Industrial areas in chennai

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Industrial areas in chennai
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• Before studying in-depth about the Industrial
  areas in Chennai, lets quickly go through what
  makes Chennai an Important destination for
  Industries.
• Chennai is having a large number of Industrial
  parks that are rapidly expanding and on the other
  end there is an increasing demand for Warehouses
  for rent in Chennai. The proactive Government of
  Tamil Nadu is causing the city to flourish at a
  quicker rate.
• While Amazon this year plans to acquire over a
  million square feet of warehouse for rent in
  Chennai to establish what it calls fulfillment
  centers and even Flipkart is looking at a large
  industrial spaces at main industrial areas in
  Chennai.
• Chennai has been known for manufacturing since
  the British era Chennai has been a top
  manufacturing destination in India.
• The city has access to the port Chennai
  Kattupalli port
• The city has excellent talent and skilled and
  unskilled labour
• The city has good infrastructure and is less
  crowded (traffic) and lower in population density
• The city has been known for its education
  engineering colleges
• The city is conservative with low cost of living
• The city is located well with good access across
  South India
• The city always had an international airport
• The city has government support all departments
  are proactive towards industry
• All infrastructure required for industrial
  manufacturing is readily available power, water,
  approvals, roads and other infrastructure

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Warehouse and industrial space may be utilized
for a variety of purposes, such as storage,
manufacturing, and distribution. Each Industrial
area in Chennai has its own set of criteria and
duties, so to lease a warehouse for rent in
Chennai, one should be clear regarding his needs
and requirements before leasing. Industrial Areas
in Chennai can be divided into 4 zones North
Chennai, West Chennai, South West and South
Chennai. Zone 1 North Chennai The Industrial
areas in Chennai (North) comprises of Industries
and business dependent and catering to the Ports
or Sri City or need to transport goods to/ from
North India and closer to city areas like
Madhavaram going up to Sri City in Tada, Andhra
Pradesh. The viable locations in this zone to
build a shed are 10 km around Red Hills,
Periyapalayam and straight away in and around Sri
City as these are the main demand centres in
North Chennai catering to the railroad movement
from North India and also the Chennai port
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• North Chennai can be further divided into
• Madhavaram cluster that includes Red Hills and
  Cholavaram
• Ambattur and Padi cluster that extends until
  Avadi
• Manali cluster that extends up to Ennore port on
  the inner side of the ring road
• Alamathi and Koduvalli cluster that move towards
  Tamaraipakkam and Thiruvallur
• Periyapalayam cluster that starts at Karanodai
  and moves towards Thervoy Kandigai
• Gummidipoondi cluster
• Tada and Sricity cluster
• Zone 2 West Chennai
• The Industrial areas in Chennai (North) starts
  from Poonamallee to Sriperumbudur across
  Irungattukottai, Mannur Sengadu, Mappedu
  Pillaipakkam catering to Automotive, electronics,
  wind turbines, engineering companies, and
  e-commerce as Poonamallee is centrally located
  and best-connected is better for manufacturing,
  focused and can supply to the entire Chennai
  city.

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• West Chennai clusters include
• Maduravoyal, Noombal and Poonamallee cluster
• Thirumazhisai cluster that includes Gudapakkam,
  Kuthambakkam, Thandalam
• Irungattukottai cluster that includes
  Pillaipakkam and Mevalurkuppam
• Mannur cluster that includes Sengadu, Polivakkam,
  Valarpuram, Mappedu etc
• Sriperumbudur cluster that includes Araneri,
  Pondur, Mambakkam, Sunguvarchatram and beyond
• Zone 3 South West Chennai
• The Industrial areas in Chennai (West) are known
  as the Oragadam cluster that includes Walajabad,
  Vallam Vadagal, Pondur Araneri. This is also
  the location that has the highest rentals and
  also the highest upcoming supply. South West
  Chennai is one of the most sought Industrial area
  in Chennai catering primarily to automotive and
  wind energy.
• The clusters here are
• Oregadam cluster that included vallam, vadagal,
  ezhichur
• Padappai cluster that includes locations from
  Tambaram to oragadam
• Wallajah Bad cluster

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• Zone 4 South Chennai
• The Industrial areas in Chennai (South) start
  from Guindy to Chingleput via Pallavaram,
  Tambaram, Vandalur, Guduvanchery, Marai
  Malainagar Singaperumal Koil this again is a
  manufacturing zone as public transport by local
  trains etc makes commuting easy for labourers and
  workers. Best connected for e-commerce,
  manufacturing, supply to rest of Tamilnadu and
  Kerala.
• The clusters in South Chennai are
• Tambaram cluster that includes MEPZ, Pallavaram
  and Thirumudivakkam
• Vandalur and Guduvanchery cluster
• Maraimalai nagar and Singaperumal koil cluster
• Mahindra city and Chingleput cluster
• Before looking out for a warehouse for rent in
  Chennai in the main industrial areas we should
  understand the cost of the warehouse which
  determines the monthly rental quite clearly as
  the Return on Investment should preferably be
  larger than the PLR Prime lending rate.
• All Warehouses will guide you on the best
  location for your space and the best cluster and
  property for your specific requirements