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Adyar, Chennai

Adyar is a large neighbourhood in south Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is among the most upscale neighborhoods in Chennai.

This article is about a locality in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. For other uses, see Adyar.

Adyar
Adayar

India

Tamil Nadu

Chennai

Chennai

CMDA

Tamil, English

UTC+5:30 (IST)

600020

TN-07

Chennai South

Mylapore

CMDA

It is located on the southern banks of the Adyar River. It is surrounded by the Tharamani in the West, Thiruvanmiyur to the South, Besant Nagar in the East, Kotturpuram in the North-West and Raja Annamalai puram in the North past the Adyar River. Adyar is one of the costliest areas in Chennai with property values four times the value of similar sized properties in the northern part of Chennai.[1] The Gandhi Nagar region of Adyar is one of the poshest localities in Chennai.

Geography[edit]

As of 2018, Adyar zone had a green cover of 30.1 percent, as against the city's 14.9 percent average. This was the highest green cover recorded in the city.[4] The Adyar River divides Raja Annamalaipuram and Adyar in the North and the Buckingham Canal divides Kotturpuram and Tharamani in the North-West and West respectively.

The Sardar Patel Road also called the Durgabai Deshmukh Road in its eastern end runs in an East–West fashion and connects and Raja Annamalaipuram respectively.

Guindy

The Lattice Bridge Road (LB Road) that runs in a North–South fashion, starting from Adyar signal at Sardar Patel road up to junction (Thiruvanmiyur Signal) at Thiruvanmiyur is an important arterial road of Adyar.

East Coast Road

The , is headquartered in Adyar. The campus, located on the south bank of the Adyar river provides a calm environment for quiet contemplation on comparative religion.

Theosophical Society

The Adyar estuary has been home to over a hundred species of birds but has been affected by urbanization.[6] The Adyar Eco Park was set up by the Government of Tamil Nadu in January 2011 to restore this fragile eco-system to its natural state.[7]

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