Oomachikulam

Oomachikulam is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Oomachikulam
Neighbourhood
Oomachikulam Oomachikulam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 9.994200°N 78.145800°E / 9.994200; 78.145800
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai district
Elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone Code	+91452xxxxxxx
Other Neighborhoods	Madurai, Sellur, Narimedu, Chinna Chokkikulam, B B Kulam, Simmakkal, Tallakulam, Goripalayam, Shenoy Nagar, Yanaikkal, Nelpettai, East Gate, Thathaneri, Koodal Nagar, K. Pudur and Arappalayam
Municipal body	Madurai Municipal Corporation
LS	Madurai Lok Sabha constituency
MP	S. Venkatesan
Website	https://madurai.nic.in

Oomachikulam is located at an altitude of about 172 ,m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9.994200°N 78.145800°E / 9.994200; 78.145800.^[6]

From Tallakulam area of Madurai district to Natham area of Dindigul district, a four-lane road of 35 km long, is planned to be constructed at a cost of Rs.1,028 crore. As one phase of the project, a bridge of length 7.5 km from Tallakulam to Oomachikulam has been constructed at a cost of ₹612 crore.^[7] Also, bridges are being constructed to connect Madurai to Thuvarankurichi area of Tiruchirappalli district via Natham. As a part of this, the works of beautifying the banks of Oomachikulam tank is also going on.^[8] The bridge at Oomachikulam area has an elevated corridor.^[9] Also, as there are many centre medians at short intervals on this highway, it is considered that accidents are likely to occur.^[10] This four-lane road is known to be the longest road in Tamil Nadu and shortens the travel distance considerably.^[11]