Hi guys, felt this thread should be started for discussing the projects and developments in two more districts of our state..

Hope this thread fills with post regarding the title..
and thanks in advance for who ever is going to contribute for this thread
Just an initiative guys... keep rocking..

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Mdubest..

Societal concern :S. Mohan, Director, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, addressing a seminar at Gandhigram on Thursday.


DINDIGUL: Sustainable development can be achieved only through change in policies, system of work and in existing technologies, said S. Mohan, Director, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai. He was inaugurating a seminar on ‘sustainable technologies and management' held at Gandhigram Rural Institute at Gandhigram near here on Thursday.

Education and communication should be effectively used to build capacity of communities, he pointed out. Absence of give and take policy among people was a main hindrance for any sustainable development. He gave examples from Sangam literature, when water and other resources were shared among communities.

Taking sophisticated technologies to rural people by higher educational institutions such as IITs, were missing. There was also an urgent need to empower people to participate in the decision making process. Education at all levels alone would shape the world of tomorrow equipping individuals and societies with skills, knowledge and values to live and work in a sustainable manner, the Director opined.

An effective educational method should foster respect for earth's natural resources, human and economic welfare, he added. The world needed more citizens who are well aware of environmental sustainable development. Education alone would pave way and serve the purpose to save the earth, Dr. Mohan added. Vice-Chancellor MS Ramasamy said that future development programmes should be planned with emphasis on sustainability.


source: http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/26/stories/2010112661290300.htm

Trichy Karur road road development work NH 67

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sava international textile unit karur

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Assurances Committee members going round the TNPL facillity at Kagithapuram in Karur district


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source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article838170.ece

Vaudeville Foundation Homes – house in Karur

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Man-made sand… a view of i Blue Minerals Ltd’s Rs 18-crore plant near Karur

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source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/iw/2009/03/29/stories/2009032950541500.htm

Dindigul electrification

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What happened to Karur - Namakkal railway line? Lastly i saw rails were fixed in Karur Jn.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/28/stories/2010122852570300.htm

From now on, farmers in the district need not go to Madurai to know the quality and condition of the harvested seeds, as a seed testing laboratory, first of its kind in the district, has started functioning in the town.

Set up under the National Agricultural Development Programme (NADP), the laboratory has started functioning at Thirumalaikeni Nagar at Chennamanaickenpatti near Collectorate.

When contacted here on Monday, Agricultural Officer of the laboratory T. Thenmozhi said that main purpose of the seed testing lab was to analyse the quality of the harvested seed.

At present, the lab can test only service samples that are being sent voluntarily by seed producers and farmers to confirm the quality of seeds, as it is awaiting the notification from the government.

After receiving the notification, the certified samples that are drawn by seed certification officer from processed seed lot and sent by them to the lab, and official samples that are drawn by authorised seed inspectors from all seed sales points, will also be analysed. A sum of Rs.30 will be charged for analysis of all qualities of service samples.

Seeds and grains

Even as seeds are grains, not all grains are seeds because they possess certain qualities that enable them to grow.

This lab will check those qualities like germination level, moisture content, physical purity and other distinguished variety (ODV), pest and disease infestation.

If grains brought by farmers gratify minimum level of these qualities, they will be treated as seeds.

Otherwise, they will be used as grains only.

While germination test will ensure planting value of the seed, moisture content will determine quality of seed and seed purity decides quality and market value.

The ODV test will help detect if there are any mixture of other varieties with one particular variety.

Mixture of other varieties will decrease seed quality and create problems in developing into seedlings in the field, she says.

Send samples

Ms. Thenmozhi appealed to farmers and seed producers to send their service samples immediately before using them as seeds.

The samples could be sent directly either to Ms. Thenmozhi or to P. Annakodi, Agricultural Officers running the laboratory.

Results would be issued to the person or to the firm directly.

Any body update on how much distance it is completed? upto pettaiaithalai or jeeyapuram or beyond that? it is very long time i came on this road

Trichy Karur road road development work NH 67
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Any body update on how much distance it is completed? upto pettaiaithalai or jeeyapuram or beyond that? it is very long time i came on this road
Only Kulithalai Byepass has been completed which is around 5-7 km. Other than that nothing going good. I couldn't find any construction on the flyover on Karur-Dindigul road (via velliyanai and not NH7) after they construct some pillar foundation.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article1063745.ece

A state-of-the-art textile park, a virtual one-stop solution for the international home textile market, is all set to be operational in Karur shortly.

Set up under the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks, the Rs.130-crore sophisticated project, christened Karur Textile Park Limited (KTPL), is rated the premier facility of its kind anywhere in the country for its technical and ancillary facilities in a united complex spread over 110 acres in Thalapatti and Puthambur villages, about 12 km from here off the Karur-Madurai highway. The park is all set for formal inauguration in March while it is expected that all the units would commence their full-fledged commercial operations from June. Though 40 textile parks have been planned under the SITP including eight in Tamil Nadu, the Karur home textile park is unique in conception and execution with its attractive set up, utility-oriented plan and aesthetic appeal. The KTPL is set to become an exclusive export zone for home textiles out of India, according to KTPL chairman M. Nachimuthu, president of the Karur Exporters Association and Chairman of the Atlas Group of Companies.

The park is expected to provide direct employment to more than 4,000 workers and indirect employment to another 10,000 people.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/18/stories/2011011851790300.htm

A new paper production facility is all set to be inaugurated at the Kagithapuram factory of the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) on Wednesday by Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. Set up under the Mill Expansion Plan, the state-of-the-art “Paper Machine 3'' has cost the public sector major Rs.1,000 crore.

The machine has a 5.45 metre deckle and operates at a speed of 1,100 meter per minute.

With an annual production capacity of 1.55 lakh tonnes, the machine is capable of producing high quality pigmented and surface sized papers. The device, supplied by the noted German firm VOITH, is advantageous as it consumes less fresh water, energy and power for its operations.

The process of reuse of chemical bagasse in the pulping line, completed simultaneously as part of the Plan, is aimed to increase pulp production from 400 tonnes to 550 tonnes a day. A power boiler, with a steam generation capacity of 125 tonnes per hour, has been installed to take care of the additional steam requirement.

The TNPL, which commenced its operation in the year 1984, has completed 26 years of operation. From its initial installed capacity of 90,000 tonnes per annum to the present level of four lakh tones per annum, the TNPL has come a long way in eco friendly paper making.

Three new projects

The Deputy Chief Minister will also lay the foundation stone for three new projects, including establishment of a mini cement plant as part of lime sludge and fly ash management at an outlay of Rs. 67 crore; installing a de-inking plant with a capacity of up to 300 tonnes a day at a cost of Rs.175 crore and another project to revamp the steam and power system at a cost of Rs.135 crore. The three new projects are expected to become operational by March 2012.

50,000 saplings

Mr. Stalin will also inaugurate the kicking off of a green cover campaign by TNPL, with the planting of at least 50,000 saplings along the Karur-Coimbatore and Karur-Tiruchi stretches of National Highway 67. The paper major hopes to complete the task before the end of the month.

With a large number of equipment installed in TNPL being a first of its kind, the company has been tagged as the second largest producer of writing paper in the country.

What happened to Karur - Namakkal railway line? Lastly i saw rails were fixed in Karur Jn.
True.Rails were fixed and the new platform is also getting ready.But the Karur-Namakkal line will be in the 2nd phase.1st phase ie;Salem-Namakkal is given priority as of now.Once the bridge across Cauvery is completed only;this line will be benefited to Karur.
Only Kulithalai Byepass has been completed which is around 5-7 km. Other than that nothing going good. I couldn't find any construction on the flyover on Karur-Dindigul road (via velliyanai and not NH7) after they construct some pillar foundation.
At Velliyanai,it is not the fly over;but an underpass.Also, NH-67 will join the underpass on NH-7 at Sukaliyur.:)

டி.என்.பி.எல்., என்று சுருக்கமாக அழைக்கப்படும், தமிழ்நாடு செய்தித்தாள் காகித நிறுவனத்தின், அதிநவீன புதிய காகித தயாரிப்பு இயந்திரத்தை முதல்வர் கருணாநிதி, இன்று, வீடியோ கான்பரன்சிங் மூலம் சென்னையிலிருந்து தொடங்கி வைக்கிறார்.டி.என்.பி.எல்., செய்தித்தாள் காகித தயாரிப்பு தொழிற்சாலை கரூர் மாவட்டம், புகளூரில் அமைந்துள்ளது. கடந்த 26 ஆண்டுகளாக செயல்பட்டு வரும் இந்நிறுவனம் தொடக்கத்தில், ஆண்டுக்கு 90 ஆயிரம் மெட்ரிக் டன் திறனில் செய்தித்தாள்காகிதங்களை உற்பத்தி செய்யத் தொடங்கியது.பின்பு, இரண்டாவது இயந்திரம் நிறுவப்பட்டதை அடுத்து நிறுவனத்தின் மொத்த காகித உற்பத்தித் திறன், இரண்டு லட்சத்து 45 ஆயிரம் மெட்ரிக் டன்னாக அதிகரித்தது. இதையடுத்து, மேலும் ஒரு லட்சத்து 55 ஆயிரம் மெட்ரிக் டன் காகிதம் உற்பத்தி செய்யும் வகையில் தற்போது, மூன்றாவது அதி நவீன காகித தயாரிப்பு இயந்திரம் நிறுவப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதன் மதிப்பு, 1,000 கோடி ரூபாயாகும்.ஜெர்மன் நாட்டிலிருந்து இறக்குமதி செய்யப்பட்டுள்ள இந்த இயந்திரம் 191 மீட்டர் நீளம் கொண்டது. ஒரு நிமிடத்திற்கு 5.45 மீட்டர் அகலமுள்ள 1,100 மீட்டர் நீள காகிதத்தை உற்பத்தி செய்யும் திறன் கொண்டது.அதாவது, நாளொன்றுக்கு 573 மெட்ரிக் டன் என்ற வகையில், ஆண்டுக்கு ஒரு லட்சத்து 55 ஆயிரம் மெட்ரிக் டன் காகிதத்தை உற்பத்தி செய்யும் திறன் கொண்டது.டி.என்.பி.எல்., நிறுவனம், மேற்கண்ட புதிய காகித தயாரிப்பு இயந்திரத்தை தொடங்குவதுடன், 67 கோடி ரூபாய் முதலீட்டில், திடக் கழிவிலிருந்து நாளொன்றுக்கு 600 டன் சிமென்ட் உற்பத்தி செய்யும் தொழிற்சாலை ஒன்றையும் தொடங்கவுள்ளது.இது தவிர, 135 கோடி ரூபாய் மதிப்பீட்டில் நீராவி மற்றும் மின் உற்பத்தி பிரிவை நவீனப்படுத்துதல் மற்றும் 175 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில், 300 டன் உற்பத்தி திறனில் காகிதத்திலிருந்து மை நீக்கிய காகிதக் கூழ் ஆலை ஆகிய மூன்று திட்டப் பணிகளுக்கும் முதல்வர் அடிக்கல் நாட்டுகிறார்.இந்நிகழ்ச்சியில், துணை முதல்வர் ஸ்டாலின் காகித ஆலை பகுதியில் உள்ள நெடுஞ்சாலை ஓரங்களில், 50 ஆயிரம் மரக் கன்றுகளை நடும் திட்டத்தை தொடங்கி வைப்பதுடன், காகித ஆலை மேற்கொள்ளும் சமூக நலப் பணிகளுக்கான நிதி உதவிகளையும் வழங்குகிறார்

