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Madhavaram Milk Colony
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Madhavaram Milk Colony is located in Chennai
Madhavaram Milk Colony
Madhavaram Milk Colony
Madhavaram Milk Colony is located in Tamil Nadu
Madhavaram Milk Colony
Madhavaram Milk Colony
Madhavaram Milk Colony is located in India
Madhavaram Milk Colony
Madhavaram Milk Colony
Coordinates: 13°09′N 80°14′E / 13.15°N 80.24°E / 13.15; 80.24
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
MetroChennai
Chennai Corporation ZoneIII (Madhavaram)
TalukMadhavaram
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600051
Vehicle registrationTN-05-xxxx

Madhavaram Milk Colony is a neighbourhood in northern Chennai, a metropolitan city in Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Madhavaram Milk Colony is a small area of about 5,000 in the northern part of Chennai. Due to the set up of the first co-operative milk producing union Aavin of Chennai, this place was called Madhavaram Milk Colony. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University is situated here. The Madhavaram Botanical Garden is situated here.

Location and Surroundings

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Madhavaram Milk Colony, most often called "MMC" or Paalpannai is a neighbourhood located north of Chennai city. It borders Kodungaiyur to the east, Madhavaram to the west, Moolakadai to the south, and Manali to the north. The main thoroughfare in the area is the Milk Colony Road.

Transportation

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Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to Madhavaram Milk Colony from other major parts of the Chennai city. Though there is no origin or destination service from/to Madhavaram Milk Colony, Good number of buses passes through Madhavaram Milk Colony. Some of them are:

Normal Express Deluxe Ladies
Route No Origin Destination Via Fare Note Former Route No
29C Extn Mathur MMDA Thiruvanmiyur Madhavaram Milk Colony, Perambur, KMC, Mylapore, Adayar Deluxe Stopped
29Cx Mathur MMDA Besant Nagar MMC, Perambur, KMC, Mylapore, Adayar, Vannandurai Normal Replaced 29C Extn shortly;Stopped
29D Extn Mathur MMDA V House Madhavaram Milk Colony, Perambur, Doveton, Egmore, Triplicane Normal Extended from Madhavaram University to Mathur 29D
64C Manali Broadway Madhavaram Milk Colony, Vyasarpadi market, Doveton, MGR Central Normal Alternatively run via chinna mathur
64C Manali Broadway Madhavaram Milk Colony, Vyasarpadi market, Doveton, MGR Central Deluxe Alternatively run via chinna mathur
164 Minjur Perambur Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai Normal Extended from Mathur MMDA to Minjur 64P
164 Minjur Perambur Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai Express Extended from Mathur MMDA to Minjur 64P
121A Manali CMBT Madhavaram Milk Colony, MMBT, Retteri Deluxe
121A Manali CMBT MMC, MMBT, Retteri Normal
121C Ennore CMBT Ernavoor, MFL, MMC, MMBT, Retteri Normal
121D Manali New Town CMBT MFL, MMC, MMBT, Retteri Normal Extended from Manali
164ct Mathur MMDA Perambur Madhavaram Milk Colony, Moolakadai Normal Formerly not a cut service 164
64D Kosappur Broadway Mathur, MMC, Vyasarpadi market, Doveton, MGR Central Normal
170C Extn Manali Guindy Ind.Estate MMC, Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar, Retteri, Vadapalani, Ekkattuthangal Express Extended from Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar and replaced 270J from Mathur extent 270J
38A Mathur MMDA Broadway Chinna Mathur, MMC, MKB Nagar East, Mint Depot, Beach Station Normal Extended from Mathur MMDA 38H Extn
29B Extn Madhavaram Milk Colony Gemini Moolakadai, Perambur, Purasai Ladies Extended from Perambur 29B
S64 Assisi Nagar Perambur Arul Nagar, Leather Estate, Chembium Simpson, BB Road Express Extended from Madhavaram

Educational Institutions

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Madhavaram Milk Colony's colleges, universities and institutes are:

  • Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS)
  • College of Fish Nutrition and Food Technology of Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU)
  • Paraprofessional Institute of Fisheries Technology of Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU)
  • Horticulture Training Centre
  • Institute of Horticulture Management
  • Agricultural Co-operative Staff Training Institute
  • Jayagovind Harigopal Agarwal Agarsen College
  • Institute for Poultry Science and Management

