05/08/2024
MADURAI DIVISIONAL OFFICE (Tamil nadu)
Madurai is the third largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore and the 33rd most populated city in India. Means be prepared to face traffic jams. The city of Madurai lies on the flat and fertile plain of the river Vaigai, as is typical for Tamil Nadu, Madurai has a tropical savanna climate although it borders closely upon a hot semi-arid climate
Madurai is hot and dry for eight months of the year. Mild Cold winds are experienced during January and February. The hottest months are from March to July. The city experiences a moderate and humid climate from August to October, tempered by heavy rain and thundershowers, the average annual rainfall for the Madurai district is about 85.76 cm and a slightly cooler climate from December to February.
Temperatures during summer generally reach a maximum of 42 °C and a minimum of 26.3 °C although temperatures up to 44 °C are not uncommon. Winter temperatures range between 29.6 °C and 18 °C.
HOW TO REACH MADURAI
By Air: Madurai International Airport, first used by the Royal Air Force in World War II in 1942. Is located 15 km (30 minutes) from IOCL Quarters. The airport was declared a customs airport in 2012 allowing limited number of international flights. It offers direct domestic flights to Major cities in India and international Flights.
By Rail: Madurai Junction is an important railway junction in southern Tamil Nadu and constitutes a separate division of the Southern Railway zone.(4.3 Km)from IOCL Quarters.Madurai has rail connectivity with most important cities and towns in India.
By Road: The National Highways NH 7, NH 45B, NH 208 and NH 49 pass through Madurai. The state highways passing through the city are SH-32, SH-33 and SH-72, which connect various parts of Madurai district. Madurai is one of the seven circles of the Tamil Nadu State Highway network. Madurai is the headquarters of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) and provides local and inter city bus transport across four districts namely Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, and Virudhunagar. Madurai has four major bus stands, namely, Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Terminus (MIBT (3.1Km from IOCL Quarters), Arappalayam(5.2 km), Palanganatham (7.8 km)and Periyar Bus stand(5.2km)
IOCL MARKETING OFFICERS QUARTERS:
Indian Oil Officers Quarters, No.2, Race Course Rd, Chinna Chokikulam, Madurai,625002
Madurai CITY is built around the Koodal Azhagar temple and Meenakshi Temple, which acted as the geographic and ritual centre of the ancient city of Madurai and Quarters are 3km from temple. Madurai quarters are constructed in 1992 and not very well Maintained. But Renovation work is undergoing and hoping for best in Future. Have Basic Ameneties like DC Generator, Cameras are installed in full premises. Children park is newly renovated. New facilities like gym and play room for kids are available.Iron Facility available on Sunday.24hr Electrician available. There are A and B block in quarters comprise of total 5 sets of 3bhk and 9 Sets of 2bhk available. Chances are quite bleak to get flats in quarters As many different department are here in Madurai (Divisional Office, Terminal, LPG Bottling Plant, AFS,IB D.O, Indane D.O) . One floor is Guest House (5Rooms) and 5 Transit rooms available with Dinning Facility and you can get Authentic south Indian food on prior order.
Best part of quarters is it Location and Nearby all government buildings and offices are available.
Divisional Office: Located in same compound with IOCL Quarters on Race Course Road. Both buildings are adjacent to each other. Ground floor is LPG Indane D.O, First Floor Retail Sales Madurai D.O, Second Floor Engineering and I.B, D.O
Madurai Terminal: Kappalur, Dharmathupatti, Tamil Nadu 625008
(24km) from quarters and office vehicle is available for daily commute from quarters.
LPG Bottling Plant: Mattaparai , Dindigul, Tamil Nadu 624219
(42km) from quarters and office vehicle is available for Daily Commute.
MARKET:
To guide you right to the places that offer the best avenues for shopping, a list of some of the best Madurai shopping places has been compiled below.
Madurai Mall: It is one of the best malls in Madurai offering the hefty list of the stores here. JUSt at the backside of IOCL Colony.both are sharing the same compound wall.
Puthu mandapam: Nestled on the eastern side of the Meenakshi Temple, this Madurai market basically deals in metal, bronze and aluminium vessels, This is among the Madurai shopping places that remain crowded throughout the week you will find all kind of wholesale markets in all four sides of meenakshi temple 4.6 km from IOCL quarters.
For daily groceries need nearest superstore is neela. (500m) from quarters. Second best option is Reliance SMART superstore where you will find everything at affordable rates (1.4 km) And another Best option is Dmart (8.9km) and saravana stores (6km). And vegetable market (uzhavar sandhai 1.4km) fresh vegetables direct from farmers available early morning from 6 to 11am.
Famous restaurants which are tried and tasted are Zaitoon, for vegetarians ( Uptown brews and
Annapoorna)
SCHOOL:
There are many good schools available in Madurai and Tamil language is compulsory except in Kendriya Vidyalaya school (1.1 km).Its quite difficult to get admission there but good option for kids moving from kv to kv. For toddlers and young kids nearby school is available Le Chatelier Matriculation School(180 m) it’s a Tamil board school and from quarters mostly toddlers join this school. For higher standard Mahatma Global gateway CBSE board(7.6Km) is a good option.
MEDICAL FACILITIES:
Nominated hospitals are Apollo multispeciality hospital (2.8km) and Apollo women and child care hospital (1.6km). For minor emergency quarters people visit Lakshmi hospital as it is nearby and sharing the same compound wall from quarters.
TOURIST PLACES:
The city has a number of historical monuments, with the Koodal Azhagar temple, Meenakshi Temple (3.1Km) and the Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal (3.5Km) being the most prominent. Madurai is an important industrial and educational hub in South Tamil Nadu. Nearby famous hill stations are Kodaikanal((117Km), Meghamalai(133Km),Munnar(173Km) etc. you will find innumerable options from Madurai for picnics. Nearby Theni district has Beautiful landscape and on one side of Madurai you will find different kind of beach options like Nandini beach, Rameshwaram, vagamon, Kanyakumari etc.
