Velacheri, Chennai City Corporation - 600042
Velachery is surrounded by IIT Madras in the north-east, Taramani in the east and Adambakkam in the northwest; other neighbouring areas include [ Madippakkam], Guindy, Adyar and Thiruvanmiyur. Most of the neighbourhood is populated with houses. As more and more IT parks are emerging on the Old Mahabalipuram road, IT & working-class people are settling in Velachery. Velachery is one of the fastest developing areas in chennai.
The highest socio-economic areas in Velachery are Dr. Seethapathy Nagar, Dhandeeswaram, and Vijaya Nagar. Some other areas are Ramagiri Nagar,VGP Selva Nagar, Baby Nagar, Seshadripuram, Sri Devi Karumari Amman Nagar, Srinivasa nagar, Annai Indira Nagar, Anna Nagar, Tansi Nagar, Sarathy Nagar, Udhayam Nagar, AG's colony, Ram Nagar, Devi Karumariamman Nagar, Gangai Nagar, Venkateshwara Nagar, M.G.R Nagar, Lakshmi Nagar TNHB colony, Jaganathapuram,Seva Nagar, Telugu Brahmin Street and Rajalakshmi Nagar.
There are three arterial roads: Velachery Main Road, Tharamani Link Road, and Velacheri Bypass Road. The last two roads are planned to be 100-feet roads including the encroachments on sides seen today.
This part of Chennai was considered to be socio-economically backwards couple of years ago, but the area has changed rapidly after a string of key residential projects. The proximity to Chennai Airport,Chennai MRTS Railway Service(Velachery Railway Station) and the fast development of the main roads are a definite attraction, with commuting time to the heart of the city cut down significantly.
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Apollo Fitness Centre
The seven years old, Apollo Fitness Centre located at Cross Street in
Velachery, Chennai is a fitness centre that continues to change lives
by helping people achieve their individual potential through its
customized programmes. The fitness centre is equipped with state-of-art
facilities with a team of dieticians, nutritionist and personal
trainers as well. Latest equipment and services at the fitness center
includes, group exercise, Aerobics, personal training, cardiovascular
equipment, spinning and Pilates. Quiet famous for its weight loss
programmes other packages like weight gain, others also cannot be
ignored. This women's only fitness centre remains open on all days from
6 AM and closes by 8 PM. Services can here be availed on paying Rs. 300
as admission fee and Rs. 600 as monthly charges.