CBSE schools

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  • Greenfield Chennai International School
  • Velammal New Gen School
  • Everwin Vidhyaashram School
  • KC Toshniwal Vivekananda Vidyalaya School
  • Sri Chaitanya Techno School

State / Matric schools

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  • St Thomas Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • Bosco Academy Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • Government Higher Secondary School
  • Padma Prakash Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • Ramakrishna Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • St. Anne's Girls High School
  • St. Ann's Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • St. Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • St. Thomas' School
  • Sri Shakthi Matriculation School
  • Madhavaram Govt Higher Secondary School

Hospitals and Health care

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  • Madhavaram Milk Colony Government Hospital
  • K.M Multi Specialty Hospital
  • Murari Hospital
  • St' Antony hospital
  • Anand Hospital
  • Fathima Nursing Home

Neighbourhoods

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Most notable neighbourhoods in Madhavaram Milk colony are

Nachiammai Nagar Alex nagar Bakthavatchalu Nagar Telephone Colony Ganapathy Nagar
Annai Velankanni Nagar MCG Avenue Ramana Avenue Madhavaram Co-operative Nagar
Moolachatiram Meenakshi Bharathi Co-operative Nagar Kamban Nagar Milk colony quarters
Bank Colony C.K.M nagar Mehta nagar Majestic avenue
Kumarapuram (Panappannai) Binny colony Venkateswara Colony Tiruvallur Nagar
Edaima Nagar KKR gardens Asissi nagar Masilamani nagar
Arul nagar Venugopal nagar Kamban nagar Aavin main gate
Manali MMDA Periya Mathur and Chinna Mathur Thamaraikulam Road-Ponniammanmedu Vadaperumbakkam
Kosappur Manjambakkam - Inner Ring (100 ft) Road

Madhavaram Milk Colony is just 5 km from Perambur and 6.7 km from Manali and 13 km from Annanagar and 11.5 km from Tiruvotiiyur. The nearest railway station is Perambur and Chennai Central at just 6 km.

Aavin

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Madhavaram Milk Colony is the home to the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation Ltd's first dairy processing plant in Chennai. Founded 1992, the unit is the central dairy of Aavin with a capacity of 3.0 LLPD.

Aavin Park

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During the 1980s the Tamil Nadu cooperative milk federation was running in loss. As a part of initiative to implement the market of milk and milk products, the authorities decided to establish an ice cream parlour along with a park for children to play. The park consists of a small artificial lake along with a small fish pond.

Madhavaram Botanical Garden

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Madhavaram Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Chennai, India, set up by the horticulture department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The garden, under construction, is expected to be opened by February 2013 and will be the largest botanical garden in the city. The garden is located at the State horticulture farm in Madhavaram Milk Colony. Encompassing an area of 28 acres, it is being built at a cost of ₹ 57.3 million. Foundation stone for the garden was laid on 15 September 2010. As of October 2012, 80 percent of the civil work has been completed and work is in progress to construct a food court, ticket counters and a compound wall. A small bridge has been built to attract birds from where visitors will get a view of the lake. The garden will have nearly 400 species of plants. A glasshouse similar to the one in the garden at Udhagamandalam will also be created, with different types of gardens, including herbal, flowers, bonsai and trellis gardens, in addition to mazes, a play area for children, cascades and many fountains. The garden will also have an open-air theatre with a capacity to seat nearly 150 people. There will also be a nursery outlet at the garden.

History

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The Madhavaram Milk Colony was established by Karmaverar K. Kamaraj, former chief minister of Tamil Nadu in 1965 as a region for milk and milk-producing people. It was under the period of whom a field called jersey field was established as a cow field with at least 200 license holders. Then he built a residential area for those people and the area was named as Madhavaram Paalpannai. Veterinary buildings and institutions include:

  • The central fisheries and aquaculture research center
  • The horticulture research and training institute
  • The Tamil Nadu Animal Science and veterinary University (TANUVAS)
  • The chemicals and pesticide safety laboratory
  • The central Palmgur research institute (under CSIR, Neither a Palm nor a Gur)
  • The parmocovigilance laboratory for animal feed and food safety
  • The Central Fertilizers Chemical Laboratory

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