Free Wi-Fi for Chennai People: It has been announced that the public can avail of free Wi-Fi for 30 minutes. It can be used through smart poles installed on part of the Metropolitan Corporation of Chennai. Various projects have been carried out in the Metropolitan Corporation of Chennai under the Sirmigu City Plan.
The project has set up an open and control center at the Metropolitan Corporation of Chennai Ribbon building. The main objective of setting up the Integrated Command and Control Center is to integrate project tasks placed in different parts of the city.
Monitoring of major areas of the city with rain gauge detection, water level detection in flood-prone areas. And also monitor liaison with the emergency control center and retrieving relevant information, and taking appropriate action online.
Free Wi-Fi in Chennai: Which are the Places for Free Wi-fi in Chennai
Wi-Fi – Smart Pole Location List is here
| S.no | ZONE | Location name | Lat-Long |
| 1 | 1 | Sathangadu – West Madha St Jn | 13.150940, 80.295547 |
| 2 | 2 | Mathur Park – MMDA 11 Main Rd | 13.172323, 80.247965 |
| 3 | 3 | Moolakadai Jn – Bus Stop | 13.12889, 80.24146 |
| 4 | 4 | CDH Hospital Park – Tondiarpet | 13.128040, 80.292041 |
| 5 | 5 | Central Railway Station | 13.08267, 80.27301 |
| 6 | 5 | Egmore Railway Station | 13.07768, 80.26181 |
| 7 | 5 | GCC HQ – Ripon Building Metro Entrance | 13.0828215, 80.2710784 |
| 8 | 5 | General Hospital – Rajiv Gandhi Hospital | 13.08194, 80.27792 |
| 9 | 5 | High Court – Judge Entrance | 13.08541, 80.28611 |
| 10 | 5 | Secratariat Park – Opp. Secratariat | 13.075410, 80.286869 |
| 11 | 5 | Traffic Park – Near Anna Square Bus Stand | 13.067008, 80.284689 |
| 12 | 6 | Amma Park – Basin Elephant Gate Rd | 13.097505, 80.268594 |
| 13 | 6 | Otteri Tropical Dry EverGreen Park – Herabal Park | 13.093357, 80.249503 |
| 14 | 7 | Old Tower Park – Ambattur | 13.091764, 80.148846 |
| 15 | 8 | Anna Nagar Tower Park | 13.086359, 80.213191 |
| 16 | 8 | Mogappair East Park | 13.080954, 80.183282 |
| 17 | 9 | Sharma Park – T Nagar | 13.0505032, 80.235979 |
| 18 | 9 | Gemini Junction – Near Semmozhi Park | 13.050642, 80.252311 |
| 19 | 9 | Marina Beach 1 – Opp. Ezhilagam | 13.06371, 80.28372 |
| 20 | 9 | Marina Beach 2 – Opp. PWD Building | 13.06297, 80.28363 |
| 21 | 9 | Marina Beach 3 – Near Kannagi Statue | 13.05709, 80.28217 |
| 22 | 9 | Marina Beach 4 – Near Netaji Statue | 13.0545, 80.28174 |
| 23 | 9 | Marina Beach 5 – Opp. Slum Clearance Board | 13.0509, 80.2812 |
| 24 | 9 | Marina Beach 6 – Opp. Vivekanandar House | 13.04961, 80.2808 |
| 25 | 9 | Marina Beach 7 – Near Light House | 13.04325, 80.28048 |
| 26 | 10 | Jeeva Park – T Nagar | 13.04382, 80.2377 |
| 27 | 10 | Nathan Park – T Nagar | 13.037299, 80.235825 |
| 28 | 10 | Ashok Pillar – Near Bus Stop | 13.0334683, 80.2121 |
| 29 | 10 | T Nagar – GN Road 1 – Opp. Virudhunagar Hotel | 13.042431, 80.235637 |
| 30 | 10 | T Nagar – GN Road 2 – Near Accord Hotel | 13.05208, 80.251125 |
| 31 | 10 | T Nagar – GN Road 4 – Near Gurudhuwar temple | 13.048587, 80.246056 |
| 32 | 10 | Mambalam Railway Station | 13.03817, 80.2274 |
| 33 | 10 | T Nagar – Pedestrian Plaza 1 – Near HP Petrol Bunk | 13.04125, 80.23404 |
| 34 | 10 | T Nagar – Pedestrian Plaza 2 – Near Sivaprakasam Salai | 13.04111, 80.23604 |
| 35 | 10 | T Nagar – Pedestrian Plaza 3 – Near Dr.Nairs Road | 13.04087, 80.23749 |
| 36 | 10 | T Nagar – Pedestrian Plaza 4 – Near Mc Donald’s | 13.040275, 80.240446 |
| 37 | 10 | T Nagar Bus Stop | 13.0347, 80.23023 |
| 38 | 10 | Venkatanarayana Road 1 – Near ASV Ramana Towers | 13.033498, 80.23824 |
| 39 | 10 | Venkatanarayana Road 2 – Near JYM Kalyana Mandabam | 13.039168, 80.234638 |
| 40 | 10 | Venkatanarayana Road 4 – Near Kotak Mahindra Bank | 13.034558, 80.237582 |
| 41 | 10 | Venkatanarayana Road 5 – Near Woolands Hotel | 13.033498, 80.23824 |
| 42 | 11 | Passenger Entrance 4th Gate – CMBT | 13.0678068, 80.2054764 |
| 43 | 11 | Passanger Entrance Near Amma Water – CMBT | 13.068189, 80.204865 |
| 44 | 12 | Independence Day Park – Nanganallur | 12.981200, 80.185806 |
| 45 | 13 | Thiruvanmiyur Beach 1 – Near first Check Post | 12.97572, 80.2666 |
| 46 | 13 | Thiruvanmiyur Beach 2 – Near Police Booth | 12.97274, 80.26596 |
| 47 | 13 | Thiruvanmiyur Beach 3 – Near Temple | 12.97684, 80.26677 |
| 48 | 14 | Thamarai Kulam Park – Pallikaranai | 12.9341156,80.204033 |
| 49 | 14 | TNHB Colony Park – Perumbakkam | 12.910525, 80.202882 |
A special feature of the project is the installation of 49 smart poles at various locations in the city of Chennai. The public can use the WIFI connection on these smart poles for free for 30 minutes. The public can register their mobile number to get free Wifi on their mobile and avail of this service through OTP.
