Anna Nagar is one of the best residential areas located in the
city of Chennai. The region lies south of the Chennai central and
features a regular and planned township. The region is as much a
residential place as it is a commercial centre. The township is
hooked with straight road within its premises and links to the major
roads that connects it with other city areas. The region marks the
boundary of the actual city area.
Anna Nagar area is spread out in small regular blocks with straight
roads separating the adjacent ones. The blocks are named by single
alphabets, like block 'A', as well combination of two alphabets,
'AD', 'AF', 'AG', 'AL', etc. There is a small locality in the east
called Anna Nagar East.
The eastern side of 'Y' block, at Anna Nagar, is marked by popular
Visweswararya Tower Park. The park features an imposing tower
structure and the sprawling lawns. The park was rarely visited due
to is deplorable conditions following negligence. But the
renovations in the past few years has returned back the charm and
beauty.
The region of Anna Nagar is provided with numerous enterprises that
are responsible for various commercial activities. Hotels,
restaurants, shopping stores and I.T.Companies are in abundance. One
of the best places for shopping at Anna Nagar is at 'Any Shopping
Complex.'
Some renowned enterprises from the region are as:
I.T.Companies: Avanor Systems Pvt. Ltd., Eco Tech Software
Pvt. Ltd., Pegasus Software, Palpap Software, Launch Pad, Astra
Infotech, L-Cube Innovation Solutions, Precision Software
Communications.
Hotels: Hotel Saravana, Hotel Soorya, Hotel Sky Park.
Restaurants: Nawab's Restaurant, Moghul Feast, Blue Star
Biryani, Prabhu Restaurant.
Hospitals: Sridevi Hospital, Senthil Hospital, K.H.M.
Hospital, Medical Foundation.
Accessibility
- Anna Nagar lies precisely to the west of George Town, the
city center. The two, as well as other suburbs, are connected by
a network of roads and railways. The road distance between the
two is approximately 6 kms.
- Anna Nagar has a railway terminal located towards its
northern edge. The railways thus, provide the accessibility.
- Chennai Airport located at Meenambakkam is the nearest and
about 10 kms far from Anna Nagar.
Areas Under Anna Nagar
- Shenoy Nagar
- Anna Nagar East
- Anna Nagar West
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