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Did you mean Post #14 ?? I gues Post # 16 is related to Post #14 not #10.

Did you mean Post #14 ?? I gues Post # 16 is related to Post #14 not #10.

oh sorry. its Post #14

Its good that TNPL doing good for the "Hot" Karur.:)
The Vysya Bank and LVB are not far behind.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/TNN1002polytxtIndonesian-group-to-invest-Rs-1000-cr-for-making-tractors-in-TN/articleshow/7471360.cms

Indonesia's Polysindo Texmaco group is setting up a Rs 400-crore tractor manufacturing plant in Nilakottai in Dindigul district in southern Tamil Nadu.

Sundareshwara Alloy and Steel, part of the Indonesian group will also set up a tractor component manufacturing plant at Gangaikondan, in Tirunelveli district. The group is in talks with Tamil Nadu government for its new facilities. The proposed plants will come up with a cumulative investment of Rs 1,000 crore, MK Stalin, Deputy CM of Tamil Nadu, said while inaugurating Apollo Tyres plant in Oragadam, near Chennai.

Besides, a European car maker is in the final stages of negotiation for a Rs 4,000 crore plant with a capacity of 3 lakh cars a year, he said, without naming the company. It is learnt that Peugeot-Citroen is close to finalising its India plans and might locate its plant in Chennai.

Stalin said Mahindra and Mahindra is likely to enter into a MOU, with the state government for establishing a plant, with production capacity of 1.50 lakh cars and sports utility vehicles in Cheyyar in Tiruvannamalai district. This will entail an investment of Rs 1800 crore.

According to official estimates Chennai region alone will have production capacity of about 22 lakhs vehicles annually.

The construction work at the Apollo Tyres greenfield facility, was started in 2008 with an investment of Rs 520 crore which was since scaled up to Rs 2100 crore. The plant currently produces 7,000 passenger vehicle tyres and 1,300 commercial vehicle tyres a day.

DINDIGUL: Foundation stone would be laid this week for construction of a government medical college in Dindigul district, said I. Periasamy, Revenue Minister.

Inaugurating a Rs. 3.7-crore combined drinking water scheme meant for four panchayats in Athoor union at N. Panjampatti in the district on Sunday, he said that a Special Officer for the project would be posted immediately. Once the college started functioning, patients need not go all the way to Madurai for getting advanced treatment. They could avail all facilities in a well-equipped hospital to be attached to the college.

The water scheme would cater to the needs of 22,500 people living in 32 habitations of N. Panjampatti, Seevalsaragu, Paraipatti, Munnilaikottai and Vakkampatti village panchayats. On an average, each person would get a minimum of 40 litres a day. The water would be supplied from Athoor Kamarajar dam. The project had a capacity to draw nine lakh litres of water a day.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/15/stories/2011021556510100.htm

Another overbridge across the railway gate near R.M. Colony will be constructed for ensuring free flow of traffic and quick transportation of goods to spinning mills and other industries in Vedasandur, said I. Periasamy, Minister for Revenue.

He was inaugurating Kamala Nehru Municipal Maternity Hospital, popularly known as Pal Hospital at a function held here on Saturday. Already, three overbridges across railway gates at Tiruchi Road, Anumanthanagar and Balakrishnapuram were sanctioned and work has commenced at Tiruchi Road Railway gate.

All roads except the Race Course Road within the town had been relaid fully. Relaying of Anguvilas Irakkam Road would be completed shortly. Race Course Road would be over in a month.

Efforts were on bring to Vaigai dam water to Dindigul to provide a permanent solution to the drinking water needs of the town.

All beneficiaries in 48 wards would get colour television within four days. About 48,000 colour television sets were given to the municipality for distribution. Sri Abirami Amman Temple would be renovated shortly, he announced. Interest was waived to 81,000 beneficiaries who got houses through TNHB.

Collector M. Vallalar said that the district has got six new primary health centres and five PHCs have been upgraded into 30-bedded hospitals in the last five years.

Dindigul MLA K. Balabarathi said that life-time dream of Dindigul people has become a reality.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/20/stories/2011022057770500.htm

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/21/stories/2011022152130600.htm

National Highway 209 connecting Dindigul and Bangalore through Coimbatore, Sathyamangalam, and Mysore would be converted into a four-lane, said Highways Minister M.P. Saminathan.

He was inaugurating a new bridge across the Kudaganar river at Vedasandur and laid the foundation stone for a new overbridge at Akkaraipatti railway gate near Oddanchatram in Vedasandur on Saturday.

“The work will commence shortly. Around 104 bridges across railway gates in the State have been sanctioned and work commenced at several places.”

The proposed overbridge over Palani-Dindigul railway track at an estimated cost of Rs.19.65 crore will pave way for an easy flow of traffic to western parts of Tamil Nadu from southern districts. It will be completed within 24 months.

Only 32 km left

Almost all State highways stretching 10,549 km have been converted into two-way. Only 32-km-long stretch in Valparai has been left owing to hilly terrain. There is no one-way in State highways in Tamil Nadu. Efforts were on to convert district single roads into two-way, he added.

Revenue Minister I. Periasamy said that the new bridge constructed at a cost of Rs.6.19 crore at Vedasandur would benefit 20 villages.

Residents of Vedasandur, Oddanchatram, and Reddiyarchatram will get Cauvery drinking water before elections, as work under Cauvery Combined Drinking Water Scheme (Phase II) was almost over. Steps would be taken to include Urali Gounder community in MBC list, he added.

Mr. Periasamy said that the Government had offered PWD building for Sub-Court for Vedasandur. But judicial officers did not receive the key so far. Lawyers struck work demanding a building for sub-court. He said that several court buildings were constructed without expecting matching grant from the Central Government.

Vedasandur MLA M. Thandapani appealed to lawyers not to boycott courts .

Dindigul MP N.S.V. Chitthan said that a majority of schemes had been implemented with Central funds only.

The Minister also inaugurated bridges near Athoor Akaraipatti, Kombayanpatti, Poothampatti, Velagoundenpatti, and Nagampatti and laid the foundation stone for a new bridge across Lakhmanampatti-Iyyampalayam Road.

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The bridge work started almost 1.5 year back (if I remember correctly) after demolishing the old bridge across the Kudaganar..Nice to hear it is opened for traffic now.This new bridge will definitely ease the traffic to & fro from the town and bus stand.

கரூர்: ஜவுளி உற்பத்தி மற்றும் ஏற்றுமதியில் முன்னணி வகிக்கும் கரூரில், ஒருங்கிணைந்த ஜவுளி பூங்கா அமைகிறது. வீட்டு உபயோக ஜவுளி தயாரிப்பு மற்றும் ஏற்றுமதியில் உலக சந்தையில் தனக்கென ஒரு முத்திரை பதித்துள்ள கரூர், 1978 - '79ம் ஆண்டில் முதன்முறையாக ஜெர்மனி ஃபிராங்க்பர்ட் ஜவுளி வர்த்தக கண்காட்சியில் பங்கேற்றது. அதற்கு பிறகு கரூரின் ஏற்றுமதி வர்த்தகம் ஏறுமுகத்தை கண்டது.

தற்போது, இதற்கு அங்கீகாரமாக, கரூர்-மதுரை பைபாஸ் சாலை, புத்தாம்பூரில் 110 ஏக்கர் பரப்பளவில் கைத்தறி பூங்கா அமைந்துள்ளது. 2007 மார்ச்சில் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்ட இந்த திட்டம் 130 கோடி ரூபாய் மதிப்பில் நிறைவேறியது. மத்திய அரசு 40 கோடி ரூபாய், வங்கி கடன் 65 கோடி ரூபாய், உறுப்பினர் பங்கு 16 கோடி ரூபாய் அளித்துள்ளது. மாநில அரசு சார்பில் 9 கோடி ரூபாய் எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது.வளாகத்தில் 25 ஏக்கர் நிலம் பொது பயன்பாட்டுக்கும், மற்றவை ஜவுளி நிறுவன பயன்பாட்டுக்கும் ஒதுக்கப்படுகிறது. திட்டம் முழுமை பெற்றதும், பூங்கா வளாகத்தினுள் மட்டுமே நேரடியாக 10 ஆயிரம் பேருக்கு வேலை வாய்ப்பு கிடைக்கும் வாய்ப்புள்ளது. மொத்தமுள்ள 35 தொழிற்சாலை கட்டிடங்களில் 1 ஏக்கர் பரப்பளவில் 22 தொழிற்சாலை, 2 ஏக்கர் பரப்பளவில் ஏழு, 3 ஏக்கர் பரப்பளவில் ஆறு தொழிற்சாலை அமைகிறது. மேலும், ஏடிஎம் வசதியுடன் வங்கி, மருத்துவமனை, ஹோட்டல், பல்பொருள் அங்காடி உள்ளிட்டவையும் அமைகிறது.

