Madhavaram Milk Colony


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

Religious and Divinity

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, 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 suiting spot for many Tamil films. Right from the main gate to the veterinary university campus, there are 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 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:
Route NoOriginDestinationVia
29C ExtnMathur MMDAThiruvanmiyurMadhavaram Milk Colony
29DMathur MMDAV HouseMadhavaram Milk Colony
64BMinjurBroadwayMadhavaram Milk Colony
64CManaliBroadwayMadhavaram Milk Colony
64PMinjurPeramburMadhavaram Milk Colony
121AManaliCMBTMadhavaram Milk Colony
121BMinjurCMBTMadhavaram Milk Colony
121CEnnoreCMBTMadhavaram Milk Colony
121DManali New TownCMBTMadhavaram Milk Colony
164Mathur MMDAPeramburMadhavaram Milk Colony
64DKosappurBroadwayMadhavaram Milk Colony
170C ExtnManaliGuindy Ind.EstateMadhavaram Milk Colony
56WMadhavaramVallalar NagarMadhavaram Milk Colony
56VRedhillsTolgatePeriya Mathur
38AMathur MMDABroadwayMadhavaram Milk Colony
48BEnnoreThiruvikanagarPeriya Mathur
170MManaliVelacheryMadhavaram Milk Colony
29B Extn & Madhavaram Milk ColonyGeminiPerambur
38H ExtnMathur MMDAHigh CourtPeriya Mathur
270JMathur MMDAGuindy T.V.K industrial estateMadhavaram Milk Colony

Educational Institutions

Madhavaram Milk Colony's colleges, universities and institutes are:
Most notable neighbourhoods in Madhavaram Milk colony are
Alex nagarBakthavatchalu NagarTelephone ColonyGanapathy Nagar
Annai Velankanni NagarMCG AvenueRamana AvenueMadhavaram Co-operative Nagar
MoolachatiramMeenakshi Bharathi Co-operative NagarKamban NagarMilk colony quarters
Bank ColonyC.K.M nagarMehta nagarMajestic avenue
Kumarapuram Binny colonyVenkateswara ColonyTiruvallur Nagar
Edaima NagarKKR gardensAsissi nagarMasilamani nagar
Arul nagarVenugopal nagarKamban nagarAavin main gate
Manali MMDAPeriya Mathur and Chinna MathurThamaraikulam Road-PonniammanmeduVadaperumbakkam
KosappurManjambakkam - Inner Ring 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 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, 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 with 50 stations
Stations: Madhavaram Milk Colony, 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, Royapettah Govt Hospital, Radhakrishnan Salai Junction, Thirumayilai Metro, 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, 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 with 46 stations
Stations: Madhavaram Milk Colony, 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, Kannlamman Nagar, Nerkundram, Madhuravoyal, Ganga Nagar, Valasaravakkam, Alwarthirunagar, Suresh Nagar, Ramapuram, Sathya Nagar, Chennai Trade Centre, Butt Road, Alandur, St Thomas Mount, Adambakkam MRTS, Vanuvampet, Puzhuthivakkam, Madipakkam Koot Road, Kilkattalai, Echangadu, Kovilabakkam, Vellakkal, Medavakkam Koot Road, Medavakkam Junction, Perumbakkam, Global Hospitals, Elcot and Sholinganallur.

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: