The Incredible OMR, Chennai

Rajiv Gandhi Salai (also known as Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) or IT Corridor) is a major road in suburban Chennai, India, beginning at the Madhya Kailashtemple in Adyar in South Chennai and continuing south till Mahabalipuram in Kanchipuram district, ultimately merging with the East Coast Road. This is popularly called as the 'IT Corridor' because this stretch has become home to many IT/ITES companies. This road is State highway-49A.

The corridor, an ambitious six-lane project with service lanes and landscaping, is still in the making. The first phase — 20.1 km from Madhya Kailash junction in Adyar to Siruseri — was to have been opened by 2005. Plagued by delays, primarily due to problems in land acquisition, the stretch became operational in 2008. Feasibility studies are being conducted for phase 2 between Siruseri and Mahabalipuram

Colleges

Important colleges along OMR include National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Asian College of Journalism, SSN College of Engineering, St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Sathyabhama Deemed University, Hindustan College of Engineering, Jeppiaar Engineering College, Jeppiaar SRR Engineering College, St. Marys School of Management Studies, MNM Jain College of Engineering, Anand Institute of Higher Technology (AIHT), Thangavelu Engineering College, TJ Institute of Technology, KCG College of Technology, Mohammed Sathak Arts and Science College,Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology. National maritime University, the first in India is currently being built in Shollinganallur, The university complex will also house an Aquarium,National Maritime Museum,Food Courts, Hotel and residential complex. The ministry of shipping is seeking public private partnership to build a five star hotel in the complex.

Bus Stops

There are two routes for the OMR road, one is from Madhya Kailash and the other from Adyar. The SRP Tools bus stop is the junction at which the road from the above two routes meet. The Adyar route is highly congested where it goes through Thiruvanmiyur then on to the SRP Tools bus stop. From Velachery through Vijayanagar there is also a road to the SRP Tools bustop. Important bus stops on OMR (starting from Madhya Kailash):

• Madhya Kailash
• CPT bus stop or Indira Nagar Railway Station bus stop
• Tidel Park bus stop
• SRP Tools bus stop
• IGP bus stop
• Kandanchavadi bus stop
• Perungudi bus stop
• Thoraipakkam bus stop
• Jain College bus stop
• Mettukuppam bus stop
• PTC Quarters Bus Stop
• Oggiyampet Bus Stop
• Karapakkam bus stop
• Dollar Biscuit Company bus stop (for PayPal/Accenture)
• Sholinganallur bus stop
• Ponniamman kovil bus stop
• Sathyabhama Deemed University / Chemmencherry
• Sathyabama University /Jeppiar Nagar
• Navalur bus stop
• SIPCOT IT Park bus stop Aspire Systems J.P
• Hindustan College of Engineering bus stop
• Padur bus stop
• Kelambakkam bus terminus