Manali New Town

Manali New Town மணலி புது நகர்
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 13°12′29″N 80°16′18″E / 13.208028°N 80.271585°E / 13.208028; 80.271585Coordinates: 13°12′29″N 80°16′18″E / 13.208028°N 80.271585°E / 13.208028; 80.271585
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Metro	Chennai
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	600103
Telephone code	2593****
Vehicle registration	TN-18

Manali New Town [Acronym: MNT] (Tamil: மணலி நியூ டவுன் / மணலி புது நகர்) is a Satellite township in Chennai, developed by CMDA. Manali New Town includes areas from Edayanchavadi and Sadayankuppam Panchayats of Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a northern suburb of Chennai City .

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. The residents of this area are affected by traffic caused by container trucks.

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 and Share Autos play a vital role for the transportation in this area.

Directions from Manali New Town

	Vichoor	Minjur	Athipattu, Athipattu New Town
	Redhills		Ennore
		Manali New Town
	Mathur	Manali	Tiruvottiyur

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

• 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

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.^[1]

Though Manali New Town was created as a Satellite Township by CMDA in 1980’s, MNT still lacks many essential commodities like Road facilities, Street lights, Fire service and frequent bus services. CMDA yet to hand over the Manali New Town to the local bodies concerned for better development of many civic amenities.^[2]

References

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Tiruvallur district
District Headquarters	Tiruvallur
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Tondai Nadu
Revenue Divisions	Ambattur Ponneri Thiruvallur Tiruttani
Taluks	Ambattur Avadi Gummidipoondi Madhavaram Maduravoyal Pallipattu Ponneri Poonamallee Thiruttani Tiruvallur Tiruvottiyur Uthukkottai
Revenue blocks	Ellapuram Gummidipoondi Kadambathur Minjur Pallipattu Poonamallee Poondi Pulal R.K.Pet Sholavaram Tiruvallur Tiruttani Thiruvalangadu Villivakkam
Municipal Corporation	Greater Chennai Corporation (part)
Municipalities	Avadi Poonamallee Thiruttani Tiruverkadu Tiruvallur
Town Panchayats	Arani Gummidipoondi Minjur Naravarikuppam Pallipattu Pothatturpettai Ponneri Thirumazhisai Thirunindravur Uthukottai
History	Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Pandyan dynasty Vijayanagar Empire Carnatic Kingdom Company Raj British Raj
Places of interest	Ennore Port Queens Land Madhavaram Botanical Garden Mathur MMDA Park Puzhal aeri Poondi aeri Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Kattupalli Shipyard Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi Madhavaram Truck Terminal Manjambakkam Truck Terminal Thiruevvul Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple, Thirunindravur Sri Vadaranyeswarar Temple Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvottiyur Kalyana Varadharaja Perumal Temple (Thiruvottiyur) Hridayaleeswarar Temple Vaseeswarar Temple Thiruthani Murugan Temple Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha Anjaneyaswami Temple Narasinghapuram Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple Vedapureeswarar Temple, Thiruverkadu Thiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple Periyapalayam Bhavani Amman Temple Siruvapuri Sri Balasubrahmanyam temple Arani Sampangi Pichandeshwarer Temple Big Mosque, Poonamallee
Universities	Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Sri Ramachandra University Veltech Dr.RR & Dr.SR University Saveetha University St. Peter's University