ORAGADAM An Aerial View..!

Railway link for Sriperumbudur with Oragadam..!

Key Distances form Oragadam..!

Sipcot Oragadam - 7 kms

Walajabad Railway Station - 11 kms

Sipcot Sriperumbudur - 10 kms

SRM Institutions - 12 kms

Mahindra World City - 12 kms

Chengalpet - 15 kms

Government Hospital - 20 kms

Proposed Airport - 20 kms

Railway link for Sriperumbudur with Oragadam..!

A rail connection to the industrial belts of Sriperumbudur &  Oragadam could become a reality. This project has been a long-pending demand of thousands of units, including car manufacturers, located in the 2 regions located west of Chennai.

The Railway Ministry had forwarded a proposal for a rail link from Avadi to Guduvancheri via Sriperumbudur &  Oragadam to the Planning Commission for appraisal. This is one of the 85 proposals sent to the Planning Commission.

With the rail link, the 2 hubs will be linked to 2  major lines – the Chennai – Jolarpet - Katpadi line and the Chennai - Gudur line - that connect to other parts of the country.

The Southern Railway too has been pushing for the project, which has good business potential from freight loading in the long run.

An official in Southern Railway said, ‘’The 55 km rail link could cost about  Rs. 810 crore. The Railway Ministry had sought 50% of funds from the Tamil Nadu Government for the project. Negotiations are still going on”

While Hyundai's plant is located in Sriperumbudur, Nissan's plant is in Oragadam &  Ford in Maraimalai Nagar near Guduvancheri.  Hyundai has been using the Tiruvallur station, which is located near 20 km from the plant, to send its cars by rail to other parts of India.

Mr.R.Sethuraman, SeniorVice-President (Finance and Corporate Affairs),Hyundai Motors Ltd, told, “We hope that the Planning Commission takes a positive view and proposal takes shape.”

The industry has been asking for railway connectivity between these areas due to increased industrial activity. Many multinationals have set up base for global manufacturing and a move like this will help the development of the entire region, he said.

Nissan &  Ford transport their cars by road to Ennore & Chennai ports respectively for exports to various countries.

Mr Vidyashankar Krishnan, M D, MM Forgings, said, ‘’The link will ‘greatly' help in mobility of employees into the Oragadam belt, which has about 400 industrial units. The link can easily benefit about a lakh people who mainly come in from the Tambaram area. The link will encourage people to reside over a wider belt and this, in turn, will put less pressure on rents. “”

Once completed, the line will help manufacturing units in Sriperumbudur &  Oragadam to transport their goods to Chennai port / or to other parts of India.

Now , companies in the region depend on the National Highway 4, which connects Chennai with Bangalore, to transport raw materials & finished products.

The rail link has also been pushed forward keeping in mind the upcoming dry port at Sriperumbudur. The Chennai Port Trust is planning to set up the dry port at a cost of Rs. 100 crore.

For this, the Tamil Nadu Government has sanctioned about 125 acres in Mappedu near Sriperumbudur Special Economic Zone

Industries..!

Oragadam has been touted as Chennai's largest and the most developed industrial belt. With more than 20 Fortune 500 companies (of which 6 are global car manufacturers), the Sriperumbudur – Oragadam belt has seen tremendous industrial growth in less than 5 years.

The area is well-connected via road and rail, and according to industrial experts, the presence of automobile giants like Renault-Nissan &  Ford has triggered growth around Oragadam.

Many manufacturing giants such as Motorola, Dell, Flextronics, Samsung, Nokia, Apollo Tyres, and TVS Electronics, have set up their respective units in the industrial belt stretching from Sriperumbudur to Oragadam.

In addition, JCBL, Essar Steel, BPCL, Delphi TVS Diesel Systems, GE Bayer, Silicons (India)  Ltd have also set up their businesses in SIPCOT Industrial Park, Oragadam.

DHL is also reported to be setting up its first Free Trade Warehousing Zone at Sriperumbudur.

The town is known for its various industries and workshops pertaining to the automobile sector. Oragadam along with Sriperumbudur has seen major investments from foreign companies in recent times.

Oragadam will soon become one of the largest Automobile hubs in the world. International Automobile majors such as Daimler, Renault - Nissan, Komatsu have set up their car manufacturing plants here &  will use it as a base for sourcing for their international markets, apart from supplying to meet the fast growing Indian market.

One of the otiose Clubs "The Chennai Corporate Club" is also located nearby.

The Tamil Nadu government is building the Rs. 300 crores Oragadam Industrial Corridor Road. The project, executed by the Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNRIDC) and funded through the State Highways Department, is expected to give a thrust to industrial activity in the Oragadam-Sriperumbudur cluster.

It will also provide additional connectivity between Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road i.e. National Highway 45) and Grand Western Trunk Road (National Highway 4).

Here is the comprehensive list of Companies and Industries located at

Oragadam and neighboring areas..!

•           Allison

•           Apollo Tyres

•           Asian Paints

•           Axon Technologies, Mathur

•           Daimler India Commercial vehicles

•           Delphi Automotive Systems

•           Global Automotive Research Centre

•           JCBL Marrel Tippers

•           KUBS Safes and Locks

•           Komatsu

•           Mohan Mutha Infrastructures

•           Momentive Performance Material (India) Pvt. Ltd.

•           Motherson Automotive Elastomers

•           Nokia Siemens Networks

•           Nissan

•           Nokia SEZ

•           Proxair Industries

•           Posco-ICPC

•           Renault Nissan Automotive India

•           RICE LAKE Weighing Systems India

•           Sanmina-Sci

•           SDP Telecom

•           Steel Strips Wheels

•           Sundaram Hydraulics

•           Sundaram Auto Components

•           Tide Water Oil Co

•           Unipres India

Residential Projects..!

As more and more manufacturing units have started their operations around  Oragadam, this place is becoming the fastest growing suburb of Chennai.

 

To cater to the growing working population, the residential market has come up with new projects like Hirco Palace Gardens, Tata Housing, Inno GeoCity, Temple Green, Raga Properties, Engineers Estates etc.!

Educational Institutions..!

•           Apollo Polytechnic College

•           JPR Engg. college

•           Indian Public School in Inno Geo City

•           Sri Krishna Engineering College - Located at Pa Panapakkam.

•           Dhaanish Ahamed college of Engineering-Located at vanchuvanchery

•           Raasi college of Engineering-Located at vanchuvanchery

•           P.S.TempleGreen Vidhyashram (CBSE) at the ArunExcello's TempleGreen project. Mathur post, Oragadam.

Banks and ATMs

ü         Indian Overseas Bank – 34 / 4B Sriperumpudur Road, Mathur Post, Oragadam.

ü         State Bank Of India (SBI) - Sriperumpudur Road, Mathur Post, Oragadam.

ü         Bank of Baroda-Vandaloor - Walajahbad Road.

ü         Tamilnadu Co-op bank - Vandaloor - Walajahbad Road.

ü         Federal Bank with ATM at Arun Excello's Temple Green Commercial  Plaza.Mathur post, Oragadam

Places of Worship..!

•           Sri Mahamehru Dhiyna Nilayam of Sri Murugaphusam Swamigal SriNagaram Oragadam

•           Madhurapuri Ashram of Sri Muralidhara Swamigal

•           Pillar of Fire of Jesus Prayer House

•           Vallakottai Murugan Temple

•           Sri Ramanujar Sri AdikesavaPerumal temple, Sriperumbudur

•           Sri Ugra Narasimhar Temple, Singaperumal koil

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