Madurai, which is known to the world as a Temple City has a real strong industrial background. The TVS group's growth which looks really massive started from their establishment in Madurai dates back to the year 1911. They have their units of TVS Tyres (Srichakra tyres), ZF Electronics TVS, TVS InterConnect Systems (TVS ICS), Firestone TVS, Sundaram Brake Linings, Sundaram Fasteners ltd, Sundaram sewing needles, Sundaram textiles, TVS Rubber. And none could forget the Madura Coats which was involved in Coat and fabric production and their world known brands Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Peter England, Allen Solly, Byford and San frisco. Now, they do produce only sewing threads here. TAFE Tractors have their plant here near Vadipatti. Fenner ltd that has been acquired by JK Tyres has 3 of their plants in Madurai and surrounding areas for manufacturing Industrial belts. PRP Granites and exports is a real big industry in Madurai. One could find numerous small and medium scale industries in SIPCOT and SIDCO of Kappalur, K.Pudur, Urangaanpatti and Nilakottai region. And we come across many industrial news then and
there which shows that the investors are interested to invest in Madurai.

Why Madurai?

Madurai is located in South Central part of Tamil Nadu that has good connectivity by Road, Rail and Air.

Roads :

* 4 laned Madurai to Chennai (The Capital city of Tamil Nadu, a hub) National Highway (NH 32) via Tiruchi (Another emerging Tier II of Tamil Nadu).

* 4 laned Madurai to Bangalore (The IT Capital of India) National Highway (NH 44) via Dindigul, Karur and Salem (Important industrial Tier II of Tamil Nadu).

* 4 laned Madurai to Kanyakumari (The Southern tip of India) National Highway (NH 44) via Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli (Another emerging Tier II of Tamill Nadu also called as 'Oxford of South India').

* 4 laned Madurai to Tuticorin (A major port and an emerging Power hub of Tamil Nadu) National Highway (NH 38).

* Madurai to Kochi (Major port in the Indian state of Kerala) National Highway (NH 85) via Theni. (Four laning process is going on)

* Madurai to Rameswaram via Manamadurai, Paramakudi and Ramanathapuram National Highway (NH 87).

* Madurai to Thondi National Highway (NH 85) via Sivagangai.

* Madurai to Quilon via Tirumangalam, T. Kallupatti and Rajapalayam(A cotton town), Shencottah (gateway to Kerala) National Highway (NH 744)

Road map of Madurai to other Indian cities is as shown below :

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Source : edited from google maps

Railway :

Madurai has good connectivity as far as railway is concerned. It has Broad Gauge railway connectivity to almost all the corners of India via important towns and cities and will always be a busy Junction handling more than 40000 passengers per day.

Source for the last statement : http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=187346&Print=1

Koodal Nagar station of Madurai is a station that handles goods and has a Rail side warehouse complex and also an inland container depot by CONCOR. Goods could be sent by trains to Tuticorin and Karaikal ports from here.

Source : http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2754498.ece

More about Madurai CONCOR : http://www.concorindia.com/terminal.aspx?tid=135&id=19

Air :

Madurai has a nice airport with its new integrated terminal building and runway length 7500 ft enabling landing of A320s and 747s and runway expansion for length 12500 ft for landing Jumbo aircrafts is in the cards with land acquisition fast progressing. It is soon to become an International Airport with a dedicated Cargo Complex from CONCOR.

For photos of the new Airport terminal : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=87661196&postcount=3169

Photos courtesy : Sundar/AllAboutMadurai.com

With the Madurai Airport set to soon operate international flights, CONCOR will also set up an air-cargo complex here.

Source : http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2754498.eceThis is used for exporting goods such as Granite, fruits, Jasmine and other flowers, textiles, auto parts, etc.

Sea :

As said early, Madurai has a Major port Tuticorin in the vicinity less than 135 kms connected by a nice 4 laned National Highway and also railway line via Vanchi Maniyachi. Apart from that it has nice connectivity to an emerging port Karaikal by railway and also by road and an emerging port Nagappattinam. Also it is connected to ancient ports such as Thondi via Sivagangai by road also. It has connectivity to Major port of Kerala city Kochi via Theni by road also.

Madurai - A nice region to invest and rely upon :

Madurai has a organized pattern of Industrial growth also it has oppurtunity for becoming a hub with scope for all kinds of industries be it Automobile, Chemical, Agro based, Textile, Logistics, Information Technology, Energy and what not? (You can include everything).

Apart from all these, there are numerous huge benefits amongst which some are soft loans and tax benefits that is a Special reason to invest in Madurai and South Tamil Nadu whose details are here in the presentation in this given link :

http://investingintamilnadu.com/tamilnadu/sector_presentation/presentation_tamilnadu.php?mode=24 (http://%3Cb%3E%3Cu%3Ehttp://investingintamilnadu.com/tamilnadu/sector_presentation/presentation_tamilnadu.php?mode=24%3C/u%3E%3C/b%3E)

The Scope document prepared by CII on the potential of Madurai and South Tamil Nadu districts could be downloaded here (http://www.indiaat75.in/vision-statewise-pdf%27s/Scope_executive%20summary.pdf).

Madurai has ranked #25 all over India in the livability index rankings by Economic Times as found in picture below.

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Source : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/new-delhi-ranked-no-1-on-liveability-index/articleshow/11182993.cms

So, the main objective of this thread is to showcase the industrial developments in Madurai and its surrounding areas both by words as well as photographs.

Thanks.

The TVS Group started to take off all over India after their establishment in Madurai in 1911.

The TVS Group was established in 1911 by Shri. T V Sundaram Iyengar. As one of India's largest industrial entities it epitomizes Trust, Value and Service.

Today, there are over thirty companies in the TVS Group, employing more than 40,000 people worldwide and with a turnover in excess of USD 4 billion.

With steady growth, expansion and diversification, TVS commands a strong presence in manufacturing of two-wheelers, auto components and computer peripherals. We also have vibrant businesses in the distribution of heavy commercial vehicles passenger cars, finance and insurance.

Source : http://www.tvsmotor.in/group.asp



Their Corporate office for some of its divisions is in West Veli Street of Madurai.

Source : http://www.tvsiyengar.com/contactus.aspx

Below are the pictures of that building.

Complete view of that building :
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A close view :
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A straight view :
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The Madurai to Melur stretch has the presence of Firestone TVS in it which is a Joint Venture for production of Air springs in India. This plant is in Vellarippatti in Madurai to Melur road. Set up in the year 2007 to 2008.

Now, let us see a news article regarding this plant :

The US-based Firestone Industrial Products Inc, part of the Bridgestone group, and Sundaram Industries, a member of the TVS Group, have joined hands to set up a joint venture to manufacture and market air springs in India. This is the first of its kind joint venture for air springs in India. The two partners propose to set up a dedicated, state-of-the-art green field facility to manufacture air springs in the temple city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu. The joint venture plans to have a wide marketing network to cater to OEMs, Indian Railways and after-market customers.

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Source : http://www.financialexpress.com/news/firestone-tvs-in-jv-to-make-air-springs-in-tn/219840/0



Below is the photo that have been taken from the Madurai to Tiruchi NH.

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A close look :

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When we (Me and Madurai Gilli) headed out there, we were able to see some land clearing going on and we hope that they are expanding operations here.

The next industry in the same stretch is TVS Tyres also known as TVS Srichakra tyres. This is one of the oldest units of TVS in the region and now looks modernised and with more number of units which could have been started recently.

Now, some details regarding their plant from their website : TVS Srichakra is one of the leading two and three wheeler tyre manufacturer in India rolling out over 11 million tyres per annum. Part of US $ 2.2 billion largest Auto Ancillary group TVS, founded by Sri. T.V.Sundaram Iyengar, TVS Tyres lives upto the rich heritage and strong value system of the parent company.

Incorporated in 1982, the company manufactures a complete range of Two and Three wheeler Tyres and Tubes for the domestic market and Industrial Pneumatic tyres, Farm & Implements Tyres, Skid steer tyres, Multipurpose tyres, Floatation tyres etc. for the export market, at its state-of-art manufacturing facility at Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Spread over an area of 2.5 lakhs sq. mts, the manufacturing unit at Madurai employs over 2000 people.

TVS Tyres is one of the major suppliers to all leading original equipment manufacturers namely TVS Motors, Hero Honda, Bajaj Auto and Yamaha Motors and has a strong network of over 2050 dealers and 23 depots across the country to cater to the after market. The company is a global player, exporting to USA, Europe, Africa, South America and South East Asia.

Accredited on 1996 with ISO 9001 certifications, TVS Tyres adopted strong quality standards from its inception and these benchmarks were further strengthened with the certification of ISO 14001, ISO 9001-2000 and TS 16949. The company has other practices like Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Techniques in place to abide by their high quality standards. TVS Tyres was also the winner of the prestigious TPM Excellence Award in 2003 and TPM Consistency Award in 2005.

Source : http://www.tvstyres.com/profile.asp

Photo of their entrances to a part of their unit :

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Photo from their website :

http://www.tvstyres.com/images/chakrafactory.jpg

The aerial view of TVS Firestones and TVS Tyres from Google Earth :

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Below is the map of the location in NH which has the units of TVS Tyres, TVS Firestones and also ZF Electronics TVS, TVS ICS, Daddatreya textiles, TVS Dupont in the vicinity :

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Website : http://www.tvstyres.com/

The PRP Granites and exports is a big industry in the Madurai to Tiruchi stretch and it sprawls over a big area of land there in the National Highway. This company is well known to the world for its granite business and to the Madurai people through the big stall they put during the TNCCI Exhibition showcasing their products.

Below is the detail about their granites cutting and polishing industry from their own website.

PRP Exports is the well established leading PRP Group which is based in South India. Combining traditional skills and acumen with cutting edge technology, the group has carved a niche on its own. PRP Exports is a 100 % business oriented unit and the largest granite processing unit in India. Our experience in the field of Granite Business is more than a decade and we are renowned for the quality of our dimensional granite blocks. Perfection, Reputation and Product range with quality consistency has been the hallmark of PRP's growth and sustained leadership in the field of Granite Business.
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Our granites have found wide acceptance in the Global market and is exported to Europe, America, Middle East, Australia, South Africa and South East Asian countries and Asia Pacific.

Source : http://www.prpexports.com/en/about-us/company-profile/

Now, the below pictures were taken from the Madurai to Tiruchi National Highway.

The complete overall view :

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A zoomed view of one of their units :

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A nice photo of their industry from their website :

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Source for the last photograph : http://www.prpexports.com/en/about-us/company-profile/

Industry's website : http://www.prpexports.com/

One could find numerous granite cutting and polishing industries in the Madurai to Sivagangai road in small and medium sizes and this is one of the main industrial process carried out here which employs many local and people from Assam and other states of India and the industries make use of Madurai Airport and Tuticorin port for exporting their finished products.

Address of their industry from their website :


Therkutheru village,
Melur Taluk,
Madurai district - 625122

Source : http://www.prpexports.com/en/contact-us/

Location from Google maps is as below:

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This unit of TVS, ZF Electronics TVS which manufactures electronics switches, sensors and controllers is also present in the National Highway of Madurai to Tiruchi in Vellaripatti near Melur opposite to the TVS Tyres and Firestones.

Details of the industry from their website :

ZF Electronics TVS (India) Private Limited with its manufacturing facility in Madurai offers quality precision micro switches, application support and value added solutions to industrial, consumer durable, automotive, IT Segments. ZF Electronics TVS also markets advance performance keyboards and key modules (for mechanical keyboards) manufactured by ZF Electronics GmbH. Germany. ZF Electronics TVS enjoys the confidence of its customer with major share of switch supplies and continued focus on ‘on time delivery’

ZF Electronics TVS works in close partnership with their customers, supplying products that are ‘best in class’. We engineer and manufacture our products to the highest standards to meet customer expectation. In industries and environment that are constantly evolving and demanding, ZF Electronics TVS has remained a trusted partner in the development of innovative switching solutions.

To meet the needs and challenges of ever changing customer requirements, ZF Electronics TVS has begun gearing up to offer electronic products and solutions. The driving force behind the Company through the decades has always been its quest for excellence.

Source : http://www.zftvs.com/company.asp

Factory & Marketing Head Office

ZF ELECTRONICS TVS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED,
Madurai-Melur Road,
Vellaripatti,
Madurai - 625 122.
Phone (0452) 2420218, 2420208, 2420215
Mobile 9345203678
Fax (0452) 2420382
Email contact@zftvs.com, starson.j@zftvs.com

Source : http://www.zftvs.com/contactus.asp

Unfortunately, we were not able to take pictures of the plant from the road.

Aurolab is a unit of the well known Arvind eye hospital of Madurai for its eye surgeries. This unit manufactures eye surgery equipments. It is located in the Karuppayoorani area that is in Madurai to Sivangagai road.

Some details of their industry from their website :
Aurolab, based in southern part of India, is an integral part of the Aravind Eye Care System. It manufactures a wide range of high quality ophthalmic consumables such as intraocular lenses, surgical sutures, pharmaceutical products, surgical blades and equipments. Though its primary focus is on ophthalmic segment, Aurolab is diversifying into related health care areas where its existing capabilities can be leveraged, such as cardiovasular sutures, microsurgical hand sutures, antiseptics and disinfectant solutions, spectacle cleaner etc. Aurolab’s growth and product development criteria are driven by societal needs for high quality products at affordable prices. All Aurolab products are manufactured on efficient production lines with strict quality assurance measures that comply with US FDA, EU GMP, WHO GMP norms. Aurolab’s products are exported to 130 and more countries worldwide, with focus markets like India, Africa, Latin America, Central America and Southeast Asia. Aurolab envisages entering European and other developed markets on the strength of its product quality and as a strategic means to cross subsidized products in needy markets.Source : http://www.aurolab.com/aboutus.asp

Address from their website :
Aurolab
No: 1 , Sivagangai Main Road
Veerapanjan, Madurai - 625 020, Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone : + 91 - 452 - 2446100
Fax : + 91 - 452 - 2446200

Source : http://www.aurolab.com/contacts.asp

Below are the photos of their industry we took from the Madurai to Sivagangai highway :

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And this below image is from their website :

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Map from Google maps :

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Website : www.aurolab.com

Hai Maduras.. It is great to see the new industries in Madurai. Can the group post any old photos related to the TVS group, this year being their 100th year of starting business in Madurai. It would be a pleasure for the current generation, to know the vision and values of the visionary - TVS....

Sundaram Fasteners is one of the oldest industries of the region and it is in the Madurai to Tuticorin Highway. Below is the information from their website.

Sundram Fasteners Limited is a part of the US $5 billion TVS Group, headquartered in Chennai, India. The Company has established a track record of leadership over 40 years. With a diversified product line, world-class facilities in 4 countries and motivated team of talented people, Sundram Fasteners has become a supplier of choice to leading customers in the automotive and industrial segments worldwide..

The product range consists of high-tensile fasteners, powder metal components, cold extruded parts, hot forged components, radiator caps, automotive pumps, gear shifters, gears and couplings, hubs and shafts, tappets and iron powder. Over the years, the Company has acquired cutting-edge technological competencies in forging, metal forming, close-tolerance machining, heat treatment, surface finishing and assembly.

Manufacturing locations are supported by engineering and design personnel working on new product design and development. Understanding the global nature of business and the need to provide quality products on “just in time” basis to customers, the company has established supply chain logistics networks spanning several continents.
At Sundram Fasteners, growth is a natural outcome of total adherence to three core operating principles: customer orientation, total quality and ethical business practices.

Source : http://www.sundram.com/aboutus.php

Sundaram Fasteners Madurai plant manufactures the following :

* High Tensile Fasteners
* Powder metal
* Cold Extruded Parts

Source : http://www.sundram.com/indiamap.php

Now, photos took from the outside. The lighting was not in our favour at that time, so kindly excuse.

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A closer look :

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Map showing their plants' location in India :

http://www.sundram.com/indiamap.php

This LPG Bottling plant is in the Paarapathy area in Madurai to Tuticorin National highway. They have one of their few bottling units of India and one of their offices here. Below is the data that is available in their website.


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The flagship company of the group − SHV Energy (http://www.shvgas.com/) is a world leader in trade and distribution of LPG with over seven decades of LPG experience. SHV have been setting the industry standards, helping to formulate legislations, developing new products, new uses for LPG and promoting safety over the years.
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Source : http://www.supergas.com/aboutus.htm

http://www.supergas.com/oper_infrastructure.htm

The picture of their plant's entrance could be found in the photograph below.

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This is another bottling plant of the few from IOC and could be found in the existing ring road from Kappalur to Uthangudi.

Since, I was able to take its picture from above a bridge and zoomed, the quality is less.

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One of the oldest industries of the region that manufactures brake linings for Honda, Maruti and all kinda four wheelers. This is located 2 kms in the road that branches in the left from the Madurai to Tuticorin National highway.

The below is the data from their own website :

Established in 1976 as a joint venture with a world famous friction materials manaufacturer, Sundaram Brake Linings (SBL) is now a fully Indian owned company manufacturing automotive, non-automotive and industrial friction materials. SBL products are extensivley used in commercial vehicles, passenger cars, tractors (agricultural) and motor cycles.

SBL has Four manufacturing plants with two plants dedicated exclusively to manufacturing asbestos-free brake linings and pads. The combined production capacity of all four manufacturing plants exceeds 1.2 million brake blocks per month. SBL also manufactures Asbestos-free Woven Clutch Facings, Disc Pads, Flexible rolls, and insitu Bonded Shoes

All manufacturing plants are strategically located near major Indian ports to improve the turnaround time in servicing global customers.

SBL exports to more than 69 countries catering to the after market needs of international applications like Mercedes Benz, Volvo, Scania, Renault etc. SBL is also the preferred supplier to some of the well known axle manufacturers as original equipment

SBL is a ISO / TS 16949 and ISO-14001 certified company. SBL products have been tested to meet European ECE-R90, American FMVSS 121, Australian ADR 35/38, South African SABS 1506 requirements besides the Indian IS 11852.

SBL has the singular distinction of being the first friction material manufacturer in the world to win the coveted Deming Application Prize for practising Total Quality Management (TQM). Besides SBL, the other group companies that have received the Deming Application Prize are Sundaram Clayton Limited, TVS Motor Company Limited , Brakes India (Foundry Division) and Lucas - TVS Limited.

TQM, TPM and Lean Manufacturing systems are practised to achieve world class standards. Environmentally and socially responsible, SBL assures total health protection to its employees.

Source : http://www.tvsbrakelinings.com/aboutus.html

I was not able to take photographs of it but I have posted below some of the photos available from their website.

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Website : http://www.tvsbrakelinings.com/index1.html

One of the old industries of the region found in Kappalur area in the Madurai to Virudhunagar National Highway. The following data is from their website.

Thiagarajar Mills, as we are now known, came into existence in the year 1936 with the aim of providing the very best for the cotton yarn industry. There are 3 spinning mills in India, all of which are dedicated to the production of three distinct count groups - Fine Count Combed Cotton Yarn, Hosiery Yarn & Coarse Count Combed Cotton Yarn.

We also hold the unique distinction of being among the first in India to install and operate ComforSpin K44 spinning machines for manufacturing Compact Yarn.Our success over the years finds reflection in the fact that we are one of the largest manufacturer and exporter of 100% Indian Cotton Yarn.

It is not a laurel that we rest upon; for us, it is a reminder of the faith invested in us by our invaluable clientele, a faith that we have to continually endeavor to live up to…

Source : http://www.tmills.com/profile.html

and the details of the products they produce here are as below from their website again.

We are manufacturing a wide range of ring spun yarn on conventional & compact spinning machines. Single and double in the count range of 16s to 140s. We also manufacture 100% cotton yarn on OE-Schlafhorst machines. The count range to 6s to 10s.

Our special initiatives are focused towards eliminating contamination that occurs naturally. FR 900 Clearers are installed on autoconers. We specialize in a range of 100% cotton yarn spun out of Indian extra-long staple cotton, Egyptian Cotton and US PIMA Cotton. The contemporary machinery makes sure our customers get the best of the very best.
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All the above cotton yarns are contamination cleared & wound on Schlafhorst / Savio AUTOCONERS.

A range of Two Fold & Multifold cotton yarn made on TFO / DD Twist.

Gassed Yarn is our specialty.

Source : http://www.tmills.com/products.html

Address of their location :

Address :

THIAGARAJAR MILLS (P) LIMITED
Kappalur
Madurai- 625 008,
India.
Source : http://www.tmills.com/contact.html

The pictures of their units we took are as below :

View of their tower from Ringroad from Uthangudi to Kappalur :

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View from the Madurai to Virudhunagar National Highway :

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Website : www.tmills.com

Great thread MK.. :cheers:

TAFE has one of its manufacturing facilities in Kalladipatti near Vadipatti in the Madurai to Dindigul 4-laned National Highway since 1987. The following information is from their own website.

TAFE is a US$ 1.3 Billion tractor major incorporated in 1960 at Chennai in India, in collaboration with Massey Ferguson (now owned by AGCO corporation, USA). TAFE acquired the Eicher tractors business, its engine plant at Alwar and transmissions plant at Parwanoo through a wholly owned subsidiary “TAFE Motors and Tractors Limited in 2005.

A member of the Amalgamations Group of Chennai, this company has four plants in India involved in tractor manufacturing at Mandidheep (Bhopal), Kallidaipatti (Madurai), Doddabalbur (Bangalore) and in Chennai and a new overseas plant in Turkey.

Apart from being among the top three tractor manufacturers in the world, TAFE is also involved in making diesel engines, gears, panel instruments, engineering plastics, hydraulic pumps, plantations and passenger car distribution through other divisions and wholly owned subsidiaries.

TAFE Motors and Tractors Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of TAFE, which was set up in 2005 when TAFE acquired Eicher tractors, the Eicher engines plant at Alwar and the Eicher transmissions plant at Parwanoo. The company manufactures the Eicher brand of tractors at its plant near Bhopal at Mandidheep, diesel engines at its plant at Alwar and transmission components at Parwanoo. The Eicher brand of tractors has a distinguished heritage of 50 years in India. Known for its unique distinction of offering a range of both air and water cooled tractors, its tractors span the 20 to 60 HP segment and have been well received in this segment. Their less than 30 HP range has commanded market pre – eminence in this segment. The diesel engines from its Alwar plant find a variety of automotive, genset and industrial applications including the telecom and retail sectors. The transmission unit at Parwanno serves in house needs as well as to other OEMs including TAFE.

Source : http://www.tafe.com/company_profile.html


Photos took from the Madurai to Dindigul NH are as below :

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Below are photos (but, less sized ones) of their plant in Madurai from their own website :

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Source of the small photographs : http://www.tafe.com/mu_maduraiGallery.html

And they have an information center in the Madurai to Theni National Highway before the Madurai Kamaraj University which is in the picture below :

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Below is the location of TAFE tractors plant marked black in Map :

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Website of TAFE : http://www.tafe.com/index.html

Nice thread MK..The PRP graphite is huge and I saw the Madura gold granite in home depot here in the US..

We found this on our left in the Madurai to Tuticorin National Highway very near the Madurai Airport. Looks like they have started logistics business here. I googled for more data and for their website. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find them but the linkedin website gave details about its Director Mr. V. Krishnamoorthy and it could be found in the below link.
http://in.linkedin.com/pub/dir/+/Krishnamurthy/in-6887-Madurai-Area,-India. We took snap of it and it is as below.

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Madurai is a place which shows a versatility in industries but the thing is it will be well organized way of establishment for eg. Granite cutting and polishing industrial units in Melur and Sivagangai road alone. Textile mills near Tirumangalam, Kappalur, Kallupatti and Kariyaapatti areas alone etc. So, there are many textile industries in and around Madurai of which we captured some alone which may be samples of all those kinda industries.

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Apart from all these kinda units, the TVS Group also has one of its textile units in Therkutheru near Melur. Below is the information from their own website.

Sundaram Textiles, a leading textile mill, is located in Nanguneri, Tamilnadu, India,with sister unit, Dattatreya Textiles located in Therkutheru, Madurai. It is a part of the internationally reputed TVS group, a group trusted worldwide for quality, integrity and service.

Both units together have over 75000 spindles besides an open end unit and a spun silk unit.Both units extensively use imported cotton (Pima, Giza etc.) and sell to prestigious local and export customers.

Source : http://www.sundaramtextiles.com/

and their office is in Madurai to Theni road

SUNDARAM TEXTILES LIMITED.
Address : Lakshmi Building,
Usilampatti Road, Kochadai,
Madurai 625 016,
Tamil Nadu,
India.

Source : http://www.sundaramtextiles.com/contactus.htm

TVS - ICS is comparatively a new one established in the year 2000 in Vellaripatti near Melur in Madurai to Tiruchi 4 laned National Highway.

The below is the information from their website.

TVSICS started operations in the year 2000 with a single mission to offer world class communications products and services. Today, it has established a name for itself as a reliable telecom products, services and networking solutions partner delivering and implementing tomorrow's solutions today. TVSICS combines best-in-class offerings from global leaders with insights into Indian requirements to provide compelling value propositions to its customers.
TVSICS is a part of the prestigious TVS Group, with a group revenue of more than USD 5 billion annually and employing over 25,000 personnel.
TVSICS has state of the art manufacturing base in Madurai spread across 23 acres. . .

Source : http://www.tvsics.com/

Some more details about the Madurai plant :

Manufacturing

TVSICS has its manufacturing unit situated in Madurai 450kms from Bangalore and Chennai, spread over 25 acres of land with two plants and administrative block.

The plants primarily provides manufacturing support to the core wireless, wired and networking business by means of manufacture and value added service.

We manufacture wide range of telecom antennae, cables and accessories. We are the first Indian company to brand its own RF cables, and the first in India to manufacture its own GSM / CDMA antenna incorporating the best in class technology.

The manufacturing plant is supported by a strong technical skill set composed of Engineers and Technicians at all levels.

The location of their facility could be found here :

Factory

TVS Interconnect Systems Limited
Madurai – Melur Road, Vellaripatti
Madurai – 625 122, Tamil Nadu
Ph : 91 452 2420215 / 2420216
Fax no.: 91 452 2420381
E-mail: operations@tvsics.com

http://www.tvsics.com/contindia.asp

We were not able to capture this in a photograph but posted below some photographs (but very small sized ones) from their own website :

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7966/ics2.jpg

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3531/ics1.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5605/icsplant.jpg

Source : ICS website and http://www.tvsics.com/compprofile.asp

@MK your efforts and dedication to gather up data certainly deserves appreciation :)
BTW can u throw some light on Madurai airport's intl connectivity, if u have any reliable updates ?

