ECR, Chennai

Overview
SH49 or State Highway 49 is also known as East Coast Road (ECR). It is located in the south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. ECR is a two lane Highway built along the cost of the Bay of Bengal connecting Chennai with Cuddalore via Pondicherry. The Tamilnadu government has taken several developing works in East Coast road and now this road is extended up to Kanyakumari via Chidambaram, Sirkali, Akkur, Tharangambadi, Karaikal, Nagore, Nagapattinam, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupet, Adirampattinam, Manora, Manamelkudi,mimisal, Ramanathapuram, Koodankulam, Tuticorin. It is one of the Chennai’s most luxurious hot spot and it is ready to become Chennai’s new hub for mid-rich housing. This locality is on the State Highway and maintained by the Govt of Tamilnadu under the Department of Highway and Minor Ports. Earlier it was a two lane State Highway, and has been partially upgraded to four lane divided highway. Sivaraman Nagar, Natham, Gandhi Nagar, Edaiyur, Sithamalli, Thiruthuraipoondi are its neighboring localities. Earlier ECR mainly consisted of village roads. OCR (Old Mahabalipuram Road) is its parallel road. Some of the key residential projects in ECR are Casagrand ECR14, Vaikunds Mira, Simpcon Homes, Merlin Reflection Villa, Merlin Reflection Villa among others.

Places of interest
Marundeeswarar Temple, Sholinganallur Prathyangira Devi Temple, ISKCON Temple Chennai, Cholamandal Artists' Village, DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu boat house, Covelong, Tiger cave are some of the places of interest in ECR region.

Connectivity
The ECR starts at Thiruvanmiyur in Chennai and is a part of the Chennai City roads till Uthandi. From Uthandi starts the beachway section starts as a toll road.

West Street and Sivan Kovil Street are the two major roads connecting ECR. Puducherry and Villianur are the nearby railway station to ECR.

ECR runs along the coast of Bay of Bengal and connects Chennai to Pondicherry. It is also well-linked to prime localities of Chennai.

ECR is well-connected to OMR, GST, and Tidel Park, which are all IT/ITES hubs of Chennai.

Proposed & Planned Infra
The Tamil Nadu Govt gave preference to infrastructure developments like widening of road from two-lane State Highway to four-lane, sewage and water connection on the road.

Apart from that, the govt has also proposed Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam road up to ECR to provide seamless connectivity for those travelling from ECR to GST Road.

Factors for past growth
ECR is the most sought after destination of IT professionals and automobile workforce. It is also considered as an IT/ITES corridor of Chennai as both roads ECR and OMR are parallel to each other.

This locality  would be advantageous if you rent it out to gain good rental income. Mostly people working in IT sectors prefer flats in ECR and OMR to stay.


Factors of future growth
ECR is considered as one of the scenic coastal roads in India. There are some good attraction over the route.

The ECR has several places of tourist interest and widening of the road would help in enhancing residential as well as rental demand.

The proposed Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam road up to ECR to provide seamless connectivity for those travelling from ECR to GST Road.

This vicinity has got a habitat along with good transportation facilities. The booming infrastructure and in-house amenities are attracting potential investors into making investments in the locality. Moreover, this locality is well connected to all major places of Chennai. The view of living near the beach makes ECR as the best locality for investment.

Infra development (Social & Physical)
The area already has a good infrastructure support system with several educational institutes like Shree Deivasikamani School, Saint John’s International School, Akshar Arbol International School, Talbuds Preschool, The Bay International School & Daycare, Bethania School for Children, Vaels International School, VGP Philominal Matriculation School among others.

Healthcare facilities are also good in the locality. Some of the nearby hospitals include Nanthini Hospitals, V Cure Hospital, Arun Hospital, Swaram Speciality Hospital, Gleneagles Global Health City, Annai Theresa Hospitals Pvt Ltd, Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital etc.

Shopping needs of the residents is catered by nearby malls such as MK Radha Avenue, Marg Junction Mall, BSR Mall, K M Complex, Sree Kumaran Shopping Center, The Crown Mall to name a few.