Manali New Town [Acronym: MNT] (Tamil: மணலி நியூ டவுன் / மணலி புது நகர்) is a Satellite township in Chennai, developed by CMDA. Manali New Town includes areas from Edayanchavadi and Sadayankuppam Panchayats of Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a northern suburb of Chennai City .
Manali New Town borders Ennore to the east, Redhills to the west, Manali to the south, Minjur to the North. This town is situated adjacent to the State Highway-56. The residents of this area are affected by traffic caused by container trucks.
Transportation
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to Manali New Town from a few of the major parts of the Chennai city. Some of the bus services are :
Apart from many Government and Municipal/Corporation Schools, there are many notable Government-aided/Private schools in Manali New Town. Few to name are as follows :
Baala Vidyalaya Matriculation School
L.K.G. to High School (10th Std.) - State Board pattern
G.R.T.M.Vivekanandha Vidyalaya (GRTMVV) Higher Secondary School
L.K.G. to High School (10th Std.) - C.B.S.E. pattern and Higher Secondary (11th & 12th) - State Board pattern
Infant Jesus Primary School
L.K.G to 5th Std.
Infant Jesus Matriculation Higher Secondary School
6th to 12th Std.
Vijay Nursery Primary School
L.K.G to 5th Std.
Places of worship
Manali New Town, well known for its wide range of Temples, has been called "Temple Town" by the neighbourhood people.
Temples
Sundara Vinayagar Temple
Temple for Lord Vinayaka, Lord Shiva, Lord Muruga, Lord Dhakshina Murthy, Lord Anjaneya, Lord Ayyapa, Goddess Durga, Lord Bhairava, Lord Kubera and Navagrahas
Anjaneya Temple
Raja Rajeshwari Temple
Manjal Maari Amman Temple
Iyya Vaigundar Temple
Ayyapa Temple
Mosques
Masjid-e-Habeebiya Mosque(Sunnath-wal-Jamath),Near M7 Police Station
Churches
Infant Jesus Shrine
Yesu Namodu Church, Ezil Nagar (Jesus With Us Ministries, Jebothotam Trust, Kalayarkoil)
Christ Methodist Church
St.Paul's Church
Development and controversies
Manali New Town is one among the first few areas distributed with desalinated water from the Minjur desalination plant.[1]
Though Manali New Town was created as a Satellite Township by CMDA in 1980’s, MNT still lacks many essential commodities like Road facilities, Street lights, Fire service and frequent bus services. CMDA yet to hand over the Manali New Town to the local bodies concerned for better development of many civic amenities.[2]