Thanks for all those compliments :) I would like to thank Madurai Gilli for accompanying me to all those places for the Industries photo tour and also many thanks to Kannan sir for encouraging me for population and publishing of data in this new thread. :) Hope everybody will extend their support and help in the maintenance of this thread and updates. And regarding Madurai airport connectivity, I fear that don't have any answers for your question and request you to follow our Madurai airport thread because none of our forum members will be hesitant to post updates on it once the moment they know something about it. :)

Thanks all.

^^ Well done guys!!!

Great work MK!!tis thread will definitely get good patronage..
Wish also could get info on aruna alloys on airport rd,penguin apparels on thirumangalam rd,lakshmi selvaraj textiles in vilangudi,teddy exports in tirumangalam!let see wat I could find on these:-)

Great Work Madurakarenda and Madurai Gilli , wonderful updates . thanks

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

Madurakarenda and Madurai Gilli , your contributions into madurai threads are increasing day by day.:). Many thanks,....Keep it up!

Hats off....Great initiative guys @ Madurakarenda (MK) & Dr.Gilli :cheers:
This is surely a valuable bit to change some people's wrong perception about Madurai portrayed by some movies & media.
Few more industries u can consider to include,

>> MEPCO on Madurai-Tirumangalam stretch - http://www.mepco.co.in/about-us.php
>> Hi-Tech Arai Ltd - It's a pretty big company but can't find their website....their parent company Arai Seisakusho Co., Ltd website http://www.arai-net.com/english/company/history.html mentions about their ventures since 1989 and 1994
>> DuPont - They do DuPont Filaments and DuPont Non-stick coatings...also pretty big http://www2.dupont.com/India_Country_Site/en_IN/Our_Company/India_at_glance.html

Fantastic initiative MK & MG.

Please include location (Suburb name & road name) in each factory Title. Many may not read through the text but will look at photos and move on.

I want other Madurai based forumers to add their contribution also in this thread.

It will be better if you mark these factories in Google Map and post. You may take one highway or region per post so that it is not cluttered.

Please post other relevant matters like GDP, Labor potential, Mineral & Agri wealth of the region surrounding Madurai, Connectivity details wrt Industrial Development. Roads, Railway lines, sidings, Tuti Port connectivity, Nagapattinam / Karaikal port connectivity, Kochi Port connectivity etc.

Your efforts will not go waste.

All the Best.

^^Thanks for all your appreciation guys..!! We(both myself & MK) thought that Madurai is not that bad in Industries, as it's actually quoted by many medias, and decided to go-around Madurai & its sub-urbs for taking snaps on Industries to prove it.We have a decent number of big Industries and quite good no. of medium & small-scale industries on par with major cities.

We lack an industry of much highlights like BHEL for Trichy (or) Steel plant for Salem so far..Our TAMIN is taking its shape on the stretch b/w Melur and Tiruvathavur which will fulfill/satisfy us in this front..Anyhow, It will be too good if Govt. concentrates in bringing-up Graphite plant at Sivaganga too, that will boost the entire region.

We could see a lot of land-parcels already bought by many outsiders & fenced with their boards for starting their industrial units here, especially in Ring-road b/w MIBT to Kappalur.Hope they,all take shape soon.

LANXESS got shifted to Gujarat and We could find a new Logistics company called KERN at the same site.PRP Industries look too massive covering many hundreds of acres.

We couldn't cover the Madurai-Vadipatti stretch which actually has good no. of Industries in recent times, especially an area called Nagari where we can find FENNER 2nd unit,TAFE Tractors,MITP along with many small & medium sized industries.Also We could not cover the Madurai - Alanganallur strecth which has decent no. of small & medium sized industries with a huge HATSUN Food processing unit.

Bottom-line:

Who told Madurai is a big village and have no Industries? - Please don't tell the same from atleast here-after.

We have decent number of large Industries, in all sectors be it to be Automobiles, Rubber, Chemicals, Logistics, Metal Alloys, Textiles, Food processing etc. & many kinds of small & medium scale Industries excluding the ones in SIDCO Industrial parks around Madurai.

We planned to cover the left items during our next visit, and have few plans to organise our threads in our forum, as many of our senior members feel uncomfortable with multiple threads.

Madurai SSC-ians can express your opinions on how many threads we can have, each covering what topics etc. so that we can request our moderator/admin to do the needful.

My opinion is to have more specific threads on key-areas so that It'll be an easy task to rewind it when needed.

1. Madurai-Infrastructure & Tourism (City Infra-Townships-Healthcare-IT/ITes-Educational institutions-Planning & Administration-Tourism-General discussions)

2. Madurai-City Transportation (Roadways & Railways)

3. Madurai-Retail,Entertainment & Hang-out (Malls,Multiplexes,Branded Retails,Hang-out places & Other entertainment places)

4. Madurai-History,Culture-Festivals & Gallery (Including testimonials)

5. Madurai-Industries & Developments (Manufacturing Industries & its SEZ's)

6. Madurai Airport (under Aviation & Airports)

7. Madurai Views (under Images & Gallery)

8. Meenakshi Amman Temple (under Heritage & Monuments)

^^ I am not stressing that We should have a seperate thread for each projects like Ring road, 4-laning of highways, Pearls township,IT Parks etc. but wish to have the appropriate discussions in appropriate threads rather than dumping all in a single thread.It will not be an easy task for any outsider if he wants to know some particular thing from a single thread.Instead if we have many specific threads on key areas like tourism,industries,history,retail etc.,their job will be made easy.

Positives of having multiple threads:

* More Specific
* Easy to access & rewind for both us & outsiders
* Motivation for new-comers to actively participate in the discussions.

* Few people are much interested in selective discussions like our dhandapani sir in Madurai transportation updates, especially of City buses,new routes,new roads,ROB's etc/ Few only in retail news etc.

* Not 100%, Specific threads like Madurai Industries will bring new Investments to the region but definitely it may be one among the 10 factors, atleast a starter(Induces the Investors to think of Madurai region after reading our forum, even if they don't have such idea actually at first..).

* I am sure, Local medias are reading our forums.And It's not new, that still many reporters give false news including the statistics.Atleast Our discussions have a possibility to lead them in giving right reports. (Still I can read many tamil dailies giving false reports like Madurai airport is having 12500 ft runway etc.. I know few of them are following us here and in Social networking sites(FB) like Madam Ar.Meyyammai from Deccan chronicle, few from The Hindu etc.)It is our duty to fix them with our discussions, for which we need seperate threads on key-areas.

Anyhow, It's all my lone opinion and I respect the feelings of other members too.. Opinions on organising Madurai threads are welcomed..!!

My suggestion is to bookmark http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3128 for Madurai discussions and go back to Tamilnadu to see updates on Other cities..:)

Thanks MK for dedicating your time to post each and every snaps we took during our trip.. Let's plan more such trips in future for other sections like Tourist places - to highlight Unidentified places which need more attention (Thirumogur temple etc., Places where there are more chances to develop as tourist spot in Madurai like I told you during the trip (Thenkaal lake in TPK etc.) etc.

Let's plan our next trip soon..!! :)

Hats off....Great initiative guys @ Madurakarenda (MK) & Dr.Gilli :cheers:

>> MEPCO on Madurai-Tirumangalam stretch - http://www.mepco.co.in/about-us.php
>> Hi-Tech Arai Ltd - It's a pretty big company but can't find their website....their parent company Arai Seisakusho Co., Ltd website http://www.arai-net.com/english/company/history.html mentions about their ventures since 1989 and 1994
>> DuPont - They do DuPont Filaments and DuPont Non-stick coatings...also pretty big http://www2.dupont.com/India_Country_Site/en_IN/Our_Company/India_at_glance.html

^^Thanks Manikandan for your suggestions..We left the Fenner Industries,Madurai Integrated Textile Park etc...B/w Where is the DuPont plant ?

MG,

I remember seeing the Du Pont plant on Madurai Melur Road. Also Sri Chakra Tyres (old name??) in Melur Road. Pandyan Chemicals (KClO3 plant),

Kochadai area has Fenner, TVS Rubber, TVSTextiles etc.

I have also been to a Pharma cluster near Madurai, where many small pharma formulation plants were there. There was also a scent factory.

Tuti Road is fast developing. Many factories are coming up there. Pl visit the region when you are free.

Kappalur SIDCO estate.

Ramco Thulukkapatti Cement Plant near Virudhunagar.

Bottling Plants on Dindigul Road.

^^Thanks Manikandan for your suggestions..We left the Fenner Industries,Madurai Integrated Textile Park etc...B/w Where is the DuPont plant ?

As Kannan sir mentioned this along Melur Road stretch,

E.I.DuPont India Private Limited.
Melur Road, Therkutheru, Madurai - 625122

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4251/urgentw.jpg

Possibilities as per proposals:

1. CRPF
2. Indo-tibetian Battalion
3. Falcon tyres
4. Texmaco Tractors
5. TAMIN Granite polishing Industry
6. CIPET Institution

Ruling out

* Falcon tyres is no-more for Madurai. It got shifted to North/West India(Guess to Gujarat).
* Just recently confirmed that TEXMACO have no plans for Madurai.Looks like It was a kind of fake promise to hike the real-estate scenario in these areas.
* CIPET was promised at Idayapatti which is also in same stretch..Correct me If I am wrong.

More Possibilities :

* CRPF
* ITBP
* TAMIN

Thanks to MK for digging out this picture from Google earth..!!

manna foods manufacturing unit in t.v.nallur
fenner has 3 units kochadai, pallapatti, samayanallur
perrys biscuit factory in samayanallur

Fenner is one of the older industries (first plant in Madurai in 1956) of the Madurai region concerned with Industrial belts, Oil seals and several other industrial products. With a big unit near the city it has two other units one near Nagari in the Dindigul National highway and another one near Nilakkottai near Madurai in the Madurai to Periyakulam road. i.e 3 out of their 7 manufacturing plants across India is in Madurai region and registered office in Kochadai of Madurai.

The below information is from their own website :

Fenner (India) Limited is a member of the JK Organization (http://www.jkorg.in/) which ranks among the top Industrial houses in India for over 100 years. The name “Fenner” has been synonymous with Mechanical Power Transmission and Sealing Solutions. Fenner commenced operations in India in 1929 and put up their first manufacturing unit at Madurai in Tamilnadu in the year 1956. Currently there are 7 manufacturing units over 5 locations.

Source : http://www.fennerindia.com/They have several entrances to their first plant in Kochadai. Following up next are the photos took by me :

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6140/fenner4.jpg

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8662/fenner6.jpg

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8185/fenner5.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5743/fenner2.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/8358/fenner.jpg

And their sales depot :

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3128/fenner7.jpg

And ones from their website :

http://www.fennerindia.com/images/Madurai-Plant-b.jpg

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/9692/fenner1.jpg

Source : http://www.fennerindia.com/images/Madurai-Plant-b.jpg

And below are photos of their Nagari Plant i.e in the Madurai to Dindigul National Highway (Took during the 2nd photo trip).

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/5743/fenner2.jpg

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/5618/fenner21.jpg

And below are the photos of their newly inaugurated third plant in Madurai region in Nilakkottai but this is also in the Madurai to Dindigul NH.

The board that directs us :

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/9046/nilafenner.jpg

The plant at various angles :

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/9836/nilafenner6.jpg

http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/9176/nilafenner5.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4567/nilafenner4.jpg


http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/949/nilafenner2.jpg

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4229/nilafenner1.jpg

One nice image from their website :

http://www.fennerindia.com/images/Nilakottai-Plant-b.jpg

Source : http://www.fennerindia.com/images/Nilakottai-Plant-b.jpg

Below is a google edited map showing their locations around Madurai using black spots :

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7026/fennermap.jpg

Following are the details of their contact from their own website :

Registered Office and first plant:
Fenner (India) Limited
3, Madurai - Melakkal Road,
Kochadai,
Madurai - 625 016,
India.
Tel: +91-452-2383801, 2383802
Fax:+91-452-2383822

Source : http://www.fennerindia.com/contactus.aspx

Second plant :

Fenner Conveyor Belting Pvt Ltd
Madurai - Dindigul Road, Nagari, Madurai, 625 221
Tel: 91 (0) 452 2464201 (3 lines) Fax: 91 (0) 452 2464204

Source : http://www.fennerdunlopindia.com/

Great work Gilli and MK. Appreciate your ground work for providing bunch of information in a short span of time. Keep rocking.

Two Japan Companies in Madurai.


Pioneer Miyagi Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (gelatin)

Hitech Arai Ltd. (auto components)

The Madurai Integrated Textile Park Ltd was commissioned by the Union ministry of Textiles in Thathampatti near Vadipatti of Madurai district in the Madurai to Dindigul National Highway and was one among the few Government commissioned textile parks of the country. It sprawls over a massive area of 106 acres and was inaugurated in Dec 2010 and below are the photos of it took from Madurai to Dindigul National Highway. I went inside it and took photographs of the roads in the campus and a board showing the occupants of plots inside it for their units and are following below.

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/2239/mitpl1.jpg

Board in the NH directing us to the MITPL :

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/6310/mitpl.jpg

Road inside the textile park :

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1626/mitpl3.jpg

other pics :

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/5435/mitpl5.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2397/mitpl2.jpg

Entire view of the MITPL :

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/2082/mitpl4.jpg

Location Map :

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8994/mitplmap.jpg

Website : http://texmin.nic.in/

Pl write to

Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance & Export Promotion Bureau
( Industries Department - Govt. of Tamil Nadu )
19-A, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Salai, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008. INDIA
Tel : 91-44-28588364, 28553118, 28553856 (for Appointment). Fax : 91-44-28588364

Please see this website also

http://investingintamilnadu.com/tamilnadu/sector_presentation/presentation_tamilnadu.php?mode=24

HATSON as we all know gives out Arokya milk brand, Arun icecreams and Komatha milk brand, ghee, curd and milk related products under various names. It has one of its plants in Nagari i.e the NH from Madurai to Dindigul.

Following is the information from their own website :

Hatsun's state of the art processing and packaging plants are located in Salem, Kancheepuram, Madurai, Palacodu in TamilNadu and Honnali, Belgaum in Karnataka.

Source : http://www.hatsun.com/DI/shows/company_infrastructure

Now for the pics took from the road :

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9108/hatson.jpg

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/1341/hatson1.jpg

Location Map :

http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/138/hatsonmap.jpg


Madurai
No.76/2B,Dindugal Main Road,
Thiruvalavayanallur (PO),
Vadipatti (TK), Nagari,
Madurai - 625 221, Tamilnadu, India.

Source : http://www.hatsun.com/shows/contact_us/

Pl write to

Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance & Export Promotion Bureau
( Industries Department - Govt. of Tamil Nadu )
19-A, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Salai, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008. INDIA
Tel : 91-44-28588364, 28553118, 28553856 (for Appointment). Fax : 91-44-28588364

Please see this website also

http://investingintamilnadu.com/tamilnadu/sector_presentation/presentation_tamilnadu.php?mode=24

Two Japan Companies in Madurai.


Pioneer Miyagi Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (gelatin)

Hitech Arai Ltd. (auto components)

Thanks for the Pioneer miyagi info Kannan sir. And many thanks for the highlighting of benefits of investing in South TN. Shall I include that link in the start of this thread?

TVS Rubber is also one of the old industries of the region. It is located in Kochadai near and opposite to the Fenner facility itself and deals with processing rubber and manufacturing rubber products.

The following are the pictures took from Madurai to Theni NH :

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7338/tvsrubber.jpg

Following is their address from their own website :


Factory & Central Marketing Office:
Kochadai, Madurai 625 016
Tamil Nadu, India
Tel : 91-452-2381531
Fax : 91-452-2381240
E-mail: sirf.exports@tvsrubber.com

Source : http://www.tvsrubber.com/contactus.asp

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4251/urgentw.jpg

Possibilities as per proposals:

1. CRPF
2. Indo-tibetian Battalion
3. Falcon tyres
4. Texmaco Tractors
5. TAMIN Granite polishing Industry
6. CIPET Institution

Ruling out

* Falcon tyres is no-more for Madurai. It got shifted to North/West India(Guess to Gujarat).
* Just recently confirmed that TEXMACO have no plans for Madurai.Looks like It was a kind of fake promise to hike the real-estate scenario in these areas.
* CIPET was promised at Idayapatti which is also in same stretch..Correct me If I am wrong.

More Possibilities :

* CRPF
* ITBP
* TAMIN

Thanks to MK for digging out this picture from Google earth..!!

MG, It is marked as granite quarry in wikimapia. I can see the granite slabs lined up if I zoom more closely.

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=9.9422211&lon=78.2237291&z=15&l=0&m=b

TVS Sewing needles factory that produces most kind of sewing needles is near the very TVS Tyres in Kochadai in Madurai to Theni National Highway. It is also one of the oldest industries of this region.

Following is the data from TVS Group website.

TVS Sewing Needles Limited was established in 1962 as a joint venture with The Singer Company, USA. The company’s initial product range comprised just two types of needles manufactured with milled groove technology. Today, it has a licensed production capacity of 100 million needles of 45 different types (household and industrial grade), which are manufactured with die-press eye rounding technology.
It is also a major exporter to UK and Japan.

http://www.tvsgroup.com/pages/group.htm

The photo below was taken from the Madurai to Theni National Highway :

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2650/tvssewing.jpg

Address of the industry :


Factory & Central Marketing Office:
Kochadai, Madurai 625 016
Tamil Nadu, India.

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5195/mahia.jpg

^^ Thanks for the info Satish sir..! Then, it's the proposed TAMIN Granite polishing Industry taking its shape in this stretch..Looks massive..!! :)

Southern Roadways is the transport division of TVS Group which is one of the earlist units of the region. This is now been taught and interpreted as logistics now.

Below is the data from their own website :

Southern Roadways Closer to you in every way...

Established in 1946, Southern Roadways started as a road transport and parcel service company. The Passenger Transport Division was nationalized by the Tamil Nadu Government in 1972.

In this high priority industry Southern Roadways has been playing a leading role for over 58 years now. Southern Roadways, a member of the TVS group of companies, as a totally reliable field operator, is known for its concern for customers - in terms of timely delivery, safety and personalized service of the highest standard.
.
.

Source : http://www.southernroadways.com/aboutus.htm

And below is the picture taken from the Madurai to Theni National Highway :

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9716/southernroadways.jpg

Address from their website:


Address:
Lakshmi Building , Usilampatti Road
Post Box No.3 , Kochadai, Madurai - 625 016
Tamilnadu, India
Phone: (0452) 2381281
Fax : (0452) 2381863

Email: customersupport@southernroadways.com

Source : http://www.southernroadways.com/

MK & MG,

Please add all possible Tags to this thread so that anybody who searches for Madurai should land up in this thread.

You can add the TN Govt Presentation Link in your first page post to have max visibility.

^^Thanks for all your appreciation guys..!! We(both myself & MK) thought that Madurai is not that bad in Industries, as it's actually quoted by many medias, and decided to go-around Madurai & its sub-urbs for taking snaps on Industries to prove it.We have a decent number of big Industries and quite good no. of medium & small-scale industries on par with major cities.

We lack an industry of much highlights like BHEL for Trichy (or) Steel plant for Salem so far..Our TAMIN is taking its shape on the stretch b/w Melur and Tiruvathavur which will fulfill/satisfy us in this front..Anyhow, It will be too good if Govt. concentrates in bringing-up Graphite plant at Sivaganga too, that will boost the entire region.

We could see a lot of land-parcels already bought by many outsiders & fenced with their boards for starting their industrial units here, especially in Ring-road b/w MIBT to Kappalur.Hope they,all take shape soon.

LANXESS got shifted to Gujarat and We could find a new Logistics company called KERN at the same site.PRP Industries look too massive covering many hundreds of acres.

We couldn't cover the Madurai-Vadipatti stretch which actually has good no. of Industries in recent times, especially an area called Nagari where we can find FENNER 2nd unit,TAFE Tractors,MITP along with many small & medium sized industries.Also We could not cover the Madurai - Alanganallur strecth which has decent no. of small & medium sized industries with a huge HATSUN Food processing unit.

Bottom-line:

Who told Madurai is a big village and have no Industries? - Please don't tell the same from atleast here-after.

We have decent number of large Industries, in all sectors be it to be Automobiles, Rubber, Chemicals, Logistics, Metal Alloys, Textiles, Food processing etc. & many kinds of small & medium scale Industries excluding the ones in SIDCO Industrial parks around Madurai.

We planned to cover the left items during our next visit, and have few plans to organise our threads in our forum, as many of our senior members feel uncomfortable with multiple threads.

Madurai SSC-ians can express your opinions on how many threads we can have, each covering what topics etc. so that we can request our moderator/admin to do the needful.

My opinion is to have more specific threads on key-areas so that It'll be an easy task to rewind it when needed.

1. Madurai-Infrastructure & Tourism (City Infra-Townships-Healthcare-IT/ITes-Educational institutions-Planning & Administration-Tourism-General discussions)

2. Madurai-City Transportation (Roadways & Railways)

3. Madurai-Retail,Entertainment & Hang-out (Malls,Multiplexes,Branded Retails,Hang-out places & Other entertainment places)

4. Madurai-History,Culture-Festivals & Gallery (Including testimonials)

5. Madurai-Industries & Developments (Manufacturing Industries & its SEZ's)

6. Madurai Airport (under Aviation & Airports)

7. Madurai Views (under Images & Gallery)

8. Meenakshi Amman Temple (under Heritage & Monuments)

^^ I am not stressing that We should have a seperate thread for each projects like Ring road, 4-laning of highways, Pearls township,IT Parks etc. but wish to have the appropriate discussions in appropriate threads rather than dumping all in a single thread.It will not be an easy task for any outsider if he wants to know some particular thing from a single thread.Instead if we have many specific threads on key areas like tourism,industries,history,retail etc.,their job will be made easy.

Positives of having multiple threads:

* More Specific
* Easy to access & rewind for both us & outsiders
* Motivation for new-comers to actively participate in the discussions.

* Few people are much interested in selective discussions like our dhandapani sir in Madurai transportation updates, especially of City buses,new routes,new roads,ROB's etc/ Few only in retail news etc.

* Not 100%, Specific threads like Madurai Industries will bring new Investments to the region but definitely it may be one among the 10 factors, atleast a starter(Induces the Investors to think of Madurai region after reading our forum, even if they don't have such idea actually at first..).

* I am sure, Local medias are reading our forums.And It's not new, that still many reporters give false news including the statistics.Atleast Our discussions have a possibility to lead them in giving right reports. (Still I can read many tamil dailies giving false reports like Madurai airport is having 12500 ft runway etc.. I know few of them are following us here and in Social networking sites(FB) like Madam Ar.Meyyammai from Deccan chronicle, few from The Hindu etc.)It is our duty to fix them with our discussions, for which we need seperate threads on key-areas.

Anyhow, It's all my lone opinion and I respect the feelings of other members too.. Opinions on organising Madurai threads are welcomed..!!

My suggestion is to bookmark http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3128 for Madurai discussions and go back to Tamilnadu to see updates on Other cities..:)

Thanks Gilli and MK. That was the point Im stressing in many of my posts that Madurai is not far behind other tier-2 cities. But many people keep on calling it as village.

And I believe lots of industries might move from Chennai to other parts of TN because domestic/small units can not compete for resources with big/MNCs at Chennai. I think this is the right time to pull industries to Madurai and highlighting the latest/upcoming things like international air connectivity, road connectivity (now we have excellent 4 laned highways), port connectivity, etc

I suggest to create Madurai Discussions thread that will have just discussions (suggestions, ideas, status checks, all other miscellaneous stuff).

GHCL Limited has a cotton industry here in Paravai near Samayanallur in the Madurai to Dindigul National Highway in the name of Sree Meenakshi mills. It is a really big industry here.

Below is the information from their own website :

The Textile division at GHCL is a vertically integrated operation that manufactures premium quality Yarn, Griege Fabric and Home Textile products like Bed Linen, Curtains, Madeups and Cotton Yarn.

The two Spinning units are located within the state of Tamil Nadu, India has an Installed capacity of 125,000 spindles manufacturing 100% Cotton and Polyester Cotton yarns. The manufacturing units at the Textile Company have state-of-the-art textile machinery from Reiter, Switzerland and Schlafhorst, Germany, among others to lend that cutting edge to Quality.

The production facilities are ISO 9001-2000 certified and also have been awarded the OKO-TEX certification from CITIVE, Portugal as per Standard 100, confirming our Yarn to be suitable for Products used by Infants. Windpower is used for generating and meeting out the energy requirement for the spinning operations, which is not only cost effective but also eco-friendly.

The make and design of our Bed-Linen, Madeups, Cotton Yarn and Curtains match up to Global standards and are available in wide ranges to choose from. As a Textile company, our R&D and advanced technological processes ensure Home Textile products are appropriately designed for cross-industry usage from Homes, Hotels to Healthcare.

Products manufactured at the GHCL Textile Company are well accepted both in the Domestic and International Markets, by the Premium Buyers, who cater to the Fine Count End Products like apparels ranging from Shirtings and different types of garments, to Home textile products such as Bed-sheets, Bed-Linen, Madeups and Curtains.

Source : http://ghclindia.com/textile/textile.htm

And below is the photograph took from the Madurai to Dindigul National Highway :

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/1010/ghcl.jpg

Madurai has a power plant in Samayanallur in Paravai in the Madurai to Dindigul National Highway. Following data is from their own website.

Samayanallur Power Investments (P) Ltd, a group company, has developed a 106MW power plant in Madurai, TN. This was one of the first IPP’s in the country. The company has jointly invested in this project along with Covanta Energy, USA, who is also the current operator of the plant. This is a diesel engine based power plant, operating with furnace oil as its primary fuel. The entire power generated form this plant is evacuated to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) under a long term power purchase agreement (PPA). This plant was commissioned in the year 2001.

Source : http://www.spigroup.in/energy.html

Below is their picture taken from the Highway :

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/5507/mpcpl1.jpg

And a snap of their visible units from the Samayanallur ROB :

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/3898/mpcpl.jpg

Below is the map showing the Power plant :

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4844/mpcpl2.jpg

^^ MK..Good to see you'd covered the left-out Madurai-Dindigul stretch too..:)

Please go around Madurai-Alanganallur stretch too via Koodal nagar, Sikkandar chavadi..You can get few Industries like HATSUN Food processing unit (huge), Some tractor plant and few Sugarcane Industries.

What about Vaigai Industries ? They have their plants in Sri lanka and Thailand. Still Couldn't identify their location in Madurai..!!

There is another unit called T.Stanes in Arupukottai road, Avaniyapuram and the adjacent campus belong to MRF Tyres treading..!! Avaniyapuram has many small & medium scale industries almost of all kind..I can assure you this, as I am from the same place..From Plastics, PVCs, Textiles, Silk, Chalk-piece, Paints, Chemicals,Food processing etc. etc. etc but not in a big way.

To point out few prominent :

* PHILIPS Electronics accessories in Avaniyapuram Byepass road
* Asian Paints in Avaniyapuram Byepass road

Surin has one of its plants here in the main National Highway from Madurai to Dindigul. And following below is the data on their industries.

