Semmencherry

Semmencherry
Semmencherry
	Neighbourhood
	Semmencherry Location in Chennai, India Semmencherry Semmencherry (Tamil Nadu) Semmencherry Semmencherry (India)
	Coordinates: 12.859293°N 80.226352°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Metro	Chennai
Government
• Body	CMDA
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600 119
Vehicle registration	TN-22
Civic agency	CMDA

Semmencherry is a neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated in Chennai district, located south of the city about 18 km from the city centre, along the Old Mahabalipuram Road a.k.a. Rajiv Gandhi Salai. Semmencherry is located between Sholinganallur and Navalur. The suburb has experienced rapid development with the advent of IT companies along the Old Mahabalipuram Road.

Sri Srinivasa temple, a temple from the Pallava era and a notified heritage structure by the Archaeological Survey of India, is located in this suburb. One of the oldest temples along the 45 km stretch between Madhya Kailash and Mamallapuram, the temple was renovated in February 2009, for the first time since 1957.[1]

The Elite Grand, a 5-star hotel, is located here.

References

Madhavan, D. (23 March 2010). "Semmencherry residents oppose hospital on temple ground". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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[1] Madhavan, D. (23 March 2010). "Semmencherry residents oppose hospital on temple ground". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 7 July 2012.