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Oragadam | |
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town | |
  Oragadam Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates:12°50′38″N79°56′53″E / 12.8439°N 79.9481°E /12.8439; 79.9481 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kancheepuram |
| Metropolitan area | Chennai |
| Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 602118 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-11 |
Oragadam (Tamil:[oɾaɡaɖam]) is an industrial suburb ofChennai, India.[1] It is located 55 km (34 mi) southwest from the city center and is centrally located between Grand Southern Trunk Road (NH 45) andNH 4. The locality, known as the biggest automobile hub inSouth Asia, is one of the fastest-growing suburbs of Chennai and is evolving into a multi-faceted industrial zone.[2]
Oragadam has been touted asChennai's largest and the most developed industrial belt. With over 22Fortune 500 companies (of which six are global car manufacturers), the Sriperumbudur–Oragadam belt has seen tremendous industrial growth in less than 4 years. The area is well-connected via road and rail, and according to industrial experts, the presence of automobile giants like Renault-Nissan, Royal Enfield and Ford has triggered growth around Oragadam. Several manufacturing giants such asMotorola,Dell,Flextronics,Samsung,Apollo Tyres, andTVS Electronics,Yamaha have set up their respective units in the industrial belt stretching fromSriperumbudur to Oragadam. In addition,JCBL Ltd,Essar Steel,BPCL, Delphi TVS Diesel Systems Ltd, GE Bayer, Silicons (India) Pvt Ltd have also set up their businesses inSIPCOT Industrial Park, Oragadam. DHL is also reported to be setting up its first Free Trade Warehousing Zone at Sriperumbudur.[3]
The town is known for its various industries and workshops pertaining to the automobile sector. Oragadam along withSriperumbudur has seen major investments from foreign companies in recent times. Oragadam will soon become one of the largest Automobile hubs in the world. International Automobile majors likeDaimler AG,Renault–Nissan,Komatsu have set up their car manufacturing plants here and will use it as a base for sourcing for their international markets, apart from supplying to meet the fast-growing Indian market. One of the otiose Clubs "The Chennai Corporate Club" is also located nearby.
The Tamil Nadu government is building[needs update] the Rs. 300 crores Oragadam Industrial Corridor Road. The project, executed by the Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNRIDC) and funded through the State Highways Department, is expected to give a thrust to industrial activity in the Oragadam-Sriperumbudur cluster. It will also provide additional connectivity betweenGrand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road i.e. National Highway 45) and Grand Western Trunk Road (National Highway 4).[4]
Companies based in Oragadam and neighboring areas includeApollo Tyres,Allison Transmission,Asian Paints Limited,Bosch India,[5]Daimler India Commercial vehicles,Delphi-TVS Diesel Systems Limited,India Yamaha Motor, Mindarika Private Limited (Indo Japanese Joint Venture Company),[6]Nokia Siemens Networks,Nissan,Nokia SEZ,Renault Nissan Automotive India,Royal Enfield[7]andSandhar Technologies Ltd.