Surin has grown at over 40% CAGR over the last 5 years and is expected to maintain this CAGR over the next 5 years.

Surin is among the top two suppliers to our customers and a single source for 50% of the products and components manufactured by Surin.

& another 1 plants under construction which is planned to be operational in 2010. Operates 8 Plants spread across India

The company is a leader in quality among its peers and therefore a preferred vendor. Quality certification - TS16949 (4 plants), ISO 9000:2001 (3 Plants).

Over 1200 Employees engaged in engineering, development, production & other activities.

Source : http://www.surinauto.com/overview.htm

The below is the picture of their Madurai plant took from the National highway from Madurai to Dindigul.

http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/5126/surin.jpg

Address of the plant :

No.392/5 Sugar Cane Road,
off NH4, Pallapatti Village,
Nilakottai Tulaq,
Dindigul District, Pin 624233. (Adjacent to TAFE)
+91 4543 293696

Source : http://www.surinauto.com/contactus.htm

Guys,

Any idea on the Caparo unit which was planned to produce sheetmetal components planned at Nilakottai SIPCOT.

Guys,

Any idea on the Caparo unit which was planned to produce sheetmetal components planned at Nilakottai SIPCOT.

Caparo was said to have 20 acres in Nilakottai SIPCOT for its Madurai plant but I could not see their Madurai site address in their website. I hope they will arrive later here because all the other units they planned at that time along with Madurai started production with Madurai alone left out. So, sooner or later they will land here.

Caparo was said to have 20 acres in Nilakottai SIPCOT for its Madurai plant but I could not see their Madurai site address in their website. I hope they will arrive later here because all the other units they planned at that time along with Madurai started production with Madurai alone left out. So, sooner or later they will land here.

The establishment of this Caparo unit was a move on the behest of TAFE which so far was procuring its Sheetmetal requirements from Chennai and wanted Caparo to put up a unit close to its Vadipatti plant to reduce logistics cost as tractor body sheetmetal are huge components. Bit surprised to know that this has not materialized so far

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Related news in 2007.

"Caparo has also taken up 20 acres of land in Madurai for servicing TAFE, which Angad termed as a "fantastic company."
"We have taken 20 acres of land in Madurai. It's quite a fascinating place. We will be able to service them well from there," he said."

Source (http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Caparo-sees-4-000-cr-turnover-from-India/224404/0)

Apart from the large units like Fenner, Hatsun and TAFE, there were numerous large, small and medium sized units in the Madurai to Dindigul National Highway of which some are in photographs below.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1777/nilanagari.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4161/nilanagari11.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6585/nilanagari12.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2223/nilanagari13.jpg

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8048/nilanagari10.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/58/nilanagari8.jpg

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/3706/nilanagari7.jpg

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1722/nilanagari5.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4469/nilanagari6.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4881/nilanagari4.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/1465/nilanagari3.jpg

Lakshmi Selvaraj textiles Paravai :

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7899/lakshmiselva.jpg

The Chandru Rubber factory manufactures Rubber industrial belts and their website is :

http://www.veegripbelts.com/

^^ Thanks for the info Satish sir..! Then, it's the proposed TAMIN Granite polishing Industry taking its shape in this stretch..Looks massive..!! :)

Wild guess - It could be one of the many small hillocks which have been completely razed down for granite by govt approved contractors!...
We can see a number of such hillocks that got turned into dust along the Madurai - Karaikudi route towards Pillayarpatti.

Btw...that TAMIN Granite polishing factory was supposed to come up in an old mill campus in Melur right?....for which MKA did ground breaking about 2 years back?

The establishment of this Caparo unit was a move on the behest of TAFE which so far was procuring its Sheetmetal requirements from Chennai and wanted Caparo to put up a unit close to its Vadipatti plant to reduce logistics cost as tractor body sheetmetal are huge components. Bit surprised to know that this has not materialized so far

------------
Related news in 2007.

"Caparo has also taken up 20 acres of land in Madurai for servicing TAFE, which Angad termed as a "fantastic company."
"We have taken 20 acres of land in Madurai. It's quite a fascinating place. We will be able to service them well from there," he said."

Source (http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Caparo-sees-4-000-cr-turnover-from-India/224404/0)

Yeah exactly this news :). Really surprising that they have not initiated their Madurai unit near TAFE.

http://caparo.co.in/aboutus_caparo_india_division.html

Wild guess - It could be one of the many small hillocks which have been completely razed down for granite by govt approved contractors!...
We can see a number of such hillocks that got turned into dust along the Madurai - Karaikudi route towards Pillayarpatti.

Btw...that TAMIN Granite polishing factory was supposed to come up in an old mill campus in Melur right?....for which MKA did ground breaking about 2 years back?

Yes, the TAMIN that was initiated in the Ambalakaaranpatti cotton mill campus is getting ready which according to the SG Minister S.P.Velumani will be ready by March 2012 and will begin production and it doesn't seem to be an empty promise because one of our forumers caught sight of that getting ready near the Thiruvathavoor area.

* 4 laned Madurai to Chennai (The Capital city of Tamil Nadu, a hub) National Highway via Tiruchi (Another emerging Tier II of Tamil Nadu).

* 4 laned Madurai to Bangalore (The IT Capital of India) via Dindigul, Karur and Salem (Important industrial Tier II of Tamil Nadu).

* 4 laned Madurai to Kanyakumari (The Southern tip of India) via Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli (Another emerging Tier II of Tamill Nadu also called as 'Oxford of South India').

* 4 laned Madurai to Tuticorin (A major port and an emerging Power hub of Tamil Nadu)

* National highway from Madurai to Kochi (Major port in the Indian state of Kerala) via Theni.

* National highway from Madurai to Rameswaram via Manamadurai, Paramakudi and Ramanathapuram.

* Highway from Madurai to Thondi and Tiruvadanai via Sivagangai.


* Highway from Madurai to Shencottah (gateway to Kerala) via Tirumangalam, T. Kallupatti and Rajapalayam(A cotton town).

Road map of Madurai to other Indian cities is as shown below :

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2432/mduroadmap.jpg

Source : edited from google maps





Madurai-Thondi highway upgraded as a NH by NHAI on last year.
only madurai city has lot of NH connections
Madurai-Chennai(via Trichy)
Madurai-Kanyakumari(via Tirunelveli)
Madurai-Bangalore(via Salem)
Madurai-Rameswaram(via Ramanathapuram)
Madurai-Kochi(via Theni)
Madurai-Thoothukudi(via Arupukottai)
Madurai-Kollam(Via Shencottah)(Its already NH n nit a highway)

The Vellakkal Solid Waste Management plant is one the largest of its kind in the country and it is located in the road from Madurai city to Madurai to Tuticorin National Highway at a Project cost of Rs. 50 Crores and was commissioned under JnNURM scheme started construction in 2006. Following is the news that came in dinamalar today.

ரூ.58 கோடியில் இயற்கை உர ஆலை

அவனியாபுரம் : மதுரையில் சேகரிக்கப்படும் குப்பையில் மக்கும் குப்பையை நவீன முறையில் பதப்படுத்தி, தினமும் 600 டன் இயற்கை உரம் தயாரிக்கப்படவுள்ளது. இதற்காக மாநகராட்சி மூலம் ரூ.58 கோடி மதிப்பில் "உர ஆலை', தனது உற்பத்தியை இம்மாதம் இறுதியில் துவக்குகிறது. மாநகராட்சியில் சேகரிக்கப்படும் திடக்கழிவுகளை தரம் பிரித்து இயற்கை உரம் தயாரிப்பதற்காக, "ஜவகர்லால் நேரு தேசிய நகர்புற புரனமைப்பு திட்டம்' மூலம் கோவை மற்றும் மதுரை மாநகராட்சிக்கு நிதி ஒதுக்கப்பட்டது. குப்பையில் மக்கும் மற்றும் மக்காத பொருட்கள் தரம் பிரிக்கப்படுகிறது. மக்கும் குப்பையை நவீன முறையில் பதப்படுத்தி இயற்கை உரம் தயாரிக்க திட்டம் வகுக்கப்பட்டது.

இயற்கை உர ஆலை: மதுரை மாநகராட்சி எல்லைக்குள் தினமும் 350 டன் குப்பை சேகரிக்கப்படுகிறது. இவை வாகனங்களில் எடுத்து செல்லப்பட்டு, அவனியாபுரம் வெள்ளக்கல் பகுதியில் மலை போல் குவிக்கப்படுகிறது. குப்பைக்கு தீ வைப்பதால் எழும் புகையால் சுற்றுச்சூழல் மாசடைகிறது. மக்கும் குப்பையில் இருந்து இயற்கை உரம்
தயாரிக்க வெள்ளக்கலில் "இயற்கை உர ஆலை" அமைக்க 2006ல் அடிக்கல் நாட்டப்பட்டது.

600 டன் இயற்கை உரம்: இயற்கை உர ஆலை ரூ.58 கோடி மதிப்பில் நவீன முறையில் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. குப்பையை தரம் பிரிக்கவும், பதப்படுத்தவும், உலர வைக்கவும் தனித்தனி யூனிட்டுகள் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. இத்திட்டத்திற்கு மாநகராட்சி 70 சதவீதமும், தனியார் நிறுவனம் (எஸ்.பி.எம். எல்., இன்பரா லிமிடெட்) 30 சதவீதமும் நிதி வழங்கியுள்ளது. குப்பையில் இருந்து பிரிக்கப்படும் பிளாஸ்டிக், பாலிதீன், இரும்பு பொருட்கள் மறு உற்பத்திக்காக விலைக்கு விற்கப்படும். மக்காத குப்பையில் இருந்து நாள் ஒன்றுக்கு சுமார் 600 டன் இயற்கை உரம் தயாரிக்க இலக்கு நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இயற்கை உர டிப்போக்கள்: இயற்கை உர ஆலையில் தற்போது சோதனை அடிப்படையில் உரம் தயாரிக்கப்படுகிறது. இம்மாதம் இறுதியில் முழு அளவில் உற்பத்தி துவங்கும். 50 கிலோ எடையில் உர மூடைகள் தயாரிக்கப்படும். மாநகராட்சி இயற்கை உர டிப்போக்கள் மூலம் இயற்கை உரம் கிலோ ஒன்று ரூ.2.50 காசுக்கு விற்கப்படும். கோவை மாநகராட்சி மூலம் உற்பத்தி செய்யப்படும் இயற்கை உரம் கேரளா, ஆந்திரா, கர்நாடகா உள்ளிட்ட வெளிமாநில விவசாயிகள் விரும்பி வாங்கும் அளவுக்கு தரமானதாக இருப்பதால், அதே தரத்துடன் மதுரை இயற்கை உர ஆலையிலும் உற்பத்தி செய்யப்படவுள்ளது.

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=388750

English translation : 600 tonnes of fertilizer is going to be prepared from the bio degradable wastes in this plant that will begin operations at the end January 2012 (this month). This has different units for sorting wastes, conditioning and drying. Fund contribution from the Corporation is 70 percent and the rest is from SPML Infra limited. Fertilizers will be sold at a rate of Rs.2.5 per kg

Following is the data from the SPML Infra Limited website :

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Unique features

It is the first project of Integrated Solid Waste Management Project having Concession Period of 20 Years based on PPP Model.
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Source : http://www.spml.co.in/business/bootppp/envprojects/envproject03.htm

Below is the map showing their location :

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5323/vellakkalmap.jpg

The Madurai Grains CPS Milling cluster is in the making in the area of Milagaranai, 2 kms from the Koodal nagar Railway station (which is also a goods handling station of Madurai) in the Madurai to Alanganallur road. It sprawls in a big area of 30 acres and below is the layout plan for the cluster from their own website :

http://www.grainscluster.com/site-layout.jpg

Source : http://www.grainscluster.com/site-layout.jpg

And data from their own website :


This unique project which aims in providing necessary infrastructures for Cereals, Pulses & Staples (CPS) Milling Cluster in and around our area is being implemented at a cost of Rs.40 crore in 30 acres site at Madurai under the Chairmanship of Shri. S.Rethinavelu, Chairman & Managing Director who is also the Sr. President of Tamilnadu Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Madurai. Following infrastructural facilities are provided :

Marketing-cum- Finished Goods Storage Depots
Warehouse
Drying Yard with Dryers
Pre-processing Centre
Sortexing Centre
Packaging Centre
Auction Centre and Agro Food Products
Research & Development Laboratory
Cold Storage Unit
Product Display Centre
Training Centre / Seminar Hall
Container Terminal
Agri Business ICT

Source : http://www.grainscluster.com/about.htm


Below are the pictures that I took from the Alanganallur road of Madurai.

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/5036/tnfma.jpg

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/7523/tnfma2.jpg

Location in maps as below :

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8786/tnfma3.jpg

Interior photos could be found here : http://www.grainscluster.com/events.htm

Madurai, Jan 18 (PTI) Indo-US collaborations like the American Business Corner would make it easier for Indian companies to work with American companies, and in the process improve the lives of millions of people in the years to come, the United States Consul General, Chennai, Jennifer McIntyre , said here today. "Our two countries can only benefit from sharing our resources and expertise. Incredible growth has been happening in India's Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, like Madurai and these American Business Corners will make it easier for Indian companies to work with American companies," McIntyre said. The Consul General today inaugurated the American Business Centre located at the Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry premises here. "Even more importantly, these types of connections, in addition to continued hard work on the US-India relationship, will play a role in improving the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the years to come," she said. McIntyre said that over the past few decades, the Indo-US bilateral economic cooperation had resulted in dramatic increases in investment and trade. US-India foreign direct investment increased by nearly 165 per cent between 2005 and 2009, she said. US exports to India have quadrupled over this last decade, while Indian exports to the US have grown by 180 percent, McIntyre said. Adding that business-to-business engagement was at the "very forefront of relations" between two countries, she said the instructions from the US government was to continue to open doors for greater private sector engagement.


http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/more-indous-collaboration-will-improve-millions-of-lives/952431.html

Madurai-Thondi highway upgraded as a NH by NHAI on last year.
only madurai city has lot of NH connections
Madurai-Chennai(via Trichy)
Madurai-Kanyakumari(via Tirunelveli)
Madurai-Bangalore(via Salem)
Madurai-Rameswaram(via Ramanathapuram)
Madurai-Kochi(via Theni)
Madurai-Thoothukudi(via Arupukottai)
Madurai-Kollam(Via Shencottah)(Its already NH n nit a highway)

Man!! Thanks joshua for that notification and correction :) I corrected my first post

Madurai, which is known to the world as a Temple City has a real strong industrial background. The TVS group's growth which looks really massive started from their establishment in Madurai dates back to the year 1911. They have their units of TVS Tyres (Srichakra tyres), ZF Electronics TVS, TVS InterConnect Systems (TVS ICS), Firestone TVS, Sundaram Brake Linings, Sundaram Fasteners ltd, Sundaram sewing needles, Sundaram textiles, TVS Rubber. And none could forget the Madura Coats which was involved in Coat and fabric production and their world known brands Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Peter England, Allen Solly, Byford and San frisco. Now, they do produce only sewing threads here. TAFE Tractors have their plant here near Vadipatti. Fenner ltd that has been acquired by JK Tyres has 3 of their plants in Madurai and surrounding areas for manufacturing Industrial belts. PRP Granites and exports is a real big industry in Madurai. One could find numerous small and medium scale industries in SIPCOT and SIDCO of Kappalur, K.Pudur, Urangaanpatti and Nilakottai region. And we come across many industrial news then and
there which shows that the investors are interested to invest in Madurai.

Why Madurai?

Madurai is located in South Central part of Tamil Nadu that has good connectivity by Road, Rail and Air.

Roads :

* 4 laned Madurai to Chennai (The Capital city of Tamil Nadu, a hub) National Highway (NH 32) via Tiruchi (Another emerging Tier II of Tamil Nadu).

* 4 laned Madurai to Bangalore (The IT Capital of India) National Highway (NH 44) via Dindigul, Karur and Salem (Important industrial Tier II of Tamil Nadu).

* 4 laned Madurai to Kanyakumari (The Southern tip of India) National Highway (NH 44) via Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli (Another emerging Tier II of Tamill Nadu also called as 'Oxford of South India').

* 4 laned Madurai to Tuticorin (A major port and an emerging Power hub of Tamil Nadu) National Highway (NH 38).

* Madurai to Kochi (Major port in the Indian state of Kerala) National Highway (NH 85) via Theni. (Four laning process is going on)

* Madurai to Rameswaram via Manamadurai, Paramakudi and Ramanathapuram National Highway (NH 87).

* Madurai to Thondi National Highway (NH 85) via Sivagangai.

* Madurai to Quilon via Tirumangalam, T. Kallupatti and Rajapalayam(A cotton town), Shencottah (gateway to Kerala) National Highway (NH 744)

Road map of Madurai to other Indian cities is as shown below :

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2432/mduroadmap.jpg

Source : edited from google maps

Railway :

Madurai has good connectivity as far as railway is concerned. It has Broad Gauge railway connectivity to almost all the corners of India via important towns and cities.

Air :

Madurai has a nice airport with its new integrated terminal building and runway length 7500 ft enabling landing of A320s and 747s and runway expansion for length 12500 ft for landing Jumbo aircrafts is in the cards.

This is used for exporting goods such as Granite, fruits, Jasmine and other flowers, textiles, auto parts, etc.

Sea :

As said early, Madurai has a Major port Tuticorin in the vicinity less than 135 kms connected by a nice 4 laned National Highway and also railway line via Vanchi Maniyachi. Apart from that it has nice connectivity to an emerging port Karaikal by railway and also by road and an emerging port Nagappattinam. Also it is connected to ancient ports such as Thondi via Sivagangai by road also. It has connectivity to Major port of Kerala city Kochi via Theni by road also.

Madurai - A nice region to invest and rely upon :

Madurai has a organized pattern of Industrial growth also it has oppurtunity for becoming a hub with scope for all kinds of industries be it Automobile, Chemical, Agro based, Textile, Logistics, Information Technology, Energy and what not? (You can include everything).

Apart from all these, there are numerous huge benefits amongst which some are soft loans and tax benefits that is a Special reason to invest in Madurai and South Tamil Nadu whose details are here in the presentation in this given link :

http://investingintamilnadu.com/tamilnadu/sector_presentation/presentation_tamilnadu.php?mode=24 (http://%3Cb%3E%3Cu%3Ehttp://investingintamilnadu.com/tamilnadu/sector_presentation/presentation_tamilnadu.php?mode=24%3C/u%3E%3C/b%3E)

So, the main objective of this thread is to showcase the industrial developments in Madurai and its surrounding areas both by words as well as photographs.

Thanks.
:cheers: great work MK......

aruna alloy

TATAs have Coffee plantations near Madurai and also have two Instant coffee units in Theni District near Madurai in the State Highway 101. They have also planned for expansion of Madurai plants according to a recent news which is as follows.


INSTANT COFFEE EXPANSION

Tata Coffee, which makes and exports instant coffee and plantation coffee, plans to invest $10 million to increase its instant coffee capacity by 2,000 tonnes from the 6,500 tonnes, Kumar told Reuters.

"We will be adding capacity at our existing plant near Madurai... It should be operational by the third quarter of the next financial year," he said. Madurai is in the southern India state of Tamil Nadu, near where they also have plantations.

Tata coffee exports 60 percent of its instant coffee to Russia and the rest to Singapore and Japan. Instant coffee division contributes about 50 percent to its revenues and the company expects robust demand for instant and plantation coffee in FY13, despite sluggish consumer demand globally.

India, the world's fifth biggest producer, accounts for only 4.5 percent of the world's output, but exports 70-80 percent of its produce.

"Our orderbook for the fourth quarter is full and we have been receiving good orders for the first quarter of next year," Kumar said. The nest fiscal year stars in March, 2012.

However, Tata Coffee sees demand for its U.S. coffee brand, Eight O' Clock Coffee, which has been hurt by rising raw material costs in the current quarter and the last, to improve as commodity costs have begun to ease.

Tata Coffee on Wednesday saw its consolidated net profit fall 34 percent to 215.1 million rupees ($4.27 million) in Oct-December

Shares of the company ended 0.97 percent up at 865.95 rupees in a firm Mumbai market on Thursday that closed at a 6-week high.

Source : http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/19/us-starbucks-tata-coffee-idUSTRE80I0WW20120119

And following is the data of their plant from their own website :

Tata Coffee's Instant Coffee Division is India's first export-oriented soluble coffee manufacturer. The company has three 100 per cent export oriented (EOU) instant coffee manufacturing units with an installed capacity of 7600 mt per annum, producing spray dried, agglomerated and freeze dried instant coffee. One unit is located at Toopran in Hyderabad and the other two are at Theni, Madurai.

The Theni units near Madurai in Tamil Nadu state is certified with ISO 2200-2005 meeting HACCP requirements.

In its quest to be competitive in the area of soluble coffee, the company is in the process of setting up an instant coffee unit in Uganda as a part of its strategic initiative

Source : http://www.tatacoffee.com/business_units/instant_coffee/instant_coffee_plants.htm

The following is the location of their plant from Google Maps.

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/7733/tatacoffee.jpg

And below is their address from their own website :

Factory addresses:

Theni
Tata Coffee Limited
S F NO 906, Vaigai dam Periyakulam Road,
Jayamangalam Village, Periyakulam (TQ)
Theni – 625 603
Tel: (04546) 237476
Fax: (04546) 237096
Email id: icdtheni@tatacoffee.com

Source : http://www.tatacoffee.com/business_units/instant_coffee/instant_coffee_plants.htm

Penguin apparels one of the old ones of the region is known very well to the Madurai people because of its staff buses plying in and around Madurai to their industries. Apart from the units in Kappalur, they have 2 units in Madurai Integrated Textile Park Ltd posted yesterday.

Following is the data from their own site :

Penguin Apparels is a full-service readymade garment manufacturing unit serving the men's, children's /infant's and women's apparel markets. Our Industry experience, ability to quickly turn around orders of all sizes, dedication to quality, and ability to technology adaptation has made us the proud choice for our clients.

Our clients include private label manufacturers and independent designers around the world. Penguin Apparels go beyond the scope of traditional apparel sub-contractors. We have a desire to help our client's business succeed and hence provide each of our clients with personalized attention. Every garment is manufactured by our highly skilled team at our own facility.

M/s. PENGUIN APPARELS (P) LTD., incorporated in the year 1990 is registered as a Small Scale Industry. It had set up a readymade garment factory in 1991 with 40 Sewing Machines. It kept pace with latest developments in sewing machinery Industry and modernized its production line by inducting latest machines at Various Stages. Now the Company has over 1000 Sewing machinery and other ancillary equipments with its sister Concerns M/s. Penguin Garments (P) Ltd & Peacock Apparels (P) Ltd (100% Export Oriented Unit).

Source : http://www.penguinapparels.com/aboutus.html

Following in the below link are the details on their units with some photographs of their machinery :

http://www.penguinapparels.com/machineries.html

And their location :

Registered Office :

No.2, Meenakshi Nagar,
G.S.T Road,
Pasumalai,
MADURAI - 625 004
Factory :

D-53, Industrial Estate,
Kappalur,
H-12, Industrial Estate,
Kappalur
MADURAI - 625 008.

http://www.penguinapparels.com/contactus.html

Below is the map showing their location :

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4716/penguinmap.jpg

Aruna alloy steels pvt ltd is one of the older industries of the region involved in iron foundry and allied products manufacturing. The plant is located near the Madurai bench of Madras High Court in Ulaganeri before the Madurai to Tiruchi National Highway.

The following is the information from their own website :

The temple city of Madurai houses a world class foundry “Aruna Alloy Steels Pvt. Ltd.”, a versatile company which laid down its roots in the memorable year of 1961 as a small scale industry. From 1999 Aruna is forging ahead to dedicate itself exclusively to the valve industry. Aruna has excelled itself in the faultless supply of high performance valve castings ranging from 5 kg to 6000 kg that have a maximum pressure rating of 5000 PSI and up to 36″ in size. Aruna is a sought after supplier of high quality steel valve castings manufactured in Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel, Stainless Steel and Nickel Alloy for the ‘Oil’, ‘Gas’, ‘Thermal and Hydro Power’, ‘Nuclear Power’, and ‘Chemical’ Industry .

The company is now a world class certified supplier of steel castings to reputed valve manufacturers both in Domestic and in International Arena. The company’s dedication and focus is reflected in our strengthening competitive position and growth. Aruna is emerging as a customer-centric entrepreneurial company focused on sustainable value creation for all stakeholders.

Aruna’s current production capacity is 5,000 tonnes of steel castings per year. Aruna has emerged as one of the effective and reliable steel casting foundry’s in the World for the manufacture of critical alloys and castings for critical applications. It operates 3 plants with a diverse capacity. A new machining facility also has been added for the supply of machined castings to Valve manufacturers.


Source : http://www.arunasteel.com/corporate/





Pictures of their plant could be found in their brochure here : http://www.arunasteel.com/E72.pdf

Address from their website :

Melur Road,
Olaganeri Village,
Uthangudi Post,
Madurai-625 107
Tel: 91-452-2433324(5 Lines)
Fax: 91-452-2422580
Email : aruna@arunasteel.com


Source : http://www.arunasteel.com/contact-us/



Their location is shown in below map :

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/6884/arunamap.jpg

Very good work MK and MG... Very nice really and happy to see lots of industries around..

Good job for breaking the myth about Madurai industries. I guess it will be eye opener even for Maduraiites.

MEPCO is one of the older and big industries of the Madurai region which deals with Many Metals Powder of which some are Aluminium, Bismuth, Cobalt, Copper, etc. and is located near the Kappalur SIDCO in Madurai to Virudunagar stretch in the National Highway.

Following is the info from their own website :

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The Metal PowderCompany Limited (MEPCO), commenced it's operation in 1961, is one of the leading manufacturers of Non - Ferrous Metal Powders and pastes globally.
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Source : http://www.mepco.co.in/about-us.php

The following are the photos available in their own website :

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4746/mepco.jpg

http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/2816/mepco1.jpg

Source : http://www.mepco.co.in/gallery.php

And below is the picture showing their location :

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4785/mepcomap.jpg

And their address from their website :

Factory and Head Office:

The Metal Powder Company Ltd., Thirumangalam - 625 706. Madurai Dt., Tamilnadu, India.

Source : http://www.mepco.co.in/contact-us.php

Thanks sathishanu and wlbkng for complimenting :) Thanks to Kannan sir who guided and encouraged me in doing this and also for awakening me to showcase this kind of industrial growth around Madurai and a special thanks to Gilli who accompanied me to most of the places I have posted above

Excellent work MK. Nice compilation of Industries. Please dont forget to cover Sivagangai Road in little more detail, as it has an impressive list of small and medium industries, mostly granite based. You have already listed aurolab from that area, I guess.

