[323][324] As of 2016[update], the total electricity consumption by the street lamps in the city is 27MW, costing about 60,000,000 per month. [430], Cricket is the most popular sport in Chennai. Volume 20 Issue 14, 5 to 18 July 2003. Orange Coast Title corporate office is located in 1551 N Tustin Ave Ste 300, Santa Ana, California, 92705, United States and has 877 employees. [291] Telecom giants Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent, pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer and chemicals giant Dow Chemicals have research and development facilities in Chennai. [382] In addition, four major National Highways (NH), namely, NH4 to Mumbai (via Bangalore and Pune), NH5 to Kolkata (linked via NH6) (via Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar), NH45 to Theni (via Villupuram, Tiruchirapalli and Dindigul) and NH205 to Madanapalle (via Tirupati) originate in the city, connecting it to other Indian cities. The Chennai ORR is 62.3km long connecting NH 45 (GST Road) at Perungalathur, NH 4 (GWT Road) at Nazarathpet, NH 205 (CTH Road) at Nemilicherry (Thiruninravur), NH 5 (GNT Road) at Nallur and TPP road at Minjur under the process by Chennai Metropolitan Area. [100] Chennai is 2,184km (1,357mi) south of Delhi, 1,337km (831mi) southeast of Mumbai, and 1,707km (1,061mi) southwest of Kolkata by road. Orange Coast Title Company has been serving Real Estate Consumers and Professionals since 1974 starting in Orange County, California. [272], Chennai has a diversified economic base anchored by the automobile, software services, hardware manufacturing, health care and financial services industries. [78] They resisted a French siege attempt in 1759. [446][447], Horse racing is held at the Guindy Race Course, while rowing competitions are hosted at the Madras Boat Club. This wider usage of the term has been documented as far back as 1639, when the Madras Municipal Corporation was created. [263] Central Chennai comprises residential elements, but is primarily home to the downtown area, and surrounding areas, the most visited by travellers to the city. [4][387] It is the main intercity bus station of Chennai,[388] administered by seven government-owned transport corporations, which operate intercity and interstate bus services. In 2015, the city received 4,243,700 foreign tourists, making it the third-most-visited city in India after Delhi and Mumbai and 43rd-most visited city in the world by foreign tourists. 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[244], As of 2017, there are more than 2.2million households, with 40 percent of the residents not owning a house. 2G Mobile internet connections are provided by all the operators, and 3G and 4G mobile broadband are provided by few operators in the city. Get verified emails for [188] The city, along with the suburbs, has 33 operating fire stations. [448], Home to the country's first international chess master, the first grandmaster, the first female grandmaster, the first international arbiter, and 12 of the 34 world chess grandmasters from India, Chennai is often dubbed "India's chess capital". Orange Coast Title has 830 employees. The government-aided hospitals include General Hospital, Adyar Cancer Institute, TB Sanatorium, and National Institute of Siddha. Major multiplexes include Sathyam Cinemas, Escape cinemas, Devi and Mayajaal. Find and verify Orange Coast Title employee emails, phone numbers, social links, and more in the ContactOut search portal. The "Fort Museum" inside the premises of Fort St. George is an important museum having a noteworthy collection of objects of the British era in its collection. It was ranked the 43rd most-visited city in the world in 2015 and 36th in 2019. Our COMMITMENT TO SERVICE is guided by what we call THE OCT WAY which includes Customer is KING and Whatever it Takes among other tenets that we hold as essential to our success. They also defeated several kingdoms including the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas who ruled over the area before their arrival. The oldest buildings in the city date from the 7th and 8th centuries CE, which include the Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Mylapore and the Parthasarathy Temple in Triplicane, built in the Dravidian architecture. The Otteri Nullah, an eastwest stream, runs through north Chennai and meets the Buckingham Canal at Basin Bridge. It handled about 15.2million passengers in 20132014;[82][369][370] in terms of international passengers, Chennai is the third-busiest airport behind Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, and Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai. [184] Garbage is dumped in two dump-yards in the cityOne in Kodungaiyur and another in Pallikaranai, with a major portion of the latter covering the Pallikaranai marshland. [350] The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, one of the largest zoological parks in the world, annually attracts nearly 2million visitors. Chennai is one of the few cities in the world to accommodate a national park, the Guindy National Park, within its limits. His knowledge helped with the expansion of the companys nationwide Lender services Division. The Benefits of Empire. While three sectors are operated on-grade, the fourth sector is primarily an elevated corridor, linking Chennai Beach to Velachery and is connected with the rest of the rail network. [47][48][49] The first official use of the name Chennai is said to be in a sale deed, dated August 1639, to Francis Day of the East India Company, even before[50] the Chennakesava Perumal Temple was built in 1646,[51] while some scholars argue to the contrary. [310][311][312][313] Work to lay a 2,300-km undersea optical submarine cable connecting Andaman and Nicobar Islands to mainland India through Chennai, carrying 100 Gbit/s optical waves, is slated to begin in December 2019 and completed by March 2020. 