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3 unusual facts about East Coast Road


Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid

Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid was born on April 13, 1933 in Kampung Siglap (now Kampung Bahru), East Coast Road, Singapore.

East Coast Road

Muttukadu boat house - Located at 23 km from Adayar, this backwater area is maintained by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation, and offers rowing, wind surfing, water skiing, and speedboat riding.

Alamparai Fort - is the ruins of an old Moghul fort which was destroyed by the British in the 1700s.


Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System

In 2008, a proposal was initiated to construct a new railway line from Perungudi MRTS station in Chennai to Pondicherry via Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) and East Coast Road (ECR).

Marundeeswarar Temple

It came as a surprise that the builders of the ECR (East Coast Road) had even considered demolition of the temple of Sage Valmiki lying opposite to the Marundeeswarar temple in order to complete the project (of building the ECR).


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