ஜவுளி பூங்கா இயங்க துவங்கியதும், கரூரின் ஏற்றுமதி அளவு 750 கோடி ரூபாய் கூடுதலாகும் வாய்ப்புள்ளதாக ஏற்றுமதியாளர்கள் எதிர்பார்க்கின்றனர். நாளை காலை 11.30 மணிக்க நடக்கும் திறப்புவிழாவில், கைத்தறித்துறை அமைச்சர் ராமச்சந்திரன், போக்குவரத்துத் துறை அமைச்சர் நேரு பங்கேற்கின்றனர். கரூர் ஒருங்கிணைந்த ஜவுளி பூங்கா திறப்பு விழா ஏற்பாடுகள், நிர்வாக மேலாளர் சிவக்கண்ணன், ஜவுளி பூங்கா தலைவர் நாச்சிமுத்து, மேலாளர்கள் நல்லசாமி, வீரப்பன் மற்றும் கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன் மேற்பார்வையில் நடக்கிறது.


http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=194885

Karur, Feb 20 : The textile city of Karur is going to witness yet another milestone in the traditional textile industry following the upcoming a state-of-the-art textile park, namely Karur Textile Park Limited (KTPL), a virtual one-stop solution for the international home textile market.


According to KTPL, built at an estimated cost of Rs 130 crore, is all set to be operational here shortly.

The sophisticated project is coming up under the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP). The is rated as the premier facility of its kind in the country for its technical and ancillary facilities in a united complex spread over 110 acres in Thalapatti and Puthambur villages on the Karur-Madurai national Highway.

The sources said the park is all set for formal inauguration some time during the next month, while it is expected that all the units would commence their full-fledged commercial operation from June.

The sources said though 40 textile parks have been planned under the SITP including eight in Tamil Nadu, the KTPL is unique in concept and execution with its attractive set up, utility-oriented plan and aesthetic appeal.

There are 60 shareholders in the KTPL and they own the 35 sheds categorised into one, two and three acre holding pattern.

For the public-private partnership venture, the Union Ministry of Textiles has granted Rs 40 crore while the KTPL members have contributed Rs 16 crore. The Canara Bank and the Indian Bank have together extended credit to the tune of Rs 65 crore. KTPL is expecting a grant of Rs four crore from the State Government, the sources said.

The Union government has retained the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Cluster Development Initiative as the Project Management Consultant for the KTPL, the sources said.

All the units in the proposed textile park will have imported weaving looms, and this apart an executive administration block, a full-fledged bank branch with ATM, a hospital, pharmacy, restaurant, department store, readymade shop and a crèche will be part of the park, the sources said.

The proposed textile park is expected to provide direct employment to more than 4,000 workers and indirect employment to another 10,000 people.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/world/fullnews-151804.html

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/26/stories/2011022658670800.htm

All is set for the grand opening of the Karur Textile Park established at a cost of Rs. 130 crore. Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran is scheduled to declare open the park at Thalapatti-Puthamabur on the Karur-Madurai highway on Saturday.

Set up under the Ministry of Textiles sponsored Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks, the Karur Park boasts of state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities to enable industry meet quality and productivity standards to sharpen the competitive edge of the town's textile industry, according to Karur Textile Park Limited chairman Atlas M. Nachimuthu.

The park has been established under the public-private partnership mode with the Ministry of Textiles granting 40 per cent assistance and the members of the KTPL garnering the balance amount. The park managers have requested the State government to grant nine per cent of the outlay and they are expecting a favourable reply soon.

110 acres

Situated about 12 km from the town, the textile park is spread over 110 acres for which the preliminary green signal was given in March 2007.

Civil works commenced in May 2008 and 95 per cent of the work has been completed at the park.

The Centre appointed IL&FS Cluster Development Initiative Limited as the project management consultants on its behalf to control the operations in implementing the project.

While the members of the KTPL have contributed Rs. 16 crore, they have borrowed bank term loan to the extent of Rs. 65 crore.

The Centre has granted Rs. 40 crore and the members expect the State Government to sanction Rs. 9 crore to meet the complete cost of the project.

Pointing out that already four units have commenced commercial operations and eight more were in a position to do so soon, Mr.Nachimuthu says that all 35 units in the park will go on stream before June positively.

Amenities available for park staff and units include a branch of the Canara Bank with ATM facility, a hospital, a pharmacy, restaurant, department store, readymade garment shop and a crèche for the benefit of women workers at the units. A huge pond has been created in the park to harvest rainwater, he observes.

The KTPL will provide direct employment to 4,000 people and indirect employment to another 10,000 people. When fully operational the KTPL is expected to generate a turn over of Rs. 700 crore per annum, according to Mr. Nachimuthu.

http://news.in.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5034676

Leading textile retailer Chennai Silks plans to open a showroom in important districts of Tamil Nadu, including Tirunelveli in the next two months.
The company also plans to expand its global operations.
"We have ambitious plans to set our footprint in all the important district headquarters of Tamil Nadu. Plans are also afoot to open franchisee outlets overseas. Already, there is a franchisee showroom functioning in Paris," Chennai Silks GM Syed Mustaq told PTI.
Mustaq was here to inaugurate company''s exclusive silk gallery at Karur and Tiruchirappalli.
The new silk gallery will showcase a rare collection of 25,000 silk sarees including premium varieties embedded with diamond, precious gems, gold and platinum fibres, he said.
The textile retailer already has showrooms in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode, Trichy, Karur and Ernakulam selling designer sarees, churidhar and dress materials, formal and casual wear for men and kids.
Chennai Silks also manufactures sarees with a price tag of Rs 2 lakh, for which orders are accepted three months in advance.
The company offers it buyers the option of shopping online which is also doing good.
"Online sales have picked up in recent years. It has now touched 10 per cent of the total sales," Mustaq said.

Construction in Progress

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Kannan department store opens its store in Dindigul

Anyone knows the locations where kannan dept store would open in the future

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Straight : Jawahar Bazaar Right : Trichy/Old Dindigul Road

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N.S.N College of Engineering & Technology (U/C),Manalmedu,Karur

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N.S.N Educational Trust's Property adjacent to the Engg.College.

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The township coming in the outskirts of Karur

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Valluvar College of Science & Management,Karur

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They could plant Trees in between the divider.
It will mack the city look greener.

Ajith, Thanks for the snaps :)

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http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/24/stories/2011062462020500.htm

A plasma separation centre would be set up in Anna Nagar at a cost of Rs. 400 crore, said T. Sampath, Consultant, Voluntary Blood Donations, Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society.

Presiding over World Blood Donors Day celebration here on Thursday, he said that blood banks had been set up in 231 primary health centres in the State. There were 203 registered blood banks in the State — 138 run by the government and 64 of private parties. The government sanctioned Rs.1.36 crore to intensify campaign in the State on blood donation using mobile blood bank.

The bank had a consultant, laboratory assistant, an assistant, a driver and his assistant. Blood donation camps were being conducted at district headquarters between 9.30 a.m. and 1 p.m., and the campaign in the evenings.

Flagging off the mobile blood bank, Superintendent of Police K. Chandrasekar said the blood donation was the only mode of getting blood to help the needy. “We cannot create blood. Blood donation should become a people's movement. The government has been honouring persons donating blood thrice or four times a year,” he added.

Joint Director of Health Services T. Jayabal said that the goal was to make the blood available to the needy within an hour. Quantum of blood donation rose to 92 per cent in 2009 which was 57.3 per cent in 2002. Level of HIV transmission through donors had been brought down to 0.08 per cent from 0.3 per cent in 2002. The blood collected from donors would undergo tests at various levels to check viruses of HIV, jaundice, venereal diseases and malaria.

In Dindigul alone 1,942 units of blood had been collected from donors through 31 camps in 2010-11, he added. To promote blood donation, two vans — one from Madurai and another from Chennai — started their mission on June 14. The van at Dindigul had covered six districts and would cover 10 more. About 200 units of blood were collected so far.

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Karur Pics taken off NH 7

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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-editorialfeatures/article2234627.ece

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has opened a new horizon for Dindigul one of the industrially backward districts in the state.

An engineering cluster, first of its kind in the state, commissioned at E. Chithur village near Eriyode to manufacture components and supply to the BHEL, Tiruchi, is a new chapter in the history of industrial development in the district.

Even the district is famous for cheap labour and well-connected by road and rail facilities, Dindigul suddenly became industrially most back ward one and haven for jobless workers owing to malfunctioning of tanneries, dying of lock industry, paralysing of spinning mills and trampling of handloom weaving industries – all were labour intensive ones.

The engineering clusters offer a glimmer of hope and confidence to administrators, small and tiny industrialists and young entrepreneurs on revival of industrial activities and open up of new horizons for business activities.

Sprawling over 95 acres, 30 km away from Dindigul town, the engineering cluster has a massive training and sophisticated testing centre and a common workshop on 15 acres. Twenty five workshops have come up and many of them started functioning. All sheds are spacious to meet all industrial requirements. The entrepreneurs of this cluster have started manufacturing components for boiler unit of the BHEL only. The BHEL engineers had trained the work force of these industrial units from manufacturing to packing and transportation.

