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1 Chennai City Overview
Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, is spread over a total area of 1,189 sq km
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(metropolitan area), with an estimated
population of approximately 8.7 million
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in 2011 and a decadal growth of approximately 33%. The physical infrastructure
of the city is fairly well developed with good road, rail, air and sea transport networks. Chennai’s airport provides both
domestic and international connectivity. The Chennai airport is located off Grand Southern Trunk Road (NH 45) and 16 km
from the city centre.
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C h e n n a i C omm e r c i a l M a r k e t O v e r v i e w
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Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (“CMDA”)
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Census India 2011
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Invest India
IT Corridor
OMR
Mixed
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Growth
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ECR
Port
GST Road
NH 205
NH 4
NH 5
Manufacturing Corridor
SMC Corridor
Proposed Dry Port
Proposed Greenfield
Airport
Chennai International
Airport
CBD
Chennai is the third largest commercial and industrial centre in India, and is known for its cultural heritage and temple
architecture. The city, known as the ‘automobile manufacturing hub’ of India, is a preferred manufacturing destination with
over 60% share of India’s automobile exports
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. According to the survey by Cyber Media and Tholons, Chennai is one of the
6 cities from India and top 8 cities in the world, featured in the emerging outsourcing destinations. Chennai serves as the
manufacturing base of large multinationals like Ford Motors, Hyundai, Saint-Gobain, Nokia and Flextronics. It is also home
to IT/ITES majors like Infosys, Wipro, Polaris, Accenture, I-Flex, TCS, Cognizant.
Logistics and
Warehousing
Corridor
