Churches
- Infant Jesus Shrine
- Yesu Namodu Church, Ezil Nagar (Jesus With Us Ministries, Jebothotam Trust, Kalayarkoil)
- Christ Methodist Church
- St.Paul's Church
Development and controversies
Manali New Town is one among the first few areas distributed with desalinated water from the Minjur desalination plant.
Though Manali New Town was created as a Satellite Township by CMDA in 1980's,CMDA yet to hand over the Manali New Town to the local bodies concerned for better development of many civic amenities.
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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