Avadi is a suburb city of Chennai and a municipality in Thiruvallur in the state of Tamil Nadu,

India. Situated about 23 km west ofChennai, it is surrounded by major defense establishments.

The neighborhood is served by Avadi Railway Station of the Chennai Suburban Railway. As of
2011, the town had a population of 345,996. The Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) is located
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The word 'Avadi' has been considered as an acronym for "Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition
Depot of India", however this fact has no base since, the defense establishments in Avadi were
set up only in the 1960s, whereas the town itself had existed long before this happened and with
the same name. The name Avadi actually means in Tamil 'a place filled with lot of cows' (Aa) =
cow + (Adi) = location.

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avadi has a lake which lies right behind the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB). This lake is of
length of 2.64 kilometers. It's mostly known to have never dried up in many years. This lake has
supposedly been a source of water for cultivation of farm lands long before. The water body
attracts many birds during various seasons.However, in the recent decades it has lost most of its
area to discriminate building and encroachment.
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History[edit]
The famous session of the Indian National Congress was held at Avadi on 10 January 1955.
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This historical meet emphasised the importance of socialism and its impact on social

development. Jawaharlal Nehru with Morarji Desai and other Congress leaders at the AICC
session declared that a socialistic pattern of society was the goal of the Congress. [3][4]

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In addition to military establishments, Avadi also houses a number of IT/ITES & other service
sector based firms. Aristomind, one of the First Start up was from Avadi.

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Military Establishments[edit]
The major military establishments having divisions in Avadi are the Indian Air Force, Indian
Army, Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), EFA-Engine Factory, Avadi, Combat Vehicles Research
and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indian Navy,
Central Vehicle Depot (CVD), The Ordnance Depot [OD], Unfit Vehicles Park [UVP] and
the Ordnance Clothing Factory (OCF).
The Indian Air Force has a Mechanical Transport Training Institute Technical (MTTI) here for
training its personnel on driving and repairing vehicles and also a base repair depot for repair
and maintenance of its various equipment. CVRDE undertakes major research on battle tanks
and other combat vehicles. MBT Arjun, armoured ambulance, Combat Improved Ajeya and Nag
anti-tank missile are some of the recent products from CVRDE. The Heavy Vehicles
Factory produces an indigenous version of the T-72 tank known asAjeya. HVF also produces the
main battle tank Arjun. The production of T-90S Bhishma tanks started in 20062007. The Tamil
Nadu Special Police (TSP) also has a division in Avadi, the TN 2nd & 5th Battalion.
There was a World War II airfield at Red Hills, Sholavaram approachable from the junction close
to the CRPF Camp, Avadi, immediately after the Military Hospital.
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Places of Worship[edit]
There are many Hindu Temples in and around Avadi. Karumari Amman temple, Chinnamman
temple, Nagavalli Amman and Perumal temple are very famous temples in Avadi. In addition to
this many old generation temples are also present in and around Avadi. Thirumullaivoyal, a
locality near Avadi is famous for Masilamaniswara Temple, Thirumullaivoyal an ancient temple of
Lord Shiva and also Pachaiamman Temple. Vaikundhanaadhar Temple is located near
Kovilpathagai, Angaalamman temple is located in the Redhills road. Sri Venkateswara Perumal
Temple in Kamaraj Nagar is a Vaishavite shrine in Avadi.

There are a handful of Mosques serving to a considerable Islamic population in Avadi. Numerous
churches have been built in recent decades and St Antony's Shrine is a Catholic church located
at Avadi Check-post. There is a Jain temple, Vasupujiya Jain Temple and a Gurudwara in the
HVF estate for the Sikhs to worship in Avadi.
Even-though, Avadi boasts of cultural and religious diversity, it has a proud heritage of religious
tolerance.
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transport[edit]

Railways[edit]
Avadi railway station is one of the terminal station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network.
There are frequent suburban trains from Avadi to Chennai Central, Chennai Beach, Arakonam,
Thiruvallur and Tiruthani. Few express trains stop at Avadi.
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Roadways[edit]
Avadi bus terminus is located very near to the Avadi Railway station on the Chennai - Thiruvallur
High Road (CTH road).
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About Avadi
Avadi () is a suburb of chennai and a municipality in Thiruvallur
district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Avadi is an acronym for
Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India.[citation needed]
Situated about 23 km north west of Chennai, it is surrounded by major
defence establishments. The neighbourhood is served by Avadi railway
station of the Chennai Suburban Railway.
The major military establishments having divisions in Avadi are the Indian
Air Force, Indian Army, Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), EFA-Engine
Factory,Avadi, Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment
(CVRDE), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indian Navy, Central Vehicle
Depot (CVD), The Ordnance Depot [OD], Unfit Vehicles park [UVP] and the
Ordnance Clothing Factory (OCF).
The Indian Air Force has a Mechanical Transport Training Institute Technical
(MTTI) here for training its personnel on driving and repairing vehicles and
also a base repair depot for repair and maintenance of its various
equipment. CVRDE undertakes major research on battle tanks and other
combat vehicles. MBT Arjun, armoured ambulance, Combat Improved
Ajeya and Nag anti tank missile are some of the recent products from
CVRDE. The Heavy Vehicles Factory produces an indigenous version of the
T-72 tank known as Ajeya. HVF also produces the main battle tank Arjun.
The production of T-90S Bhishma tanks started in 20062007.
The Tamil Nadu Police(TSP) also has a division in Avadi, the TN 2nd & 5th
BN. Many of the police personnel are trained here.There are also more
than 500 police quarters here.
History
There was a vintage World War-II airfield at Red Hills, Sholavaram. This
was approachable from the junction close to the CRPF Camp, Avadi,
immediately after the Military Hospital. Earlier, it also had a rail link from
Avadi passing through Pattabhiram secondary station, PTMS and PTMS EDepot. Presently this rail line extension terminates at PTMS. Sholavaram
was famous for motor sport activities until 1988. Motor racing was
discontinued here when the new race course began operations at
Irungattukottai, near Sriperumbudur. Sholavaram was used in the infant
stages of Indian motor racing by the Madras Motor Sports Club. During its
heyday, the Maharaj Kumar of Gondal, Karivardhan, Vijay Mallya and
others used to race here.

Karumari Amman temple, Chinna Amman temple, Nagavalli

Amman,Vasupujiya Jain Temple and Peruman temple are very famous
temples in Avadi. In addition to this many old generation temples are also
present in and around Avadi.
Thirumullaivoyal, a locality near Avadi is famous for Masilamaniswara
Temple, Thirumullaivoyal an ancient temple of Lord Shiva.
Transport
Avadi railway station is one of the terminal station of the Chennai
Suburban Railway Network. There are frequent Suburban trains from Avadi
to Chennai Central, Chennai Beach, Arakkonam, Thiruvallur and Tiruthani.
Few express trains stop at Avadi. Erode-Chennai Yercaud express
03.25AM; Alleppey-Chennai express-05.50AM; Trivandrum-Chennai mail06.05AM; Tirupathy-Chennai Garudathiri exp-10.15.
Avadi bus terminus is located very near to the Avadi Railway station on
the MTH road(2 Mins by walk). Frequent buses plying from Avadi to
various destinations like Tambaram, Broadway, Thiruvanmiyur, Anna
Square, Vivekanandar illam, Mandaveli, Poonamallee, CMBT, Thiruvallur,
Periyapalayam, Arani and 1 SETC service to Rajapalayam via Madurai.
Even many buses pass through this terminus.
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