Recent Events
Urapakkam is the fastest developing suburb on GST Road and currently has several housing projects under construction. Some of the prominent ones are those by Akshaya Homes (Belvedere), FeatherLite (Vaikuntham), S.I.S (Safaa & Marakesh), GRA International (Vandalur Park), Indus (Habiterra), Dakshin (GST on GST & Sidharth), Natwest (Aura), Arun Excello (Desh), PdotG (Panchavarna) and Le Nid (Antony's).
The Railway Over Bridge project was started around July 2010 has been progressing well.
The railway lines that run from Tambaram to Chengalpattu are also undergoing some change. One of the metre gauge tracks is to be upgraded to broad gauge. The project has just started and is expected to go on for 3 more years. Another update on the transportation front is the extension of all trains that start from Chennai Beach to Chengalpattu. Currently most of the trains stop at Tambaram and only a few are extended to Chengalpattu.
CMDA Plan : The Govt. has directed the CMDA to prepare a plan for the area south of the CMA comprising Maraimalai Nagar Municipality, Guduvanchery – Nandivaram Town Panchayat, Thiruporur Town Panchayat and parts of Kattankulathur and Thiruporur Panchayat Unions.
Proposed Monorail Corridor : Recently, the Govt. has announced the following routes as part of Phase 1 of the Chennai Monorail network. As Urapakkam is located next to Vandalur, this announcement is rather significant for Urapakkam residents.
Vandalur to Puzhal (54 km) Route: Vandalur-Tambaram-MEPZ-Pallavaram-Pammal-Kundrathur-Mangadu-Karayanchavadi-Melpakkam-Paruthipattu-Avadi-Thirumullaivoyal-Ambattur O.T-Pudur-Surapet-Puzhal
Vandalur to Velachery (23 km) Route: Vandalur-Perungalathur-Irumbuliyur-Tambaram East-Sembakkam-Gowrivakkam-Medavakkam-Pallikaranai-Narayanapuram-Velachery
Passport Seva Kendra has been opened at Tambaram to address the growing list of passport applicants. Urapakkam residents are benefited due to its close proximity to Tambaram .
Rajini's Hospital at Vandalur (Proposed) : Actor Rajinikanth is planning to construct a hospital for which land has been acquired near Vandalur.
New Guideline values for Urapakkam : The guideline values of areas have been revised throughout the state and the new guideline value of GST Road, Urapakkam is Rs.3000 per sq.ft. (2 times higher compared to the previous value). The guideline values of areas in Urapakkam could be checked here - http://www.tnreginet.net/DraftGuideline2011/gvaluemainpage2011.asp (Categorywise->Guduvancheri->Urapakkam)
2012 Railway Budget : Additional EMU services will be introduced on the Chennai-Chengalpattu suburban line. Also, Avadi-Guduvancheri (via Sriperumbudur and Oragadam) line project has been sent to the Planning Commission for appraisal.
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