Overview :
OMR, situated on the north of Chennai popularly known as Old Mahabalipuram Road, State Highway 49A, and Rajiv Gandhi Salai. This major road is spread over 45 km connecting Chennai, Tamil Nadu with Mahabalipuram in Kanchipuram district. It is home to a number of major BPO and IT/ITES companies in the country which starts from Thiruvanmiyur to Kelambakkam with a stretch of 26 KM, situated along Old Mahabalipuram. Country’s famous technical and education institutions, national research laboratories are also located here. There are many premier residential areas near OMR, which is located in the southern suburbs of Chennai include Thiruporur, Kalavakkam, Illalur Thaiyur, Velichi, Ammapettai, Nemmeli, Senganmal, Eachangadu etc. Being one of the prominent IT hubs of the city, with companies like Wipro, Cognizant, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, etc., having their offices here.
Many areas near OMR have been recently brought under the attention of the City Corporation of Chennai and the plans for a number of infrastructure projects have been drawn up. The civic amenities have also improved here. Some of the key residential projects in OMR are Casagrand Smart Town, Bollineni Hillside Phase II, Casagrand Supremus, Emami Tejomaya, Srikaram Shubhadhi, Shantiniketan Vega among others.
Connectivity :
OMR has an extensive bus service and the Perungudi Bus Stand, Thoraipakkam Bus Stand, Sholinganallur Bus Stand and many other bus stands lie on this road.
The OMR is the old road, which is parallel to East Coast Road (ECR) both of them are parallel roads connecting Chennai and Pondicherry (UT).
The Guindy Metro Station and the St Thomas Mount Metro Station are also near to the area.
Vandalur, Urapakkam, Chromepet, Perungalathur, Guduvanchery, Tambaram, are the nearby railway station. However, Chennai Central is the major railway station which is located at a distance of 36 kms from where one can get the trains for all the major cities.
It has excellent connectivity to the Chennai International airport which is located at a driving distance of 36.4 km can be accessed in 1 hour 5 min via Chennai - Nagapattinam Highway.
Upcoming Infrastructural Development :
The already congested 6-lane IT Expressway is all set to turn advance as the govt has decided to develop a 4-lane elevated road and above that will be the elevated corridor of Metro Rail which will surely reduce the traffic congestion by 50% on OMR. This 17 km long elevated road will pass right from Taramani to Siruseri.
Phase-2 alignment of Chennai Metro Rail running to about 22 km will cover 22 stations including Tidel Park, Perungudi, Okkiyampet, Infosys, Sathyabama University, Siruseri and SIPCOT. That corridor has a huge IT population.
The proposed CMRL projects to connect sholinganallur, kelambakkam with Tambaram beach line will be very useful for the daily commuters.
Factors for past growth
Due to presence of IT Hubs such as TEK Meadows, TECCI Park, Bahwan Cybertek IT Park, Pacifica Tech Park, Alpha City SSPDL which is located on OMR has been witnessing a rapid influx of working population from outside. A fair number of workforce work in nearby IT Hubs, wanted to have their residences close to their workplace. As a result Flats for rent in OMR finds proposed tenants due to its proximity to the IT corridor and other industries.
Factors of Future Growth :
The proposed CMRL projects, Phase-2 Chennai Metro along with 4-lane elevated road to connect sholinganallur, kelambakkam with Tambaram beach line will be very useful for the daily commuters. Thus, increasing residential demand as well as consistent rental yield.
Infra Development (Social and Physical)
The areas around OMR offers very good social infrastructure to its residents. Some of the reputed schools in OMR include the Government Higher Secondary School, Amelio Early Learning Center, Ellen Sharma Matriculation Higher Secondary School, etc.
Health Care facilities is also good in the locality. Some of the leading hospitals in OMR include Global Hospital, Chettinadd Hospital, Swaram Hospital, etc.
The shopping needs of the residents are catered by malls in OMR such as the Vantage Plaza, DLF Mall, Phoenix Market City, etc.
