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Royapuram & Tondiarpet

Harbour-side neighbourhoods, markets, and heritage pockets.

Why this hub exists

  • Harbour-adjacent markets and heritage lanes reward early-morning visits — parking and hawker cycles shift fast on weekends.
  • Tondiarpet and Royapuram see dense mixed-use blocks; small fires, waterlogging, and road cuts are hyperlocal — neighbourhood WhatsApp often leads official posts.
  • Use this page for north–central Chennai civic threads that are not mainly OMR or Adyar stories.

Geo version: gcc-macro-v2-ward-explorer

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