228-cr. There are many private bus companies. In 2015, Chennai received record-breaking rains since 1918, which caused massive floods. [214][215][216] According to 2011 census, the city had a population of 4,646,732, within an area of 174 square kilometres administered by the Municipal Corporation, working out a population density of 26,705 persons per square kilometre;[217] that had 11lakh households, with 51% of them living in rented houses. [177] The city's sewer system was designed in 1910, with some modifications in 1958. [204] The presence of the weather radar at the Chennai Port, however, prohibited the construction of buildings taller than 60m around a radius of 10km for several decades that followed. [68], On 20 August 1639 Francis Day of the East India Company along with the Nayak of Kalahasti Damarla Chennappa Nayakudu, travelled to the Chandragiri palace for an audience with the Vijayanager Emperor Peda Venkata Raya. Orange Coast Title Company has been serving Real Estate Consumers and Professionals since 1974 starting in Orange County, California. The average annual gross demand in Chennai is 4.5 million square feet. [368], The Chennai International Airport is the fourth-busiest in India in terms of passenger traffic behind New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. With this, the entirety of Phase I is operational. Several lakes of varying size are located on the western fringes of the city. In 1843, the bank merged with the Carnatic Bank (1788), the British Bank of Madras (1795) and the Asiatic Bank (1804) and became the Bank of Madras, which was one of the three Presidency banks of India, the other two being the Bank of Bengal and the Bank of Bombay. On 20 June 2013, the city consumed the highest of 52,785 MU. [69] Day was seeking to obtain a grant for land on the Coromandel coast on which the company could build a factory and warehouse for their trading activities. [141] As of 2017, the total volume of water harvested was 339 mcft and groundwater recharge was 170 mcft.[142]. A portion of these findings belonged to the Vijayanagara Empire, which ruled the region during the medieval period. In 1930, for the first time in India, Madras University introduced a course of music, as part of the Bachelor of Arts curriculum. From the 1930s onwards, many buildings in George Town were built in this style, including the United India building (presently housing the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)) and the Burma Shell building (presently the Chennai House), both built in the 1930s, and the Dare House, built in 1940. It requires the least amount of effort to help find information needed. [162], In 2009, Madras Central Prison, one of the oldest prisons in India, built over 11 acres (4ha) of land, was demolished; the prisoners were moved to Puzhal Central Prison. The Indian Army's Officers Training Academy is also headquartered in the city. 36th-largest urban area in the world by population, Chennai is also a popular city for birding, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Chennai MetroWater Supply and Sewage Board, fourth- to sixth-most productive metro area, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. The city gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the northeast monsoon winds, from midOctober to midDecember. Chennai is the birthplace of the idea of the Indian National Congress, commonly known as the Congress Party. [134] Floods are common during this period. Cyclones and depressions are common features during the season. [155], The Greater Chennai Police is the main law enforcement agency in the city, with a jurisdiction of over 745km2 (288sqmi) catering to over 8.5million people. [358][359] However, several fatal accidents have occurred in the theme parks. Waterbodies cover an estimated 6 percent of the total area, and at least 8 percent of the area has classified as open space. [339] About 85 percent of the room demand in Chennai comes from business travellers. Orange Coast Title Company Corporate Headquarters 1551 N. Tustin Avenue, Suite 300 Santa Ana, CA. Sir Arthur Lawley, Eloquent Knight Errant, Chapter 6. Today OCT is licensed in 46 states with a 50 state solution to closing your real estate . Areas having hard rock surface include Guindy, Nanganallur, Pallikaranai, Alandur, Jaladampet, Velachery, Adambakkam and a part of Saidapet and Perungudi. Orange Coast Title employees. [408] The Local weekly Newspapers circulated to residents are T. Nagar Times, Pillar Times, Arcot Road Talk, Chrompet Times. 