Adambakkam

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Adambakkam
metro = Chennai
state_name = Tamil Nadu
skyline = Adamabakkam 2005-11-23.jpeg
skyline_caption = Brindavan Nagar Main Road, in Adambakkam
type = suburb
latd = 12.99
longd = 80.20
altitude = 7
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postal_code = 600088
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Adambakkam ( _ta. ஆதம்பாக்கம்) is a suburb of Chennai, a city situated on the east coast of the southern India. It is a thickly populated suburb flanking the railway line, close to the St. Thomas Mount Railway Station, Chennai. Adambakkam is surrounded by suburbs such as Alandur, Puzhidivakkam, Madipakkam, Nanganallur and Velachery. The residents mostly belong to the middle and upper middle classes. Unlike many other suburbs in Chennai, this place has more individual houses rather than apartments and so it makes an ideal residential place. In the past few years there had been acute water problems which was historically very rare to this locality. Mainly because this area had been a lake area and so it was never short of ground water and yearly rainfall was catering to the water needs to the residents. This is one of the localities in Chennai which has come up without much planning contribution from Municipality for a long time. Lately this place has been blessed with underground drainage and relayed roads.

Geography

Adambakkam (also referred as AdamCity)is located at coord|12.99|N|80.20|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Adambakkam.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Adambakkam] ] . It has an average elevation of 7 metres (26 feet). The residents are some of the richest communities of Chennai, the house hold income is one of the highest in the city with most houses owning a car.

Culture

Adambakkam has a population with diverse cultures where eminent Christians, Hindus, and Muslims co-exist. Prominent church is St. Mark's Church in Brindavan Nagar. Another church is Chirst The King, C.S.I Church. Prominent Hindu temples are the famous Palandi Amman temple near Railway Station, Devi Nagamuthu Mariamman temple in EB Colony, Lord Subramanya temple in Brindavan Nagar, Bhuvaneshwari Amman temple in Andal Nagar and Nandeeswarar temple near St. Thomas Mount railway station. Besides, Chennai's only Viswaroopa Sarvamangala Shaneeswara Bhagawan sannidhi is located inside Devi Nagamuthu Mariamma temple. Prominent Mosque is the one in 'Masudhi theru' behind Adambakkam police station. In the year 2007 the Sarva Sithi Vinayagar Temple celebrated the Kumbabishekam of Lord Murgan temple added to that Lord Bramha, Goddesses Durga, Lord Vishnu, Lord Dhakshina Murthy and also the 9 Navagrahas.

Other temples:
* Pazhandi Amman Koil (Near St.Thomas Railway Station)
* The Sundara Vinayagar temple in N.G.O. colony.
* Sri Varasidhi Vinayagar Koil (opposite to Adambakkam Police Station).
* Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Temple and Sri Rukmani Pandruranga Temple in Shanthi Nagar.
* Ayyappan temple in E. B. Colony.
* Putrru (Snake) temple (புற்றுக்கொயில்) along the Velachery lake in E. B. Colony.
* Sri Sarva Sithi Vinayagar Temple at Ramakrishnapuram.
* Sri Sakthi Vinayagar Kovil, Nilamangai Nagar

Local facilities

Bank

The banks that serve the Adambakkam community are
* State Bank of India, Alandur branch
* Indian Overseas Bank, Adambakkam and Brindavan nagar branches
* MCC Bank, Brindavan nagar branch
* Punjab National Bank, 1st Floor, Karuneegar Street
* State Bank Of Saurashtra , Adambakkam
* Tamil nadu State Co-operative Bank, Adambakkam
* Canara Bank,Opp to NGO Colony Bus Stand Adambakkam

ATMs

The ATMs that serve the Adambakkam community are
* Canara Bank ATM, Opp to NGO Colony Bus Stand, Adambakkam
* Canara Bank ATM, St Thomas Mount Railway Station, Adambakkam
* HDFC Bank ATM, Opp to Mahalakshmi Apartments, Adambakkam
* UTI Bank ATM, City Link Road, Adambakkam
* SBI Bank ATM, City Link Road, Adambakkam

Hospitals

* S P Hospital, Near St. Thomas Mount Railway Station
* Jayalakshmi Govt. Hospital, Karuneegar Street
* Sarathy Nursing Home, Karuneegar Street
* Prime Care, Shakthi Nagar

Water Tank

*A water tank located near the karuneegar street is one of the famous Land mark in this area.
*It supplies water to the area people for more than 25 years.

Transport

There is very high two-wheeler traffic in Adambakkam. The residents are served by the bus numbers 9M,52K,18D,B51,51F,M14,51S of the Metropolitan Transport Corporation. Bus routes connecting Madipakkam, Medavakkam areas to the City which ply through this area also caters to commuting. The St. Thomas Railway Station, part of the Chennai suburban railway serves the city's railway commuters. During the next phase of the elevated Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) railway project, the existing line, which currently terminates at Velachery will be extended to St. Thomas Mount station. This will aid faster transportation of passengers from Adambakkam and adjacent localities to eastern parts of Chennai.

Education

Adambakkam has both public (government run) and private schools teaching students from kindergarten to high school. Notable schools are,
* Mount Christian Matriculation Higher Secondary School(MCMHSS) (now taken up by St.Brittos Academy)
* G.K.Shetty Hindu Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School [http://hinduvidyalaya.org/] located in Brindavan Nagar.
* Vyasa Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School (located near Puzhuthivakkam Bus Stand)
* DAV School located in Nilamangai Nagar, Adambakkam.
* St.Brittos Academy.
* Indra Gandhi Matriculation School
* Little Flower School
* Unity Public School
* New Prince Mt.School
* Rosary Matriculation School, Shanti Nagar
* Jai nursery school,Adambakkam

References

External links

* [http://www.chennaionline.com/cityfeature/Public/adambakkam.asp Chennai Online - Woes of Adambakkam residents]
* [http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/25/stories/2005092514530800.htm The Hindu - Birth centenary of Adambakkam Gandhi]
* [http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/mySearch.do?command=hotlink&searchString=ADAMBAKKAM The Hindu Images - Adambakkam]
* [http://municipality.tn.gov.in/alandur/index.htm Alandur Municipality - Adambakkam]