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Oragadam — town — Coordinates 12°50′38″N 79°56′53″E / 12.8439°N 79.9481°ECoordinates: 12°50′38″N 79°56′53″E / 12.8439°N 79.9481°E Country India State Tamil Nadu District(s) Kancheepuram Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Area
• 46 metres (151 ft)
Oragadam (Tamil: ஓரகடம்) is a town and industrial area located on the outskirts of Chennai, India. It is located 16 miles (25km) east of Kanchipuram.
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Industries
The town is known for its various industries and workshops pertaining to the automobile sector. Oragadam along with Sriperumbudur has seen major investments from foreign companies in recent times. Oragadam will soon become one of the largest Automobile hubs in the world. International Automobile majors like Daimler, Renault - Nissan, Komatsu have set up their car manufacturing plants here and will use it as a base for sourcing for their international markets, apart from supplying to meet the fast growing Indian market. One of the otiose Clubs "The Chennai Corproate Club" is also located nearby.
The Tamil Nadu government is building the Rs. 300 crores Oragadam Industrial Corridor Road. The project, executed by the Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNRIDC)and funded through the State Highways Department, is expected to give a thrust to industrial activity in the Oragadam-Sriperumbudur cluster. It will also provide additional connectivity between Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road i.e. National Highway 45) and Grand Western Trunk Road (NH 4 or Chennai - Bengaluru Highway) [1] .
Here is the comprehensive list of Companies/ Industries located at Oragadam and neighboring areas:
- Allison
- Apollo Tyres [2]
- Asian Paints Limited [3]
- Axon Technologies, Mathur [4]
- Daimler India Commercial vehicles
- Delphi Automotive Systems Pvt. Ltd. [5]
- Global Automotive Research Centre
- JCBL Marrel Tippers [6]
- KUBS Safes and Locks Pvt Ltd [7]
- Komatsu [8]
- Mohan Mutha Infrastructures Pvt Ltd [9]
- Momentive Performance Material (India) Pvt. Ltd.
- Motherson Automotive Elastomers
- Nokia Siemens Networks
- Nokia SEZ
- Proxair Industries Limited
- Posco-ICPC [10]
- Renault Nissan
- Sanmina-Sci [11]
- SDP Telecom Private Limited
- Sundaram Hydraulics - [12]
- Sundaram Auto Components Ltd. [13]
- Unipres India Private Limited [14]
Residential Projects
Inno Group,[15] a global investment group focused on Real Estate with operations in Europe, Middle East and India zeroed in on Oragadam to build Inno GeoCity [16], a residential suburb spread over 131 acres (0.53 km2), comprising 4000 dwelling units, with all social amenities.
Tata Housing Development Company which is a pan India developer also has it's presence in Oragadam with it's project Crescent Lake Homes.
MARG ProperTies,[17] a leading real estate company in Chennai is coming up with a world class community, Brindavan [18] with 1848 apartments and top notch amenities. Strategically nestled between Oragadam and Sriperumbdur, Brindavan is the next big investment opportunity by the most trusted builders of Chennai.
Spotting the potential of Oragadam, leading builder Arun Excello has just announced a massive world class gated community named Temple Green.
As more and more manufacturing units have started their operations around Oragadam, this place is becoming the fastest growing suburb of Chennai.[19] To cater to the growing working population, the residential market has come up with new projects like Hirco Palace Gardens, Tata Housing, Inno GeoCity, Temple Green, Raga Properties etc.,
Educational Institutions In and Around Oragadam
- Apollo Polytechnic College
- Sri Krishna Engineering College - Located at Pa Panapakkam [20]
Banks
Indian Overseas Bank -34/ 4B Sriperumpudur Road, Mathur Post, Oragadam [21]
Places of Worship
Pillar of Fire of Jesus Prayer House
References
External Links
- Royal Enfield to set up new plant at Oragadam
- TN govt allots 50 acres of land at Oragadam to Eicher Motors for expansion
- Oragadam Calling Article from Hindu
- Oragadam- an emerging real estate destination - Magicbricks
- Oragadam Updates
Categories:- Cities and towns in Kanchipuram district
- Chennai suburbs
- Kanchipuram district geography stubs
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