Manali Pudhunagar ( ta, மணலி புதுநகர்) also known as Manali New Town is a neighbourhood developed by CMDA that falls under the newly formed

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of North Chennai Revenue Division of

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city in the

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Development and controversies

Manali Pudhunagar was among the first areas to receive desalinated water from the

Minjur Minjur is a town located in the outskirts of North Chennai, India. It is located in the Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Minjur is called 'Vada Kanchi' meaning North Kanchipuram. The town has two famous temples for Shiva ...

desalination plant. Though Manali Pudhunagar was created as a satellite township by CMDA in the 1980s, CMDA has yet to hand it over to the local bodies concerned with the better development of civic amenities.

References

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