Pallavaram Corporation was a corporation planned by the government of the Indian state of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

. In 2011, Chennai Corporation extended its

city limit City limits or city boundaries refer to the defined boundary or border of a city. The area within the city limit can be called the city proper. Town limit/boundary and village limit/boundary apply to towns and villages. Similarly, corporate limi ...

s. In 2017,

Pallavaram Pallavaram (originally Pallava Puram) is a residential neighborhood of Chennai, India. Pallavaram was a part of Alandur until August 2015 and since then a new taluk with headquarters at Pallavaram was created. The town is known for its canto ...

Avadi Avadi () is a suburb of Chennai within Chennai Metropolitan Area limit, located in the Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a municipal corporation west of Chennai, about from Chennai Central Railway Station. It is surrounded by majo ...

and

Tambaram Tambaram is a southern suburb of Chennai, India. Located in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, it is governed by Tambaram City Municipal Corporation and is a part of the Chennai Metropolitan Area. Etymology Tambaram is an ancient town ...

was announced for the upgrade into corporations. But later in year 2019, Avadi is upgraded as municipal corporation, while Pallavaram remained as a municipality, and a part of the newly created

Chengalpattu district Chengalpattu District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, in India. The district headquarters is located at Chengalpattu. Chengalpattu district came into existence on 29 November 2019 when it was carved out of Kanchipuram district after ...

. The proposed Chennai Pallavaram Corporation would have been a satellite corporation adjacent to the

Greater Chennai Corporation The Greater Chennai Corporation, formerly known as the Corporation of Madras (1688-1996) and Corporation of Chennai (1996-2016), is the civic body that governs the city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Inaugurated on 29 September ...

. Pallavaram Corporation was expected to include merger of following local bodies: * Pallavaram Municipality * Pammal Municipality * Anakaputhur Municipality * Thiruneermalai Town Panchayat * Pozhichalur Village * Cowl Bazaar Village * Tirusulam Village * Moovarasampattu Village * Kovilambakkam Village Residents in Pallavaram Assembly Constituency wanted Pallavaram and other surrounding areas to be merged with the

, making Pallavaram a new zone. Underground Sewerage System was announced for Pammal and Anakaputhur Municipalities. The documents also confirmed that Pammal and Anakaputhur will be merged with Greater Chennai Corporation. Residents expected Pallavaram to be upgraded as independent municipal corporation or merge with Greater Chennai Corporation by merging with Pammal and Anakaputhur Municipalities and other villages. In 2021,

Pammal Pammal is a suburban neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 22 kilometers from Chennai Central Railway Station. It is located next to Pallavaram on the western side. It lies on the western side of the Grand Southern Trunk ...

and

were fused into a single

Tambaram Corporation Tambaram City Municipal Corporation is the civic body administering Tambaram, a southern suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It covers an area of 87.64 sq. km and has an estimated 2021 population of 960,887. It is one of the thre ...

, bringing the proposal to an end.

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