The BHEL did not stop making buy-back arrangement and training to transform cluster employees into a skilled work force. It went one step further and offered funds to the tune of Rs.4.75 crore to 19 entrepreneurs to meeting their installation costs and purchase of machinery. The BHEL will continuously offer technical advice, technical drawing for components manufacture for the next three-year period. The Khadi Village and Industries Commission too was ready to sanction loan to more entrepreneurs of this cluster that would generate employment opportunities in rural areas and prevent migration of labour from rural areas. The entrepreneurs' role was to make initial investments on raw materials and labour only and sell finished products to the BHEL.

All units in the cluster have common machineries and some have one or two special and occasionally using modern machine, most essential ones to finish the component.

The cluster has also approached the Central government for further expansion of the cluster to expand its activities. They have approached the Central Government for Rs.10 crore funds with 75 per cent subsidy under special cluster scheme, to buy sophisticated machines.”

The action plans in pipeline: Production of parts like valves independently and supply back to BHEL.

Creation of more structures with effective participation of corporates and public sector undertakings will soon make Dindigul an engineering hub.

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Karur looks good with 4 lane road with median, top brand stores..:) TFS

http://news.in.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5372578

Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd, established by the state government, is setting up a Rs 69 crore cement plant at its manufacturing unit in Karur.

"Under the Lime Sludge Fly Ash Management programme, a 600 tonnes per day cement plant is being set up at Rs 69 crore," the TNPL performance review that was presented in the state Assembly said today.

By manufacturing paper, lime sludge and fly ash will been generated as waste which can be put to profitable use by converting it to cement.Currently, the project is in advanced stage and would be commissioned by December 2011, it said.

Meanwhile, TNPL said it aimed to export 90,000 tonnes of wood free printing and writing paper in 2011-12.

As per the performance review,exports contributed 64,776 tonnes of wood free printing and writing paper in 2010-11.

"TNPL is the largest exporter of wood free printing and writing paper in the country. With the enhancement in production of wood free printing and writing paper, TNPL expects to reach the target of 90,000 tonnes in 2011-12."
Currently, it exports to over 30 countries, it said.

TNPL was also in the process of installing a 300 tonne per day De-inking plant (DIP) at an outlay of Rs 174 crore. This project is scheduled to be completed by March, 2012. This was being done mainly for in-house pulp production.

Karur-headquartered Karur Vysya Bank has bagged the CNBC – TV 18 Best Bank and Financial Institution award under the old private sector bank category. KVB's Chief Executive and Managing Director, Mr K Venkataraman, received the award on behalf of the bank from the Minister for Corporate Affairs Mr Veerappa Moily at Mumbai on September 12. This is the third award for the bank during the 2011-12 fiscal, the others being the FIBAC Banking Award (for cost efficiency) followed by Banking Technology Excellence Award (for mobile banking) among small banks in the private sector.

src: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/banking/article2450656.ece

தமிழகத்தில் கிராம சுகாதார செவிலியர்கள் பற்றாக்குறையைப் போக்க தேனி, நாமக்கல், சிவகங்கை ஆகிய மாவட்டங்களில் நடப்பாண்டில் ரூ.15 கோடியில் துணை செவிலியர் பயிற்சிப் பள்ளிகள் ஏற்படுத்தப்படும் என்று மக்கள் நல்வாழ்வுத் துறை அமைச்சர் டாக்டர் வி.எஸ்.விஜய் கூறினார்.

பேரவையில் மக்கள் நல்வாழ்வுத் துறை திட்டங்கள் தொடர்பாக அவர் செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை செய்த அறிவிப்புகள் விவரம்:

டாக்டர் முத்துலட்சுமி ரெட்டி மகப்பேறு நிதி உதவித் திட்டத்தைச் சீரமைத்து, ஏழை கர்ப்பிணிப் பெண்கள் பயன்பெறும் வகையில் ரூ.6 ஆயிரமாக இருந்த பேறுகால நிதியுதவி, இரு மடங்காக உயர்த்தப்பட்டு ரூ.12 ஆயிரமாக வழங்க ரூ.596 கோடி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.

கிராம இளம் பெண்களுக்கு... வளர் இளம் பெண்களின் நலன் கருதி கிராமங்களில் வாழும் வளர் இளம் பெண்களுக்கு இலவச "சானிட்டரி நாப்கின்கள்' வழங்கும் திட்டம் ரூ.46 கோடியில் அனைத்து மாவட்டங்களிலும் செயல்படுத்தப்படும்.

நடமாடும் மருத்துவமனைகள்: இப்போது செயல்படும் 385 நடமாடும் மருத்துவக் குழு வாகனங்களின் உட்புறம், மருத்துவமனை போல் நவீன ஆய்வக உபகரணங்கள்-ஆய்வக தொழில்நுட்ப ஊழியர் உள்ளிட்ட வசதிகளுடன் வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டு நடமாடும் மருத்துவமனைகளாக தரம் உயர்த்தப்படும். இதற்காக ரூ.40 கோடி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.

108 சேவையை மேம்படுத்த... ரூ.3.60 கோடியில் இலவச ஆம்புலன்ஸ் சேவை "108' மேம்படுத்தப்படும். அதாவது, ஒரு மருத்துவமனையிலிருந்து மற்றொரு மருத்துவமனைக்கு அவசர கால நோயாளிகளை அழைத்துச் செல்லவும், மலைப் பகுதிகளில் பயன்படுத்தும் வகையிலும் ஓடுதிறன் கொண்ட சிறப்பு ஊர்திகள் வாங்கப்படும்.

பச்சிளம் குழந்தைகளை உயர் சிகிச்சைக்குக் கொண்டு செல்லும் வகையில் அதி நவீன வசதிகளுடன் மாவட்டத்துக்கு ஒரு வாகனம் வழங்கப்படும்.

60 பல் மருத்துவப் பிரிவுகள்: தமிழகத்தில் மொத்தம் உள்ள 1,589 ஆரம்ப சுகாதார மையங்களில், 60 ஆரம்ப சுகாதார நிலையங்களில் பல் மருத்துவ சிகிச்சைப் பிரிவுகள் ரூ.2.20 கோடியில் ஏற்படுத்தப்படும்.

ரூ.1 கோடியில் ஆய்வுக்கூடம்: சென்னையில் பொது சுகாதாரம் மற்றும் நோய்த் தடுப்பு மருந்துத் துறை இயக்குநரகத்தின் கீழ் நுண்ணுயிரியல் மற்றும் உயிர் வேதியியல் ஆய்வகம் ரூ.1.20 கோடியில் மேம்படுத்தப்படும்.

ஈரோடு, திருவண்ணாமலை, கன்னியாகுமரி, நாகப்பட்டினம், திண்டுக்கல் ஆகிய 5 மாவட்டங்களில் கொள்ளை நோய்களைக் கண்டறிய ரூ.2 கோடியில் மாவட்ட பொது சுகாதார ஆய்வுக்கூடங்கள் அமைக்கப்படும்.

543 ஆரம்ப சுகாதார மையங்களில்...: தேவைக்கு ஏற்ப 543 ஆரம்ப சுகாதார மையங்களில் கூடுதலாக உள் நோயாளிகள் பகுதி, செவிலியர் குடியிருப்புகள், நோயாளிகள் காத்திருப்புக் கூடங்கள், தடுப்பூசிக் கூடங்கள் நடப்பாண்டில் ரூ.37.91 கோடியில் அமைக்கப்படும்.

எச்.ஐ.வி.-எய்ட்ஸ் தடுப்புக்கு...: தமிழகத்தில் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட சில அரசு தலைமை மருத்துவமனைகள், அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி மருத்துவமனைகளில் எச்ஐவி கூட்டு மருந்து சிகிச்சை மையங்களை ஏற்படுத்த ரூ.1.51 கோடி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது என்றார் அமைச்சர்.

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I think ottanchatram and dharapuram needs ring road very badly.The people here suffer very much due to congested traffic

If you see in press reports of seconf lot of 40 LCA being placed as iat air base near dindigul in TN, do not post.

Thats is utter crackpot in media work.

As far as I know no iaf base near didndigul in TN. I am sure it refers to Dundigul in hyderabad where there is air force academy

Kannan dept store in Dindigul looked good... Any of the Dindigul people take pics of it and kindly post it here....

http://www.risiinfo.com/events/ppi_awards/2011_winners.html

TNPL Mill, Pugalur wins Environmental Strategy of the year award at PPI Awards held at Brussels.

Good find bono. TFS.

http://www.bahribeautifulcountry.com/

BAHRI BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY is India’s First Internationally Managed Integrated Retirement Resort and Second Homes Golf Township.

Development work at site is on at a very steady pace.70% of the plotting and Road network is complete. The main Entrance gate is at an advanced stage of construction. Sample Villa of both Second Homes & Retirement Homes is under construction. The laying of “WBM” Water Bound Macadam Road is in full swing. Electrification work of the main entry road has commenced.

Bahri Beautiful Country is an excellent Investment opportunity as it is the first Township of its kind in India. Global Leaders in their respective fields have joined hands with the Bahri Group. They include OneEighty, a leader in managing retirement facilities since 1976 in USA, Canada & Mexico. (www.oneeightytwist.com ). The Golf Resort Hotel Tie-up is with The Best Western – “The World’s Largest Hotel Chain”.

Mr. David Hemstock, award winning Golf Course Architect & Designer will be designing the Golf Course at BAHRI BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY and Mr. Stuart Campbell, a PGA Tour player and founder of Caledonian Golf Academies (U.K.)., will set up India’s first International Golf Academy at BAHRI BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. The fact that they have associated with the Bahri Group is in itself an endorsement of the position that Bahri Beautiful Country will have in the years to come. They have also signed up their association with Globosport / Play Sports Surfaces (A Company promoted by leading tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi), which will be designing the various sports recreational infrastructure & sports activities at Bahri Beautiful Country, where these facilities would be created as per international standards.