Excellent work MK. Nice compilation of Industries. Please dont forget to cover Sivagangai Road in little more detail, as it has an impressive list of small and medium industries, mostly granite based. You have already listed aurolab from that area, I guess.

Yes Vijaysundaram sir, I have planned to cover that and Manamadurai areas in a few months will be posting here :) Thanks for those suggestions

The Tirumangalam area of Madurai has a lot of Industries including this one 'Patil Rail Infrastructure Pvt Ltd' where concrete sleepers for railway lines are being manufactured which is one of the few in the Country. Following is the data from their own website :

The company has manufacturing plants located at Anara, Bhubaneshwar (Kaipadar Road), Bilaspur (Kargi Road), Madurai (Tirumangalam), Tumkur, Udwada and Wadiyaram while the new automated plants are coming up at Badi Khatu and Bhurwal. The company is also the country's first ISO certified concrete manufacturing plant.

Source : http://www.patilgroup.com/concrete-sleepers.html

http://www.patilgroup.com/images/map.gif

Above image source : http://www.patilgroup.com/our-plants.html

Address of their plant from their website :

Rayalaseema Concrete Sleepers Pvt. Ltd.
Railway Yard, Tirumangalam
Madurai Dist – 625 706, T.N.
In-Charge: Mr. J. Shankaran, Chief G.M.
Phone: +91.95009.92700
Mail: shankaran@patilgroup.com

Source : http://www.patilgroup.com/management.html

And aerial view of their plant in Madurai is as shown below :

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/3726/rlyconcretemap.jpg

Nice to see this thread grow fast!
@MK I dont know whether this thread will make me forget the Madurai portrayed by media but it sure did change the perception created by some in this forum about Madurai.....Hope its the same for every other cities in TN.

Thanks thillaiselvan, deepu and vicvin :cheers: Yes, we are not at all far behind the other similar Tier II of Tamil Nadu and as Madurai gilli said, big well known industries have earmarked lands near Madurai for their future expansions here and when I went near Nagari and Nilakkottai, there were more number of medium sized units in the making. For atleast per week or 10 days, we come to know that some industry has planned for setting up of Madurai plant like the Suzlon, etc because of its connectivity to other cities

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Madurai, he explained, was chosen for logistic reasons as it would be easier to move the huge blades with a diameter of 95 metres to their southern destinations.
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Source : http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article2677522.ece and some news like Investors like MM Forgings are happy with Madurai because of the native labour availability and they shifted a part of their operations to Madurai plant because the Chennai plant's labour mainly comprises of the migrant people and they quit jobs after training and it is not the case with Madurai kind of Tier II cities. So, we came to know that, being a Tier II also we have our own advantages.

For the last six months, MM Forgings has been moving machining related processes to its other plants in Tiruchi (Viralimalai) and Madurai, where labour is more stable and quality better. In the next few months, it plans to shift 10-20 per cent of its processes from Chennai.

“In Tiruchi and Madurai, we get people who are natives. Whereas, in Chennai, it is largely migrant labour from Orissa and Assam,” says Mr Krishnan.

MM Forgings' three plants employ 2,000 people in total (700 in Chennai).

Source : http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article2694895.ece

The Madras Suspensions limited is a old industry of the region and it is in Vadipatti area of the Madurai to Dindigul National Highway where the TAFE, third fenner plant are having a presence. They have a joint venture with MAS Holland for air suspension systems for buses and trucks.

Source : http://www.motorindiaonline.com/uncategorized/saf-holland-keen-to-tap-indian-market-for-trailer-axles/

And following is the information from their own website :


MADRAS SUSPENSIONS LIMITED (MSL) was incorporated in 1987 in Madurai, Tamilnadu, India.

Manufacturing Automotive Laminated Leaf Springs & Air Suspension System for :

Light Commercial Vehicle
Heavy Duty passenger Vehicle
Heavy Duty Goods Vehicle
Trailers (upto 40MT Capacity)


Key Developments of the Company :
Branded as UIE SPRINGS
Became a Public Limited Company in 1995
ISO 9001:2000 Certified

Supplier to Original Equipment Manufacturers in India to :
Ashok Leyland Limited Caterpillar India Limited
Defence Vehicle Factory PL Haulwel Trailers
Tata Motors (product under development)

Registered contract supplier for ASRTU (Association of Road Transport Undertaking, New Delhi) and supplying to State Transport undertakings (STU’S) in following states of India

Tamil Nadu (All TNSTU’S)
Karnataka (KSRTC & BMTC)
Andhra Pradesh (APSRTC)
Gujarat (GSRTC & AMTS)

Also supplying to

Defence Depots
Trailer Manufacturers
Fleet Operators

We are also involved in Exports through ASHOK LEYLAND and other agencies

Website : http://www.msl.co.in/profile.htm

MSL Plant has a production capacity of 18000 MT per annum. MSL Factory has 11 acres of landscape with 200 Employees located in Madurai .

The Plant is Equipped with :
Machines for shearing and forging operations
Automated pneumatic Eye & Wrap round forming Machine
Walking Beam Hardening Furnace (Indirect Heat)
Drum type cambering machine with 8 stations for hardening
Conveyorised Tempering Furnace
Short Peening Machine
Scraging Machine
Conveyorised paint Booth

The Company has Skilled Employees at all levels

Source : http://www.msl.co.in/infra.htm

Following is their location in map :

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2327/madrassafmap.jpg

And address from their website :

Corporate & Head Office

MADRAS SUSPENSIONS LIMITED
No. 3, 3rd Cross Street,
DSP Nagar, Bye-Pass Road,
Madurai 625 010.
Tamil Nadu
INDIA.

Registered Office & Factory

MADRAS SUSPENSIONS LIMITED
“Spring Fields”
299, 310 & 311 Kulasekaran Kottai
Vadipatti 625 218.
Madurai Dist.
Tamil Nadu
INDIA.


Source : http://www.msl.co.in/contact.htm

The government has set up a spices park in Sivagangai district at a sprawl of 40 acres in the National Highway connecting Madurai with Thondi (via Sivagangai) in the Madurai region about 45 kms from the city of Madurai. The stone was laid in 2008 when it was the first of its kind in the Tamil Nadu and one of the very few in the country (Source : http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-24/chennai/27936709_1_spice-park-spices-board-foundation-stone). Now the infrastructure works are complete and they are in the process of leasing it out.

The following images show that they are in the process of leasing it out and the first image shows their layout plan.

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1594/spicessiva3.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2981/spicessiva1.jpg

Source for file : www.indianspices.com/admin/contentFiles/news/NEW-SHI.pdf

And below map shows their location in Google maps :

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/2606/spicessivamapwhite.jpg

Sakthi sugars of Erode is not a less known industry of Tamil Nadu. They have a Sugar unit and a 35MW Power unit near Sivaganga in Madurai Region. It is located in a road between Sivaganga and Tirupaachethi which could be reached by both Madurai to Sivaganga and Madurai to Rameswaram National Highways. It is located about 39 kms from Madurai city.

Following is the information available in their own website :

Sakthi sugar unit:

Unit II - Sivaganga

It was established in the year 1988 – 89 at Padamathur in Sivaganga District, Tamilnadu. It has an advanced infrastructure equipped with Auto Setting Mills and the technical know-how to process Raw Sugar.

The plant which was begun with a capacity of 2500 TCD has expanded to 4000 TCD. The plant recorded the highest cane crush of 10 Lakh MT in the 2007-08 Season.

The plant features

State-of-the-art automatic syrup clarification and melt clarification systems to produce low ICUMSA colour sugar.
Modern Fluidised Bed Drier for sugar drying and most modern sugar grader.

A pioneer

The Sivaganga Plant is a pioneer in introducing planetary gear Box and in designing silo, a mechanical device for raw sugar handling at Ports and Jumbo Bags of 2 tons capacity.
It showed the industry that the entire sugarcane cultivation can be brought under total mechanization.
The Plant introduced large scale sub surface drip irrigation system for sugarcane crop facilitating mechanized cultivation and harvesting.
It was the first one to install Vertical continuous PAN and to have operated it successfully in India. (The Vertical continuous PAN operates at very low vapor pressure & Temperature)

Some of the measures adopted by the Unit for energy conservation include.

Use of AC Variable frequency drives.
Use of energy saving equipments in process like flash steam recovery, direct contact heaters, vapour line juice heaters, dynamic juice heaters and automated single entry multi jet condensers etc.,

The unit indigenously designs and develops farm implements viz., modified tumkur plough, Disc off Barrer, Roto Incorporator, ridgers for earthing up, Sakthi drip laying machine.

Source : http://www.sakthisugars.com/infra_sugar_sugarsfactory.html


A small image from their own website :

http://www.sakthisugars.com/images/sakthinagar.gif

And about their 35MW Power unit :

The aggregate power generation capacity of all three cogeneration power plants is put together 92 MW.

Sakthi Nagar Unit. 32 MW.
Sivaganga Unit. 35 MW.
Modakurichi Unit. 25 MW.

After meeting the power requirements of the sugar plant excess power is exported to the power grid.

Source : http://www.sakthisugars.com/product_power_sugarsfactory.html


Below is the location of their plants in Sivaganga district of Madurai region from Google maps :

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/2/sakthisugarsmap.jpg

Moser baer, the well known group of the world has set up a Solar Farm in 2010 which was the country’s largest and the first 5 MW solar farm in 65 acres about 46 km from Madurai.


Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited (MBCEL), a subsidiary of Moser Baer Projects Private Limited (MBPPL) has commissioned the country’s largest and the first 5 MW solar farm at Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu. The technical expertise for commissioning was provided by the EPC (Engineering Procurement Commissioning) arm of Moser Baer Solar Limited. The International Finance Corporation and the IDBI bank has provided debt for the project.

The solar farm has been commissioned using amorphous silicon Thin Film technology which is best suited for the Indian climatic conditions and is connected to the 110 KVA local grid. The project had been awarded by the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) and is being implemented under the Generation Based Incentive scheme of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India. The project awarded on the basis of a global bid is the first of its kind in the solar farm category to be commissioned in India under the phase 1 of the National Solar Mission.

Source : http://moserbaerprojects.com/press-release-next.asp?id=4&nYear=2010&mon=December



Source : http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/23/stories/2010122359560300.htm

A model of that installed in Sivaganga :

http://www.moserbaerprojects.com/images/tpic-solar.jpg

Courtesy : www.moserbaerprojects.com

It is located in Rettai Pillai Ayyanarkoil, near Muthupatti in Sivaganga district. I found this map on their own document which contains more details on their Madurai plant :

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/7266/moser1b.jpg

Source : http://cdm.unfccc.int/filestorage/0/P/Z/0PZ2XOU3HGIRED68FB5YWALVJC1KQN/5%20MW%20Solar%20PV%20Power%20Project%20in%20Sivagangai%20Village%2C%20Sivaganga%20District%2C%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf?t=bWZ8bHkzd3lofDBzMnNUPPT1EjyzxGimA8Rj

The reason why they chose this place for setting this plant is as below :

Rettai Pillai Ayyanarkoil, a tiny interior hamlet near Muthupatti in Sivaganga district, has all reasons to figure in the country's renewable energy map, thanks to the commissioning of a solar farm by a private clean energy company.

Though the synchronization of evacuating power through the 110 KV grid was done on Monday, the Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited (MBCEL), a subsidiary of Moser Baer Projects Private Limited (MBPPL), recorded the production of solar power on Wednesday as the sun, main source of solar power, was shining brighter than the last two days.

The 5 MW photo voltac grid interactive solar power plant has been established on 65 acres in Rettai Pillai Ayyanarkoil, most of the land in and around the hamlet is considered as arid.

Most of the 65 acre land has been occupied by modules and panels, which were produced by an indigenous technology.

As many as 61000 modules were established in different rows in such a way to absorb the sun radiation.

Five control rooms were set up to control the production and supply the same to the grid.

According to the company sources, the solar farm was established at a cost of around Rs.100 crore. The International Finance Corporation and the IDBI financed the project.

The technical expertise for the commissioning was provided by the EPC (Engineering Procurement Commissioning), an arm of Moser Baer Solar Limited.

The solar farm has been commissioned using amorphous silicon Thin Film technology, which is considered as one of the best technologies suited for the Indian climatic conditions.

The project had been awarded by the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) and is being implemented under the Generation Based Incentive scheme of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India.

The project awarded on the basis of a global bid is the first of its kind in the solar farm category to be commissioned in India under the phase 1 of the National Solar Mission.

The panels installed at Sivaganga Project were procured from Moser Baer Solar Limited.

These panels were used as they are the best suited in ramping up grid connected solar farms in high ambient temperature region like India.

“Though the power production is still in the initial stages, the plant is functioning extremely well. It is highly satisfactory,” S. Sridhar, General Manager, Technical Services, Solar Farms, Moserbaer, told The Hindu.

He added that it was expected that it could supply 75 lakh unit per annum from the Sivaganga solar farm to the grid.

Though it could generate power throughout the year, summer period would be ideal for the maximum production in a year.

Source : http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/23/stories/2010122359560300.htm

And image from the hindu :

http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/23/images/2010122359560301.jpg

And data from their own website :

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/6550/moser.jpg

http://www.moserbaerprojects.com/solarpower-projects.asp?links=sp4

I had first time visited this thread few hours back. I did notice some posting of KG and reply for the same from our colleagues.

One of our member mr. Thillai Selvan had written that, mr.ananth sir will be happy. I just responded asking him, I don't get it.

During the course of cleaning the unwanted postings, even mr. Thillai Selvan posting and my response to that had been deleted. While everybody understands moderator has right to decide what should be there and what shouldn't be, I failed to understand why thillai Selvan posting and my simple response also got deleted because he had just mentioned that I will be happy to see the progress of Madurai and I replied asking him, what he wants to say. Our posting has nothing to do with city vs city fight or state vs state fight. So why that got deleted.

I am sure, even this posting will be deleted. No problem. I wanted to expresse my reservations regarding the action and done it.

While the delay in securing a PPA has been attributed to bureaucratic procedures, the absence of a proper agreement has already scared a co-investor away.

CHENNAI, JAN. 20:
Just one year away from commissioning the 1,200 MW thermal power plant in power-starved Tamil Nadu, the Coal and Oil group is yet to sign a power purchase agreement with the State electricity distribution company, TANGEDCO.

INVESTOR BACKS OUT

While the delay in securing a PPA has been attributed to bureaucratic procedures, the absence of a proper agreement has already scared a co-investor away. The promoters of the project — the family of Mr B. S. Abdur Rahman, who is also the Vice Chairman of the Dubai-based ETA group — is in the process of buying out the Dubai-based investor, A. W. Rostamani group, which owns about 15 per cent of the Rs 850-crore equity in Coastal Energen Pvt Ltd.

Coastal Energen, which is the largest Independent Power Producer in Tamil Nadu, has signed a PPA with Tata Power, but whether the company will be able to sell power to Tata Power is as yet uncertain. This is because Tamil Nadu, using its power under Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003, does not allow a generator in the State to sell power to customers outside the State. Whether an “inter-State power producer” like Coastal Energen could be brought under the Section 11 is a subject awaiting the court's verdict.

PROJECT ON-TRACK

At a press conference held here to apprise the media about the progress of the project, Mr Ahmed Buhari, President and CEO of the Coal and Oil group, said that everything was on-track, except the important matter of PPA.

The main equipment, boilers and turbine-generators, from Harbin, China, are in the process of being erected. Sixteen Indian banks are funding the Rs 5,400-crore project, in implementation of which some 5,000 people are engaged.

A 10-year coal supply agreement, with suppliers from Indonesia, is in place. The Power Grid Corporation of India is putting up a 400 kVa line from Tuticorin, where the plant is coming up, to Madurai. A desalination plant is coming up because “we have decided against taking water from the Tamraparni river.”

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article2817315.ece

I had first time visited this thread few hours back. I did notice some posting of KG and reply for the same from our colleagues.

One of our member mr. Thillai Selvan had written that, mr.ananth sir will be happy. I just responded asking him, I don't get it.



Ananth sir, Thillai was just referring to the response from you over this new thread.. He told you will be happy atleast now after seeing so-many posts on Madurai Industries which are really an eye-opener to most of us including me, who stressed before that Madurai is not industrialised.We have decent number of Industries in Madurai but we dont have any Industry of highlights like Salem Steel Plant, Chennai Coach factory, TANK factory (or) HVF etc.

But we hope TAMIN will fulfill such kind of feeling too in a short-span as it's getting ready quicker and supposed to start production by March'12, according to a assembly speech from Minister Velumani.

I had first time visited this thread few hours back. I did notice some posting of KG and reply for the same from our colleagues.

One of our member mr. Thillai Selvan had written that, mr.ananth sir will be happy. I just responded asking him, I don't get it.

During the course of cleaning the unwanted postings, even mr. Thillai Selvan posting and my response to that had been deleted. While everybody understands moderator has right to decide what should be there and what shouldn't be, I failed to understand why thillai Selvan posting and my simple response also got deleted because he had just mentioned that I will be happy to see the progress of Madurai and I replied asking him, what he wants to say. Our posting has nothing to do with city vs city fight or state vs state fight. So why that got deleted.

I am sure, even this posting will be deleted. No problem. I wanted to expresse my reservations regarding the action and done it.

Sir earlier you were worried of that Madurai threads quality of posts are degrading, more duplicate posts, lack of enthusiasm, unwanted threads etc.,

Hope this thread has very good quality information. Thats y I have posted that. :)

Ananth sir, Thillai was just referring to the response from you over this new thread.. He told you will be happy atleast now after seeing so-many posts on Madurai Industries which are really an eye-opener to most of us including me, who stressed before that Madurai is not industrialised.We have decent number of Industries in Madurai but we dont have any Industry of highlights like Salem Steel Plant, Chennai Coach factory, TANK factory (or) HVF etc.

But we hope TAMIN will fulfill such kind of feeling too in a short-span as it's getting ready quicker and supposed to start production by March'12, according to a assembly speech from Minister Velumani.

Dear Gilli, I will give a detailed response to this thread soon. When i saw thillai selvan posting, I also felt that he is referring about quality of post and mentioned that I will be happy or not? I wanted to confirm with him whether that is what he meant by. My point was, even such simple postings of his and my resopnse was removed by moderators.

Sir earlier you were worried of that Madurai threads quality of posts are degrading, more duplicate posts, lack of enthusiasm, unwanted threads etc.,

Hope this thread has very good quality information. Thats y I have posted that. :)

Dear friend, yes i guessed from your posting you are talking about the quality of posting and wanted to be sure. Anyway, everything got washed away.

Guys

Please keep this thread free of any discussion. Let us keep this as a referral thread for Madurai when ever someone searches for it.

My request is to add Tags in all possible search phrases so that who ever searches for Madurai should land on this thread ( first page of search engine )

MK & MG are putting lots of efforts to keep the best quality and let us not clutter and spoil. I will remove all discussion posts including mine soon.

Discussions can be in other Madurai threads.

Thanks

RAMCO Cements (Now Madras cements), a pioneer in the Cements industry in India started from first unit in Virudhunagar. The group has a cement unit in Madurai to Tirunelveli NH in RR Nagar, located 67 km from Madurai city. The below information is from their own website :

Ramasamy Raja Nagar Plant, Virudhu Nagar, Tamil Nadu (1.5 MTPA)

This first plant of Madras Cements was inaugurated in 1961, starting with an initial capacity of 200 tonnes per day using the Wet Process. It is the first factory in South India to be changed into a Dry Process Kiln, gradually increasing its capacity over the years. This plant has always been the first to adopt the very latest technologies in its various manufacturing stages.

The present annual capacity of the plant is 1.5 million tonnes and it has now adopted the Dry Process and continues to upgrade to the latest equipment at every stage of the cement manufacture.
The salient features of the Plant which helps us in ensuring a consistent quality cement are:

* The first ESP and the first Combidan Mill in the Indian Cement Industry were installed here.
* The Plant was upgraded with the latest SF Cooler for clinker cooling.
* The new line of 1600 tpd clinker was established with state-of-the-art technology.
* Quality control equipment like the Cross Belt Analyzer, XRF, XRD are in use here.
* There is a provision for use of alternative fuels in the Calcine.

Source : http://ramcocement.in/rr-nagar.aspx


A picture of their plant from their website :

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Source : http://ramcocement.in/Data/Sites/1/rr-nagar.png

Aerial view of their plant from Google maps :

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Their location in Google maps :

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^^ Good MK.. What about the Power Grid Corporation near Nilakottai..?

716. Hitech Arai Ltd. automotive components Madurai
717. Pioneer Zellice Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. gelatin manufacturing Madurai
718. Erbis Engineering Co., Ltd. sales & service formedical &
other professional equipment Madurai

^^ http://dipp.nic.in/japan/japan_cell/Japanese_Companies_in_India_03April2010.pdf

PRP Granites & Exports had applied the SEZ board for setting-up a Granites Industry SEZ in Kalkurichi (Kariapatti) near Madurai.

The site is exactly in Madurai-Tuticorin 4-Lane NH in Virudhunagar district, 35 Kms from Madurai and 100 Kms from Tuticorin. It has an excellent connectivity to Madurai International airport at just 25 Kms and Tuticorin Port at the other end, connected by 4-laned NH.

http://www.sezindia.nic.in/writereaddata/updates/Agenda_for_24th_January_2012.pdf

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^^ Updates can be got for PRP SEZ in Madurai tomorrow, because the next BoA meeting is to be held on Jan.24th, 2012 (tomorrow).

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Thanks - Blackpearl from SSC-Tuty.

The site is exactly in Madurai-Tuticorin 4-Lane NH in Virudhunagar district, 35 Kms from Madurai and 100 Kms from Tuticorin. It has an excellent connectivity to Madurai International airport at just 25 Kms and Tuticorin Port at the other end, connected by 4-laned NH.

http://www.sezindia.nic.in/writereaddata/updates/Agenda_for_24th_January_2012.pdf

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^^ Updates can be got for PRP SEZ in Madurai tomorrow, because the next BoA meeting is to be held on Jan.24th, 2012 (tomorrow).

Also Looks like Cochin Port Trust is setting up an SEZ near Rameswaram.

Thanks - Blackpearl from SSC-Tuty.[/QUOTE]

Gilli, to my knowledge there is no wellingdon Island near rameswaram. On the contrary, there is a wellingdon Island near cochin and even one Taj hotel is located there. I think Cochin port Trust must be setting up a SEZ there and not in TN.

^^ Ananth..Sorry..It is RAMESARAM and not Rameswaram..!!

^^ Ananth..Sorry..It is RAMESARAM and not Rameswaram..!!

There is a place named as "Rameswaram" in Cochin city..

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=9.940023&lon=76.2577289&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9

Pioneer group is a group that has its large textile units by name 'Ayyanar mills' in Mallankinaru near Kariyapatti, 48 kms from Madurai city in the Madurai to Tuticorin National Highway. The following is the data from their own website.

Sree Ayyanar Spinning And Weaving Mills Limited (SAM), belonging to the Pioneer Asia group is a large, quality oriented spinning mill in Southern India with 58,000 spindles and 3 Open End Spinning machines. Situated near Madurai, SAM has constantly placed an emphasis on quality and modernization. This has enabled the mill to produce top quality yarn meeting or exceeding the standards expected by the most quality-conscious buyers in the world. A substantial portion of the output is exported to countries in the EU and South-East Asia. Top domestic buyers have also been regular customers.

Another feature is the flexible manufacturing system maintained in the mill which means that a wide variety of products can be produced with a short lead time as per each customer's individual requirement, without compromising on productivity or quality. We have two units and five production lines for manufacturing a range of products and blends.

Yarns offered include 100% cotton (carded and combed)/ Polyester (including super-high tenacity, optical white, cationic-dyeable polyester)/ Viscose, blends of Polyester-Cotton / Polyester-Viscose / Viscose-cotton.

SAM has been in business for over 40 years, and offers the experience gained over this time, along with the most modern equipment and production techniques. At SAM, your satisfaction is our business.

Source : http://www.pioneerasia.com/pioneer-ayyanar.html

Pictures could be found here : http://www.pioneerasia.com/pioneer-textile-overview.html

And following is the location in Google maps :

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Address from their own website :

Contact Information:
Office:
Sree Ayyanar Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.,
Mill Premises,
Mallanginar - 626 109,
Virudhunagar Dist., India.
Tel : +91 4566 304100
Fax: +91 4566 288212
E-mail : ayyanar@pioneerasia.com, mail@ayyanar.com

Pharmafabricon unit is situated in Uranganpatti Industrial estate of Madurai, 13 km from Madurai city. It is a cluster for Pharma related products. Following is the data of the Pharmafabricon from a website :

Our Infrastructure

We have with us well established infrastructure facilities that is spread over 2 factories that combined have a installation capacity of 420 lac Tablets, 1 Million Vials, 3 Million Capsules, & 5 lac Liquid Oral Bottles per month.


With a total Plot size of factory spread over an area of 26,000 Sq mts, the old Facility at Otthappatti is having carpet area of 2500 sq.mt and houses Cephalosporin group of drugs in Tablets, capsule and Dry syrup forms etc. Other than this, the brand new facility is at Vilathur have a carpet area of 5000 sq.mt in a wide green environment. This facility is created to comply with higher standards of quality certification like UK – MHRA , NAFDAC etc where the manufacturing sections are Tablets & Small Volume Parenterals.


The Parenteral Section has capacity of 9 Million Multi Dose Vials and 30 million Single dose ampoules per annum on a single shift basis. Further, the new facility houses R & D dept that allow us to develop new formulations, uplift stability of existing formulations as well as develop Novel Drug Delivery Systems. We also offer free sampling facility as demanded by our customers.

Source : http://www.indiamart.com/pharmafabrikon/know-us.html

Following is the aerial view of the Pharmafabrikon from Google Maps :

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Below is their location in Google Maps :

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Following is their address :

Mr. M. Lakshmanan (Managing Director)
No. 1 / 332, Otthappatti, Karuppayurani Post
Madurai, Tamil Nadu - 625 020, India
Telephone: +(91)-(452)-6535001

Source : http://www.indiamart.com/pharmafabrikon/know-us.html

Arasan Aluminium Industries is an industry producing aluminium powder for fireworks and other industries. It is located near the industrial town Sivakasi well known to the world by the name "Mini Japan". This is located 66 kms from Madurai. The route one has to follow is NH 44 till Virudhunagar and then SH 42 to Sivakasi. Following is the data from their own website :

The Arasan Aluminium Industries (P) Ltd, a leading producer of Aluminium powders and pigments was established in 1981 as a subsidiary of The Arasan Group of Industries, founded by A.M.S.Ganesan.
Aluminium powder, the basic raw material for Fireworks, Slurry explosives and other industrial applications was being imported previously from foreign countries by all Indian industries. Considering the increasing demand of Aluminium powder, a manufacturing unit was setup at Melamathur village (12kms from SIVAKASI), Tamil Nadu, India with an initial capacity of 150 MT of Pyrotechnic Aluminium powder per annum.
Over the past three decades, the company has undergone continuous developments and enhanced innovation in various new fields of application by collaboration between our R&D and International Research Centers with constant exchange of ideas with our clients. Simultaneously, we have increased our production capacities to 6000 MT per annum with continuous process innovation.
We currently offer a wide range of products as Atomised Aluminium Powder, Pyrotechnic powder, Aluminium Pastes (Leafing & Non Leafing), Pigment powders and Lightweight Concrete powder which are in line with the present state of powder technology. As diversification, we now manufacture other non-ferrous metal and Alloy powders like Copper, Zinc, Tin and Brass.

