Pattabiram (), which is pronounced as 'Pattaabhiraam', is a locality in Avadi and

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situated on the western part of

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(formerly known as

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), Tamil Nadu, in

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. The suburb, which falls under

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 ...

Municipal Corporation, is about 25 km from the

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IT Parks

One of the Pattabiram's major

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is, now defunct, Southern Structural Limited, a

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which produced

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fabrication, and container-handling cranes. Opened in 1958, the company was owned by Tamil Nadu Govt, with a total of 850 employees. Currently, Govt of Tamil Nadu has planned to build its third Tidel Park in this place. This project includes a five-star hotel, convention centre and residential flats apart from the IT park. Owned by the state government, the 45 acres of land is on the Chennai-Tiruvallur road and within easy access of suburban railway line and arterial roads, said government officials. With the state allotting 10 acres for the Tidel Park, the 21-storied building will be 60 meters tall and will have hanging gardens between the 15th and 19th floors. Large murals are planned in the main lobby and a gym and indoor games will come up on the 12th floor. The complex will also have a huge food court in a separate block. The building will have office spaces measuring 495,000 square feet, with about 50 companies in the IT/ITES sector. Office spaces will range from 300 square feet to 25,000 square feet. Work is expected to begin by January 2020 and will be completed in two years.

Transport

Railways

Pattabiram is served by suburban trains, which connects it to different parts of Chennai City, especially Chennai Central and Chennai Beach Railway stations. All trains bound for Thirvallur, Arakkonam and Pattabiram Military Siding stop at Pattabiram Railway station, with the exception of a few fast trains. All normal EMU trains bound to

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and

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starting from

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and

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halt at Pattabiram. Separate station is for Pattabiram Military Siding - PTMS situated at the north side of Pattabiram railway station.

By road

The suburb is also served by a number of Chennai Metropolitan buses from different parts of the city and surrounding suburban areas. On 4 October 2013, the Tamil Nadu Highways department issued a GO extending the entire stretch of the road till Thirunindravur - Padi to 6 lanes at a cost of 1,680 million, by means of land acquisition from 12 villages. In the first phase, the road will be widened to 100 ft (4 lanes) with center median at a cost of 980 million. Pattabiram has a bus terminus and is served by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses.

Educational institutions

Among the major institutions in Pattabiram is an old and famous

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affiliated to the

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. Sri Ramakrishna School a well known school in that region which made a huge educational service in that region and was appreciated my former Members of that constituency. There are also quite a few

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and

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s within the vicinity, including A.M.S College of Engineering,

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, Shakthi Engineering College and Jaya College of Arts and Science.

Schools

01. Sri Ramakrishna Matric. Hr. Sec. School 02. Sri Ramakrishna Scool 03. Govt. School, Thandurai 04. Govt. School, Uzhaipalar Nagar 05. Govt. School, Cholan Nagar 06. Govt. School, Modern City 07. Thangamani Matric.Hr.Sec.School 08. Good Shepherd Matric.Hr.Sec.School 09. Immanuvel Matric.Hr.Sec.School 10. Bharathi Matric School. 11. Govt. School, Chatiram

Colleges

01.Hindu College 02.AMS Engineering College 03.AMS Polytechnic College 04.Sarvodhaya ITI 05.Vinayaka ITI

References

{{Chennai Topics Cities and towns in Tiruvallur district Suburbs of Chennai