They have also signed up with the Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis Academy; India’s first professionally managed Tennis Academy with a team of experienced tennis professionals and managers having training academies at India and Middle East including Dubai & Sharjah. A tennis academy would be setup and managed by Mahesh Bhupathi (MBTA) at Bahri Beautiful Country.

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^^:cheers:

looking very nice. More or less aimed at Madurai's and Kodai's tourist potential

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BAHRI BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY is India’s First Internationally Managed Integrated Retirement Resort and Second Homes Golf Township.
^^ Heard about this 2 yrs back.. the cost is exorbitant. one of my friend invested some schemes on this and burnt his fingers..

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Plans of introducing boating services in Dindigul to woo the tourists.. :)

Chennai, Dec. 8:
Exports of jute from India touched an all-time high of Rs 1,854 crore during 2010-11, more than doubling from the Rs 859 crore recorded in 2009-10. The National Jute Board attributes this growth to good promotion and pricing, besides product innovation.
The primary objective of the National Jute Board, supported by its branch offices in Chennai, New Delhi and Hyderabad, is to engage in better marketing and sale of jute.
As part of its activities, a special advanced training on ‘Design and Product Development of Jute bags' will be held in Chennai from December 16-23. This is being funded the International Jute Study Group, with the support of the National Centre for Design and Product Development. Over 30 participants from Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and Bangalore will participate in this programme, says Mr T. Ayyappan, Market Promotion Officer, Southern region, National Jute Board.
Recently, a marketing training programme for jute entrepreneurs was organised in Madurai by the Small Industries Product Promotion Organisation along with Madurai Productivity Council and sponsored by National Jute Board.
The programme trained potential entrepreneurs and self-help groups in marketing, sales and selling techniques, time management, innovation, IT, VAT, crisis management and packaging. Participants were from Virudhunagar, Dindigul, Sivakasi, Madurai and Sivagangai.





http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/article2698397.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home

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New Adi dravida hostels to be built in Punnam in Karur district..

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What is here in this place? Some Dindigul mates pls throw light on this

Rs 1.92 Cr sanctioned for estalishing Civil Defence Institute

The Union Government has sanctioned a sum of Rs 1.92 crore to establish a civil defence institute at Palani in Dindigul district of Tamnil Nadu and the construction works will be started during April next year in a seven acre site, according to State Additional Director General Of Police and Director of Civil Defence K Muthukaruppan. Addressing a press conference here today, Mr Muthukaruppan said the proposed institute will provide training to the home guard personnel for undertaking relief mesures during any disaster. He said apart from experts from different fields members of National Disaster Relief will be invited to give training to the home guards who will be sent for training in batches. He said Chief Minister J Jayalaithaa has ordered to increase the present strengh of 11,622 homeguards, including 2000 women, to 16,000. He said the daily remuneration to the homeguards had been increased from Rs 65 to Rs 150 and at present the homeguards were utilised by ladder point checking, package checking of Air Indian passengers at Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai Airports and a few more airlines were asking to deploy the homeguard personnel for handling their air passengers, he added.

http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20111223/1897248.html

Pl visit & Register

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New BS sanctioned for Dindigul, site selection will begin in a few days

^^ Super News Maduraikarenda. Instead of constructing Bus stand as per previous horrible models new bus stand should be constructed without any shops and by charging entrance fee. Entry should be restricted to passengers only.

http://www.dailythanthi.com/article.asp?NewsID=707018&disdate=2/6/2012&advt=2

New link roads from Natham to various locations stone laid by Minister Natham Viswanathan

Super News Maduraikarenda. Instead of constructing Bus stand as per previous horrible models new bus stand should be constructed without any shops and by charging entrance fee. Entry should be restricted to passengers only.

Yes, the bus stand should have a dedicated complex for commercial activity, else it would be of the present state only :bash:

The bypass road from Madurai to Karur is a nice place for the new bus stand that has 4 laned connectivity and Trichy and Coimbatore could also be connected easily from that place

http://www.dailythanthi.com/article.asp?NewsID=707018&disdate=2/6/2012&advt=2

New link roads from Natham to various locations stone laid by Minister Natham ViswanathanCould you please post it as image or give a gist of translation? The content is not in a readable format for me.

Thanks in advance
Ramesh

Could you please post it as image or give a gist of translation? The content is not in a readable format for me.

Thanks in advance
Ramesh

http://www.dailythanthi.com/fontdown.htm

Could you please install this font and then open the link posted by me? It has more details i find it very difficult to translate.

2 engg colleges, 7 polytechnics, 11 arts colleges to come up in TN CM's boost for higher education

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced that two engineering colleges, seven polytechnic colleges and 11 arts and science colleges would be started in Tamilnadu soon.

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Making an announcement under Rule 110 in the Assembly, she said 11 arts and colleges were started in the academic year 2011-12 by her government to ensure that students in rural areas continued their studies after finishing higher secondary education.

'In line with this, this year, too, the government has decided to start new engineering colleges, polytechnic institutes and arts and science colleges,' she said.

Giving specific details, the Chief Minister said a government engineering college would be started at Chengipatti in Thanjavur block in Thanjavur district and another such institution would be set up at Chettikarai village in Dharmapuri block.

'A total of seven polytechnic colleges will be started at Sri Rangam in Tiruchirapalli district, Gandharvakottai in Pudukottai district, Sankarapuram in Villupuram district, Perundurai in Erode district, Ariyalur in Ariyalur district, Oothankarai in Krishnagiri district and Jolarpet in Vellore district,' she said.

She added that co-education arts and science colleges would be started at Edapadi in Salem district, Kanyakumari in Kanyakumari district, Vedachandur in Dindigul district, Modakurichi in Erode district, Thirumangalam in Madurai district, Thiruvottiyur in Thiruvallur district, Paramakudi in Ramanathapuram district, Kadayanallur in Tirunelveli district, Arupukkotai in Virudhunagar district, Nagapattinam in Nagapattinam district and Arakkonam in Vellore district.

Jayalalithaa has been giving special focus on school and higher education ever since she came to power in May last year.

A few months back, she announced that 210 Panchayat Union and Municipality middle schools in the State would be upgraded as high schools in the academic year 2011-12. She said that 3,550 graduate teacher jobs also would be created.

According to an official release, the Chief Minister allocated more than Rs 400 crore towards upgradation of facilities in over 700 schools.

As many as 710 schools would be upgraded in 2011-12. The Chief Minister directed creation of 3,550 vacancies for teachers besides others. This would cost the exchequer Rs 113.38 crore per year, the release said.

http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=28194%20&%20section=7

Chettinad Cements plans to expand Dindigul plant with Rs 565 cr outlay (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chettinad-Cements-plans-to-expand-Dindigul-plant-with-Rs-565-cr-outlay/articleshow/14432360.cms)

Chettinad Cement Corporation is mulling a capacity expansion at its Karikkali plant in Dindigul in Tamil Nadu. The company is proposing to expand the manufacturing capacity at this plant from 4.5 million tonnes per year to 7.0 million tonnes a year.

Besides this expansion of cement capacity , Chettinad is planning to increase the capacity of its captive power plant from 48 MW to 78 MW. Total land required for the project is 132.76 hectares. The combined cost of the project is Rs 565 crore.

The company received the Terms of Reference (ToR) from the union environment ministry in March this year and a public hearing for the project was called for by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on March 21.

CMIE's projects monitor said that the company is implementing a 5 million tonne per annum cement plant in Chincholi in Gulbarga district in Karnataka investing Rs 1800 crore. It is also setting up a cement grinding unit in Ahuj in Solapur in Maharashtra and a 2 million tonne grinding unit in Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

The company earned revenues of Rs 2068.65 crore for the year ended March 2012 and a net profit of Rs 188 crore.

^^ Awesome!!! :cheers: :banana:

UltraTech mulls massive cement complex in Tamil Nadu's Karur

CHENNAI: Ultratech Cement, park of the Aditya Birla group is mulling a massive 5.50 million tonnes per annum integrated cement complex in Karur, Dindigul district in Western Tamil Nadu.

The investment details are not known, but industry sources say it could be in the region of Rs 5000 crore minimum.

Documents accessed by TOI indicates that Samruddhi Cement, now part of UltraTech Cement is planning a 5.50 million tonne cement plant, a 4.5 million tonne per annum clinker facility, a 3X25 MW captive power plant for the complex, a 15 MW waste heat recovery project in Karur, in Dindigul district.

Ultra tech is already in the process of implementing several expansion projects including the 3.0 million tonne cement plant at Nawalgarh in Rajastan with an investment of Rs 2500 crore, a 3.5 million tonne plant at Satna in Madhya Pradesh with Rs 2,200 crore investment and a 4.25 million tonne plant at Malkhed in Gulbarga district in Karnataka with a cumulative investment of Rs 3000 crore, CMIE's projects monitor said.

Though the Tamil Nadu plant will not come any time soon, the process to be ready has begun, sources said. "South India is in cement surplus state.

There is nearly 30% more capacity than the demand. In our view, demand-supply mismatch will remain for at least another 3 to 4 years.

No prudent investor will create fresh capacities in this region. Maybe UltraTech is planning for capacities beyond 2017," industry sources said. The capacity in South is around 100 million tonnes while the demand is only 70 million tonnes.
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Nilakottai Sipcot Industrial Estate

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What is here in this place? Some Dindigul mates pls throw light on this

this place is on the way to Thandikudi. Buses from vathalagundu go there. It is around 4000ft height frm sea level.. a nice place go there! my ancestors belong to a village called Mangalapuram near here. this is a forest area:)

When karur will be made as muncipal corporation when places since it generates more revenue than vellore,tirunelveli.

kandipa epothaiku agathu.... As per census 2011 karur ku munnadi most of municipality eruku like Tanjore,kumbakonam,Hosur,Dindugal,Pollachi,Nagai......

