Old Mahabalipuram Road as the name suggests is the route to Mahabalipuram from Chennai.Until 1960 s though the route was not an easy one.Those who wanted to go to Mahabalipuram from Chennai had to take this route Guindy -> Chrompet -> Tambaram -> Chingelput -> Tirukazhukundram -> Mahabalipuram Courtesy : Wikipedia From Tirukazhukundram to Mahabalipuram the road was so poor that one had to take a boat through Buckingam Canal to reach Mahabalipuram.Lt.Conell Herbert Andrews Newell of the Indian Army took this route 91 years ago and published his travel journey under the title 'Topee and Turban'.He describes the scenic beauty in his article as he took this route in his car, a 1913 Sunbeam ( To Mahabalipuram , 91 years ago ). ...
Lotte India,OMR Ever tasted Choco pie, Eclairs, Coffee bite ,Lacto king or Caramilk? All these brands belong to Lotte India formerly known as Parry's Confectionery. The History.. Thomas Parry , a Welshman came to India in the late 1780s trying his luck on trading in the southern part of India at Chennai. He established a...
chennai police patrol 9840788804 That is the highway patrol number for Old Mahabalipuram Road (Rajiv Gandhi Salai) .The number can be reached for any accidents/emergencies/complaints on the highway. Wish you a safe ride OMR Riders!
With almost 25000 IT professionals working in Tata Consultancy Services alone ,Siruseri IT park invites so many people to travel through OMR daily.Since Siruseri is outside Chennai , almost everyone spends huge amount of time for travel.Most of them take company transportation services.Including those almost 200 buses traverse the IT Corridor daily.I stay in Velachery and take my company bus.On days when i cannot afford it , i take 570 MTC bus (there is an A/C bus too under the same route). Recently MTC released 570S which goes inside the park as well.The following are the bus routes available connecting Siruseri IT Park with other parts of Chennai.(Hover over the route number to know source and destination - click to find the route details) ...
The following are the schools present in and around Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR). If you find any correction / addition please provide it in the comments section: 1) GT Aloha Mandir http://www.gtalohaschools.org/ View Larger Map 2) RMT International School http://www.rmtis.com/ View Larger Map 3) APL Global School http://www.aplglobalschool.com/ View Larger Map 4)Parent Choice International School http://www.parentchoice.in/ View Larger Map 5)BVM Global School http://www.bvmglobal.org/index.aspx View Larger Map 6)Vaels Billabong High International School http://www.vaelsbillabonghigh.com/home.htm View Larger Map 7)Gateway Schools http://www.gatewayschools.in/ View Larger Map 8)PSBB Millenium School htt...
OMR has seen a real estate boom in recent years and these are few of the real estate builders establishing themselves along the road: 1. Akshaya pvt limited 2. Hiranandani Upscale 3.Mantri Developers 4.X S Real 5.Puravankara 6. L& T Constructions 7. DLF Group 8.Olympia Group 9.Radiance Realtors 10.Vijay Shanthi Builders 11.Ayush builders 12.Naveen Construction 13.Millenium foundations 14.Suryavardhan Estates Pvt Ltd 15.Jain Housing and Constructions 16.RAMS Builders 17.Singapore based Ascendas 18.Bangalore based RMZ 19.Arihant 20.Doshi & Doshi 21.Rajyog 22.Prince Foundations Ltd
A typical office day, i take a ride on my office bus towards Siruseri from Velacheri. The bus enters the main plaza at Perungudi, my bus driver does not seem to pay any toll though other car drivers , lorry drivers pay toll to the toll guards. Is it free for IT professionals ? Paying toll at OMR Taking a ride on OMR is not free for three wheelers and four wheelers. OMR s income comes from these tolls collected too.The toll plazas start at Seevaram near Perungudi and end at Egattur with three other satellite plazas .Altogether there are five toll plazas on OMR, 1.An entry/main toll plaza at Seevaram near Perungudi 2.A Satellite toll plaza towards Pallavaram 3....