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The first stretch of Phase I, covering seven stations from Koyambedu to Alandur over a distance of 10km (6.2mi), began operation on 29 June 2015. Tennis sport is popularising among the city youths, Since 1997 Chennai has been host to the only ATP World Tour event held in India, the Chennai Open[441] which has been shifted to Pune as Maharashtra Open from 2017. Mike successfully navigated the family of companies through the COVID-19 pandemic and resulted in the best financial fiscal year in the history of the company.. Founded 2010 . [80] By the 18th century, the British had conquered most of the region around Tamil Nadu and the northern modernday states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, establishing the Madras Presidency with Madras as the capital. The Greater Chennai Police is a division of the Tamil Nadu Police, and the administrative control lies with the Tamil Nadu Home Ministry. [402] The first Tamil newspaper, Swadesamitran, was launched in 1899. [156] Chennai City Traffic Police (CCTP) is responsible for the traffic management in the city. [79] In 1769 the city was threatened by Mysore and the British were defeated by Hyder Ali, after which the Treaty of Madras ended the war. [301], The Reserve Bank of India ranked Chennai as third-largest deposit centre and third-largest credit centre nationwide as of June 2012. Contact ALTA at 202-296-3671 or communications@alta.org. [143][144] In 2011, the jurisdiction of the Chennai Corporation was expanded from 174km2 (67sqmi) to an area of 426km2 (164sqmi),[145] dividing into three regionsNorth, South and Central, which covers 200 wards. It will connect Port Blair and the islands of Havelock, Little Andaman (Hutbay), Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island and Rangat with Indian mainland. Chennai has been featured in UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) list since October 2017 for its century-old musical tradition. [29] The city is also called the Cultural Capital of South India. Marconi began his career with Orange Coast Title Company with a consulting position to be part of an acquisition team for what would become the purchase of Record Title in 1980. Chennai was the most-visited Indian city by foreign tourists in 2009 and issued the third-highest number of visas on arrival in 2014. [432] The M.A. [383], The government has constructed grade separators and flyovers at major intersections, and built Inner Ring Road and Outer Ring Road. As per the religious census of 2011, Chennai's population was 80.73% Hindu, 9.45% Muslim, 7.72% Christian, 1.11% Jain, 0.06% Sikh, 0.06% Buddhist, <0.04% followed other religions and 0.83% followed no religion or did not indicate any religious preference. [70][71][72] On 22 August, he secured the land grant from local Nayak (Damarla Venkatadri Nayaka and his younger brother Aiyappa Nayaka of Poonamallee). About 26,000 households live in houses without any room and another 427,000 families (with an average size of five members) live in small dwelling units with only one room. [121] Environmentalist Foundation of India is a volunteering group working towards wildlife conservation and habitat restoration. The city has more than 12,500 beds in its hospitals,[329] including about 5,000 in multi-specialty hospitals in the private sector and over 6,000 beds in the public sector. The club uses the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium nicknamed the Marina Arena as their home ground and are champions of the Indian Super League in 2015 and 2018. [341] Chennai hosts major film studios, including AVM Productions, the oldest surviving studio in India. [399][400], Newspaper publishing started in Chennai with the launch of a weekly, The Madras Courier, in 1785. His knowledge helped with the expansion of the company's nationwide Lender services Division. The evening dailies are, The Trinity Mirror and News Today. The city lies on the thermal equator[126] and is also on the coast, which prevents extreme variation in seasonal temperature. [419] The University of Madras, founded in 1857, is one of India's first three modern universities. [378] As of April 2019, ridership has risen considerably to around 100,000 daily commuters, post the inaugural of the entire Phase I. [409] Chennai's First Corporate Leisure Newspaper, The Shopping Express. For its eponymous district, see, The Chennai Metropolitan Area also includes portions of. Chennai was the first Indian city to deploy Wi-Fi internet access in a widespread manner. [64] From the 1st12th century the region of present Tamil Nadu and parts of South India was ruled by the Cholas. However, the post-Independence re-organisation of Indian states according to linguistic and ethnic basis has moderated Tamil nationalism, especially the demand for separation from the Indian Union. A large number of cattle egrets, pond herons and other waterbirds can be seen in the rivers of Cooum and Adyar. The best examples of this style include the Madras High Court (built in 1892), Southern Railway headquarters, Ripon Building, Government Museum, Senate House of the University of Madras, Amir Mahal, Bharat Insurance Building, Victoria Public Hall and the College of Engineering. The hottest part of the year is late May to early June, known regionally as Agni Nakshatram ("fire star") or as Kathiri Veyyil,[127] with maximum temperatures