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2013/01/08/20130108f_013102005.jpg

kandipa epothaiku agathu.... As per census 2011 karur ku munnadi most of municipality eruku like Tanjore,kumbakonam,Hosur,Dindugal,Pollachi,Nagai......

Kindly check Karur UA Population. It is 2,33,763. These are have been merged with Karur prior to Muncipal Elections.

TNJ UA - 2,90,724 (Without vallam,pillayarpatti,mariammn kovil)
DGL UA - 2,92,132
Ranipet UA - 2,62,346 (Huge UA area from Arcot to Melvisharam incl. Ranipet,Wallajah etc)
Sivakasi UA - 2,34,688 (Incl. Thiruthangal)
Karur UA - 2,33,763
Ooty UA - 2,33,374 (Incl. Coonor and about 40 % of Nilagiri Dist total population)
Hosur UA - 2,29,507
Kanchipuram UA - 2,21,749
Kumarapalyam UA - 1,94,992
Karikudi UA - 1,81,347
Neyveli UA - 1,78,295 (Incl. vadalur, kurunchipadi - Huge area)
Kumbakonam UA - 1,67,098 (Most of developed periphery areas excluded) Pollachi UA - 1,35,235
Gudiyatham UA - 1,24,274
vaniyampadi UA - 1,16,712

The top ten being MS,CBE,MDU,TRY,SLM,Tiruppur,ED,Vellore,TNV,Tuti.

Other than this Rajapalayam,Nagai,Pudukottai,Ambur,Tiruvannamali,Villupuram are 1.0 Lac plus towns in TN.

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When karur will be made as muncipal corporation when places since it generates more revenue than vellore,tirunelveli.
nice joke that karur generates more revenue than vellore and nellai.. pls check frnd

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2013/01/08/20130108f_013102005.jpg

Oddanchatram wants proper ring road/ bypass road. Traffic outside busstand is very confuse in peak hours also market is at this place.

Jaya inaugurates Rs 100-cr cement factory (http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=29408%20&%20section=6)

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today inaugurated a new cement factory set up by Tamilnadu Papers Limited (TNPL) at a cost of Rs 100 crore at Kagithapuram in Karur district. She inaugurated the factory through video conferencing from the Secretariat here.

According to an official release, the production capacity of the factory is 600 metric tonne per day. This is the first cement factory in India where lime effluent and fly ash from the paper factory will be used as raw materials.

The new facility, the press release said, will provide employment to 300 persons.

Also, the State Industries Minister today presented a cheque for Rs 12.22 crore to the Chief Minister, as the dividend to the Tamilnadu government from the profit of Rs 108.94 crore earned by TNPL in 2011-12.

Transport Minister, Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary to Industries Department, TNPL Deputy Managing Director and others were present.

The top ten being MS,CBE,MDU,TRY,SLM,Tiruppur,ED,Vellore,TNV,Tuti.

Other than this Rajapalayam,Nagai,Pudukottai,Ambur,Tiruvannamali,Villupuram are 1.0 Lac plus towns in TN.


ALL other corporations limit extended to new limits except Tirunelveli. till now the tirunelveli corporation limit is not been extended:bash: after 1994. 19 years gone, no extended till now.

if it happens, tirunelveli should rank at 6th position after salem with the population of 7plus lakhs:)

Amway India to set up Rs 500-cr plant in Tamil Nadu (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/amway-india-to-set-up-rs-500cr-plant-in-tamil-nadu/article4372484.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home)

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/multimedia/dynamic/01126/amway_jpg_1126517f.jpg

Chennai, Feb 2:

Direct selling FMCG company Amway India today said it is setting up an over Rs 500-crore greenfield manufacturing facility at Nilakottai in southern Tamil Nadu.

Land had been acquired for the project and is expected to be launched by ‘mid-2015’ at Nilakottai in Dindigul district, and a memorandum of understanding has been signed with the state government. The company is awaiting the single-window clearance for the project.

The company has invested over Rs 500 crore on the project, Amway India Managing Director and CEO William Scott Pinckney said here.

Speaking to reporters here during the launch of the company’s new health range products for women, he said Amway is targeting “net sales revenue of $1 billion in India by 2020“.

“It (the unit) is about capacity enhancement to cater to the $1 billion market by 2020 and it will make health and beauty products,” he said.

In 2012, Amway India clocked a turnover of Rs 2,288 crore, the company said.

It announced the launch of three products under its flagship ‘Nutrilite’ category. Nutrilite Hair, Skin and Nails, Nutrilite Tri-Iron and Folic and Nutrilite Black Cohosh and Soy, aimed at different health segments ranging from haircare to “overall well-being” of women during menopause, the company said.

These will be available to consumers by this month end or beginning of March, it added.

Amway unit to churn Rs 2,500 cr worth products


Amway upcoming manufacturing facility near Madurai in Tamil Nadu will have a capacity to produce products worth Rs 2,500 crore per annum. Once the facility gets operational, the company will be producing all its products locally.

The company has acquired 49 acres of land at Nilakottai near Madurai. It will be developing 25 acres of the land initially and leaving the rest for capacity expansion at a later stage. Amway India will invest Rs 500 crore on the facility, which will produce health and beauty products.

After receiving the required government clearances, the construction work will start in three to four weeks and is expected to get operational by mid-2015, William Scott Pinckney, MD and CEO, Amway India said.

“The facility will have a capacity to produce Rs 2,500 crore worth products an year. The products are mainly meant for the Indian market. We might also look at exporting them to neighbouring markets like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at a later point of time. Currently 95 per cent of our products are being domestically manufactured at our contract manufacturing plants. Products under the super premium beauty brand Artistry, which are currently being imported, also will be manufactured here with the new facility getting operational. Thus 100 per cent of the products will be locally produced,” he said.

By 2020, the company looks at doubling its turnover to over Rs 5,000 crore, growing at a CAGR of around 20 per cent. In 2012, the company clocked a turnover of Rs 2,288 crore, registering a growth of 7 per cent over last year’s Rs 2,130 crore. The parent company has grown to $11.5 billion in 2012.

“We have managed to grow the profits by 13 per cent during these inflationary times despite increasing the prices only by three per cent in the past two years. We could cut the import costs by procuring raw materials indigenously and we have been prudent with the real estate on offices and warehouses,” said Pinckney.

The company also has been seeing traction in e-commerce sales. The online business contributed to Rs 626 crore in 2012.


http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/amway-unit-churn-rs-2500-cr-worth-products-001

^^Its a good intiaitive from TN govt to get a Forbes listed company to a Tier-II city..Lets count on it will follow to relieve the pressure from Chennai city..And we beat Gujarat..Thanks to TN govt..

திண்டுக்கல் மாநகராட்சியாகிறது. Dindigul to be upgraded as corporation.
(http://tamil.oneindia.in/news/2013/02/04/tamilnadu-dindigul-set-become-municipal-corporation-soon-169117.html)

Tanjore and Karur also to be considered for Corporation status along with Dindigul...

^^Dindigul was a Surprise..Karur and Tj was in line..

But yes DGL deserves too..Keep up ,cheers :)

^^very good news:banana::banana::banana:

150 years old municipality Dindigul becomes corporation

150 ஆண்டுகள் பழமை வாய்ந்த நகராட்சியான திண்டுக்கல், மாநகராட்சி ஆகிறது

150 ஆண்டுகள் பழமை வாய்ந்த நகராட்சியாக விளங்கும் திண்டுக்கல் நகராட்சி விரைவில் மாநகராட்சி ஆக இருக்கிறது.

திண்டுக்கல் நகரம்

தமிழகத்தில் பூட்டு, தோல் பொருட்கள் உற்பத்தியில் பெயர்பெற்று விளங்கும் திண்டுக்கல் நகரம் தென்மாவட்ட பகுதிகளில் முக்கிய வியாபார கேந்திரமாக உருவெடுத்து வருகிறது. திண்டுக்கல் நகரில் உள்ள மலைக்கோட்டை, கோட்டை மாரியம்மன் கோவில் ஆகியவை வெகு பிரபலம்.

மாவட்டத்தின் தலைநகரமாக திண்டுக்கல் இருப்பதாலும், மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள மத்திய, மாநில அரசுகளின் அலுவலகங்கள் மற்றும் ஏனைய தனியார் நிறுவனங்கள், வர்த்தக நிறுவனங்கள் இருப்பதாலும் வெளிமாவட்டத்தில் இருந்தும், திண்டுக்கல் மாவட்டம் முழுவதிலும் இருந்தும் திண்டுக்கல் நகருக்கு தினமும் சுமார் 7 லட்சத்துக்கு மேல் மக்கள் வந்து செல்கிறார்கள்.

150 ஆண்டு பழமையான நகராட்சி

திண்டுக்கல் நகரின் வளர்ச்சியில் முக்கிய பங்கு வகிப்பது திண்டுக்கல் நகராட்சி. இந்த நகராட்சி மாவட்டத்தின் தலைமையிடமாகவும், மிகவும் பழமைவாய்ந்த நகராட்சியாகவும் இருந்து வருகிறது. 148 ஆண்டுகளை கடந்து 150–வது ஆண்டை நெருங்கிக்கொண்டு இருக்கும் இந்த நகராட்சி சிறப்பு நிலை நகராட்சியாக இருந்து வருகிறது.

இந்த நகராட்சியின் பரப்பளவு சுமார் 14.01 சதுர கிலோ மீட்டர் ஆகும். நகராட்சியின் தற்போதைய மக்கள்தொகை 2011 கணக்கின்படி 2 லட்சத்து 7 ஆயிரத்து 225 ஆகும். நகராட்சியின் ஆண்டு வருமானம் ரூ.30 கோடி அளவில் உள்ளது. திண்டுக்கல் நகராட்சி, நகர மக்களுக்கும், வெளியிடங்களில் இருந்து வரும் மக்களுக்கும் அடிப்படை வசதிகளை செய்து கொடுப்பதில் நல்ல நிலையில் செயலாற்றி வருகிறது.

