Transport, Communication and Utility Services
Road transport is the most accessible mode to reach Kanchipuram. The Chennai – Bangalore National Highway, NH 4 passes on the outskirts of the city. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation runs daily services connecting various cities like Chennai, Bangalore, Villupuram, Tirupathi, Thiruthani, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Salem, Coimbatore and Pondicherry to Kanchipuram. There are two major bus routes to Chennai, one connecting via Guindy and the other via Tambaram. The Villupuram division of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation operates the local transport buses within the city. As of 2006, there were a total of 403 buses for 191 routes operated out of the city.
The Chengalpet – Arakkonam railroad passes via Kanchipuram and there is suburban connectivity between Chengalpet and Arakkonam. Kanchipuram has daily trains to Pondicherry and Tirupathi passing on either sides, a weekly express train to Madurai and a bi-weekly express train to Nagercoil. A couple of passenger trains from both sides of Chengalpattu and Arakkonam pass via Kanchipuram. The nearest domestic as well as international airport is Chennai International Airport, located at a distance of 72 km from the city.
Kanchipuram comes under the Kanchipuram Telecom circle of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India's state-owned telecom and internet services provider. Apart from telecom, BSNL also provides broadband internet service
Electricity supply to the city is regulated and distributed by the Kanchipuram circle of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB). Water supply is provided by the Kanchipuram municipality from the subterranean springs of Vegavati river from 1895–96 CE. The head works is located at Orikkai, Thiruparkadal and St. Vegavathy, and distributed through over head tanks having a total capacity of 9.845 metric litres. About 55 tonnes of solid waste are collected from the city every day in the five collection points covering the whole of the city. The sewage system in the city was implemented in 1975 as the city was identified as one of the hyper endemic cities in 1970. The underground drainage covers 82% of roads in the city, and is divided into east and west zones for internal administration.
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