Indira Nagar is a posh neighbourhood in Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

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Indira Nagar was developed by Tamil Nadu Housing Board

Tamil Nadu Housing Board

-History:TNHB was formed in the year 1961 to cope up with the increasing demand in housing sector all over the state of Tamil Nadu due to urban growth leading to migration to urban areas in search of employment opportunities...

 (TNHB) in late 1970s and early 1980s.TNHB developed residential plots,apartments,commercial complexes,wide roads,school zones,bus terminus and large parks.

Indira Nagar is an excellent example of organized government town planning by Tamil Nadu Housing board

Tamil Nadu Housing Board

-History:TNHB was formed in the year 1961 to cope up with the increasing demand in housing sector all over the state of Tamil Nadu due to urban growth leading to migration to urban areas in search of employment opportunities...

 (TNHB),However it was a small scale development in comparison with other TNHB developments such as Anna Nagar

Anna Nagar

Anna Nagar , formely known as Naduvakkarai, is a neighbourhood in the metropolitan city of Chennai, India. Named after the Tamil leader C. N. Annadurai, it is located in the north-western part of Chennai and forms a part of Egmore-Nungambakkam taluk...

,KK Nagar,Asok Nagar and Besant Nagar.