Source : http://www.arasanaluminium.com/aboutus.html

Following is the aerial view from Google maps :

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Following is their location from Google maps :

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Address from their own website :

THE ARASAN ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIES (P) LTD.
1-C/4 Thiruthangal Road,
Sivakasi - 626 123.
Tamil Nadu,
INDIA.

Source : http://www.arasanaluminium.com/contactus.html

Virudhunagar Textile Mills ltd is a old industry of the region located in the Madurai to Tirunelveli NH, 58 km from Madurai city. The following data is from their own website :

We bring six decades of expertise to the fabric manufacturing business. Our expertise has been honed by our investments in the three pillars that form the edifice of our business: people, infrastructure and technology. This consistent investment has in turn allowed us to reap the benefits of being in tune with the evolving demands of the textile industry.
Our manufacturing unit is located at Virudhunagar, South India, a well- connected destination through rail and road. Virudhunagar is also centrally located to the cream of yarn manufacturers and thus gives us the benefit of a relentless supply of raw material for our process.


Source : http://www.vtmill.com/aboutus.html


270 state-of-the-art looms take pride of place in our manufacturing unit. 132 Sulzer machines, 135 Air jets and 3 Jacquard machines work in tandem to produce 1 million metres of fabric every month.
We specialise in the manufacture of grey weaving requirements for both the export and domestic markets.
At VTM Limited, we are also equipped with adequate equipment to cater to special fabric manufacturing in fine counts and complex specifications.



Source : http://www.vtmill.com/ab_infra.html



Below is the aerial view from Google maps :

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Below is their location from Google maps :

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Rajapalayam Mills Limited is a cotton unit of well known RAMCO Group and it is a big cotton mill located in the Rajapalayam town known for cotton based industries. It is located 94 kms from Madurai city. Following is the data from their own website :

Rajapalayam Mills Ltd. established in 1938, with 6800 Spindles imported from England. Rajapalayam Mills today produces 11 million kgs of yarn per year, employs more than 1000 workers and has a turnover of over Rs.1818 million. Acknowledged as the most efficient spinning mills in the industry. Rajapalayam Mills has set the industry standard for quality and price in cotton yarn manufactured with a production increase of about 40% purely through modernization.

Present capacity : 1,21,856 Spindles (including 56,080 compact spinning spindles, 11568 Eli-Twist spindles and 2400 Slub Yarn Spindles). We are also having 2000 Rotors in Rajapalaiyam and around 2000 Rotors in Andhra Pradesh.

A technologically advanced unit right from its inception, the Mill’s state-of-the-art equipment ensures optimum spinning efficiency and profitability. The Mill traditionally makes quality counts from 6’s to 220’s , added capacity to produce value added yarns like Compact, Elitwist, Slub, Gazzed yarn in singles and doubles. It export 80% of its spinning capacity to the highly quality-conscious markets like Japan and also to other countries like Korea, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Pakistan, Dubai, Bahrain, Italy and Spain etc...

The Mill has had stable harmonious industrial relations for over 40 years.

The management has evolved a number of welfare schemes to motivate its workforce and meet the various needs of them such as cheap credit, housing loans, interest-free marriage loans, educational subsides medical aid to the public at reduced rate. It also runs many Educational Instutions to impart quality education at affordable rate to the students in and around Rajapalayam. An educational trust has been established in the name of the founder Shri P.A.C. Ramasamy Raja, which offers many social services to uplife the living standards of people in Rajapalayam.

The Mills has many ambitious plans in the unevil to increase its production thereby, providing employment opportunities to many more families

Source : http://www.rajapalayammills.co.in/about_us.html

Following is the map showing the aerial view of their unit in Rajapalayam :

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Following is the map showing their location :

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Their address from their website as below :

Rajapalayam Mills Limited

Post Box No.1 P.A.C. Ramasamy Raja Salai,
RAJAPALAIYAM – 626 117, Tamil Nadu INDIA

Phone: +91 4563 235666 Fax : +91 4563 236520
Email : rajacot@vsnl.com

Source : http://www.rajapalayammills.co.in/contact_us.html

Aruppukottai Ramalinga Flour Mills, a unit of Jayavilas group, is known for flour mills throughout Madurai region and south TN for their quality. They are also known for their other agro based products like bread, etc. Following is the data from their own website :

Established in the year 1984, Aruppukottai Shri Ramalinga Roller Flour Mills Ltd is well-known name, engaged in the manufacturing, supplying and exporting of Refined Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, and Wheat Semolina. Under the headship of our CEO Mr. T.R.S. Vijairam, we have carved a distinct position for ourselves in the industry. His rich industrial experience and knowledge has helped us in garnering a strong presence in the global market.

Infrastructure
We are supported by a sound & strong infrastructure that is segregated in different sections that include processing unit, testing unit and packaging unit. We process the products using sophisticated technology i.e. G.B.S. Italy and many others. With the assistance of these high-performing machines, we are able to process 200 tons / day of
wheat.

Why Us?
We have gained huge appreciation among the clients by offering the finest quality Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, and Wheat Semolina. Below given are some of the factors that has helped us in establishing a strong foothold in the market :

Quality range of products
Well-equipped infrastructure
Team of industry experts
Safe & proper packaging
Competitive rates
On time delivery schedule


Quality Assurance
Keeping the health our prime concern, we make use of only high quality wheat for processing the finest quality flour. Our quality controllers stringently check the products each stage of processing in order to deliver best quality to the clients. Further, our experts test the quality of wheat & F.GG in our testing facilities.


Name of CEO : Mr. T. R. S. Vijairam
Year of Establishment : 1984
Nature of Business : Manufacturer & Exporter
Number of Employees : 200
Annual Turnover : Rs. 60 Crore
Market Covered : Domestic

Source : http://www.shriramalingafoods.com/company-profile.htm

Below is the aerial view of their industry from Google maps :

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Below is their location in Google maps :

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Ramalinga cotton mill is a textile unit of the Aruppukottai Jayavilas group. It is located in the SH 42, 2 kms from the Madurai to Tuticorin NH. The mill is located 60 kms from Madurai. The following data is from their own website :

Jayavilas group of companies, established in 1995 in Aruppukottai has a capability of more than 32,000 ring spindles. The mill has a complete range of state of the art spinning equipment including Trutzschler and Lakhsmi Blow Room, Trutzschler and Lakshmi LC 300 A-V3 Cards with built in short & long term Auto Leveller, Lakshmi LK54 Combers, etc.,

Our key objectives are
1) Ensuring the best quality in this industry
2) Customer Satisfication.

Exports:

Our unit is Government recognized export house. Exporting Yarn to Europe, Turkey, Poland, Brazil, Egypt, South America, etc.
Employees:

More than 1000 well trained employees are engaged. Training and Retraining is a continuous process for achieving Target values set for Quality and Production.

Source : http://www.jayavilasbgold.com/about.html

Installed Capacity

- Ring Spindles : 31,000 Nos.
- Ring Doubling : 10,500 Nos.

Source : http://www.jayavilasbgold.com/infra.html

Below is a picture of their unit available in their own website :

http://www.jayavilasbgold.com/images/about_head.jpg

Source : http://www.jayavilasbgold.com/about.html

Below is the aerial view of their industry :

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And their location in Google maps :

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dear MK & MG

You people have done a great Job in covering many units which are located in and around madurai. I knew most of them since I am tracking what is happening in madurai for the past 30 years. While I greatly appreciate the effort you people had put in, I would like to bring to your notice the following.

Since Madurai is a tier two city, we need to cover the industries etc which are located within a radius of say 25 to 30 Kms only and not beyond. We cant claim industries which are located 75 Kms away as industries in Madurai. I doubt labors go from madurai all the way to these place, work and return to madurai for sleep. In case of madras, what industries located in Sri Perumpudur or beyond may also be considered. But when we talk about madurai city, we shouldnt consider in the same way.

Many of the units you have given are 60/70 Kms away and few are even 90 Kms away. For eg Madras Cements. The factory is some 70 kms away and their Head Office is at Madras. Rajapalayam Mills is 90+ Kms away. These are not really helping industrialisation of madurai. By this yardstick, we need to bring the total match box, cracker units located in Sivakasi and many textile mills located in Theni, Rajapalayam, Aruppukottai, Dindigul-karur road, industries located in pudukottai etc into madurai Industries. TN Govt cement factory TN cements is located near rajapalayam. We need to bring that also here. How can we do that? I think we may need to exclude

1 - Madras Cements
2 - Moser Baer solar unit
3 - Ayyanar Textiles
4 - Arasan Aluminium
5 - VTM Limited
6 - Rajapalayam Mills and
7 - Ramalinga Mills

While the above units may be helping to some extend madurai indirectly, can we claim that these are industries in madurai. We all knew virudhunagar and Dindigul districts have many educational institutions inluding polytehnics, engineering colleges etc and in that case we need to say they should be included in madurai educational institute tag (as and when such thread is created). Is it correct?

Any thoughts?

^^
Ananth,
Whatever you have mentioned is correct. I was about to compose such a post, but you have done in more detail than I would have. :).

MK & MG,
All your efforts are highly laudable. Great work!!. You guys have indeed made the Madurai thread very active. With regards to this thread, as Ananth has suggested we should cover industries in around 30 Kms radius from Madurai. Else this would become South TN Industries Thread and not Madurai Industries Thread. :).
we dont intend to hurt anyone or curb the enthusiasm, but just want to ensure that the focus of creating this thread does not get diluted.

^^sorry mates, the thing is i scout for industries in kappalur in google maps and get distracted by industries nearby and end up somewhere farther as the above mentioned places, and i thought that posting the data won't do any harm because i know many people travelling in the madurai to shencottah passenger to go to their offices and also the industries use madurai airport and trains for the logisics, will stick to madurai circle hereafter, thanks

Dear MK

As Madhan pointed out, I am also saying the same. We dont want to hurt you or MG in anyway. U people have done great work. It is just that the thread should have industries from madurai or at the most from madurai district and not from other places, irrespective of whether we call it as madurai industries thread or madurai region thread

I knew many people specially those who work in Banks, Offices go daily to sivakasi, virudhunagar etc by passenger train and return. They prefer to stay in madurai with family due to children education etc etc., But that no is minimum. Also becaue people use madurai airport for logistic reason doesnt mean that, that area should come under madurai. In that logic, most of the labors from KK dist use TVM airport and should we say TVM region should consider KK in it?

Anyway once again hats off to MG & you for the efforts and I hope to see more and more posting from you.

^^ Ananth & others,

Even I was about to express the same when MK posted the Madras cements in thulukkapatti here.MK, You can delete the posts which are not relevant here.

Leave alone Nilakottai, Manamadurai & Sivaganga region bcs the SIPCOT in Nilakottai is close to Madurai and any company making their base there will refer it as their Madurai unit.

* Industries b/w Madurai and Arupukottai can be acceptable even if the exact site lies in APK or Virudhunagar districts. But the same b/w APK and Vilathikulam cannot be considered as Madurai region industries.The same rule applies to every directions.

We can include Industries within 45 Kms radius from Madurai city.

When we say Madurai Region, it is not city alone.

Please cover Madurai, Virudhunagar & Theni / Periyakulam, Ramnad / Karaikudi districts also. Since there will be only a few industries there, it does not matter much.

Madurai will be the Hub for all these districts.

Cheers

When we say Madurai Region, it is not city alone.

Please cover Madurai, Virudhunagar & Theni / Periyakulam, Ramnad / Karaikudi districts also. Since there will be only a few industries there, it does not matter much.

Madurai will be the Hub for all these districts.

Cheers

Leave alone madurai city even madurai district itself is not going upto 40 Km radius in all direction.

If the thread is "South TN industries" then it is a different issue. As I mentioned in one of my post, if we have to consider Mds cements and Rajapalayam Mills here then we can consider

Ramaraju Surgical cotton - Rajapalayam + there are some more textile mils in Rajpalayam itself
TN Jaya Bharat Textile Mills - Arupukottai
Virudhunagar Textile Mills - Part of Thiagarajar mills group - Virdhunagar
Janakiram Textile Mils - Theni
Madura cements (Yassin Cement brand name) - Manamadurai
Pandiyan Graphites - Manamadurai
Many other textile mills, Industries and so on located in Erstwhile Madurai, Ramnad districts into this thread.

If you notice most of them have their head office also in the same place where factory is located or at madras. Hardly any of the unit has Head Office at Madurai. For that matter even madurai base Madura Coats and Fenner doesnt have their HO at madurai.

Actually you said it.

Erstwhile Madurai & Ramnad districts is perfect. No South TN.

We will have Thirunelveli, Tuticorin & Kanyakumari as a separate region.

There may be some overlaps in MDU Tuti Corridor. It is okay.

PRP Granites & Exports had applied the SEZ board for setting-up a Granites Industry SEZ in Kalkurichi (Kariapatti) near Madurai.
Any update on PRP SEZ as the BoA had concluded yesterday.

Any update on PRP SEZ as the BoA had concluded yesterday.

The SEZ meeting is to be held on 27th Jan according to the Business Line report in the below link :

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article2829042.ece

While searching for something about Madurai, i got into this DIC (District Industries Center) website - http://www.dicmdu.in/automobile.htm
Just wanted to highlight about vehicle body building industries in Madurai.
As per DIC website,
>> Body Building Units: There are more than 40 body building units in Madurai for automobiles.

Madurai does have some well known body building industries like TVS, Vinayaka BBI, Linga BBI etc.., Though the numbers / size may be less comparable to similar industries in Karur/ Namakkal area, it is still worth an industry to mention in this thread.
But 'am not sure where these Industries are located in Madurai....Pls elaborate if you know.

^^ I have seen a good number of body building units from train before Fatima college area (off Dindigul road) and there are some here and there in Melakkal road and Alanganallur road, but the big ones are Linga, Vinayaga and TVS as you said. Thanks for the link :)

Also - One more big factory to mention is this thread is Kothari Phytochemicals International located at Nagari area. This seems to be their website - http://www.chemicals-india.com/

@ MK - As you are posting the factory details in this thread in a specific nice format i would like to request you to consider this factory too in your next update. :)

The Madurai region is known for its granite cutting and polishing industries because of availability of the resource in the form of large rocks. Now this industry is also a similar one located in the Nagari industrial area of Madurai, located at about 19 km from Madurai city, on NH 44. Below is the information from their own website :

Ideally situated at Madurai amidst bustling quarries in south tamilnadu Dunite rocks is a granite slab processing plant with obsesion for high quality.Complementing this is the state of the art machineries imported from italy and skilled and trained manpower.The strategic and geographic location ensures proximity to most quarries of India which are concentrated in the Deccan plateau and the tuticorin port


Group of technically qualified and well trained people operate the gangsaw that are most modern next generation machines.Round the clock maintenance team help in quick upkeeping and minimize machine down times.We have a set of preventive maintenance procedures periodically ensuring a continuous operation.
The slab polishing machine fully automatic is a latest one with large capacity and fast turnaround time with 22 heads and resin application is done if needed to give that super glossy finish.We also have a water recycling plant to make a smooth streamlined operation for producing slabs of utmost quality and thus make it environment friendly.

Dunite Rocks started few years back is an associate of Madurai arkay rock produce an established and leading monument producing company situated right across this slab unit having esteemed client base built with strong values and trust with high credibility attributed by consistent supply of monuments in prime Indian and imported granites

Source : http://www.duniterocks.com/about_us.html

A nice picture from their own website :

http://www.duniterocks.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/DSC05614.20951447_std.jpg

Many such pictures could be found in the below link.

Source : http://www.duniterocks.com/factory_view.html

Aerial view of their units from Google maps :

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3272/dunite.jpg

Location from Google maps :

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/307/graniteloc.jpg

Address of their unit from their own website :

Dunite Rocks Private Limited
S.no. 12/1B sholavandan road
Nagari
Madurai district 625 221
Tamilnadu
India

Source : http://www.duniterocks.com/contact.html

Aavin is a big industry at a sprawl of around 39 acres situated within 5 kms from Madurai city in the Sivagangai road. Following is the data from their own website :

About us:

The Madurai District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd, is popularly known as Madurai Aavin. This is one of the largest dairies in the southern part of Tamilnadu. Madurai Aavin was started during the year 1967 as Madurai Milk Project. The project and the dairy machinery were funded by the UNICEF under New Zealand free from Hunger Campaign Committee.

From 01.01.1974 Madurai Aavin brought under the control of Tamilnadu Dairy Development Corporation Ltd, Chennai.

From 1982 onwards Madurai Aavin was converted and functioning as a District Co-operative Unit. The members of this Co-operative unit are the Milk Producers’ Coop society at the village level in both Madurai and Theni Districts.

Madurai Aavin is a Co-operative organization statutorily controlled by the Commissioner for Milk Production and Dairy Development, Government of Tamilnnadu. The apex body for this unit is the Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd, Chennai.

Location

The Madurai Aavin located in an area of 39.42 acres of land at the junction of the K. K. Nagar and Annanagar in the Madurai-Sivagangai Highways, nearer to the Office of the Madurai District Collector.

Source : http://www.aavinmilk.com/madurai/aboutus.htm

A video on their units could be found here :

http://www.dicmdu.in/dairy%20industries.htm

Aerial view of their units from Google maps :

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5636/aavinaerial.jpg

Address from their website :

The General Manager,
Madurai District Coop Milk Producers Union Ltd,
Sathamangalam,
Madurai 625020.

Source : http://www.aavinmilk.com/madurai/contactus.htm

Vaighai agro products is the industry owned my Mr. V. Neethimohan who started from here and now has 3 units across Tamil Nadu. The Madurai facility is located in the industrial area of Nagari in the Madurai to Dindigul National Highway, about 19 km from Madurai city. Now, the following is the data from their own website :

Vaighai Agro, named after the Vaigai River on whose banks the city of Madurai flourishes, was established in 1981 with a vision to become the number one corporate in South India, and to be known throughout the country as a diversified, socially responsible group. A leading company in the field of rice bran oil manufacturing in India established itself as a force to be reckoned with.

Vaighai Agro has spent nearly three decades revolutionizing innovation and entrepreneurship - providing customers with the products they need where they need them. Over 2000 satisfied customers across the globe bear testimony to the fact that at Vaighai, we breathe excellence. More than just a slogan, this philosophy has been the key to Vaighai's success in building mutually beneficial long-term relationships with all its customers, suppliers and the public, and has helped the company fulfil its commitments over the years.

Vaighai is a 30-year old company headquartered in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu and is now one of the most ambitious and successful conglomerates in South India. Vaighai’s product portfolio comprises of:

Rice Bran Oil (crude form)
De-Oiled Rice Bran



Vaighai has over 700 employees - Vaighaians as we call them - the best in the industry who constantly strive to maintain the high standards that we are known for. We have been able to attract the most skilled workers for our manufacturing plants, the most efficient executives at our corporate office and the best managers who strive to put Vaighai at the top.

Source : http://www.vaighaiagro.com/

This plant was started during the year 1989 with a processing capacity of 60 TPD. The capacity of the Nagari plant had been increased to 300 TPD.


Source : http://www.vaighaiagro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91&Itemid=77


Some small photographs of their facilities from their own website :

http://www.vaighaiagro.com/zoom/img/mdu_pl2.jpg

http://www.vaighaiagro.com/zoom/img/mdu_pl3.jpg

http://www.vaighaiagro.com/zoom/img/mdu_pl4.jpg

Source : http://www.vaighaiagro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91&Itemid=77

And below is the aerial view of their plant from Google maps :

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7370/vaighaiaero.jpg

And their location from Google maps :

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/307/graniteloc.jpg

The address of their Madurai facility from their website is as below :

Corporate Office

Vaighai Agro Products Limited

"Vaighai House"
39(B) Anna Nagar,
Madurai - 625 020, India
Tel: +91 452 253 2515
Fax: +91 452 252 2905

Madurai Unit

350/1, Nagari-Sholavandan Road,
Thanichiyam Village, Vadipatti Taluk
Madurai District - 625 221
Tel: +91 4543 258090 / 258091
Fax: +91 4543 258092
Email: oils@vaighaiagro.com

Source : http://www.vaighaiagro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=63

^^ Atlast you did that MK.. I was searching for their location from the first..Vaigai Industries are doing their good business here.Though their main thing is rice brian Oil refinery, they're concentrating on other type of agro-based industries too.

They are one among the few from Madurai to set their foot abroad.. They recently opened their industry in Sri lanka and guess already planned for a similar one in Thailand.

As Kannan sir, Madurai need not to be a HUB for any kind of Industries.. Because Madurai is proving its industrial worth in almost all the fields, take it to be :

* Agro-based
* Textiles
* Auto-mobiles
* Granite Industries
* Rubber Industries
* Chemical Industries
* Healthcare products industries
* Steel/Alloy Industries
* IT/BPO Industry - Though no IT biggies except 2 units from Honeywell, We have many small scale IT companies and well-established BPO base.

With the start of International flights from Madurai International airport, I hope IT/ITes and Logistics kind of industries will further be explored.

INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT KUDALNAGAR (MADURAI) (MDU)

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ICD-Kudal Nagar, located in Madurai was commissioned on March 03, 1999. Spread over an area of 7.66 acres, the terminal is opened for both EXIM and Domestic traffic by Road and Rail.

PAVED AREA
8,580 Sq. Mt.

WAREHOUSE
Export 270 Sq. Mt.
Import 270 Sq. Mt.

RAIL SIDING
30 Wagons Capacity

EQUIPMENTS

One Sling Crane - 40 Tons

RAIL SERVICES
KON->TKD

TERMINAL HEAD
Shri. K. Vijayarajah, Sr. Manager(C&O)
09003144512

Container Corporation of India Ltd.
Inland Container Depot, Kudalnagar, Madurai.
Phone 0452-2668393, 2669995
E-mail Vijayarajah@concorindia.com
Fax 0452-2669995

http://www.concorindia.com/terminal.aspx?tid=135&id=19

And there is no doubt that Industries need a Cargo Depot like CONCOR for exporting their goods from the production place to various trade centers.. Madurai has that facility too. And CONCOR has plans to link Madurai directly with Karaikal Port and New Delhi soon, besides, It has plans to set-up a Greenfield Cargo Complex at Madurai International airport(IXM) too..!!

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2754498.ece

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In Madurai District THREE Industrial Estates are located at the following Places:

K. Pudur', Madurai 625 007
Kappalur, Madurai 625 008
Uranganpatti Village, Madurai North Tk

I. SIDCO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, K. PUDUR

Total Extent of land : 56.054 acres
No. of Worksheds- 74 Sheds
51 sheds under Lease-cum-sale basis
13 sheds outright purchase scheme
10 tiny sheds under full cost basis.
Labour tenements 134 tenements allotted to workers employed
in the units under ownership basis.

II. A. SIDCO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, KAPPALUR:

Total Extent of land : 136 acres
Developed plots 148 ( in various sizes) allotted to 133
entrepreneurs
No. of workers 163 in a phases manner and allotted to the
SSI units under Hire purchase scheme and
outright purchase scheme.
Extent of further land 122.749 acres allotted to

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.,
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.,
Bharath Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
For setting up of their depots and LPG
Bottling plants.

II-B: AUTOMOBILE CO-OPERATIVE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, KAPPALUR:

This is an Industrial Co-operative Estate forwarded by owners of Automobile service Centres in order to integrate the services.

Extent of land : 23.90 acres
No. of developed plots - 201 numbers
No. of members in the society - 209
Paid-up share capital amount Rs.22.70 lakhs
State Govt. participation Rs.20.00 Lakhs
Cost of plot Rs.7,100 per cent


III MHIA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, URANGAPATTI:

It is a private Industrial Estate owned by Madurai Hosiery Industrial Association.

Extent of Land - 69 acres
No. of work sheds - 147 nos.
The worksheds were occupied by
the Members of Madurai District
Hosiery Industrial Association and
they are engaged in manufacturing
of various products.

It is a joint venture programme of Textile Committee and Madurai spinners Association Trust, established under public Private partnership scheme, to strengthen textile industries particularly in the area of technology and quality improvement with objective of making the Indian Textile Product globally competitive.

The centre is located at 153, SIDCO at kappalur Industrial estate, Madurai- 625 008. with a project cost of the programme is 4.5 crores. In this investment the land and building provided by MADURAI SPINNER ASSOCIATION TRUST have invested Rs.1 Crore in land and building.. The testing and Training Instrument to the value of Rs.3.5 Crores was supplied to the centre on lease basis for the period of 99 years under the condition that the centre should give lease amount of Rs.1/- per year and 50% of profit.

The Textile Testing and Development Centre at Madurai is unique in catering to the need of the local textile industry on spinning, weaving, processing, knit wear and garments in area of testing, training, design development, Quality Control and machinery maintenance under one roof.

The "Textile Testing and Development Centre" at Madurai is a Joint Venture Programme by the Textile Committee, Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India and Madurai Spinner's Association Trust Under Public Private Partnership Scheme, to strengthen textile industry particularly in the area of technology and quality improvement with the objective of making the India textile product sperior in quality and competitive in price.

The Textile Testing and Development Centre" at Madurai is unique in catering to the need of local textile industry on aspects covering Spinning, Weaving, Processing, knitwear and Garment in the areas of testing, training, design development, quality control & machinery maintenance under one roof at kappalur industrial Estate, Kappalur near Madurai.
http://www.dicmdu.in/industrial.htm

1. The National Co-op.Sugar Mills Ltd. B, Mettupatti PO ,Alanganallur .
producing Sugar and more than 500 people are getting employed here.

2. Kothari Pytochemicals International, Nagari producing Calcium Sennoside, Chlorpropamide,Tolbutamide & Brucine employing nearly 200 people.

