City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal
City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal
City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Chapter - 2 Final Report: Ambur <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
2 TOWN PROFIILE<br />
2.1 AMBUR . . . TOWN PROFILE<br />
Ambur, is a Selection grade municipality, located on the Chennai-Bengaluru National<br />
Highway in Vellore district. The town is situated on the banks of Palar River. The<br />
population of Ambur <strong>Municipal</strong>ity is 99,624(Census 2001) and the area is 17.97 sq.km.<br />
Ambur municipality is geographically located at 12 48'0"N Latitude 78 43'11"E<br />
longitude. The town is at an average elevation of 316 m (1036 ft) above MSL.<br />
Copious Palar water and policy decisions of the Govt. have made Ambur a leading<br />
exporter of finished and unfinished leather products in India. It is known as the<br />
ìLeather <strong>City</strong> of Tamil Nadu."<br />
2.2 REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY<br />
Road and rail:<br />
Ambur municipality lies on the Chennai- Bangalore National Highway. The town is at a<br />
distance of 200 km from Chennai, 180 km from Bengaluru and 50 km from Vellore. The<br />
town is well connected by road and rail with the nearby urban centers.<br />
Air<br />
The closest airport is in Chennai at a distance of 200 km which serves both domestic<br />
and International passengers.<br />
2.3 HISTORY OF THE MUNICIPALITY<br />
Ambur was constituted as a Grade III <strong>Municipal</strong>ity in 1948 and as Grade II <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
in 1973. Ambur <strong>Municipal</strong>ity was upgraded as Grade I <strong>Municipal</strong>ity during 1998 as per<br />
G.O. No. 85 of R.D. & L.A. Department and further upgraded to the present status of<br />
selection grade municipality.<br />
do<br />
- 16 -<br />
Voyants Solutions Private Limited
Change language