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Padur, Kanchipuram

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Padur is a neighbourhood in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.Padur is located at an altitude of about 31 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 12.807700°N 80.225800°E / 12.807700; 80.225800. Padur is situated at about 2 km from Siruseri, one of the largest IT Parks in India.Padur has a school viz., Hindustan International School. Also, it has an institution namely Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) here in Padur.Padur is served by a medical facility viz, Supreme Speciality Hospitals.Krishnasamy alias Perumal Temple and Pazhandiyamman Temple here in Padur are under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department Government of Tamil Nadu.

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Padur, Kanchipuram
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Muttukadu boat house
Muttukadu boat house

Muttukadu boat house (Tamil: முட்டுக்காடு படகுக் குழாம்) is a water sport facility on the East Coast Road at Muttukadu, Chennai City, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India, offering rowing, wind surfing, water skiing, and speedboat riding. It is a backwater area of the Bay of Bengal located 36 km (22 mi) from the city centre and 23 km (14 mi) from Adyar on the way to Mamallapuram. The boat house was inaugurated in 1984 and has 15 row boats, 27 speedboats and 9 pedal boats, besides two high-speed aqua scooters. The water depth varies between 3 ft and 6 ft. It is owned and operated by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC). The boating spot receives more than 4,000 visitors every weekend.In July 2009, TTDC inaugurated a new bamboo boathouse and a floating boat jetty at the Muttukadu boating facility. The boathouse, with a special roof made of bamboo, has a lounge, from where visitors can watch the boats, and a restaurant. The building has been constructed at a cost of ₹ 8.7 million and the floating jetty at a cost of ₹ 1.2 million. A couple of high-speed aqua scooters with a seating capacity of three was also introduced at a cost of ₹ 1.35 million, which has received good patronage. The scooters can sail at an average speed of 120 km/hour.The boat house has a multi-cuisine restaurant named "Surf", a unit of Coral. In the recent Chennai flood of 2015, Muttukadu boats were used to rescue people on the outskirts of Chennai city.