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Special Grade Town Panchayat in Tamil Nadu, India
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Velankanni is a city in Tamil Nadu in India.
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Buses are available for Chidambaram, Chennai, Madurai, Pondicherry, Trichy(141 km) and Thanjavur (89 km). Buses run from Nagapattinam.
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