Arani Town - Municipal
Arani Town - Municipal
Arani Town - Municipal
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Chapter - 3 Final Report: <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
3.2 PHYSICAL PLANNING<br />
3.2.1 Physical Growth Trend<br />
The town is situated in the southern bank of Kamandala Naga River. The town does<br />
not lie on the National Highway, but on the State Highway from <strong>Arani</strong> to<br />
Thiruvannamalai. Apart from the State Highways, MDR and village roads connect<br />
the town to the surroundings urban centres, such as Thiruvannamalai, Kanchipuram,<br />
Arcot, Vellore, Ranipet and Katpadi. The major road arterials radiating to nearby<br />
urban centres are<br />
The Polur-<strong>Arani</strong> Road on the west, <strong>Arani</strong>-Tiruvannamalai State Highway on the south<br />
and the Gandhi road connecting <strong>Arani</strong> and Arcot (SH).<br />
The physical features determining the growth direction of the town are Kamandala<br />
Naga River in the North and Thirumalai Samudhram lake in the south. Thus, the<br />
growth direction of <strong>Arani</strong> municipality is towards Polur in the southwest and<br />
Vandavasi in the south east direction.<br />
Figure 3-1 Growth Direction of <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
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