Environmental contamination by heavy metals is a growing global problem, which is directly related to anthropogenic actions. For this motive, many techniques for environmental remediation of heavy metals are being studied. Among these techniques, the application of microorganisms has been widely discussed, mainly in view of their capability to remove pollutants from aquatic environments with good efficiency and relatively low cost. The present study deals with isolation and identification of chromium resistant bacteria from tannery effluents of Ambur and Ranipet areas of Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India. The bacterial isolates tolerated at chromium concentration 28 ppm and 30 ppm. At 28 ppm, Concentration of  Chromium, Micrococcus sp, (92.53%), Alcaligenes sp, (90.26%), Salmonella sp, (90.91%), Staphylococcus sp, (92.81%), Pseudomonas sp, (93.64%), Streptococcus sp, (90.26% ), Klebsiella sp, (88.96%), Enterobacter sp, (89.61%), Vibrio sp, (89.67% ), Aeromonas sp, (89.21% ), Corynebacterium sp, (89.52% ), Shigella sp, ( 91.41%), E.coli sp,  (91.97% ), Serratia sp, (92.45% ), Bacillus sp, (93.61% ) reduced Cr(VI) from Tannery effluent of Ambur. At 30ppm of Chromium Concentration, E.coli sp, (76.23%), Alcaligenes sp, (82.73%), Proteus sp, (72.56%), Shigella sp, (74.37%), Bacillus sp, (79.66%), Citrobacter sp, (73.34%), Acinetobacter sp, (78.12%), Salmonella sp, (73.14%), Staphylococcus sp, (76.63%) reduced Cr (VI) from tannery effluent of Ranipet. The Maximum Cr (VI) reduction was observed at pH 7. The results indicate that indigenous culture of the above isolates can be useful for Cr (VI) reduction from chromium contaminated environment.