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Country
  
India

Metro
  
Chennai

PIN
  
600103

Local time
  
Monday 12:19 AM

State
  
Tamil Nadu

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Telephone code
  
2593****

Manali New Town

Weather
  
28°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 81% Humidity

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

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Map of Manali New Town, Manali, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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.

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.

    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.

    References

    Manali New Town Wikipedia
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