3. Madurai Sugars Pandiarajapuram producing Sugar employing more than 400 people.

4. The Metal Powder Co. Ltd. Maravankulam producing Non ferrous metal powder employing more than 800 people.

5. Madurai Dt. Co-op. Milk Producers Union Ltd. Madurai producing Milk & its products employing more than 400 people (Not sure whether it's AAVIN..Somebody can throw light on this)

6. RK Granites, Sholavandhan

7. Paper Machine products Cluster

8. Madurai Pharmaceuticals Cluster

9. Madurai Electroplating Park - Karisalkulam.

10. Nilakottai Food Park (Dont know it was established..I could see its proposals way back in 2005-06 and could follow improvements in works also)

The Nilakkottai food park that was set up is concerned with export of Mango products at a cost of 10 Crores. It is a JV between Maagrita exports and Agri Export Zone (under Ministry of Commerce). It is located at about 41 km from Madurai city in the Madurai to Dindigul 4 laned National Highway. The following is the information available from their own website :

Maagrita Exports Limited, the private Promoters of Agri Export Zone- Mango Tamilnadu is promoted by Transglobal Technologies Inc., based at Dallas, USA by Mr.Paul Pandin- a NRI and also the Chairman of Transglobal Technologies Inc.

When Ministry of Commerce under Government of India through APEDA mooted the concept of Agri Export Zone, the State Government of Tamilnadu through Department of Agri Marketing and Agri Business had selected Transglobal Technologies Inc as the Private Promoter.

A new company in the name and style of Magrita Export Limited was formed and having Registered office No:128, (Old No:26) Halls Road, Kilpaukm Chennai-10.( Enclosed Memorandum and Article of Association).

The Agri Export zone is situated at Nilakottai, Sipcot Industrial Complex, at Pallapatti, Dindigul District, Tmailnadu . The project outlay is Rs.Ten crores. The project is mainly envisaged to promote Fruits and Vegetable Export covering six districts of Taailnadu namely Dindigul District, Madurai, Theni, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar and Kanyakumari.

Maagrita has a world-class infrastructure with a state-of-the-art plant at Nilakotta Food park, Sipcot Industrial Complex near Madurai. The produce is grown in the Agri Export Zone (AEZ) and Maagrita is involved at every stage from planting seedlings, harvesting to packaging and transportation to ensure that international quality standards are met.

The result is that every bit of produce that reaches you is helathy, delicious and nutritious as nature intended!

This project is a joint venture between Maagrita Exports Limited and the Agri Export Zone (AEZ). The AEZ falls under the Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development Authority (APEDA) of the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India. Maagrita is the private promoter and is deeply involved in this project. Its parent company is Transglobal Technologies Inc, a global telecom solutions provider headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It provides mission critical telecom software development services and hardware solutions to leading telecom equipment manufacturers, carriers and service providers.

At the helm of Maagrita is Paul Pandian, Chairman who is also the President of Transglobal Technologies. He uses his rich business experience to lead the company in the right direction. He holds an M.S. in Engineering from the Syracuse University and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

The Directors are Divakar R. Kamath who brings with him wide business expertise and is also a Director at Axes Technologies Inc, USA and Dr,.R. Irulappan who was a Former Dean, Horticulture Dept at the Tamilnadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore. Both of them have profound knowledge and practical experience in these areas.

Maagrita has a world-class infrastructure with a state-of-the-art plant at Nilakottai Food park, Sipcot Industrial Complex near Madurai. The produce is grown in the Agri Export Zone (AEZ) and Maagrita is involved at every stage from planting seedlings, harvesting to packaging and transportation to ensure that international quality standards are met.

The result is that every bit of produce that reaches you is helathy, delicious and nutritious as nature intended!


Source : http://www.maagrita.com/abtus1.html

And below is their location from Google maps :

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9757/maagrita40km.jpg

Picture of their plant from my cam (Took during 2nd photo trip).

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Kothari Pytochemicals is a old industry of the Nagari industrial area of Madurai region which is located at about 20 kms from Madurai city. The following is the information from their own website :

Kothari Phytochemicals International , established in 1974 , is a leading manufacturer and exporter of Bulk drugs and Phytochemicals. It is situated in a sprawling 75 acres of land at Nagari , about 20 KM from Madurai City on the trunk road NH 7. The division is company is engaged in the manufacture of quality pharmaceutical products in a modern GMP compliant factory. The products manufactured are:

Synthetic Bulk Drugs:

Chlorpropamide IP / BP / EP / USP / JP
Tolbutamide IP / BP / EP / USP / JP
Metformin hydrochloride IP / BP / EP / USP

Phytochemicals:

Calcium Sennoside 10% - 90% BP / USP
Sennosides 50 % - 90% USP
Brucine Sulphate Heptahydrate
Strychnine Alkaloid
Strychnine Hydrochloride
Strychnine Nitrate
Strychnine Sulphate


The producion of these products follows an effective quality management supported by well equipped quality control laboratory and quality assurance system that is fully documented, systematic and transparent and has the total commitment of top management.

R & D

Kothari Phytochemicals International intends to sustain the quality of its products to continually meet the stated / implied needs of customers in an environmentally friendly production line. The organization is fully geared to this core policy by creating, implementing and maintaining a quality system that will achieve the needed product quality, consistently in a cost effective manner, thereby enjoying both internal and external confidence.


Source : http://www.kothariphyto.com/kothari_international.html

Below is their location from Google maps :

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/307/graniteloc.jpg

And below is the address of their unit in Madurai :

Office
766, Anna Nagar, Madurai - 625 020,
Tamil Nadu, India.

Work
Nagari, Thanichchiyam Post - 625 221,
Dist. Madurai DT., Tamilnadu, India,

Source : http://www.kothariphyto.com/contact_us.html

I would like to thank manikandanb for pointing out this industry and their website to be added to the list :)

wat about rubber park MG,it is located in virattipathu

^^Rubber park is still in proposal Valmiky.. Madurai trade bodies are planning to create a Rubber Park for the benefit of Rubber Industries in Madurai.. Now, I think, Just a small Cluster is there in Viraatipathu..!!

Actually TN Govt's plan is to create a Govt. Rubber Park in Kanyakumari district but this proposal is there for years and no improvement..Hope,the first Rubber Park in tamil nadu will be setup in Madurai by our trade bodies.

^^ Yes, but it is not actually a small cluster there. It is a rubber products raw material bank. The MADITTSIA was planning to establish a rubber park kind of cluster at a sprawl of around 100 acres and were identifying land in Vadipatti, Sedapatti and a few areas around Madurai. They will establish it soon here because our region has a good scope for manufacture and export of rubber products like belts, etc.

Actually, Madurai's industrial strength lie significant in the good number of Industrial clusters aimed at production and export of many units of a single type of industry in a locality.

tanx for the information mk and mg

http://www.sezindia.nic.in/writereaddata/updates/BOA_50th_minutes.pdf

Request of Chella developers to develop an IT-SEZ in Ilandhaikulam was deferred approval due to Co-developer issues.

Hope they get a Co-developer soon and get it approved..!!

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http://www.sezindia.nic.in/writereaddata/updates/BOA_50th_minutes.pdf

We can see this SEZ taking shape in a fast pace unlike RR IT-SEZ,once the works are started, as It's being developed by a Madurai-based developer.

Area b/w Airport and Arupukottai will flourish with many Industries in coming days, as 2 bigger SEZs are in this region.Likewise many Sector-specific private SEZ's had been approved b/w Arupukottai and Tuticorin too.These areas will flourish with many Industries due to these SEZ's.With this Industrial corridor getting shape, there's a great future for Tuticorin port and Madurai International Airport...:banana:

The Only things which is in disguise for this region is Rail Connectivity.. IR should soon materialise the proposed Madurai - Kariyapatti - Arupukottai - Vilathikulam - Tuticorin railway line..:bash:

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http://www.pepsico.com/Download/Statement_of_Positive_Water_Balance_Assurance_Deloitte.pdf

Their Company in Wikipmapia :

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Madurai Plant has one among the few for Pepsico to have won the Peacock Golden national award.

http://www.pepsico.com/

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^^ MK, Do you have any photo (or) news items regarding this Coca cola bottling plant in Vilangudi, Madurai ?

Despite differences of opinion of the top level authorities of Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy sector and issues concerning the resettlement of the displaced, the 500 MW Sampur coal power project is to proceed under Indian pressure

Official sources said that Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Mr Ashok K Kantha has persistently pushed for the project ever since he was posted here adding that India is exerting pressure on Sri Lanka to build a 283 km high voltage DC transmission line from Trincomalee to Madurai in Tamil Nadu, comprising 264 km of overland line and 39 km of submarine cable and to connect the grids of two countries.

The coal power plant is a joint venture project between the Ceylon Electricity Board and the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd of India. A Joint Venture Company will be incorporated in Sri Lanka, with equal equity (50:50) contributions by NTPC and CEB, for implementing the power project.

The JVC upon incorporation will sign other agreements including a Power Purchase Agreement with the CEB, Board of Investment and an Implementation Agreement with the Government of Sri Lanka. These agreements have already been finalized, Power and Energy Minister, Patali Champika Ranawaka told the Business Times.

A feasibility study report on the project will be handed over to the Power and Energy Ministry soon.

The minister said that Sri Lankan power and energy experts and the ministry will study the report before giving the green light for Ceylon Electricity Board and National Thermal Power Corporation of India to go ahead with the project.

Minister Champika Ranawaka noted that international tenders will be called to purchase required parts of power generator including turbines, control systems, and boilers for coal fired power plant. All procurement and construction work will be carried out by duly selected contractors in a transparent tender procedure, he said adding that the Ministry will not award contracts to any party without calling for tenders.

(Sourced from www.sundaytimes.lk)


Source : http://www.steelguru.com/indian_news/Sampur_coal_power_project_to_proceed_under_Indian_pressure/249036.html

The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (Sipcot) has proposed to establish an industrial park in all districts. It has identified about 17,350 acres of land and sought permission from the government to acquire them.

This is in sync with the government’s decision to expedite steps to create a ‘land bank’ to facilitate immediate allotment of developed plots to investors.

Further, in an effort to attract foreign investment, Sipcot has initiated the process of acquiring lands at Vadagal, Vallam and Boodhanur villages in Sriperambadur taluk near here to be allotted to foreign investors from Japan, Korea, Finland, Germany and France.

According to sources, to ensure rapid industrialisation in the state, the corporation would focus on acquiring lands especially in the vicinity of existing complexes. Besides, it has identified new sites for facilitating industrialisation of the state.

The corporation has taken up a study of three corridors viz. Chennai-Sriperambudur-Ranipet-Hosur, Coimbatore-Salem and Madurai-Thoothukudi sectors to promote them as industrial corridors of excellence so as to achieve high and rapid economic growth and ensure employment.

Presently, the Sipcot appointed consultant has submitted the final report for phase I study and interim report for phase II.

As the economy is projected to grow at 9 per cent rate during the current fiscal, the manufacturing sector shows an encouraging trend, sources at the secretariat said.

Owing to industrial growth forecast by the government, there will be an all round increase in the industrial plots in manufacturing, IT \ ITES, electronics, textile processing sectors, automobile and engineering and allied industries, it is said.


http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/17350-acres-identified-set-industrial-parks-all-districts-675

Chennai: NourishCo Beverages Ltd, an equal joint venture between Tata Beverages and PepsiCo, is looking at a business of 700 crore over the next five years by expanding its product portfolio, said a Tata group official.

Launching the nutrient-based packaged water Tata Water Plus here Thursday, Tata Beverages vice chairman R.K.Krishnakumar said: "We expect the joint venture company (NourishCo) to touch a turnover of 700 crore by 2016 by when the product portfolio would have enhanced."

He said NourishCo would launch variety of healthy products over the next 18-24 months.

Tata Water Plus comes in two variants -fortied with zinc and chromium- and is priced at 16 per 750 ml pet bottle.

Initially launched in Tamil Nadu, the product will be introduced in other markets over the next three years.

According to Kumar, NourishCo is asset light and was set up with an initial investment of 50 crore. Further investments would be made in line with the market growth.

The production of Tata Water Plus is outsourced to a manufacturer here with a production capacity of 63 kilolitres per day and the second unit will come up in Madurai.

According to Manu Anand, chairman and ceo of PepsiCo India, the new product will not eat into the sales of Aquafina bottled water from his company as Tata Water Plus is a niche product targeting the mid and high end markets.

NourishCo has now three products on its shelves - Tata Gluco Plus (a glucose based lemon drink), Himalayan Natural Mineral Water and the newly launched Tata Water Plus.

http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/NourishCo_Hopes_for_Rs700_Crore_Business-nid-105557-cid-3.html

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^^ MK, Do you have any photo (or) news items regarding this Coca cola bottling plant in Vilangudi, Madurai ?



This is not a bottling unit. Its a warehouse of Coke, one of four in the state. Only 2 Coca Cola Bottling units are there in TN, one in Tiruvallur DT and other at Nellai Dt.

Next to Coke's warehouse, towards west, on main road itself, one can see Torino's bottling plant.

The Kasim Textile mills is located 10 km from Madurai city in the Madurai to Rameswaram National Highway and the following is the data from their own website.

Kasim Textile Mills (P) Ltd is one of the largest Manufacturer and Merchant Exporter of High quality Grey fabrics, operating from India. The Company was established in the year 1991 at Puliyankulam in the city of Madurai in Tamilnadu. Today Kasim is a name synonymous with high quality grey fabrics and it offers the best of the high quality grey fabrics products at affordable rates. Total commitment to international standards of high quality grey fabrics and service has been the main goals pursued by us in our quest for perfection.

Kasim Textiles deals with high quality grey fabrics including 100 % Cotton fabrics manufacturers, Lycra fabrics, Filament fabrics, Blended fabrics, Grey fabrics manufacturers, Dyed Woven Fabrics, shuttleless grey fabrics, Airjet grey fabric and Dobby Designed Fabrics. We continuously upgrade our fully integrated plant by way of machinery and equipment and we keep abreast of constantly changing market needs.

Kasim Textile Mills (P) Ltd., belongs to Yasin Group of Companies which is a well established Business group engaged in activities in diversified areas with vast experience. Kasim Textile Mills is headed by its one of the Director Mr. A. SHAHUL HAMEED who has vast experience in this industry with technical expertise.


Source : http://www.kasimtextile.com/aboutus.html

and their machinery details :


Our machinery strength matches international standards. We continuously upgrade our fully integrated plant by way of machinery and equipment and we keep abreast of constantly changing market needs.

* Kasim Textile Mill Having 44 Numbers of New Branded Latest Technology Toyota Airjet Looms..
* Range of Grey Fabric Width Start from 59” to 69”.
* Range of Grey Fabric Production from the Count of 30s to 80s.

Our Capacity of Fabric production is about 4.5 Lakhs Meters Per Month.

Source : http://www.kasimtextile.com/theplant.html#1

The below picture was taken by me :

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The below pictures are available from their own website :

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Source : http://www.kasimtextile.com/aboutus.html#

The below picture shows their location from Google maps :

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And following are their addresses from their own website :



Weaving unit :

39/1, Ramnad Main Road,
Puliyankulam,
Madurai – 625 201.
Tamilnadu,
India.

Regd. office:


214, East Veli Street,
Madurai – 625 001,
Tamilnadu,
India.


Source : http://www.kasimtextile.com/contactus.html

Yesterday (20.02.'12), me and our somewhat silent forumer Shyamnath executed a photo tour (planned this last week well a week before) around the suburbs of Madurai according to the following map. I had already collected details of industries around Madurai and we planned the photo trip accordingly. We roamed about for around 315 KMs. We started at 9.30 a.m and went toward Melur first and followed the map as shown below.

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We roamed for this distance and we planned for a meet with forumers Shreevathsan (ilikemadurai) and Sundar sir (sundar_amu) in Milan'em mall, KK Nagar. The meet photos could be found in Madurai region thread. I will be posting photographs of the industries of these stretches and updating old entries of the industries thread by adding new pictures as well.

Thanks to Shyamnath for a wonderful photo tour and the others for turning up for the meet :cheers:.

The TAMIN Graphite benefication plant is in Sivaganga in the SenthiUdayanathapuram village about 55 kms from Madurai. This is there since 1996 and it is going to be expanded by the Tamil Nadu Government.

The following is the data from their own website :

Graphite Reserves
The Sivaganga graphite is of flaky variety with 14% average Fixed Carbon used in the manufacture of refractory bricks, expanded graphite, crucibles and carbon brushes.
TAMIN has over 600 acres of graphite bearing land in Pudupatti, Kumaripatti and Senthiudayanathapuram of Sivaganga taluk, Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu.
Estimated reserve of graphite ore in leasehold area is three million tonnes (recoverable graphite from 14% F.C is approximately 3 lakh tonnes).


Graphite Beneficiation Plant
Project cost Rs. 28 crores Established December 1994 Plant Process Capacity 200 tonnes ore per day Plant production Capcity 20 tonnes on average of beneficiated Graphite upto 96% F.C. per day Installed Capacity 8400MTs per Annum Average annual Production fo beneficiciated Graphite Flakes 5000 tonnes

For more details about Tiles, Please contact:

TAMIN GRAPHITES BENEFICIATION PLANT
Senthi Udayanathapuram Village,
Sivaganga - 623 560
Ph: 91-4575-204062
Fax/EPABX: 91-4575-237244


Source : http://www.tamingranites.com/Graphite.htm



The news of their expansion could be found in TN Industry policy notes as below.

Expansion of Graphite Beneficiation Plant at Sivagangai:

Graphite ore mined from TAMIN Sivagangai Graphite mines is beneficiated to Graphite concentrate with fixed carbon content upto 96% for use in the Industrial sector. This Unit produces approximately 6,000 Metric Tonnes of Graphite Flakes and earns revenue of Rs. 14 crores with a net profit of Rs. 2 crores. Graphite Concentrate has been exported to Germany. Based on local and export demand, it is proposed to enhance the production
capacity of the factory.

Source : http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/pdf/industries.pdf

Now for the photos taken by me. The TAMIN arch that welcomes us :

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The Board in the main road :

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The board outside the plant :

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Graphite everywhere :

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The plant from the side and other views :

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Map showing the road route from Madurai :

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Govt. is wasting the natural resources available in southern region...!! :(

Sivaganga - Graphite
Madurai - Granites
Tuticorin - Uranium
Vattakottai - Copper Ores in coastal areas...:ohno:

Why can't they develop all these as SEZ's and do something good for our region people and their regime...:nuts:

Hats off to MK & Shrivathsan to give us a visual treat on Industries in & around Madurai...Expecting more from you..:cheers:

Suguna poultry has set up a environmentally controlled shed its first of its kind in 2008 in Pannikundu area in the stretch between Tirumangalam to Usilampatti branching from the Madurai to Kanniyakumari NH. The following is the data available from their own website.

SUGUNA POULTRY INAUGURATES FIRST ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTROLLED SHED IN MADURAI

Madurai, 11th September 2008
India’s largest poultry company, Suguna Poultry Farm Ltd, today inaugurated its first Environment-Controlled (EC) commercial broiler sheds at Erumalampatti village, Pannikundu, Thirumangalam in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu.

Suguna’s Environmentally Controlled Shed
Suguna Poultry has inaugurated its state-of-the-art EC sheds in Madurai to grow its broiler chicken the same way it is done in developed countries. This is the first technologically advanced shed of its kind in India with a capacity of 32,000 chickens per shed, with the farm capacity of approximately 2 lakh chickens per batch. Annual capacity of the sheds is approximately 12 lakh birds.

How does the Environmentally Controlled system work?
The EC system works by fans creating low pressure in the shed and air being circulated to all areas within the shed through a system of multiple small vents (mini-vents) located in the shed walls. Cooling is further assisted by a high pressure system of spray nozzles that create a fine mist and lower temperatures through evaporative cooling. Since the spray nozzle cooling system operates at 1000 psi, the water is atomized to a fine vapour that that does not wet the floors in the sheds.

The whole system is automated through the advanced climate control system. Also apart from having a temperature and humidity control function the spray system can be used to introduce approved levels of disinfectant to counter disease or to assist-in the task of shed cleaning. Optimal temperatures and humidity levels are programmed into the system and it maintains the levels 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition, the entire feeding systems and the watering systems are fully automated. The entire farm can be operated and controlled from a single computer-based system.
Advantages of Environmentally Controlled shed:

* Improved feed conversion ratio
* Better quality bird meat
* Increased productivity and health of the chicken
* Reduced mortality
* One extra batch (or cycle) per year per shed
* Fully system controlled with no manual controls
* Records can be stored and retrieved for 5 years

At the inauguration Mr B Soundrarajan, Managing Director said, “We have always strived to maintain world class standards in all our operations. And we believe technology can be tapped to make this possible. This EC shed is one such step in using technology for better productivity, hygiene and safety.”

Suguna plans to have more such EC sheds across India.


Source : http://www.sugunapoultry.com/news_events/press_release/EC_shed_madurai_press.asp

Now for the pictures taken by me. The board that directs us:

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We were not able to take a facial view of the industry since it was a prohibited thing.

Location of this shed from the google maps :

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This map shows route through Madurai to Theni NH but it could be very easily reached with an extra 5kms by Madurai to Kanyakumari NH.

The National Co op sugar mills is one of the old and big industry of this region that buys sugarcane from the local agriculturists and convert into sugar. I could not get more data on it, it does not have a website of its own either. It is located about 18 kms from Madurai city.

National Coop. Sugar Mills Ltd.,
B.Mettupatti P.O.
Alanganallur (Via)
T.Vadipatti Taluk
Madurai Dist. 625 502

Source : http://www.sismatn.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=160

The following are the pictures taken by me :

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Aerial view of the sugar plant :

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Location from Google maps :

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Co operative sugar federation website : http://www.tn.gov.in/sugar/

The Auro Mira Bio Energy Madurai ltd is a power production industry that produces 10 MW power from firing bio mass and exporting it to the grid. The following data are available from websites.

The purpose of the project activity is to generate clean power by utilizing the biomass available in the region. The power generation from the project activity will displace the electricity drawn from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB). The project activity generates electricity by firing biomass as fuel and exports the same to the southern region grid. Because of this, the project activity would reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. In the absence of project activity, equivalent amount of electricity would have been generated by fossil fuel based power plant connected to the grid.

M/s Auro Mira Bio Energy Madurai Limited (AMBEML)1 is in the process of implementing 10 MW biomass based power project at T-Kallupatti village, Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. The power plant comprises of one travelling grate boiler of capacity 46 TPH at 66 kg/cm2 a, 495oC and a condensing type turbo-generator.

Travelling grate boiler is proven for burning wide range of fibrous biomass fuels with acceptability for higher size fuel particles up to 25 mm. The turbine will be multi staged coupled to electric generator. The GHG emission due to the combustion of biomass residue is neutralized by the photosynthesis process carried out by plants, thereby making it a carbon neutral fuel. The power generated by the project activity is exported to TNEB grid. The proposed biomass mix consists of Juliflora, bagasse, groundnut shell and coconut fibre. As an emergency plan, coal and other biomass residues may be used and emission reduction would be calculated as per the applied baseline emission methodology. Diesel generator set of 500 kVA capacity is also planned as a back up for the project activity, to generate power during emergency situations. The corresponding project emissions due to the DG set are deducted to arrive at the net emission reductions by the project activity.


Source : http://indscanblog.com/2009/12/04/biomass-based-power-project-at-t-kallupatti-village-madurai-district-tamil-nadu-india/

Location of the Project (Village/ District / State)T-Kallupatti village, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu,

Brief Description of the Project
The project activity implementing a 10 MW biomass like rice husk, juliflora, groundnut shells, bagasse, coconut husk,coconut shells, chilly stalk, tamarind seeds, etc. based power project at Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

Source : http://indscanblog.com/2009/01/11/biomass-based-power-project-at-t-kallupatti-village/

Now for the pictures taken by me :

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Their location from Google maps :

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It is located 45 kms from Madurai city.

Srinivasa Marine Chemicals is a industry that is concerned with sea weeds. It is located near the NH 44 about 28 kms from Madurai city. The following is the data from their own website.

We have commissioned ourselves as a most trusted name in the Bulk Fertilizer market at both domestic level as well as international level. Our 10 Years of Experience and capable team of practitioners have enabled us in making a bench mark in Organic Fertilizer industry. They believe in maximum utilization of natural resources in the manufacturing process and most economical prices for our chinese imported products.

Our company takes a comprehensive approach to agricultural production processes by providing High Quality Organic Fertilizers like Seaweed Extract, Humic Acid, Fulvic Acid, Potassium Humate, Super Potassium F Humate, Amino Acid, Brassinolide, Micronutrient Chelates, etc. which are meant to improve texture of soil and promotes natural flora and worms. We understand the needs and requirements of our Fertilizer Companies which have made us supply Organic Fertilizers which deliver immediate results. Through rigorous research and development, the company is coming with latest formulations and compositions of fertilizers for plant growth and development. These fertilizers are scientifically formulated for current competitive market.


Source : http://www.seaweedindia.com/profile.html

Following is their aerial view and their location in Google maps :

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Address from their own website :

East Coast Seaweed Inc.
Mr. Prasanth S. A. (Proprietor)
19, Veeran Street, Tirumangalam
Madurai, Tamil Nadu - 625 706, India

Source : http://www.seaweedindia.com/enquiry.html

The Mangayarkarasi mills is present in Madurai to Rameswaram National Highway about 10 kms from Madurai city. The following data is from their own website :

Sree Mangayarkarasi Mills (P) Ltd., was established in the year of 1985 by profound experts in the Textile Trade with a Vision and Mission to earn name and fames as "Leaders in Textile Market".

Source : http://mangayarkarasimills.com/


Company Profile
1. Mill Name Sree Mangayarkarasi Mills (P) Ltd.
2. Contact Person 1. K. Murugesan Director
2. V. Veerarajan Manager
3. Mill Address Puliyankulam, Near Silaiman, Madurai Dist
Pin 625 201
4. Office Address G-5, Industrial Estate, K-Pudur, Madurai Dist Pin- 625 007
Pin 625 201
5. Phone No. 1. 2465458
2. 2465558
3. 2465438
6. Fax No. 0452- 2465472
7. Mobile No. Director: 98942 22302
Manager: 98942 22304. 2465558
8. Email ID. mduemeser@gmail.com
9. TIN. 33276232193
10. CST No. 7842782/1.1.1985
11. Certificate 1. An ISO 9001-2008 & ISO 14001:2004 certified by Intertek Quality Register
2. Organic Production ( Yarn/Fabric ) certified by Control Union Certification formally known as SKAL - PRJ - 808455
12. Total Spindles 13440
13. Machinery Details
Preparatory L M W machine
Spinning LR - 6 And Jeets Tex
Post Spinning Schlafhorts Auto Coner & Veejay Lakshmi TFO
14. Cotton Yarn 10s to 60s Carded & Combed in single and multi ply cone yarn (Autoconed with Siro Clearer)
15. Cotton Special Yarn
Slub Yarn Amsler Slub Yarn - Mulit Count, Multi Twist, very Short Slub and Slub as per buyer specification
Compact Yarn 100% Our Spindles are having ROCOS compact Attachments
Core Spun Yarn with Lycra Lycra content 9.5%
16. Organic yarn
Carded Compact Yarn
Combed Compact Yarn
Combed Slub Yarn
Combed Slub Yarn with Lyrca
17. Viscose yarn
100% Viscose Compact Yarn
Cotton viscose Compact Yarn
100% Viscose Slub Yarn
18. Total O.E Rotors 336
19. O.E Count Range 6s to 20s
20. Looms Shutle Ruti - C - 18 Nos.
21. Looms Shutle Less Picanol Air Jet - 6 Nos. Width 190"
Picanol Air Jet - 6 Nos. Width 360"
22. Weave All type of fabric woven with dobby Design
23. Weave Grey Woven, Grey Woven fabric made with 97% cotton and 3% Elasthan
24. Bamboo - Organic blended Yarn 20 s to 40s Bamboo Organic Cotton Combed Yarn ( 50:50 )

Source : http://mangayarkarasimills.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=88

The following is their location from Google maps :

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Their address from their own website :

SREE MANGAYARKARASI MILLS Pvt. LTD.,
Puliyankulam - Near Silaiman, Madurai District - 625 201.
Tamilnadu, India
Ph. : 0452-2465458, 2465558 Fax: 0452-2465472
Email : mduemeser@gmail.com


Source : http://mangayarkarasimills.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=86

The Emtici engg ltd is a gearbox facility for windmills from the Elecon group of Gujarat. It is located in the Madurai to Quilon National Highway in T. Kunnathur, 38 kms from Madurai city. The following is the data from their own website.



