India, India, Chennai
Porur
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Porur is a small locality that is situated in south western part of Chennai on Poonamalee Highroad. Over years it has become a key locality with well-established residential societies, chemical plants and manufacturing industries. It has a huge lake that serves are a perennial fresh water source to the whole locality. ConnectivityPorur is has very well-connected bus and train services that lead people to Chennai and other adjoining suburbs. There are 43 bus routes defined by MTC, Chennai that connect it to various places in the city. Arcot Road connects it to Nungambakkam while Mount-Poonamalee Highroad links Guindy to Porur. It is the junction of Arcot Road, Mount-Poonamalee road and Kundrathur road that forms the key traversing point for buses that connect Bengaluru and Kanchipuram. The area does not have a railway or metro rail network, however, it is well-connected with Koyambedu bus stand, 8 kilometres away from here. Distance from Chennai Central is estimated as 16 kilometres. A plan of mono-rail corridor connecting Poonamalle to Kathipara has been passed that will branch off at Porur connecting it to Vadapalani.Real-estateReal estate in Porur is booming as it has developed to become a premium residential property location after the onset of IT parks and SEZ zones in Chennai. The rates for apartments, gated communities are estimated to be somewhere around Rs 5000-Rs5500 per sq ft. Plots, however, are available in the range of Rs.2500-Rs.6000 per sq ft depending upon the location and layout.Social-infrastructureA historical temple belonging to Lord Shiva that is said to be a thousand years old is situated here. There are multiple IT tech parks and SEZ managed by MNCs that are being set up in Porur. It has many multispecialty hospitals including MIOT Hospital, SRM hospital, along with a number of renowned medical and engineering colleges including SRM medical college, Meenakshi Amma dental college.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/