Kalavasal

Kalavasal is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. It is located at an altitude of about 162 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9°55′49.1″N 78°05′43.8″E (i.e., 9.930300°N, 78.095500°E). Madurai, Arasaradi, S. S. Colony, Arappalayam, Koodal Nagar, Vilangudi, Thathaneri, Simmakkal, South Gate and Yanaikkal are some of the important neighbourhoods of Kalavasal. In order to decongest the traffic near Kalavasal junction, a flyover of 0.75 km long, at a project cost of about ₹54.07 crore is constructed in Kalavasal.[1] It is the first of its kind. It is a four-lane flyover.[2] The purpose of building a flyover here is not met with its usage as fewer commuters use this.[3]

Kalavasal
Neighbourhood
Kalavasal is located in Tamil Nadu
Kalavasal
Kalavasal
Kalavasal, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 9°55′49.1″N 78°05′43.8″E
Country India
StateTamil NaduTamil Nadu
DistrictMadurai district
Elevation
162 m (531 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil language, English language
 • SpeechTamil language, English language
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625016
Telephone Code0452xxxxxxx
NeighbourhoodsMadurai, Arasaradi, S. S. Colony, Arappalayam, Koodal Nagar, Vilangudi, Thathaneri, Simmakkal, South Gate and Yanaikkal
CorporationMadurai Municipal Corporation
LSMadurai Lok Sabha constituency
VSMadurai Central Assembly constituency
MPS. Venkatesan
MLAPalanivel Thiagarajan
Websitehttps://madurai.nic.in

Kalavasal area falls under the Madurai Central Assembly constituency. The winner of the election held in the year 2021 as the member of its assembly constituency is Palanivel Thiagarajan. Also, this area belongs to Madurai Lok Sabha constituency. S. Venkatesan won the 2019 elections, as the member of its Lok Sabha constituency.

References
  1. Staff Reporter (9 June 2020). "Madurai gets its first flyover at Kalavasal". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. Staff Reporter (8 June 2020). "CM inaugurates Kalavasal flyover in Madurai via video conferencing". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. Sundar, S. (15 June 2020). "Fewer vehicles ply on new flyover at Kalavasal: residents". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 January 2023.


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