Country India District Chennai District Zone Pulianthope | State Tamil Nadu Metro Chennai Ward 47 | |
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Salt Cotaurs is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. It is located on the bank of the Buckingham Canal, north of Chennai Central railway station, between the Elephant Gate Bridge Road and Basin Bridge railway station. It is well known for its railway goods yard owned by Southern Railway. The Lost Property Office (LPO) of the Southern Railway (Chennai Division) is also located here. It is about 6 to 10 m above sea level.
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Etymology
The word 'Cotaur' is the Anglicised version of the Telugu word "Cotauru" meaning "godown". The locality once had a godown for storing salt bags and the loading station 'Salt Cotaurs'.
Developments
The checkpoint at Salt Cotaurs is one of the eight checkpoints in the state of Tamil Nadu that are slated for modernisation at a cost of ₹ 333.6 million, along with 28 commercial taxes check-posts in the state.