around 3540C (95104F). James Talboys Wheeler, India Under British Rule; From the Foundation of the East India Company, TheClassics.us (12 September 2013). The city boasts two popular beaches, the Marina and the Elliot's. [186] Electricity is distributed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. Company Description: Southern California home buyers aren't the only ones who can partake of Orange Coast Title's (OCT) services. However, it has only 15, of which eight are functioning and two are under renovation. [261][262], Chennai is broadly divided into four regions: North, Central, South, and West. During the 1st century CE, a poet and weaver named Thiruvalluvar lived in the town of Mylapore (a neighbourhood of present Chennai). Lady Lawley Cottage (Western Australian Red Cross) 2008 iBooks, Sir Arthur Lawley's Photo Album, Empire and Commonwealth Museum. In 1921, the three Presidency banks merged to form the Imperial Bank of India, which later became the State Bank of India in 1955. Within the downtown area, the 48-storied Highliving District Tower H remains the tallest building at 161 metres. fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. As of 2004[update], The Hindu was the city's most read English newspaper, with a daily circulation of 267,349. Phone Email. [331] The city has three dumpyards, one each at Perungudi, Kodungaiyur, and Pallikaranai. [163], Since the 19th century, when Western scholars proposed that Dravidian languages, which dominated the southern region of India, formed a different linguistic group to that of the Indo-Aryan languages that are predominant in the north of the subcontinent, the aspects of Tamil nationalism gained prominence. [230] Minorities include Telugus, Marwaris, Gujaratis, Parsis,[231][232] Sindhis,[233][234] Odias,[235] Goans,[236] Kannadigas,[237] Anglo-Indians,[238] Bengalis,[239] Punjabi,[240] and Malayalees. [450][451] Other sports persons of repute from Chennai include table tennis players Sharath Kamal and twotime world carrom champion, Maria Irudayam. Chennai (/tna/ (listen), Tamil:[tena]), formerly known as Madras,[A] is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. [133] The city of Chennai is located on the east coast of India, which is also known as the Coromandel Coast. Arignar Anna Zoological Park including olive ridley sea turtle conservation. Covelong Beach lies along the Coromandal Coast. Contact ALTA at 202-296-3671 or communications@alta.org. [259] In 2012, a group of five Bharatha Natyam dancers from Chennai performed at the India Campaign during the 2012 Summer Olympics. They are as follows: The city is served by two major ports, Chennai Port, one of the largest artificial ports in India, and Ennore Port. In the suburbs of Chennai located in Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts, the figures of vacant houses 56,000 and 71,000, respectively. [318] In 2010, Chennai had the fourth highest number of active Internet users in India, with 2.2million users. Water is drawn from Red Hills Lake and Chembarambakkam Lake, the primary water reservoirs of the city,[171] and treated at water treatment plants located at Kilpauk, Puzhal, Chembarambakkam[172] and supplied to the city through 27 water distribution stations. [224][225][226][227][228], Chennai, along with Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi, is one of the few Indian cities that are home to a diverse population of ethno-religious communities. As of 2012[update], the city is India's second-largest exporter of information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) services. 41647 Big Bear Blvd. [253] It features performances of traditional Carnatic music by many artists in and around the city. [398] Royapuram fishing harbour is used by fishing boats and Kattupalli Shipyard near Ennore Port was inaugurated in January 2013. He was successful in obtaining the lease of a strip of land about 10km (6mi) long and 1.6km (1mi) inland in return for a yearly sum of five hundred lakh pagodas. Read More Chennai Book Fair, an annual book fair organised in Chennai by the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI), is the largest exhibition for Tamil book publishers to display their books. [381] The ChennaiMumbai and ChennaiKolkata prongs of the Golden Quadrilateral system of National Highways start from the city. ", "Chennaite to represent India at Abilympics", "Number of people below the poverty line to increase in city", "Tamil Film Music: Sound and Significance", "Kannadigas outnumber Malayalis 2:1 in Tamil Nadu", "Welcome to Census of India: Census India Library", "K and the city: Why are more and more Chennaiites learning Korean? [82] The Ennore Port with an annual cargo tonnage of 11.01million (20102011), handles coal, ore and other bulk and rock mineral products. [115] Madras Crocodile Bank Trust is a herpetology research station, located 40km (25mi) south of Chennai. [173] The city receives 530million liters per day (mld) of water from Krishna River through Telugu Ganga project, 180 mld of water from the Veeranam lake project[172] and 100 mld of water from the Minjur desalination plant, the country's largest sea water desalination plant. The city's water supply and sewage treatment are managed by the Chennai MetroWater Supply and Sewage Board.