நகர விரிவாக்கம்

அதுமட்டுமின்றி திண்டுக்கல் நகரம் கடந்த சில ஆண்டுகளாக தொழில், வர்த்தகம், கல்வி, ஆகியவற்றில் முன்னேறி வரும் நகரமாக திகழ்வதாலும், மற்றும் நகரை சுற்றிலும் புதிய குடியிருப்புகள், நகர்கள் உருவாகி நகரம் விரிவாக்கம் அடைந்து கொண்டே இருக்கிறது. மக்கள் தொகை பெருக்கம் காரணமாக அடிப்படை வசதிகள், குடிநீர் தேவைகள், சாலை வசதிகள் போன்றவற்றின் தேவை அதிகரித்து வருவதாலும் திண்டுக்கல் நகராட்சி மாநகராட்சியாக தரம் உயர்த்த வேண்டும் என்ற கோரிக்கை நீண்டகாலமாக இருந்து வந்தது.

அந்த கோரிக்கை நிறைவேறும் காலம் நெருங்கி வந்துவிட்டது என்பதைப்போல் திண்டுக்கல் நகராட்சியை, மாநகராட்சியாக தரம் உயர்த்தும் நடவடிக்கைகளில் நகராட்சி நிர்வாகம் தீவிரமாக இறங்கிவிட்டது. திண்டுக்கல்லை மாநகராட்சியாக உயர்த்துவதற்கு இசைவு தெரிவிப்பதைப்போல், கடந்த ஆண்டு நவம்பர் மாதம் நகராட்சி மண்டல இயக்குனர், நிர்வாக ஆணையர் அலுவலக கடிதங்கள் நகராட்சிக்கு வரப்பெற்று உள்ளது. அந்த கடிதத்தில் திண்டுக்கல் நகராட்சியை தகுதிநிலை உயர்த்திட உரிய கருத்துருவை அரசுக்கு அனுப்பி வைக்குமாறு கூறப்பட்டு உள்ளது.

கருத்துரு தயார்

அதன்படி நகராட்சி நிர்வாக ஆணையர் பரிந்துரைப்படி (அரசாணை எண்.237) நகராட்சி நிர்வாகம் திண்டுக்கல் நகராட்சியை தரம் உயர்த்தவும், நகர எல்லைகளை நீட்டித்து மாநகராட்சியாக அமைய அரசுக்கு அனுமதி கோரியும் கருத்துரு அனுப்ப தயார் நிலையில் உள்ளது. இதற்கான தீர்மானம் தயாரிக்கப்பட்டு இன்று (திங்கட்கிழமை) நடைபெறும் நகராட்சி கூட்டத்தில் விவாதத்துக்கு எடுத்துக்கொள்ளப்படுகிறது.

இந்த தீர்மானம் ஒப்புதல் அளிக்கப்பட்டு அரசுக்கு கருத்துரு அனுப்பப்படும் சூழ்நிலையில் விரைவில் திண்டுக்கல் மாநகராட்சியாக தரம் உயர்த்தப்படும் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கலாம்.

daily thanthi

^^Dindigul was a Surprise..Karur and Tj was in line..

But yes DGL deserves too..Keep up ,cheers :)

Yes, it is surprise.. No wonder if sri rangam be a coporation in future..:)

^^Proabably yes..But its too much to think that way :)

Enga oru(TNJ) form agi oru 1800 varusam aachu ..innum corporation agala..enna seiyrathu


Sathya Sothanai

^^Proabably yes..But its too much to think that way :)

Enga oru(TNJ) form agi oru 1800 varusam aachu ..innum corporation agala..enna seiyrathu


Sathya Sothanai

yes. tanjore population is around 2.9 L according census 2011, so it is the right time to move on ...

Yes, it is surprise.. No wonder if sri rangam be a coporation in future..:)

Srirangam became corporation, well before other corporation exp chennai, cbe n madurai. You dont know that.

Have you ever visited srirangam.?

It is one of the best place to live in compared to many cities in TN ..

Just so many of retired people rushing towards this town and started apartment culture long before many tier two cities of TN...

Dont compare srirangam only in the basis of politics...

^^Well tht doesnt Make Srirangam a Corporation ? Isnt it?

Srirangam became corporation, well before other corporation exp chennai, cbe n madurai. You dont know that.

Have you ever visited srirangam.?

It is one of the best place to live in compared to many cities in TN ..

Just so many of retired people rushing towards this town and started apartment culture long before many tier two cities of TN...

Dont compare srirangam only in the basis of politics...

Politics, it is the real matter my friend. As we well aware sri rangam gets priority than any other cities , no wonder if sri rangam replaces Trichy. (.dot)

Politics, it is the real matter my friend. As we well aware sri rangam gets priority than any other cities , no wonder if sri rangam replaces Trichy. (.dot)


150+ADMK MLA working for srirangam:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::drunk:

Srirangam is a Part of Trichy City Corporation It is one of the 4 Zones of Trichy City Corporation, The 4 zones are Srirangam, Ariyamangalam, Golden Rock and K.Abhisekapuram The Fist 7 ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ) Wards of 65 Ward Trichy City Corporation is in Srirangam Area Alone,around The Temple location. Trichy City is Really Proud and Blessed in Having Srirangam in one of Its Corporation Limits ,Whatever Srirangam Gets and Enjoys is also Shared and Enjoyed by Trichy City as well
:cheers:

திண்டுக்கல் கோட்டை. . .

Dindugal fort
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sHsaiX75Vws/UNRp2qVKVlI/AAAAAAAACG8/2bUbe_yE3TU/s1600/282946_186576008150005_514629524_n.jpg
திண்டுக்கல் பூட்டுக்கு மட்டும் பெயர் பெற்றது கிடையாது திண்டுக்கல் கோட்டைக்கும் தான் புகழ் பெற்றது இப்போது இந்த கோட்டை திண்டுக்கல் மாவட்டத்தின் முக்கிய இடமாக விளங்குகிறது. இந்த கோட்டை மதுரையைச் சேர்ந்த முத்துகிருஷ்ண நாயக்கரால் கி.பி. 1605 ஆம் கட்டத் தொடங்கி பின்னர் திருமலை நாயக்கரால் கி.பி 1659ஆம் ஆண்டு கட்டி முடிக்கப்பட்டது.

1755 இல் ஹைதர் அலி தன் காதல் மனைவி பகருன்னிசாவையும் ஐந்து வயது மகன் திப்புவையும் ஆங்கிலேயர்களுக்குத் தெரியாமல் இங்குதான் மறைத்து வைத்தார். பின்னர் திப்பு சுல்தான் ஆட்சிக்காலத்தில் கோட்டை சீரமைக்கப்பட்டு , பல அறைகள் கட்டப்பட்டதாகவும் கூறுவர். மைசூர் போரில் திப்பு சுல்தானை தோற்கடித்து ஆங்கிலேயர்கள் இந்தக் கோட்டையைக் கைப்பற்றினர்.
இந்தக் கோட்டை தலையனைத் திண்டு போல் இருப்பதாலேயே இந்த ஊருக்கு திண்டுக்கல் என பெயர் வந்தது. இந்தக் கோட்டை கட்டப்பட்டு சில ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பின்னர் மலை உச்சியில் அபிராமி அம்மன் கோவில் கட்டப்பட்டு ராணி மங்கம்மாள் ஆட்சியில் இந்தக் கோவிலுக்கு செல்ல படிகள் உருவாக்கப்பட்டது. பின்னர் நடந்த மன்னர்களின் படையெடுப்பால் கோவில் வேறு இடத்துக்கு மாற்றப்பட்டது. அந்த இடத்தில் தான் தற்போது அபிராமி அம்மன் கோவில் உள்ளது.
இந்த மலைக்கோட்டை 900 அடி உயரத்துடனும் 2.75 கி.மீ சுற்றளவும் கொண்டது. பீரங்கிகள் இந்தக் கோட்டைக்கு பதினேழாம் நூற்றாண்டில் காலடி வைத்தன. இந்தக் கோட்டையின் மதில் சுவர் பீரங்கிகளை தாங்குவதற்காக இரண்டு சுற்றுகளைக் கொண்டு கட்டப்பட்டது. இன்று வரை இந்த பீரங்கிகள் கோட்டையில் அழகாய் காட்சிதருகின்றன. இந்தக் கோட்டையில் இருந்த வெடிபொருட்கள் வைக்கும் இடம் மிகவும் பாதுகாப்பானதாக கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த இடத்தின் மூலம் போரின்போது வீரர்களின் பாதுகாப்பு உறுதி செய்யப்படுவதோடு மட்டுமல்லாமல் இவர்கள் அவசர காலங்களில் தப்பிக்கவும் வழிவகை செய்கிறது. இந்த இடத்தில் மொத்தம் 48 அறைகள் உள்ளன, இதில் சிறைச்சாலையும் அடக்கம். எல்லாத்திற்கும் மேல் இந்தக் கோட்டையில் மழை நீர் அந்தக் காலம் முதல் சேமிக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

திப்பு சுல்தான் ஆட்சிக்காலத்தில் சையத் இப்ராகிம் என்ற அதிகாரியிடம் கட்டளையிட்டு இந்தக் கோட்டையில் பல அறைகள் கட்டப்பட்டதாகவும் கோட்டையின் மதில்களை சீரமைத்ததாகவும் ஒரு வரலாறு உண்டு. மைசூர் போரில் 1790 இல் திப்பு சுல்தான் தோற்கடிக்கப்பட்ட பின் இக்கோட்டை ஆங்கிலேயப் படைகளின் கைகளில் வந்தது.

