Chennai

Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fourth largest city. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. With an estimated population of 7.45 million (2005), the 367-year-old city is the 41st largest metropolitan area in the world.

References

• {{Web reference | title=Chennai has the 'potential' to become Detroit of South Asia | work=The Hindu| URL=http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/18/stories/2005071803510600.htm| date=August 6 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title=District profile – Chennai | work=Govt. of Tamil Nadu| URL=http://www.chennai.tn.nic.in/chndistprof.htm| date=August 6 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title=India's name game | work=Sashi Tharoor / International Herald Tribune | URL=http://www.shashitharoor.com/articles/iht/name-game.php | date=August 9 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title=Practices and Practitioners – Chennai | work=Rainwater harvesting| URL=http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Urban/Practices-and-practitioners.htm| date=August 5 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= A ready reckoner on rainwater harvesting | work=Govt. of Tamil Nadu / New Indian Express | URL=http://www.tn.gov.in/pressclippings/archives/pc2003/newindpress/newindpress11082003.htm| date=August 5 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= IVRCL to set up desalination plant near Chennai | work=Business Line | URL=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2005/08/12/stories/2005081202820300.htm| date=August 11 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= Chronicle of murders | work=Frontline | URL = http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1617/16171020.htm | date=August 9 | year = 2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= Eelam Army chief held for Chennai blast | work=Indian Express | URL = http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980208/03950624.html | date=August 9 | year = 2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= Climate of India | work=National Environment Agency – Singapore | URL=http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/article.asp?pid=1111| date=August 4 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= General statistics | work=Corporation of Chennai | URL=http://www.chennaicorporation.com/general_stats.htm| date=August 4 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= Executive chart | work=Corporation of Chennai | URL=http://www.chennaicorporation.com/images/execut_chart.gif| date=August 4 | year=2005}}
• {{web reference | title=Chennai Police ISO 9001:2000 | work=Govt. of Tamil Nadu | URL=http://www.tn.gov.in/pressrelease/pr290705/pr290705.htm | date=August 9 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= World's Largest IT Campus | work=Infosys, Mahindra World City | URL=http://www.tn.gov.in/pressclippings/hindu26022004/hindu260204.htm| date=August 6 | year=2005}}
• {{web reference | title=BMW zeroes in on Chennai | work=The Economic Times | URL = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1193586.cms | date=August 9 | year=2005}}
• {{web reference | title=BMW plan on track: road clear for one, sharp bend for others | work=The Telegraph, India | URL=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050813/asp/business/story_5109583.asp | date=August 13 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= Principal Agglomerations of the World | work=Population.de | URL=http://www.citypopulation.de/World.html| date=August 4 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= India| work=CIA World Factbook | URL=http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.html| date=August 4 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= Districts performance on Literacy Rate in Tamil Nadu for the year 2001| work=Department of school education | URL=http://www.tn.gov.in/schooleducation/statistics/table7and8.htm| date=August 4 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= Tamil Nadu slum population | work=Government of Tamil Nadu | URL=http://www.tn.gov.in/economy/eco-oct2001-12.htm| date=August 4 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= Music musings | work="The Hindu" newspaper | URL=http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/03/stories/2005020301281000.htm| date=August 4 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= GIS database for Chennai city roads and strategies for improvement | work=Geospace Work Portal | URL=http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/Utility/transport/utilitytr0001.htm| date=August 4 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= List of Routes | work=Metropolitan transport corporation of Chennai Ltd. | URL=http://www.tn.gov.in/transport/routes/routes_mtc.htm| date=August 4 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= A mix of the old and the new economy (.pdf) | work=Government of Tamil Nadu | URL=http://www.tn.gov.in/pressclippings/wallstreet/wsj-lr72-p3.pdf| date=August 4 | year=2005}}
• {{Book reference | Author=S. Muthiah, C.L.D. Gupta | Title=Madras That Is Chennai: Queen Of The Coromandel | Publisher=Business Publications Inc. | Year=2001 | ID=ISBN 8186982973}}
• {{Book reference | Author=Richard Plunkett, Teresa Cannon, Peter Davis, Paul Greenway, Paul Harding | Title=Lonely Planet South India | Publisher= Lonely Planet Publications Ltd. | Year=2001 | ID=ISBN 1864501618}}