Anna Nagar, Chennai - 600040
Anna Nagar is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Chennai, India. It is in west Chennai and the areas to the west of Anna Nagar are some of the fastest developing parts of the city.]It has always been a smart and affluent suburb, but more recently, inaddition to being a popular residential area, Anna Nagar has alsobecome a busy commercial and educational center.
The large arch in the southern part of Anna Nagar called the AnnaArch was built in the 1980s, when Anna Nagar still had areas ofundeveloped land. The road from the arch leads to the Round Tana (roundabout) which is a major landmark and for all practical purposes, thecentre of Anna Nagar. Other important landmarks include Chinthamani,Blue Star, 14 shops, Thirumangalam junction, Anna Nagar East, and AnnaNagar West bus depot.
Anna Nagar has a number of well established schools and colleges,places of worship, shopping areas with both independent shops and chainstores and numerous restaurants. 2009 also saw the opening of aMcDonalds and a KFC outlet, both on the busy 2nd Avenue. There are alsoa number of mid size hospitals and nursing homes catering to the localpopulation.
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Anna Nagar has its own set of local newspapers in circulation. The oldest and widely circulated of them is Anna Nagar Times, a weekly newspaper in English distributed free to all households. Anna Nagar Mail is another newspaper in circulation.
