2005 November Chennai stampede

Vyasarpadi Jiva railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Vyasarpadi. It is located 4 km to the northwest of Chennai Central railway station and 4 km to the west of Chennai Beach railway station. The station lies at the western end of the 'diamond junction' of Chennai's railway network, where all the lines of the Chennai Suburban Railway meet. It has an elevation of 5 m above sea level.

Vyasarpadi is a neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is located within Chennai district. The neighbourhood is served by station, one of the oldest stations in South India. The first train to Arcot started from this station. The old ruins still remain 200 metres away from the current station as a cabin room. This place acts as the junction and four rail routes branch from here. The Southern line goes to Chennai Central. The Eastern line goes to Chennai Beach. The Northern line goes to Korukupet further proceeding to Gudur. The Western line goes to Perambur further proceeding to Arakkonam. The station is named Vyasarpadi Jeeva, after veteran socialist leader Jeevanandam and in memory of his presence in Vyasarpadi.

Ravishwarar Temple is a Hindu temple in Chennai, India. Built during the Chola period, the temple is dedicated to Shiva. It is located at Murthy Iyengar Street in the northern neighbourhood of Vyasarpadi.

Venkatesa Perumal Temple is a Perumal temple situated at Perambur East town in Chennai, Tamil Nadu state in India. The presiding deity in this temple is Venkatesa Perumal and the goddess is Padmavathi. The Kumbhabhishekham of the temple was performed on 22 May 2023.

Sathiamurthy Nagar is located in the Vyasarpadi area of Chennai city in Tamil Nadu. Another Sathiya Moorthy Nagar is a Nice Village located near Madurai City On NH 7 From Dindigul to Madurai. The economy of Sathiya Moorthy Nagar greatly depends on agriculture, Textile Mills . Around this village are North Side Small Stream, South Side Madurai Power Corporation Plant, East Side Paravai Lake, West Side Small Town "oormachikumlam", and Samayanallur.

Pulianthope was initially known as "Medicine Warehouse" for. Englishmen, so it was called as "Marunthukedangu" (மருந்துகிடங்கு) and now it has changed to Pulianthope. From the days of Englishmen this place was very developed area in North Chennai. Also, (Tamil: புளியந்தோப்பு) was surrounded with "Binny Mills" which was the biggest garment export factory, Basin bridge railway station, Chennai's biggest cattle slaughter house and meat supplier hub called "Aadudhotti" (ஆடுதொட்டி). Also, Pulianthope is well known for playing Carrom and football, and many talents came from Pulianthope. This place also serves as headquarters for the political party annaithu makal katchi(Tamil for all peoples party).

Basin Bridge was an assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The elections conducted in the constituency and winners are listed below.

Pattalam (Tamil: பட்டாளம்), is a developed residential area in Central Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. The area is famous for its Hannuman temple which occupies the center of the place.It features the largest marketplace in North Chennai.

Basin Bridge Junction is a station on the Chennai Suburban Railway and serves the locality of Basin Bridge, the confluence on the Otteri Nullah and Buckingham Canal, in Chennai, India. The station is located at the southern end of the 'diamond' junction in Chennai, where all the lines of the Chennai Suburban Railway meet. It is the first station after Chennai Central. At this station, the line divides into three: one going towards Avadi and Arakkonam, the other towards Ennore and Gummidipoondi, and the third towards Chennai Beach and Chennai Egmore. Thus, the station acts as the entry point to Chennai Central terminus where inbound trains from all the three lines are stopped before assigning a platform at Chennai Central. It also contains a railway maintenance shed with 19 pit-lines, each measuring 3-ft deep to accommodate about 24 coaches. The station has an elevation of 7 m above sea level. GMR Vasavi Diesel Power Plant, which has now been dismantled, was situated on the side of Basin bridge opposite to the railway station. Diesel pipes are laid from Chennai Port to Basin Bridge for fuel power of the plant. The Madras Boating Club operates rowing events in this neighbourhood.

Moolakothalam (Tamil: மூலக்கொத்தளம்) is a neighbourhood in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. Moolakothalam has a dry fish market which functions for more than 50 years.Moolakothalam is located at an altitude of about m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 13.107000°N 80.273800°E / 13.107000; 80.273800.There is a 120-year-old burial ground in Moolakothalam. The burial ground is a historical site of the final resting place of anti-Hindi agitation leaders viz., Natarajan and Thalamuthu. Also, there is a memorial erected, for social activist cum reformer S. Dharmambal, in Moolakothalam. The surface area of this burial ground is of 20 acres. There is a proposal of State Government of Tamil Nadu, to construct a multi-storey apartment complex near the burial ground of Moolakothalam, for the welfare of Adi-dravida people living there. Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance board makes necessary steps to acquire a part of the burial ground here for this purpose, even though some political parties such as MDMK, CPM and VCK, oppose this. The project cost of the proposed 1,044 dwelling units to be built with all modern amenities, is estimated to about ₹138.29 crore. Murthy Vinayagar Temple located in Moolakothalam is under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Ayyappan Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Perambur neighbourhood of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state, India.

Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power Station is a state-owned gas fuel-based power plant located in Basin Bridge, Chennai. It has a capacity of 120 MW and is operated by the Tamil Nadu State Electricity Board.