ELECON gearboxes are in use worldwide in applications for industrial, Wind energy and marine gear units for almost any field of application for e.g. Cement, Steel processing, and Sugar, Chemical, water and wind power stations. Services has decades of experience in the repair of Elecon gearboxes for industrial and wind energy
Customers in India as well worldwide.

A service is in the business of repair/maintenance of gearboxes of several customers for several decades.
an independent service station located at Madurai –India .

Our customer appreciate our short delivery times for repair and the quality of our service.

Facilities at Madurai Service Centre

It was proposed to have a Service center for Wind Mill Gearboxes to support the Green power Wind Mill Industry in view of increase in demand and inadequate service facilities for Gearboxes at wind mill locations.

Madurai is one of the major cities in Tamilnadu and located almost at center place of all wind mill locations (130 to 200 KMs).

The following are the Major machines, installed at Madurai Service Center:

Hydraulic Power Press – 300 Ton Capacity – Capable of handling single job weight up to 15 Tons.

Radial Drilling Machine.

Heavy Duty Lathe (8 feet)

Air Compressor (Screw Compressor)

Induction Heaters of Different capacities – To handle Bearings and Gear Wheels of Maximum diameter up to 1.5 Meters.

Oil heating tank. – For Shrink fit jobs.

Cleaning tank – for Cleaning of old spares.

Test Bed with 30 HP Motor & Variable speed Drive for No-Load trial run of Gearboxes.

EOT Crane with TWO Hoists of 20 T and 10T capacity.

Up to March-09 (from 1st June – 08, the date of Inauguration of plant) we have attended 40 nos. of various make, type and sizes of gearboxes of various capacities from 220 KW to 660 KW WTG planetary gearboxes at Madurai Works. The total billing value was 1.3 crores (Incl. of Sale of Spare and Service Charges).

We have appointed 4 agents in different locations to serve better to our clients.

We have approached many WTG manufacturers for regular annual contract business for servicing gearboxes and expecting good business.

Also this Service Center is very much useful for attending all kind of Gearbox Complaints in time. We shall handle any type of Gearboxes of any make & capacity and any application.

Source : http://www.emtici.co.in/services_centre.html


The following are the pics from their own website :

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Location from Google maps :

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Address of the plant from their website :

EMTICI ENGINEERING LIMITED.

S.F No. 44/3, Madurai - Quilon National Highway,
T Kunnathur Vrayer Taluk
Tamilnadu, Madurai -India.


Source : http://www.emtici.co.in/services_centre.html

The Manamadurai SIPCOT is a recent industrial development of the region and it has the Unity Appliances (Videocon) plant in it. They are said to have a TV set manufacturing facility and a 99 acres Solar Photo Voltaic plant there. We were restricted entry into the SIPCOT complex beyond a limit. This SIPCOT is located about 50 kms from Madurai. The below image is found in SIPCOT site.

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Below are the pictures taken by me.

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Below is the location of the SIPCOT from SIPCOT website :

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Source : http://www.sipcot.com/maps_Manamadurai.htm

Below is the location of the SIPCOT from Google maps.

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We saw this unit in Manamadurai SIPCOT complex, it is a chemical based industry 50 kms from Madurai city. The following is the data from their own website.



Quantum Drugs & Chemicals is one of the fastest growing drugs & chemicals company in India, which have speciality in BULK DRUGS & PHYTOCHEMICALS and also HERBAL/BOTANICAL HERBAL EXTRACTS_SPRAY DRIED. We are one of the leading bulk herbal drugs Manufacturers, Suppliers & Exporters. We have very strong team of Technocrats & Technical people engaged mainly into the New Molecules for various Multinational Companies. Quantum Drugs & Chemicals was established by Mr.N.K.Rathi during the year 1999.

Quantum Drugs & Chemicals has two manufacturing sites located in Southern part of India in state of Tamilnadu which is located in Virudhunagar & Manamadurai.

Source : http://www.quantumdrugs.in/home.asp


Their plant photographs from their own website :

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It was a photography prohibited place so we didn't take any photographs.

Their location of the Manamadurai plant is as in the map in the above post.

The location of their plants from their website :



Unit - 1
Quantum Drugs & chemicals
4/91, Pattampudur Village
Sattur Village
Virudhunagar District
Tamilnadu (India)

Unit - 2
Quantum Drugs & Chemicals
C-21, Sipcot Industrial Complex,
Manamadurai – 630 606.
Tamilnadu (India)

Source : http://www.quantumdrugs.in/BoardOfDirectors.asp

Paramount textile mills are units that are the sister concern of the Thiagarajar Mills Ltd. It is located in Thirali village near Tirumangalam, a suburb of Madurai about 35 kms from Madurai city. They have two or more mills near the locality and also other small units under them by name 'Color Yarns'. Now for the details from their own website.

Paramount Textile Mills (P) Ltd. is a world class manufacturer of grey fabrics situated in South Tamil Nadu. Keeping abreast with the Global trends and demands in fabrics & technology, Paramount has state-of-the-art production facilities to meet the modern and most challenging demands of today's discerning customers. The company is located in Thirali, A Sub-Urban Rural Village, few minutes drive from the cultural capital of the State, Madurai. The company engages in the manufacturing of greige fabrics from counts Ne 30/1 upwards to 200/1 & 2/60's upwards to 2/220's. The company currently produces just over 60,000 meters of fabrics per day, rolling an annual production of 21.60 Million Meters. Trusted for over two decades by India's leading garment exporters and world's leading brands, Paramount has today emerged as one of India's leading textile groups

The road so far & the road ahead
Paramount began weaving operations in a small shed dating back to 1979-80 as a family owned business & is still is. From just over a 2000 Meters a day, the company grew from strength to strength to emerge as a leader in manufacturing of greige. The company was one among the select few and first mills in India to be accredited with the ISO Status.

Quality, commitment & dedication have always been our forewords and they stand testimony to our success. The company is being managed by Smt. Lakshmi Murugesan in her capacity as the chairman & Managing Director. She hails from the illustrious family of Karumuttu Thiagarajar Chettiar, a Doyen in the field of textiles, Founder of Several Educational & Charitable institutions, 18 Textile Mills and the Bank of Madura (Today ICICI). The Marketing & Finance Divisions of the company are handled by Mr. Ram in his capacity as the Director. The company achieved the Bronze Trophy for the 3rd highest global exporter of cotton grey fabrics from India for the year 2009-2010.


Source : http://www.paramounttextiles.com/Corporate_Profile.html

Their facilities :

With Over 170,000 Sq Ft. of Construction, Over 184 Looms, A vertically integrated facility from Warping, Sizing to Weaving, Paramount is one of the largest Weaving Facility in South Tamilnadu churning in 60,000 Meters of finest fabrics per day. A Combination of Toyoda Airjets, Picanol Gamma Rapiers & Sulzers, our weaving is completely versatile to weave coarse to fine fabrics in the apparel & bedding sectors. Our Preparatory Machines are state of art high speed syncro 4 machine with multi cylinder and double sow box giving complete versatility to size coarse and finest delicate construction, up to 24000 ends which makes beams perfect for high level efficiency compared to the commercial preparatory machine on which power looms depend. In addition to the indigenous sizing machine, we also have a Benninger Sizing Machine & Warper for higher efficiency and quality. We have imported Japanese leasing machine, which very few mills have because of capital cost. Beams are leased, to prevent cross ends which commonly occur. Warehouse is fully equipped with electronic measuring systems for accuracy of cloth length to 0.001 mm accuracy and fully fledged for both roll and bale packing as the market demands. We follow the American 4 Point system in checking which even to date, only a handful of mills in India follow.


Source : http://www.paramounttextiles.com/World_Class_Facilities.html


Now for the pictures i took :

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Their location from Google maps (The B point is a unit and C is another one) :
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Contact from their website :

Paramount Textile Mills (P) Ltd.,
Thirali, Thirumangalam
Madurai District
Tamil Nadu
Madurai - 625706,
Tamil Nadu, India
Phone : +91-452-280724
Mobile : +91-9994922500
Fax : +91-4549-281856
Email : ram@paramounttextiles.in
info@paramounttextiles.in


Source : http://www.paramounttextiles.com/Contact_Us.html

http://sezindia.nic.in/writereaddata/updates/Agenda_for_the_meeting_of_BoA_13th_March_2012.pdf

Looks like Chella software has submitted the lease document and hence they are likely to become the co-developer for the developer ELCOT to build their own center in Ilandhaikulam over a sprawl of 2.24 acres (0.91 hectares). The 13th March 2012 BoA meeting for SEZs approval is awaited.

Screenshot of the Chella part in the agenda from the above source :

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1577/chellaappln.jpg

Last time their application was turned down because they did not submit the lease documents. This time it looks like they have submitted it from the pdf.

So, hopefully, they may get approval to build and start operations. :cheers:

^^ Nice to see the effort taken by Madurakarenda to take pictures of various industries and commerical buildings.

I had a strange experience few years back when i was going around Madurai to take pictures for the SSC forum. When i was taking pictures of the Dhaya cyber park the security guy asked to stop and started to come towards me. Since i knew who was building it i got afraid and for a second thought of just speeding away in my bike. But i didnt do that, the guy took my cell phone and said come inside the Engineer wants to talk to you. I went in and they asked me few questions and i showed my ID card. They deleted all the pictures and told me you don't know who is building this IT park. They were concerned because at that time the project was getting some bad press in many newspapers.

The 1 MW Solar farm of Great Shine Holdings is commissioned in Peraiyur of Madurai district and it is one of the kick starters of Solar Energy in Tamil Nadu. Below is the data from their website.

Greatshine Holdings Pvt Limited

Solar Farms

http://www.zynergygroup.net/images/im06.jpg Greatshine Holdings, has commissioned a 1 MW greenfield solar power plant, grid connected, located in Vannankulam village, Peraiyur, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. This project was awarded to Greatshine Holdings under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Missions first round of tendering. The Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) in July 2010, which was followed by the execution of Power Purchase Agreement in August 2010.

The power plant has a capacity of 1 MW, and the expected electrical energy generation for sale from the plant is approximately 1.65 million units (kWh) per annum.

The plant commenced operations by the end of January 2012.

The company intends to use this project as the initial step into its plan to develop a portfolio of solar power plants in the southern half of Tamil Nadu amounting to 50 MW over the next three years.


Source : http://www.zynergygroup.net/greatshineholdings.html

Location from Google maps is below :

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5835/zynergyloc.jpg

Kudos to MK for your continuous updates on all these industries. :cheers: Great job. :applause:

Indian foods, an agro based industry are packers for Britannia biscuits for the Southern TN and Kerala regions. They give out so many agro based foods. I clicked it when I was on the industrial photo tour last time but failed to upload it. We saw 2 campuses in the same road less than 2 km apart. Located in Manalur in Madurai to Rameswaram NH 15 km from Madurai city.

Information from their own website :

Welcome to INDIANFOODS Since 1980, INDIANFOODS has been involved in various avenues of FOOD INDUSTRY. This vast experience has enabled its resourceful people to accumulate wide knowledge on Bakery & Food Processing Industries.

Pioneers in providing Total Solutions for Projects of various sizes and capabilities.
Innovative Food Product Development and Manufacturing expertise.
Capacity to understand Grass Root Market & Marketing needs

CORE PURPOSE :

INITIATIVES to achieve our CORE PURPOSE :


To continue to be pioneers and market leaders in providing total solutions for businesses connected with Baking, Artisan IceCream & Chocolate, Indian Sweets & Snacks and Food Processing related to Meal Enhancement.
To develop & introduce on a regular basis Simple and Soulful foods under the brand names of “SIDEKICK”, “TEATIME FRIEND” & “RUSKING” and to expand Simple & Soulful “SNACK SHOP”.

What is Simple & Soulful Food:
Simple – It’s a challenge to keep things simple, yet to be original and unique. IndianFoods believes in using natural and healthy ingredients, avoiding unnecessary additives, evolving great tasting foods.
Soulful – Your nourishing food is not just protein and fiber, it needs a soul to rejuvenate people.

To give thrust to serve the vital needs that has been identified at the grass root level, a Community Kitchen to be commissioned, utilizing state-of-art Equipments & Technologies, to serve nutritious and hygienic meal enhancers for a common Indian in an affordable & convenient way.
To work closely with following Entrepreneurship Promotional Trusts to realise our Core Purpose :

BAKERY & FOOD PRODUCERS DEVELOPMENT & LENDING TRUST (DEAL TRUST)
Objective : To promote the Micro and Small Scale Bakery, Food Producers and Processors to mechanize.

G3 FOOD VENDORS TRUST (G3 TRUST)
Objective : To Gather, Guide and Grow the Unorganized Food Vendors.

To continue to be a Knowledge Exchange in Food Industry. To build Lasting Relationships with Employees by helping them build careers with passion and committed teams for their progress. To ensure Delightful Experiences for Customers, Partners, Associates, Suppliers and all other Stake Holders. Almost 25 years relationship with leading food industry – Britannia Industries Ltd and more than 15 years relationship with world-class food machinery manufacturers from Europe and Japan would be strengthened.
To continue our focus on Quality and Consistency in all our products and services. To pursue ISO 22000 and HACCP in all our food manufacturing operations.



Source : http://www.indianfoods.in/aboutus.html



Now for the photos I took :

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/7772/indianfoods.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8241/indianfoods1.jpg

Second campus :

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/6425/indianfoods2.jpg

Map and distance from Madurai from Google maps :

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/2227/indianfoodsloc.jpg

Find their products here : http://www.indianfoods.in/division3.html

Address from their website :

http://www.indianfoods.in/addre.jpg

Source : http://www.indianfoods.in/general.html

Tractor major to invest Rs.160 crore in expansion


In order to continue its harvest of bumper sales at a time when the industry is logging negative growth, city based tractor major Rs.8,021 crore turnover Tractor and Farm Equipment Ltd (TAFE) will set up a new 60,000 units per annum plant in Madurai, said a top official.

Chairman and CEO Mallika Srinivasan told reporters here Tuesday: "We will be investing a new plant with an annual capacity of 60,000 units in Madurai. All our plants are operating at full capacity and we expect demand for our products to outpace industry growth."

"Overall the company will be investing Rs.160 crore in expansion. The new plant in Madurai involves an outlay of Rs.100 crore. The company will also set up an agricultural implements plant at an outlay of Rs.30 crore. Another Rs.30 crore will be spent on carrying out value addition at our Turkish plant," R.C.Banka, president added.

According to him the company has a total capacity of around 180,000 units per annum (600 units per day) and fresh capacity at Madurai is needed to meet the projected increase in demand. Post expansion TAFE's total annual capacity will be 250,000 units.

Officials told IANS by production improvement measures the per day capacity will be increased to 700 units per day by the end of this year apart from the new Madurai plant.

Last fiscal TAFE world's third largest tractor manufacturer increased its capacity by some internal adjustments and sold 148,112 units (brands TAFE, Massey Fergusson (MF) and Eicher) including exports of 20,396 units.

She said the company ships out its tractors to 73 countries and its export revenue is around Rs.1,200 crore.

Looking back at the fiscal that went by, Srinivasan said: "The first half of the year the industry grew by around 19 percent and we grew at 26.9 percent. From November onwards industry showed downward trend while TAFE continued its growth rate."

"Nearly 68 percent of our sales come from products that had been launched during the last three years. We expanded Eicher range of tractors. It was known as small horse power (hp) player and now it has tractors up to 50 hp."

According to her, TAFE will be launching a new 55 hp model this month.

Srinivasan said she is cautiously optimistic about the tractor industry's fortunes, and added: "The short term outlook is caution while the medium-long term outlook is optimistic. As far as TAFE is concerned we are bullish about its prospects."

"Going ahead we will be into soil preparation, harvesting and post harvesting agricultural implements segment," she said.

Queried about harmonization of components between its three brand models - TAFE, Massey Ferguson (MF) and Eicher - to cut costs, Srinivasan said each model has its own USP and that cannot be compromised to achieve advantages of common components.

On the company's Turkish plant she said: "Last year we sold 4,000 units and this year we plan to double that number."

According to her, the company is also participating in development of Centurion family of tractors (50-125 hp) along with AGCO Corporation.

"We will make the tractors in India and ship them out during the second calendar quarter of 2013," she said.

http://twocircles.net/2012apr03/tractor_major_invest_rs160_crore_expansion.html

^^Wah, Thanks for sharing this Murlee!! :cheers: 130 Crores INR for Madurai plant expansion in total! You could see tractors (The small red color things arranged around the plant) everywhere here :

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=tafe+tractor,+madurai&hl=en&ll=10.116853,77.935719&spn=0.003966,0.004823&sll=9.92523,78.11664&sspn=0.007937,0.009645&t=h&z=18

Thanks for the update. Good to see the expansion plans of TAFE. While TNCCoI keeps talking about car industries, silently TAFE is expanding.

What happened to the plans of Videocon investing in manufacturing somewhere between Madurai and Manamadurai? Does anyone know anything about it?

^^ The SIPCOT is on the way to Sivagangai from Manamadurai i.e about 3 kilometres from Manamadurai town. They have started production a year back I suppose. It was a 2000 Crores INR investment. We tried to make it to their location when we went on an industrial tour last time. But the SIPCOT restricted our entry after a certain limit. I thought of getting them in Google Earth but they have only 2006 imagery there. I have requested for an update from them, let us wait till they update. But they are recruiting now and then. A particular line there in the first link below - "Knowing Tamil language is must.Madurai & Sivangangai Dist candidates will be preferred." :cheers:

and in the second link - "Candidates should be ready to relocate to Manamadurai (Near Madurai)" :cheers:

* 200 diploma guys for Trainee posting

http://www.wisdomjobs.com/view_job.php?jobid=302480

* Head/VP/GM-HR (8 to 12 years experienced)

http://www.wisdomjobs.com/view_job.php?jobid=340682

* Production head - LCD

http://jobs.trovit.co.in/index.php/cod.frame/url.http%253A%252F%252Fwww.jobsicon.com%252Fjob-details.aspx%253Fid%253D28364/id_ad.u1q1cqN1S04/type./what.manamadurai/pos.4/org.1/pop.1/publisher_id./referer_id.1/t.1
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There are other such industries like Sirius zip fasteners India ltd (with around 300 to 400 employees - One of the leading zip manufacturers in India they say) and Quantum drugs and Chemicals industry and other medium industries

Over all, its occupancy and Nilakkottai SIPCOT occupancy was good. I will post some under construction industrial sheds in Nilakkottai SIPCOT in Madurai region II thread today since they could be included here after completion on my next tour to that location.

^^

Thanks MK. I am aware of the SIPCOT area. However, for some reasons I thought that this is coming up between Madurai and Manamadurai.

Regarding the SIRIUS ZIPs, yes they are big. In fact, this is a group of companies in the same place. People from Madura Coats started these series of companies and they manufacture zips. You might see the name MCL in many of the ZIPs and these come from this place. I don't know if they still keep the name MCL as there is no Madura Coats Limited. They had this name even when the name for Madura Coats changes to Coats Viyella.

Some more details on the TAFE expansion:

"2011-12-ம் ஆண்டு எங்கள் நிறுவனத்தைப் பொருத்தவரை ஒரு முக்கியமான ஆண்டாகும். எங்களுடைய டிராக்டர்களுக்கு வெளிநாடுகளில் நல்ல தேவை இருக்கிறது. பொதுவாக டிராக்டர்களுக்கு உள்நாட்டிலும் வெளிநாடுகளிலும் இருக்கும் தேவையைவிட எங்களுடைய நிறுவன டிராக்டர்களுக்கான தேவை அதிகமாகவே இருக்கும் என்று தெரிகிறது. இதை கருத்தில்கொண்டு நாங்கள் 3 அல்லது 4 முக்கிய நடவடிக்கைகளை மேற்கொள்ளத் தீர்மானித்திருக்கிறோம். முதலாவது, மதுரையில் உள்ள டிராக்டர் உற்பத்திப் பிரிவின் தயாரிப்புத் திறனைக் கூட்டுவது.

ரூ.100 கோடி முதலீட்டில் ஆண்டுக்கு 60,000 டிராக்டர்கள் தயாரிக்க இது உதவும்' என்றார் மல்லிகா.

35 ஏக்கர் பரப்பில்: இப்போதுள்ள டிராக்டர் உற்பத்திப் பிரிவுக்கு வெகு அருகிலேயே 35 ஏக்கர் பரப்பில் புதிய உற்பத்திப் பிரிவும் அமைகிறது என்றார் டாஃபே மோட்டார்ஸ், டிராக்டர்ஸ் லிமிடெட் நிறுவனத்தின் தலைவர் ஆர்.சி. பங்கா.

சென்னை, மதுரை, போபால் (ம.பி.) ஆகிய நகரங்களிலும் கர்நாடக மாநிலத்தின் ஒரு நகரிலும் இந்த நிறுவனம் டிராக்டர் தயாரிப்புப் பிரிவுகளை நிறுவியிருக்கிறது. இவை அனைத்தும் சேர்ந்து ஆண்டுக்கு 1.48 லட்சம் டிராக்டர்கள் தயாரிக்கும் திறன் உள்ளவை.

துருக்கி நாட்டில் இந்த நிறுவனத்துக்கு உள்ள டிராக்டர் உற்பத்திப் பிரிவு வெளிநாட்டுத் தேவைகளைப் பூர்த்தி செய்கிறது. ஐரோப்பிய நாடுகளுக்கு இங்கிருந்துதான் டிராக்டர்கள் ஏற்றுமதி செய்யப்படுகின்றன.

துருக்கி உற்பத்திப்பிரிவால் ஆண்டுக்கு 12,000 டிராக்டர்களை உற்பத்தி செய்ய முடியும். இப்போதைக்கு 4,000 டிராக்டர்கள்தான் உற்பத்தியாகின்றன. இதையே அடுத்த ஆண்டு இரட்டிப்பாக்க தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்டிருக்கிறது என்றார் பங்கா.

துருக்கி உற்பத்திப் பிரிவுக்குக் கூடுதலாக ரூ.35 கோடி முதல் ரூ.40 கோடி வரை முதலீடு தேவைப்படும் என்றார்.

டிராக்டர்களிலேயே தனிப்பிரிவாக ""அப்ளிகேஷன் டிராக்டர்கள்'' என்பதைத் தயாரிக்க சென்னை அல்லது மதுரையில் நிலம் கிடைக்குமா என்று பார்த்துவருவதாகவும் அவர் தெரிவித்தார். இந்தப் பிரிவுக்குக் கூடுதலாக ரூ.40 கோடி முதலீடு தேவைப்படும் என்றும் அவர் தெரிவித்தார்.


www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?&SectionName=Business&artid=576674&SectionID=143&MainSectionID=143&SEO=&Title=

It is a 35 acres plant in Madurai already and they are expanding in another 35 acres and looking for land in Madurai and Chennai for another project for Rs. 40 Crores (It is actually Rs. 30 Crores according to the Hindu). Hope that too lands in Madurai since the area nearby the existing TAFE has very less people settlements.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/7066773063_c5452224df_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5276/6920693918_f582440e9c_b.jpg

^^ A 15 MW themal power station that is going to be fired by bagasse (Sugar cane waste) is getting ready in Alanganallur co operative sugar mills

I clicked these pics whenever I caught sight of these.

Aruna Alloys:

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4740/arunaalloys.jpg

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6938/arunaalloys1.jpg

Hi Tech Arai Limited:

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/598/hitecharai.jpg

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/1752/hitecharai1.jpg

Sundaram Fasteners Limited:

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/25/sflj.jpg

The TVS group of companies and many spinning mills in Madurai region operate good number of buses. Let me try to capture them in the coming days.

^^

MK,
Its very nice to see some buses related to the industries in our area. Hoping to see some large scale industries around Madurai soon.

The Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (MADITSSIA) has appealed to the Madurai district Superintendent of Police Asra Garg to provide security to women employees working in the women's industrial estate in Kappalur.

In a letter, MADITSSIA President V. S. Manimaran said that the women's industrial estate was started with the help of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in her earlier tenure through the Small Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) and employed over 500 women.

However, due to the presence of a TASMAC bar near the estate, the women workers were being harassed by unruly elements day and night.

Further, anti-social elements were gathering in unused buildings inside the industrial estate and were creating trouble for the employers and workers.

At a time of intense labour shortage, particularly in the skilled workers category, the available women workers are threatening to quit in face of this menace.

Mr. Manimaran said, “While 20 companies are presentaly operating, 20 more are in the process of setting up shop. In two year's time, the industrial estate's entire capacity of 65 units would be filled employing more than 2,000 women. For this to materialise, security was a must.”

The complaints given earlier resulted only in patrols for a short duration, after which the problem rose once again. Hence, the trade body urged Mr. Garg to provide for continuous patrolling of the estate premises and provide adequate security to women workers and called for relocating the TASMAC Bar.

Mr. Manimaran noted that along with Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation, District Industries Centre and SIDCO, MADITSSIA was also among the Selection Committee that short-listed the applicants for the women's industrial estate.


http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article3417344.ece

^^ Good to know that SIDCO for Women Industrial Park is going toward great occupancy

I saw the Quality knitwear industry's staff bus today nearby Teppakulam carrying staffs to their plant. And found their website. They have two plants in Madurai. One in Vilathur in Sivagangai highway and another in Keerathurai.

Below is the information from their website.

Company Profile

Established in 1992, Quality Knit Wears Private Limited is a leading manufacturer and exporter of a wide range of high quality knitted garments situated in Madurai, 170 kms south east of Tirupur, knitwear hub of India.

