Mugalivakkam

Mugalivakkam
Neighbourhood
Mugalivakkam Mugalivakkam(Chennai) Mugalivakkam Mugalivakkam (Tamil Nadu) Mugalivakkam Mugalivakkam (India)
Coordinates: 13.0215653°N 80.160520°E / 13.0215653; 80.160520
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai District
Metro	Chennai
Talukas	Sriperumbudur
Government
• Body	CMDA
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600 125
Vehicle registration	TN 10 (RTO, Chennai South West)
Lok Sabha constituency	Sriperumbudur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Alandur
Planning agency	CMDA
Website	www.chennai.tn.nic.in

Mugalivakkam is a neighbourhood of Chennai. It is situated 16 km south-west of Chennai on the Mount-Poonamallee Road. It is bounded by Porur on the north, Meenambakkam on the south and south east, and Ramapuram on the north east directions. The nearest railway station is at Guindy which is about 6 kilometres away. Porur junction is around 2 km away and Kathipara Junction is around 5 km away.

The word, Mugalivakkam, might have evolved during the brief Mughal rule of Poonamallee during the later half of the 17th century CE and the 18th century CE.

Recent developments

DLF IT City was built and opened next to Mugalivakkam in 2010. Multinational companies such as IBM, CTS, L&T and Infotech have been located in this IT City. L&T ECC, L&T Ship Building and L&T Audco are also vested in this area. Mugalivakkam is included in Chennai city limits from 2011. The availability of small parks, educational institutions, hospitals, banks and superstores identify itself as a decent residential area in this part of the city.

Flood prone

Residents of the M and M Thiruvalluvar Nagar (Mugalivakkam and Manapakkam) Residents Welfare Association said surplus water from the Pour Lake should drain into the Manapakkam Channel through Moulivakkam, Mugalivakkam, Madha Nagar, Rajeswari Avenue and Mahalakshmi Nagar. The channel once 40 feet wide drains surplus water from the Porur Lake as well as storm water into the Adyar River at Manapakkam. The problem, residents complained, was primarily due to the shrinking of the Manapakkam Channel.

Residents of the Thiruvalluvar Nagar unable to reach homes as the area is completely under water in the years 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2015. Adding to the inundation is the problem of breaches in Manapakkam canal that runs 500 metres from the locality. Two breaches each five feet wide allow water from the canal to flow into Thiruvalluvar Nagar.

Educational institutions

CBSE affiliated

• Omega International school
• Pon Vidyashram
• Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan
• Velammal Bodhi Campus

Tamil Board Affiliated

• St. Ann's Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Government High School
• M.K.M. Matriculation Hr.Sec. School
• Swamy's School
• St. Christopher's Nursery & Primary School
• David Primary School

Health care and Hospitals

• Amruth Orthopaedic Centre
• Thirdeye Optics (Eye Care) near Arasamaram Junction
• Kedar Hospital
• Meru Ortho Specialty Centre (Kedar Hospital).
• Government health care center
• Hriday Hospital
• St. Thomas Primary Health Center
• Nalam Hospital
• Tamara Dental Clinic

Temples

• Aagatheeswarar Temple
• Varadaraja swamy Temple
• Murugan Temple
• Sri Ayyappan Temple
• maariamman Temple
• ellaiamman Temple
• panichathaman Temple
• kesava perumaal Temple
• jalakandishwarar Temple
• Subramanya Samy Temple
• Eeeshwaran Temple
• Perumal Temple
• Sri Sarvasakthi Agathiya Vetri Vinayagar Temple
• Sri Prathyangira Temple

Location in context

Mugalivakkam locality shares its boundary with some major metropolitan areas of the city. In the North and Northwest, it is bounded by Porur. In its Northeast lies Ramapuram, while in the West it extends to Moulivakkam. Manapakkam lies to the East and Southeast of this tech city and to the South and Southwest, it limits to Kolapakkam respectively.