திண்டுக்கல் தொன்று தொட்டு பாண்டியர் ஆட்சியில் இருந்து வந்தது.குறிப்பாக விஜய நகர ஆட்சியில்தான் ஏற்றம் பெற்றது. வெவ்வேறு ஆட்சிகளில், படிப்படியாக இவ்வூர் சிறந்த ராணுவத்தளமாக முன்னேறியது. நாயக்க மன்னர்கள், ஆர்க்காட்டு நவாபுகள், மைசூர் மன்னர்கள், ஆங்கிலேயர் ஆகியோரால் இங்குள்ள கோட்டை பலவாறாகப் பலப்படுத்தப்பட்டது. இக்கோட்டையை வெற்றி கொள்ள, இவர்கள் ஒவ்வொருவரும் மாறிமாறிப் போரிட்டதை வரலாற்றால் அறிகிறோம். பாண்டிய நாட்டை அதன் பல இன்னல்கள் இடையூறுகளிலிருந்து தடுத்துக் காப்பாற்றியது திண்டுக்கல் கோட்டைதான். இது 1799 ஆம் ஆண்டு முதல் 1947 வரை ஆங்கிலேயர் ஆதிக்கத்தில் இருந்தது. இன்று தொல்லியல் துறையின் கட்டுப்பாட்டில் உள்ளது.

மாவீரன் பூலித்தேவன் ஆங்கிலேயர்களிடமிருந்து தப்பிக்க இந்தக் கோட்டைக்குள் சென்றார். அதன்பிறகு பூலித்தேவனை யாரும் பார்க்கவில்லை என்றும் ஒரு வரலாறு உள்ளது. வரலாறைப் போலவே கோட்டையும் மிகவும் வசீகரமானது. யாவரும் காணலாம்.
இந்தக் கோட்டையைப் பார்க்க நீங்கள் சில அடி உயரம் படிகளில் ஏற வேண்டும். ஏறி விட்டால் உங்களை பிரமிப்படையச்செய்ய கோட்டையின் கம்பீரமும், அழகும் காத்துக்கொண்டிருக்கும். ஏறக் கடினமாக இருப்பதால் பல பேர் இங்கு வருவதில்லை. நீங்களாவது ஏறத் தயராகுங்கள்.

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திண்டுக்கல் நகரில் போக்குவரத்து நெரிசலுக்கு தீர்வு கிடைக்குமா?

திண்டுக்கல் நகரில் பெரும்பாலான இடங்களில் செயல்படாத நிலையில் உள்ள போக்குவரத்து சிக்னல்களாலும், சாலையின் நடுவே தடுப்புச் சுவர் இல்லாததாலும், வாகன ஓட்டிகள் அவதிக்கு உள்ளாகும் நிலை அதிகரித்துள்ளது.

http://dinamani.com/edition_madurai/dindigul/article1458521.ece

m.oneindia.in/tamil/news/2013/02/04/tamilnadu-dindigul-set-become-municipal-corporation-soon-169117.html

Dindugal Corporation coming soon

Karur will also made as M.Corp considering industries like Power Loom, Cement,Paper mill in the vicinity, bus body building etc., since population along with revenue is also criteria for upgrading as municipal corporation status.

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Tanjore & Dintukal become corporation- JJ announcement in Assembly :cheers:

Cauuvery Driking water scheme to be implemented for Dintukal at the cost of Rs 450 Crores....-JJ announcement in Assembly

Will corporation tag bring civic amenities?

DINDIGUL, April 11, 2013

Mixed response to making Dindigul a municipal corporation

The State government’s announcement of upgrading the 150-year-old Dindigul Municipality into a Corporation has evoked a mixed response.

On becoming a Corporation, the Municipality is expected to witness a 10-fold increase in size. After annexing the nine villages — Pallapatti, Thottanuthu, Adiyanuthu, Chettinaickenpatti, Ponnimandurai, Seelapadi, Balakrishnapuram, Pillayarnatham and Kurumbapatti — the total area of the new Corporation will be around 110.4 sq. km.

The population is likely to rise up to 4 to 5 lakhs from the present 2.07 lakhs, said Municipal Commissioner T. Kumar.

The announcement was made in the Assembly on Wednesday. It would take at least six to seven months to complete the process, he said.

The Collectorate, District Sports Complex and many areas that were under the control of panchayats and owned by the municipality will be annexed to the Corporation area.

The long-pending demand of shifting the Kamarajar central bus stand to the outskirts of the town will become a reality soon, officials said. There was not enough land for bus stand expansion now.

The civic body expansion will pave the way for shifting the bus stand to the outskirts where a big facility could be constructed. The existing bus stand could be used to serve town buses, they said.

People at annexed villages will get protected drinking water, wide roads, streetlights and other urban civic amenities in a short period of time, the officials said.

Autorickshaw driver S. Periasamy welcomed the move. But the government should improve civic infrastructure first, he said.

P. Hari, another resident, said that the underground drainage work had not been completed in the town. Garbage was not being cleared regularly.

The municipality could not even supply water once a week. People may end up paying more taxes without deriving any benefits once the municipality became a namesake Corporation, he said.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/will-corporation-tag-bring-civic-amenities/article4604910.ece

Dindigul, Thanjavur to be upgraded as corporations

Karaikudi, Sivakasi to become special grade municipalities

Dindigul and Thanjavur municipalities will be upgraded as Municipal Corporations, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa told the Assembly on Wednesday.

With her announcement, the number of Municipal Corporations in the State will go up to 12. Chennai, Tiruchi, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Vellore, Erode, Salem, Tirunelveli, and Tuticorin are the other Municipal Corporations in the State.

Making a suo motu statement, the Chief Minister said increasing population, revenue and nature of development works were reasons behind the government’s decision to upgrade these two municipalities into Municipal Corporations.

Special grade municipalities

She also announced that Karaikudi and Sivakasi, two selection grade municipalities, will become special grade municipalities.

Ms. Jayalalithaa said a Tamil Nadu Municipalities Accounts Service would be newly created to maintain the finances of the municipalities and municipal corporations.

She said the finances of these urban local bodies had increased manifold as they were implementing schemes from their own funds, the funds allotted by the State and Central governments and funds from the World Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation and other foreign banks.

Keywords: Dindigul municipality, Thanjavur municipality, municipal corporation upgradation, Tamil Nadu Assembly
The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dindigul-thanjavur-to-be-upgraded-as-corporations/article4603121.ece)

Dindigul students win national award

Two students of Gandhigram Rural Institute, in Dindigul district’s Gandhigram village near here, have won the first prize with a cash award of Rs 40,000 at the National Student Research Convention held in Mumbai recently.

According to S. Karthigai Selvi, a Ph. D. student and M. Raj Kumar, an MCA student, their project, titled Radiological support system of brain abnormality detection from MRI Scans, was selected under the health science and allied sciences category.

The two say that the first 20 minutes is critical in a trauma care situation to save a patient. Their application could be used during such an emergency situation. When an MRI scan is done for head injuries, it could be made available through cloud computing and accessed through smart phones. The physician, using this application, can easily locate the injury and alert the supporting staff on the appropriate surgery plan, they explained.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/education/dindigul-students-win-national-award/article4577165.ece

www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=699801

HRD Minister visits Meenakshi Temple

Union Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju offered prayers at the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple here on Saturday. He was in the city to participate in a couple of functions at Dindigul and in Madurai on Sunday.

The Minister had spent about half an hour in the temple and he was received by the temple staff, who had made arrangements for the darshan.

Earlier, the Union Minister was received at the airport by Avinash Dikshit, Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi and N.R.Murali, Deputy Commissioner, KVS Regional Office, Chennai. C. Muthiah, Principal, KV-1, Narimedu, and Geetha Kumari, Principal, KV-2, Thirupparankundram, were among those present.

Mr. Pallam Raju is inaugurating the new buildings of Kendriya Vidyalaya on Gandhigram University campus in Dindigul district on Sunday morning.

The school buildings were constructed at a cost of Rs.12 crore.

Later, he will participate in the 18 Graduation Day of Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College at Pasumalai in the city.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/hrd-minister-visits-meenakshi-temple/article4663000.ece

ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷன்களில் சேலம் டி.ஆர்.எம்., ஆய்வு
சேலத்தில் இருந்து, கரூர் செல்லும் வழியில் உள்ள ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷன்களில், அடிப்படை வசதிகள் குறித்து டி.ஆர்.எம்., ஆய்வு செய்தார்.சேலத்தில் இருந்து, கரூர் வரை அகல ரயில்பாதை அமைக்கும் பணி, 900 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் முடிந்துள்ளது. தற்போது, இந்த பாதையில் சரக்கு ரயில் இயக்கப்படுகிறது. பயணிகள் ரயில், மே முதல் வாரம் முதல் இயங்கும் என, தெற்கு ரயில்வே தலைமை பாதுகாப்பு ஆணையர் மித்தர் தெரிவித்திருந்தார். ஆனால், சில காரணங்களால் இதுவரை, சேலத்தில் இருந்து கரூருக்கு பயணிகள் ரயில் இயக்கப்படவில்லை.இந்நிலையில், நேற்று காலை சேலம் டிவிசனல் ரயில்வே மேலாளர் சுஜாதா அதிகாரிகளுடன் சென்று சேலத்தில் இருந்து, கரூர் வரை செல்லும் வழியில் உள்ள மல்லூர், ராசிபுரம், நாமக்கல், மோகனூர் உள்பட ஒன்பது ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷன்களில் அடிப்படை வசதிகள் குறித்து ஆய்வு செய்தார். ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷன்களில் குடிநீர் வசதி, பயணிகள் அமருவதற்கான இருக்கை வசதி, கழிப்பிட வசதி ஆகிய அடிப்படை வசதிகள் உள்ளனவா என்று டி.ஆர்.எம். சுஜாதா ஆய்வு செய்தார்.கூடுதல் கோட்ட மேலாளர் தவமணி பாண்டி உடனிருந்தார்