Madhavaram Milk Colony

Madhavaram Milk Colony is a neighbourhood in northern Chennai, a metropolitan city in Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Coordinates: 13.15°N 80.24°E / 13.15; 80.24
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Metro	Chennai
Chennai Corporation Zone	III (Madhavaram)
Taluk	Madhavaram
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600051
Vehicle registration	TN-05-xxxx

Madhavaram Milk Colony is a small habitat of 5000+ population in the northern part of Chennai. Due to the set up of 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. A pharmacy major - Retort Laboratories and Herbal Soap manufacturer - Medimix also have their presence here. In addition, the palm project and horticulture society have their presence here. The domestic animals park inside the Milk colony is an attraction for children. The Madhavaram Botanical Garden is situated here.

Religious and Divinity

• Sri Arulmigu Ponni Amman Thirukoil - Madhavaram Milk Colony Quarters (near Bottle ground)
• Sri Thulukkanathamman Koil - Madhavaram Milk Colony Quarters (MMC Main Road)
• Perumal Kovil (Kamaraj Salai, Edaima Nagar)
• Muthumariamman Kovil (Kamaraj Salai, Periyamathur)
• Arasamara Vinayagar Temple (Kamaraj Salai, Periyamathur)
• Sri Devi Kalasathamman Temple (Selaivayal)
• Sai Baba Temple (Bank Colony)
• Sri Sarva Sakthi Ganapathi Aalayam (Bank Colony 5th Street)
• Madras Pentecostal Assembly Church (Ganapathy Nagar)
• Mosques

Location and Surroundings

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. Though this place is inside to the Chennai city limit (Chennai corporation), this place is probably the most calm, cool and segregated from urban commotion. The natural surroundings here display a rural like atmosphere. This also attracts the views of many peoples, so this place also acts as a shooting spot for many Tamil films. Right from the main gate to the veterinary university campus, there are trees (particularly palm trees) and cattle sheds on both sides of the road, replicating a typical village atmosphere. Madhavaram milk colony is one among the 200 wards in the Chennai Corporation. Madhavaram falls under ZONE 3 in Chennai corporation.

Transportation

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

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

Famous CBSE schools

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

Famous State / Matric schools

• 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

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

Neighbourhoods

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

Madhavaram Milk Colony is the Tamil Nadu Co-operative milk producers' Federation Ltd's first dairy in Chennai. Started in the year 1992, this unit is the central dairy of Aavin with a capacity of 3.0 LLPD. This Dairy carry out Processing, Packing and Distribution of Milk and Milk Products as per HACCP, MMPO and NDDB Norms. The Head Office of Tamil Nadu Co-operative milk producers' Federation Ltd. is located at Aavin Illam near to the Main gate.

Aavin Park

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

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.

Chennai Metro Rail Limited – Phase II

In December-2016, it was announced that Chennai Metro Phase 2 would be for 104 km (65 mi) spreading across 104 stations. In July 2017, in a suo motu statement in the State Legislative Assembly, an extension in Phase II, involving an additional cost of ₹38,500 million to the original phase II cost of ₹850,470 million, was announced. Once Phase 1 draws to a close in 2019–20, construction on Phase 2 of Chennai Metros project will begin. This phase is currently in the proposal stage and in its latest avatar has been proposed to be 107.55 km long with another 25 km in the pipeline. After phase 2 is built and opened in 2028 (estimated), Chennai's metro network will become roughly 176.70 km long.

This phase involves the construction of 2 out of 3 new lines on standard gauge tracks:

• Line-3 – Purple Line – Madhavaram – SIPCOT (45.77 km) with 50 stations

Stations: Madhavaram Milk Colony (interchange with Line-5), Thapal Petti, Murari Hospitial, Moolakadai, Sembiyam, Perambur Market, Perambus Metro, Ayanavaram, Otteri, Pattalam, Perambur Barracks Road, Purasaiwakkam High Road, Kelley's, KMC, Chetpet Metro, Sterling Road Junction, Nungambakkam, Gemini, Thousand Lights (interchange with Line-1), Royapettah Govt Hospital, Radhakrishnan Salai Junction, Thirumayilai Metro (interchange with Line-4), Madaiveli, Greenways Road Metro, Adyar Junction, Adyar Depot, Indira Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Taramani Link Road, Nehru Nagar, Kandhanchavadi, Perungudi, Thoralpakkam, Mettukuppam, PTC Colony, Okkiyampet, Karapakkam, Okkiyam Thoralpakkam, Sholinganallur (interchange with Line-5), Sholinganallur Lake, Sri Ponniamman Temple, Sathyabama University, St Joseph College, Seemancheri, Gandhi Nagar, Nayalur, Siruseri, Sipcot 1 and Sipcot 2

• Line-5 – Red Line – Madhavaram – Sholinganallur (44.66 km) with 46 stations

Stations: Madhavaram Milk Colony (interchange with Line-3), Venugopal Nagar, Assissi Nagar, Manjambakkam, Velmurugan Nagar, MMBT, Shastri Nagar, Terreri, Kolathur, Srinivasa Nagar, Villivakkam Metro, Villivakkam Bus Terminus, Nadhamuni, Anna Nagar Depot, Thirumangalam, Kendriya Vidyalaya Anna Nagar, Kallamman Koli Street, CMBT (interchange with Line-2, Line-4), Kannlamman Nagar, Nerkundram, Madhuravoyal, Ganga Nagar, Valasaravakkam, Alwarthirunagar, Suresh Nagar, Ramapuram, Sathya Nagar, Chennai Trade Centre, Butt Road, Alandur (interchange with Line-1 and Line-2), St Thomas Mount (interchange with Line-2), Adambakkam MRTS, Vanuvampet, Puzhuthivakkam, Madipakkam Koot Road, Kilkattalai, Echangadu, Kovilabakkam, Vellakkal, Medavakkam Koot Road, Medavakkam Junction, Perumbakkam, Global Hospitals, Elcot and Sholinganallur (interchange with Line-3).

History

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