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Chetpet is a locality in the Indian city of Chennai It is served by Chetpet railway station in the Beach–Tambaram line of Chennai Suburban Railway. Chetpet has a pond between the Chetpet railway station and the Poonamallee High Road, one of the last surviving natural water bodies in the city. It is the locality in Chennai where the mathematician Ramanujan died.[1]

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neighbourhood
Chetpet Lake
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Coordinates: 13.07412°N 80.24238°E / 13.07412; 80.24238
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
MetroChennai
Government
  BodyCMDA
Languages
  OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Planning agencyCMDA

History


Along with Egmore and Nungambakkam, Chetpet is considered one of the original villages merged by the British to form Chennai.[2][3][4]


Development


Until recently, the waters of Chetpet lake supplied groundwater recharge for the surrounding neighbourhoods.[5]


Location – Chetpet


Chetpet is located at the center of Chennai, not far from Egmore railway station. CMBT is 8 km from Chetpet.


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Location in context



References


  1. "Squaring the circle". The Hindu. Vol. 132, no. 102. 23 April 2006. p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. History of Chennai
  3. Nungambakkam
  4. Dinamalar.com "சென்னையும் சிவப்பு நிற கட்டடங்களும்"[permanent dead link]
  5. Lakshmi, K. (30 April 2009). "Hyacinth robbing Chetpet lake of life". The Hindu. Vol. 132, no. 102. p. 3. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2009.





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