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'''Ambattur Industrial Estate''' is an specially designated industrial area in the [[Chennai]] neighbourhood of [[Ambattur]]. Established in 1964 as the second industrial estate of the city, the industrial estate stretches across 1,300 acres and is home to over 1,500 small and medium enterprises, specialising largely in automobile components, but also in garments and engineering products. It is one of about ten industrial estates developed by the Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation in and around the city.<ref>{{cite news<br />
| last = Lakshmi <br />
| first = K. <br />
| title = Ambattur units bat for new industrial estate <br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| publisher = The Hindu<br />
| date = 27 September 2014 <br />
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-infra/ambattur-units-bat-for-new-industrial-estate/article6450320.ece<br />
| accessdate = 28 September 2014}}</ref><br />
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==The industrial estate==<br />
The Ambattur Industrial Estate is the second industrial estate in the city.<ref>{{cite book | last = Muthiah| first = S. | author-link = S. Muthiah | title = Madras Rediscovered| publisher = EastWest | date = 2014 | location = Chennai | pages = 416 | isbn = 978-93-84030-28-5}}</ref> Spread over an area of 1,430 acres (4.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), houses about 1,800 units<ref>{{cite news<br />
| title = Arterial roads in Ambattur Estate to be widened soon <br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| publisher = The Hindu<br />
| date = 18 March 2011 <br />
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1547862.ece<br />
| accessdate = 15 August 2016}}</ref> and is the biggest small-scale industrial estate in [[South Asia]]. It was commissioned in the year 1964 by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]. Several factors such as suitability of the soil, communication facilities, availability of raw materials, a large volume of ground water suitable for industrial and domestic purposes, and the like were responsible for seeking this place for the setting up of an industrial estate. An area of 4&nbsp;km² adjoining the industrial estate was acquired by the [[Tamil Nadu Housing Board]] for housing purposes.<ref name="BL_WallowWithSpace"/><br />
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Companies like [[Britannia Industries|Britannia]], [[TI Cycles of India]], [[Dunlop Tyres|Dunlop]], and [[TVS, India|TVS]] have their plants in Ambattur. VSNL–Tata Communication has its [[satellite earth station]] at the Ambattur–Red Hills road, known as wireless among the locals. [[Jaya TV]], [[Vijay TV]], [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] and [[Kairali TV|Kairali]] relay signals from this facility. Textile industries such as Ambattur Clothing Limited (ACL) and Bombay Fashions have their facilities here and employ thousands of women. The units in the Industrial Estate generate a combined annual revenue of over {{INR}} 35,000 million.<ref name="BL_WallowWithSpace">{{cite news<br />
| last = Raja Simhan<br />
| first = T. E.<br />
| title = IT parks in Ambattur Estate wallow with space abegging<br />
| newspaper = Business Line<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| publisher = The Hindu<br />
| date = 9 January 2013<br />
| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/it-parks-in-ambattur-estate-wallow-with-space-abegging/article4291094.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home<br />
| accessdate = 10 January 2013}}</ref><br />
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Prominent English-language daily ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' has its corporate office and a press in Ambattur Industrial Estate.<br />
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==Waste disposal==<br />
As of September 2014, the Ambattur Industrial Estate Manufacturers Association (AIEMA) was setting up a transit yard to segregate and dispose about 300 tonnes of waste generated every month. The yard, covering an area of 2,000&nbsp;sq&nbsp;ft, will be used to segregate garbage from neighbouring residential areas, in addition to hazardous industrial waste. The industrial estate was also planning to set up a common effluent treatment plant with a capacity to treat 200 kilolitres per day at a cost of {{INR}} 50 million. The plant will be constructed in public–private partnership mode and will become functional by the end of financial year 2014. It is estimated that only about 10 percent of the units discharge effluents. The industrial estate also plans to cover industrial units in a radius of 25&nbsp;km, such as those in Thirumudivakkam and Thirumazhisai. The treated water will be provided to dyeing units in the estate.<ref name="Hindu_AmbatturMakesAGreenMove">{{cite news<br />
| last = Lakshmi <br />
| first = K. <br />
| title = Ambattur makes a green move <br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| publisher = The Hindu<br />
| date = 30 September 2014 <br />
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-infra/ambattur-makes-a-green-move/article6458741.ece?ref=sliderNews<br />
| accessdate = 4 October 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Golden Jubilee Tower==<br />
As part of the golden jubilee celebrations in 2014, the AIEMA association plans to construct a golden jubilee tower. It has planted more than 1,500 saplings and has planned to implement solar and power-saving lamps for street illumination.<ref name="Hindu_AmbatturMakesAGreenMove"/><br />
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==Connectivity==<br />
{{stack|[[File:Ambattur Estate Bus Terminus.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of renovated Ambattur Estate Bus stand in 2025]]}}<br />
The Ambattur Industrial Estate Bus Terminus, along with a maintenance depot with a capacity for 100 buses, was inaugurated in 1967. As of 2012, the facility handled approximately 125 buses daily and employed around 1,100 staff. The terminus was renovated in 2024-25 by the [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]] (CMDA) to improve infrastructure and amenities, and was opened to public on 24 November 2025.<ref>{{cite news<br />
| title = Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurates upgraded Ambattur Industrial Estate bus terminus<br />
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| date = 24 November 2025<br />
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/udhayanidhi-stalin-inaugurates-upgraded-ambattur-industrial-estate-bus-terminus/article70317062.ece<br />
| access-date = 24 November 2025}}</ref> The upgraded facility includes ticket booking counters, waiting rooms, commercial spaces, e-bus charging facilities, and an administrative office for the [[Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)|Metropolitan Transport Corporation]] (MTC).<ref>{{cite news<br />
| last = Narayanan<br />
| first = Vivek<br />
| title = Ambattur bus terminus to get facelift by year-end<br />
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| date = 23 April 2024<br />
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/ambattur-bus-terminus-to-get-facelift-by-year-end/articleshow/109513388.cms<br />
| access-date = 21 June 2025}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Economy of Chennai]]<br />
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