Manali New Town [Acronym: MNT] is a Satellite township, developed by CMDA

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority , formerly known as Madras Metropolitan Development Authority is the nodal planning agency within the Chennai Metropolitan Area.- History :...

. Manali New Town includes areas from Edayanchavadi and Sadayankuppam Panchayats of Thiruvallur district in the India

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n state of Tamil Nadu

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. It is a northern suburb of Chennai

Chennai

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 City .

Location and Surroundings

Manali New Town borders Ennore

Ennore

Ennore is a suburb in Chennai, India. Ennore is situated on a peninsula and is bounded by the Korttalaiyar River, Ennore creek and the Bay of Bengal...

 to the east, Redhills

Red Hills Lake

The Red Hills Lake,also called Puzhal Lake is located in Ponneri Taluk of Thiruvallur district, Tamilnadu, South India . It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City, the other one being the Chembarambakkam Lake.*The full capacity of the lake is...

 to the west, Manali to the south, Minjur

Minjur

Minjur is a town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Minjur is also called "Vada Kanchi" for North Kanchipuram. The town has two famous temples for Siva and Vishu, similar to Kanchipuram.-Geography:Minjur is located at...

 to the North. This town is situated adjacent to the State Highway-104.

Transportation

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to Manali New Town from a few of the major parts of the Chennai city.
Some of the bus services are :

Route No	Origin	Destination	Via
44B	Manali New Town	Brodway	Royapuram
44B (Single Service)	Manali New Town	Triplicane	Royapuram
28A	Manali New Town	EGMORE R.S.	Washermenpet
28A CUT	Manali New Town	Vallalar Nagar	Washermenpet
121D	Manali New Town	CMBT	Manali,Madhavaram Milk Colony,Moolakadai,Reteri,Thirumangalam

Some of the buses that passes through Manali New Town are :

Route No	Origin	Destination	Passes through
M64B	Minjur	Broadway	Manali New Town
M64P	Minjur	Perambur	Manali New Town
M121B	Minjur	CMBT	Manali New Town
56P	Minjur	Broadway	Manali New Town

Apart from the MTC buses, Autos and Share Autos play a vital role for the transportation in this area.

Schools

Apart from many Government and Municipal/Corporation Schools, there are many notable Government-aided/Private schools in Manali New Town.
Few to name are as follows :

• G.R.T.M.Vivekanandha Vidyalaya (GRTMVV) Higher Secondary School
  • L.K.G. to High School (10th Std.) - C.B.S.E. pattern and Higher Secondary (11th & 12th) - State Board pattern

• Infant Jesus Matriculation Higher Secondary School

• Vijay Nursery Primary School

• Baala Vidyalaya Matriculation School

Temples

Manali New Town is well known for its wide range of Temples wrapping all religions. It has been called as "Temple Town" by the neighbourhood people.

Some of the major temples in Manali New Town are as follows :

• Sundara Vinayagar Temple
  • Temple for Lord Vinayaka, Lord Shiva, Lord Muruga, Lord Dhakshina Murthy, Lord Anjaneya, Lord Ayyapa, Goddess Durga, Lord Bhairava, Lord Kubera and Navagrahas

• Infant Jesus Shrine

• MASJID-E-HABEEBIYA Mosque

• Anjaneya Temple

• St. Antony's Church

• Raja Rajeshwari Temple

• Manjal Maari Amman Temple

• Iyya Vaigundar Temple

• Ayyapa Temple

Development and Controversies

Manali New Town is one among the first few areas distributed with desalinated water from the Minjur

Minjur

Minjur is a town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Minjur is also called "Vada Kanchi" for North Kanchipuram. The town has two famous temples for Siva and Vishu, similar to Kanchipuram.-Geography:Minjur is located at...

 desalination plant.

Though Manali New Town was created as a Satellite Township by CMDA

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority , formerly known as Madras Metropolitan Development Authority is the nodal planning agency within the Chennai Metropolitan Area.- History :...

 in 1980’s, MNT still lacks many essential commodities like Road facilities, Street lights, Fire service and frequent bus services. CMDA

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority , formerly known as Madras Metropolitan Development Authority is the nodal planning agency within the Chennai Metropolitan Area.- History :...

yet to hand over the Manali New Town to the local bodies concerned for better development of many civic amenities.