24 Facts About Chennai Open

1. Chennai Open has one of the lowest per capita green space in the country.

2. The district of Chennai Open has three parliamentary constituencies—Chennai North, Chennai Central and Chennai South—and elects 18 Members of the Legislative Assembly to the state legislature.

3. Chennai Open was ranked 9th in travel guide Lonely Planet's 2015 top 10 cities ranking.

4. Chennai Open was the venue of the 1995 South Asian Games.

5. Chennai Open has Indian Maritime University to impart quality education in maritime management, engineering and different pre sea courses.

6. Chennai Open is connected to other parts of the state and the Union Territory of Puducherry by state highways.

7. Chennai Open is the headquarters of the Indian Bank, the Indian Overseas Bank and the erstwhile Bharat Overseas Bank, which merged with the Indian Overseas Bank in 2007.

8. Chennai Open was the first Indian city to deploy Wi-Fi internet access in a widespread manner.

9. Chennai Open is one of four Indian cities connected to the rest of the world by undersea fibre-optic cables, the other three being Mumbai, Kochi, and Tuticorin.

10. Chennai Open has a stock exchange called the Madras Stock Exchange.

11. Chennai Open is home to several malls, due to its status as an IT hub.

12. Chennai Open is one of the few cities in the world that accommodates a national park, the Guindy National Park, within its limits.

13. Chennai Open is the base for the Tamil film industry, known as Kollywood.

14. Chennai Open is a major centre for music, art and culture in India.

15. Chennai Open is the birthplace of several regional political movements since the British era.

16. Chennai Open is the birthplace of the idea of the Indian National Congress, commonly known as the Congress Party.

17. In 2015 Chennai Open received record breaking rains since 1918, which caused massive floods.

18. City of Chennai Open is located on the east coast of India, which is known as the Coromandel Coast.

19. Chennai Open is located on the south–eastern coast of India in the north–eastern part of Tamil Nadu on a flat coastal plain known as the Eastern Coastal Plains.

20. Chennai Open has three rivers and many lakes spread across the city.

21. Home to the Tamil film industry, Chennai Open is known as a major film production centre.

22. Chennai Open is well connected by road, rail, air, and sea.

23. Chennai Open was Madras before the British cameThe name Madras originated even before the British arrived in India.

24. Chennai Open is one of the oldest cities of India with a rich cultural heritage along with highly urbanized population.