The company entered the new millennium, carrying with it a reputation as the quality supplier of best knitwear and related products.

The product line of Quality Knit Wears Private Limited ranges from Under garments, Shorts, T-Shirts, Night wear, Casual wear and other value added garments, as per specification of the customers.


The company has manufacturing facility at Madurai and Tirupur. Moreover a new factory with state of the art of machinery in garment making and finishing is coming up at Madurai Integrated Textile Park, situated at Vadipatti nearby Madurai.




Source : http://www.goldmineinfotechs.com/qkwpl/aboutus.html#profile



Good to know that they are coming up with one more facility in MITPL of Vadipatti :cheers:(Expanding in Madurai).

One photograph of the Vilathur facility from their website :

http://www.goldmineinfotechs.com/qkwpl/gallery/album/slides/building.jpg

Their addresses as in their website :


Registered Office:

11, Narasimhapuram 3rd Street,
Kamarajar Salai,
Madurai-625 001

E-Mail: info@qualityknitwears.in



Factory-1:

63, Sivagangai Main Road,
Vilathur,
Madurai-625 020
India.
Phone: 00-91-452-2429168
Fax: 00-91-452-2673532



Factory-2:

2/2, Nallamuthu Pillai Road,
Keerathurai,
Madurai- 625 001
India.
Phone: 00-91-452-2679051
Fax: 00-91-452-2673532


Source : http://www.goldmineinfotechs.com/qkwpl/contactus.html


And finally, their location from Google maps :

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9342/qualityknit.jpg

Hello, I'm new to this forum. I'd like to know if there is a thread dedicated to real estate progress in Madurai.

Thanks.

Hello, I'm new to this forum. I'd like to know if there is a thread dedicated to real estate progress in Madurai.

Thanks.

Hi, we don't have a thread dedicated to Real estate projects in Madurai but I am planning to create one in Madurai exclusive forum (www.allaboutmadurai.com) since many are not comfortable with new threads creation in skyscrapercity. Please visit that website after a week.

Wanted to share this, see the bold lines below in the last:

Desired Candidate Profile

Education:

(UG - Diploma - Other Specialization) OR (PG - PG Diploma - Other)

Knowledge of mould repairs and Maintenance

Exposure to moulding & metal components

Assemble & Disassemble of all types of molds.

Should be good at Planning & Preventive Maintenance & Moulds.

Should be good at new mould trails, process optimization & trouble shooting

QS & TS documentation work

Knowledge of developed new models and Reduction of Rejections,

Should be expert in Moulds, tools and dies making



Qualification :- Diploma in Plastic Mould Engineering & Technology from CIPET or equivalent to that :cheers:

http://jobsearch.naukri.com/job-listings-Engineer-Mould-Dies-Videocon-Industries-Ltd--Manamadurai-Madurai-Sivagangai--3-to-6-years-210611000935

^^ One of my friends is about to join Unity appliances and heard that they are going to hire Engineering graduates in another six months (These days they hired MBA-HR, Diploma guys, now they are about to go for graduates it seems). Big thanks to Videocon and those who had put efforts to land the 2500 Crores worth manufacturing plant complex here. Looks like they are hiring a very small number of CIPET output also.

When I was to Manamadurai last time, I was able to see Realestate guys putting up flex boards with words like very much nearby the Videocon Solar Power Farms, etc. and able to see Videocon container lorries roaming here and there in National Highways. Good to see a very large industry after quite a while in Madurai region.

[QUOTE and there in National Highways. Good to see a very large industry after quite a while in Madurai region.[/QUOTE]


+1, Keep going

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Crosspost from AAM (Original post by Rajkumar.TKPT) :

Videocon's Rs 1500 crore manufacturing plant to commence production in 3-4 months

CHENNAI: Home appliances manufacturer Videocon Industries' Rs 1500 crore manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu would begin production in next three to four months, according to a top company official.

The company, in 2010, inked a MoU with the Tamil Nadu Government for setting up the plant at an investment of Rs 1500 crore.

The plant is coming up in Manamadurai in SIPCOT Industrial Park in Near Madurai to manufacture LCD Plasma TV sets and other electronic goods and spares.

"Tamil Nadu project has been delayed. We have already invested huge amount (Rs 700 crore) so far at the plant. The project is very much on... We will be manufacturing television sets to begin with..It will start (production) in three to four months time...", Videocon Industries, Managing Director, Rajkumar Dhoot, told reporters here.

Besides, manufacturing of the television sets, Dhoot also the President of industry body ASSOCHAM, said the plant was also feasible for manufacturing other electronic products. Currently, Videocon Industries have a plant at Bharuch (in Gujarat) to manufacture coloured glass.

"We have the only plant in Bharuch, to manufacture coloured glass. We want to export them to Indonesia, Malaysia where the demand is there...", he said.

He said they had shifted their Hosur plant ooperations to Manamadurai inorder to use latest technology for manufacturing plasma televisions.

The company had planned to recruit about 700 people once the plant becomes operational, he said.

Stating that there has been demand for colour television sets, he said, "the demand is there. we are supplying every where. We just imported (Cathode Ray) tubes from our own company in China and now within four months time, we will have enough supply for colour television sets".


http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/cons-products/electronics/videocons-rs-1500-crore-manufacturing-plant-to-commence-production-in-3-4-months/articleshow/14672478.cms

Biggie to Madurai after so long! Welcome to Madurai, Videocon. :banana:

With the four laning to Rameswaram via Manamadurai to begin, logistics should not be a problem.

Very good news in the last few decades on madurai industrialization:banana::banana:

^^Very good news:banana:

Nice to see this Happening , its great because next to chennai one of the Major Electronic player setup a Plant in Madurai and not in any other city.

During the 12{+t}{+h}Plan Period, Tamil Nadu will set up 100 industrial clusters with common facilities centre (CFC) to enhance productivity, competitiveness and capacity building of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), said Rural Industries Minister M.C. Sampath on Thursday.

Delivering the inaugural address at a seminar on ‘Traditional industries of Tamil Nadu’, organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries, Mr. Sampath said that during the 11{+t}{+h}Plan Period, 50 projects were identified by the State government of which seven had been completed and eight were under various stages of implementation. The Centre had sanctioned a grant of Rs. 39.89 crore and the State, Rs. 5 crore.

For the current year, 20 clusters would be taken up for implementation costing Rs. 136.07 crore.

The Centre would provide a grant of Rs. 97.30 crore and Tamil Nadu’ share was Rs. 10.48 crore.

The Minister said that as traditional industries provided employment opportunities to several lakh of people it was the duty of the State to protect the sector. Last year alone, the government provided subsidy of Rs. 66.50 crore to 3,824 MSMEs.

Mega clusters

According to the officials, out of the 100 industrial clusters, the State government had identified and validated 18. Proposals for six mega clusters along with CFCs had been sent to the Centre for approval. It would cost roughly between Rs. 9 crore to Rs. 14 crore per cluster.

It was proposed to set up electronic cluster in Coimbatore, gold jewellery (Madurai), coir (Bhavani), gate and grill (Tirumullaivoyal), women’s ready-made garment (Thalavaipuram), lorry bodybuilding (Namakkal) and sago (Salem).

Principal Secretary Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Department, G. Santhanam, said that the State government had kept the free dhoti, saris and uniform schemes going to help the unorganised sector that provided employment to weavers. It provided training to 1,000 village artisans last year.

Mr. Santhanam said to increase the turnover of handicraft products Poompuhar would start selling its products through e-commerce. It had been decided to double the sales volume of Co-optex.


http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article3633791.ece

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During the 12{+t}{+h}Plan Period, Tamil Nadu will set up 100 industrial clusters with common facilities centre (CFC) to enhance productivity, competitiveness and capacity building of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), said Rural Industries Minister M.C. Sampath on Thursday.

Delivering the inaugural address at a seminar on ‘Traditional industries of Tamil Nadu’, organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries, Mr. Sampath said that during the 11{+t}{+h}Plan Period, 50 projects were identified by the State government of which seven had been completed and eight were under various stages of implementation. The Centre had sanctioned a grant of Rs. 39.89 crore and the State, Rs. 5 crore.

For the current year, 20 clusters would be taken up for implementation costing Rs. 136.07 crore.

The Centre would provide a grant of Rs. 97.30 crore and Tamil Nadu’ share was Rs. 10.48 crore.

The Minister said that as traditional industries provided employment opportunities to several lakh of people it was the duty of the State to protect the sector. Last year alone, the government provided subsidy of Rs. 66.50 crore to 3,824 MSMEs.

Mega clusters

According to the officials, out of the 100 industrial clusters, the State government had identified and validated 18. Proposals for six mega clusters along with CFCs had been sent to the Centre for approval. It would cost roughly between Rs. 9 crore to Rs. 14 crore per cluster.

It was proposed to set up electronic cluster in Coimbatore, gold jewellery (Madurai), coir (Bhavani), gate and grill (Tirumullaivoyal), women’s ready-made garment (Thalavaipuram), lorry bodybuilding (Namakkal) and sago (Salem).

Principal Secretary Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Department, G. Santhanam, said that the State government had kept the free dhoti, saris and uniform schemes going to help the unorganised sector that provided employment to weavers. It provided training to 1,000 village artisans last year.

Mr. Santhanam said to increase the turnover of handicraft products Poompuhar would start selling its products through e-commerce. It had been decided to double the sales volume of Co-optex.


http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article3633791.ece

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Gold jewellery is not so big as compared to Textiles,Electronics,Truck building,when it comes to growth..They should give more attractive ,profit-making and responsible cluster..Some form of Industrial cluster is better (like tyre,chemicals,or probably home electronics like the way Videocon came to madurai)..but lets hope for the best along with some GOLD

Trade fairs being organised by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) helped micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) reach out to export markets such as Japan, Latin America, Africa, West Asia and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries, said its Chairperson and Managing Director Rita Menon here on Thursday.



These fairs, generally specialised ones that concentrate on a particular sector, provided a platform for suppliers and consumers to meet, she said while addressing the ‘Mupperum Vizha’ of Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (MADITSSIA). The trade body’s 38th anniversary was celebrated. Besides, three awards — Visvesvaraya Award-2011 for best small scale industry in southern districts; Women Entrepreneur Award- 2011 given in association with Sakthi Masala; and the Service Industry Award 2011 given jointly with the TVS groups — were presented. An MoU was signed with ITPO.



Ms. Menon said that the ITPO conducted fairs at several locations including New Delhi and Chennai, on various sectors such as hardware, food, printing, textiles and pharmaceuticals. The exhibition industry was growing in India at a pace even higher than in China.



While conceding that the Indian economy was under pressure because of various developments in many areas, she said that the economy could still rebound.


Speaking earlier, Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Executive Director of ITPO, said that while big companies had easy access to expos held domestically and aboard, small units needed assistance to take part in them and gain exposure. The ITPO conducted around a dozen expos domestically and more than 30 business fairs abroad.



“Potential untapped”
Collector Anshul Mishra said that less than 40 per cent of Madurai’s potential had been realised so far and expressed hope that recent developments would ensure the untapped potential got realised.
V.S. Manimaran, MADITSSIA president; K.S. Serma Pandiyan, secretary; KR. Gnanasambandan, vice-president, Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA); and N.R. Subramaniaraja, past chairman of All India Manufacturers’ Organisation (AIMO), spoke.



http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article3687539.ece

Sales and production of khadi products has gained considerable momentum in the southern districts of late mainly as a result of interventions by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) to modernise the production and sales processes. The production of khadi products in the KVIC Madurai Division increased to Rs. 24.74 crore in 2011-12 from Rs. 18.12 crore in the preceding fiscal, an increase of 36 per cent, K. Mohan Raju, Director of KVIC Madurai division, which comprises 10 districts, told The Hindu.

Likewise, the sales figures grew to Rs. 33.31 crore in 2011-12 from Rs. 27.33 crore in the previous financial year, an increase of 22 per cent.

Village industries
A similar increase was witnessed in the village industries sector with production increasing to Rs. 201.90 crore in 2010-11 from Rs. 192.08 crore in the previous fiscal, an increase of 5 per cent. The sales figures registered an increase reaching Rs. 224.46 crore in 2010-11 from Rs. 219.73 crore the preceding fiscal, an increase of 2 per cent.
The interventions of KVIC include taking artisans on exposure visits to other States and opening bank accounts to all the workers so that the wages could be credited directly.
The KVIC Divisional Office of Madurai, he said, had sponsored 1,031 units under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) between 2008-09 and 2011-12 with the total margin money subsidy working out to Rs. 15.12 crore. The new employment generation was around 9,495.
For the current financial year, he said that 151 projects have been targeted with the margin money allotted being Rs. 3.46 crore and an employment generation 1,208 targeted. Under the Janashree Bima Yojana – an insurance policy for KVIC artisans - 3,696 artisans have been enrolled with 661 having obtained educational scholarships from it. An Artisan Welfare Trust has been formed for the benefit of artisans. A total of Rs. 65.22 lakh had been credited into the Trust with half the amount coming from the artisans and the rest from their respective Sarvodhaya Sanghs (SS).
Mr. Raju also informed that a Khadi cluster at Kandalur in Karaikudi is going to be commissioned soon under the Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI).
It will have three partners in Virudhunagar SS, Karikudi SS and Aruppukottai SS.
The KVIC has given Rs. 98 lakh as grant for this project with the three SSs contribution being Rs. 20.4 crore.
The cluster has 313 jharkas, 36 handlooms and a common facility centre for bleaching and dying, ready-warping machine besides a mini-sizing cum warping unit.



http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article3733597.ece

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Chennai-based TAFE, which operates through the Eicher brand, is also ramping up its presence to boost market share. Despite the current slowdown, the company has not scaled down its plan to invest Rs 100 crore in a new plant at Madurai, expected to start operations next year. The new plant would raise TAFE’s annual capacity to 2,50,000 units a year.
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http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/mahindra-to-ramptractors-business/483410/

^^ Good to note that they have not changed the plans, hoping to see another state of the art plant in the same location (Kalladipatti near Vadipatti in NH soon) functional next year. I guess they possess the land already.

One of the most pressing problems vexing the youth of today is the lack of employment opportunities, which leads to a variety of problems that affect their immediate family, the society at large and the country itself.

At the same time, there is a huge need of labour, both skilled and unskilled, among all industries ranging from the micro, small and medium enterprises to the huge companies.



This paradoxical situation, industrialists opine, is mainly due to a lack of awareness among youngsters of the job opportunities near their homes, which leads them to migrate.

This pattern brings its own set of social problems such as a stress on urban areas due to a huge influx of migrants and families getting torn apart.
To address some of these issues and bridge the gap between employees and employers, Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (MADITSSIA) is going to organise a job mela here on September 15 to fill vacancies across a wide spectrum ranging from sewing to administrative jobs.


The main problem, according to Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA) vice-president KR. Gnanasambandan, is the orientation of the Government which focuses only on higher education.
The 12th Five Year Plan aims to increase to 23 per cent the number of school pass outs completing postgraduate education from the present 11 per cent.

“Once a person completes an engineering course, he/she will not consider going to technical jobs such as fitters and moulders, sectors in which the industry needs a large number of people.”
However, many of these engineering graduates also, after seeing the lack of jobs for their qualification, finally seek employment that is below their educational qualification and when they do so, the companies are reluctant to hire them as they fear such recruits would leave very shortly and effort spent on training them would be a waste.

Even in the upcoming job mela, more than 300 engineering graduates have applied while major vacancies are for posts like fitters, plumbers, tailors and moulders.
The banks are also contributing negatively as they look to fill up their educational loan portfolio only with students pursuing engineering or other professional courses.
In Gujarat, a highly industrialised State, he said, every one of the 425 taluks has at least one Industrial Training Institute (ITI).

Also, in Canada, a polytechnic education is more valued than an engineering degree.
Mr. Gnanasambandan said that the youth must come out of this engineering craze and look at other sectors where the industry needs workers.
The main objective of this job mela initiative, Association president V.S. Manimaran said, was to arrest the migration of youth from Madurai to the industrial hubs of Tirupur and Coimbatore.


With the companies nearer home offering job opportunities, these youth need not have to migrate. Many companies in Madurai itself, ranging from the TVS to small industries, have hundreds of vacancies.
“We are also going to discuss with the district administration the possibility of those having registered with the Employment Exchange being asked to come for this mela.”
People here were unaware of the job opportunities and do not know how to seek a job at the companies here. This job mela would be of great help to them.

Mr. Manimaran also said that while they needed 169 tailors, only three have applied for this post so far.



S. Nagarajan, chairman of MADITSSIA’s service sector panel, who is organising the job mela, said that companies were ready to recruit unskilled workers and give them the requisite training. The industries are ready to recruit even those with a minimum educational qualification of Standard VIII.



Giving a picture of the job openings available in the mela, he said that so far, around 100 spinners and an equal number of weavers are needed along with 300 helpers, 90 fitters, 200 moulder operators, 75 electricians, and 50 in boiling and dying.



Those who were willing to take part in the mela should submit their name, mailing address, telephone and mobile numbers, qualification, preferred job and register themselves on or before Tuesday (September 11) : The coordinator, MADITTSIA, 1A-4A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Madurai – 625 020, telephone no: (0452) 252 3966.


Source:HINDU

State-of-the-art press will facilitate quicker printing and faster delivery The Madurai edition of The Hindu, the people’s newspaper of the region, added a colourful feather to its cap on Wednesday with the commissioning of a new printing facility at Puliyankulam on the Madurai-Rameswaram highway.



The new facility will enable the readers to have a more colourful tryst with their favourite newspaper every morning. The state-of-the-art press will also facilitate quicker printing and faster delivery. The printing unit is yet another testimony to the commitment of The Hindu to give the best to its readers.



It comes a few days after the Madurai edition of The Hindu turned 33. The formal inauguration of the new press was marked by a puja in the morning in which the Chief Executive Officer of Kasturi and Sons, Arun Anant, and Vice-President (Production) K. Krishnan participated.
The CEO also inaugurated the printing of The Hindu and its sister publication Business Line in the night.


http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article3891901.ece

Great...The New Indian Expres press is also there...

I clicked a photo of it 6 months back without knowing what that was while it was under construction. Failed to share at that time. :D

In a move to make Madurai and other tier II cities more industrialised, a group of entrepreneurs launched an initiative called Nativelead, in association with CII and Nasscom, with their pilot project at the Thiagarajar College of Engineering, on Friday.

Speaking at the launch of the programme, R Dinesh, Tamil Nadu chairman of CII, said this was an initiative which could bring about the required change to the region. He said 90 per cent of the people who went into companies were content to follow status quo and never questioned anything in the surroundings. Only people who came forward to question and innovate could form a better tomorrow. Five success stories from this initiative would change the environment, he felt.

Karumuttu T Kannan, chairman of the Thiagarajar College of Engineering, where the pilot project is being launched, said it was a bold initiative which had come at the right time when the superfast express called job placements was slowing down. Students should pause and think about their future, beyond getting placed in big companies. What this initiative required was for a student to come out with a brilliant idea and get it validated by his peers and leave the rest to the board. It is high time innovative ideas of students went beyond farewell functions, he said. Kannan said he would be happy if his faculty could guide his students to bring out innovations from campus.

R Sivarajah, director, Nativelead Foundation, said with the Indian population projected to have a predominantly young force aged below 30 in coming years, the private and government sectors would be able to offer employment only for 30 to 40 per cent of them. There was a danger of others who were left out becoming anti-social elements. Innovation and entrepreneurship would offer a solution to this problem.

Nativelead aimed at creating awareness among students of today, and also sensitizing parents towards this. The foundation aimed at nurturing innovations within campus, through suitable means. The economic world was today being led by two per cent of its population, who had boldly become innovators and entrepreneurs.

Dr V Abhaikumar, principal, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, said higher education today continued to be an open-ended process. "We try to give a meaning to entrepreneurship during college days, but these programmes conclude with case studies," he said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Entrepreneurs-step-in-to-industrialise-Madurai/articleshow/16404551.cms[/EMAIL]

^^ Nativelead Foundation is an initiative by our Friend Mr.Ramanathan Sivarajah who is president of SIDA also.

Myself and MK got the personal invitation for this function but both of us are unable to attend bcs of our academic difficulties.

^^ Mr. Ramanathan Sivarajah is a very nice person and is passionate about the development of our city. I attended the last SIDA meeting two months back where they spoke about positioning Madurai as a product development hub for small scale software units and organizing a road show with the CII under the name "CII Connect".

I asked them of their idea of organizing roadshows with IT Ministry of TN as they did last year, he told like the ministers are changed of their portfolios very often and hence the SIDA didn't prefer the same (since it is a wastage of efforts, time and money, etc).

I had more to share on that front, let me share it in the meanwhile after meeting Mr. Sivarajah again.

The latest SEZ BoA meeting agenda had update on RR IT SEZ like they have already bought construction goods worth Rs. 11.XX Crores and hence they are asking for extension of LoA of their SEZ status. I would be thankful if somebody posts that from www.sezindia.nic.in website update.

I clicked a photo of it 6 months back without knowing what that was while it was under construction. Failed to share at that time. :D

mk any idea till now where madurai edition was printed and where are the other printers of hindu in Tn. I think they are having only four editions in TN viz chennai,coimbatore.madurai,trichy.

mk any idea till now where madurai edition was printed and where are the other printers of hindu in Tn. I think they are having only four editions in TN viz chennai,coimbatore.madurai,trichy.

Deepu, they had an office in KK Nagar 100 ft road for many years. Now I guess they shifted their printing ops alone to the new place. I guess our Ananth can tell us more.

Deepu, they had an office in KK Nagar 100 ft road for many years. Now I guess they shifted their printing ops alone to the new place. I guess our Ananth can tell us more.

MK, I cant add much to it, because I am out of madurai for decades now. Hindu had office and printing press in KK Nagar 100 ft road since inception. I too not sure whether only printing press gone out of KK nagar or office also. But logically thinking the whole set up would have been shifted from KK nagar since back office staff including resident editor and others are very few in no and it wont make sense to keep them in one corner of the city and press in another corner.

There was a time (35 years+ back) hindu had their own small aircraft and paper used to come from madras daily morning to madurai by flight. Madurai had Indian express. Then hindu started from madurai some 30+ years back and few years back they started edition from trichy also.

As part of its expansion plans, Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services would recruit 100 people across its delivery centres during the next fiscal.

Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services is a 51:49 per cent joint venture between the Chennai-based Sundaram Finance Ltd and BNP Paribas Securities Services, a 100 per cent subsidiary of BNP Paribas.

The Chennai-based Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services employs 200 people in its two-delivery centres in Chennai and Madurai.

“It expects to hire around 100 people in the next financial year,” a company statement said.

Meanwhile, the company said as part of providing full-fledged fund accounting services, Sundaram BNP Paribas has inked an MoU with Mumbai-based private equity player.

Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services said during their first full year of operations, the company successfully migrated over 2.8 million investor files along with 35,000 distributor records.

“The fact that we have achieved transition of almost three million folios with no disruption of services to individual customers and distributors is very fulfilling,” Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services, CEO, Shridhar Iyer said.

In 2010, Sundaram Finance and BNP Paribas Securities Services had said they would invest Rs 60 crore in fund services over a three-year period, the statement added.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/banking/article3917844.ece

The southern districts of Tamil Nadu have suffered a ‘massive de-industrialisation’ over the past five years mainly due to the power crisis that has hit the existing units very hard, forced many to close down and scared away potential investors, a cross-section of representatives of industry bodies feel.

A sore point has been the preferential treatment to Chennai which faces just an hour of power cut whereas the rest of the State reeled under a regime of 14 to 16 hours of outages daily. This enabled the units in the State capital to supply products at a quicker pace with lower production costs compared to those in other districts engendering what the business community here believes to be an “unfair economic advantage” and uneven playing field, The southern region already had a low industrial base compared to the western or northern parts of the State, where cities such as Coimbatore and Chennai boast of a slew of big industries have driven the economic development of their regions, the representatives of the industry bodies say.

‘Ultimate incentive’

Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA) vice-president KR. Gnanasambandan says that ‘de-industrialisation’ process had occurred despite a slew of Government policies and incentives for setting up industries in backward and southern parts of the State as power was the ultimate determinant.

A case in point is that of Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI) established at Karaikudi on the initiative of RM. Alagappa Chettiar, former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Shanthi Swarup Bhatnagar with the hope of driving industrialisation of the south.

“The institute’s research is fully based on electricity, which is completely irrelevant for the south now. While a few metal powder industries did come up in Melur, Thirumangalam and Kundrakudi, they have closed down.”

IT Industries

Even though the State government established information technology (IT) parks with much fanfare in Madurai and other southern districts, none had fully taken off as the software majors preferred Chennai, primarily because of the one-hour load shedding factor.

On the textile front, he said that Madurai, which was home to 40 textile mills till 20 years back, had just one major textile mill left. Further, many polythene extrusion units located in and around Madurai had also completely migrated to other cities.

It was because of the power crisis, he said that Madurai could not capitalise from the BHEL unit at Tiruchi by hosting ancillary units despite being just over 100 kms away.

Mr. Gnanasambandan said that the few surviving industries in the south such as sea food processing units in Thondi near Ramanathapuram and Tuticorin and the light engineering companies that manufacture electricity transmission materials such as poles and transmission lines in Paramakudi were fast losing their competitiveness because of the power crisis.

White Paper

P. Sitaraman, founder president and current executive committee member of Plastic Manufacturers Association of Madurai (PLASMA), said that more than 40 per cent of the chemical and plastic industries – continuous process units - in southern districts had closed down over the past three years.

Since 2007, he said, there have been no major investments in the sector and the surviving companies also had cancelled expansion plans. While a few new units did come up, many more had closed down.

“I have not accepted any orders for Deepavali season so far as I do not know how the power supply would be. Unless the State government brings out a White Paper on the power situation, small industries that cannot afford captive power plants would not be able to plan their production process,” he added.

Bleak Deepavali

M.R. Rajendran, president of Kappalur Industrial Estate Manufacturers' Association in Madurai, which has around 300 small units employing 12,000 workers in the estate, said that at least ten units in the Estate have shut down in the past two to three months alone, throwing more than 1,000 workers into joblessness.

Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association president V. S Manimaran said that they were looking at a ‘bleak Deepavali’ this year. Instead of accepting large orders, they were restricting themselves to the barest minimum needed to survive as the power crisis had curtailed their production

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/deindustrialisation-in-south/article3930732.ece[/EMAIL]

I dont know when the state govt will wake up to the reality.:bash::bash: Already south has low industrial base and even whatever there also getting closed down due to so many reasons as given above.

Something we have to do against this Government policy to give power 24 hours for Chennai and just 8-12 hours for South. :bash: We all south peoples should go to Chennai and block out total Chennai until we get our rights.. Otherwise this stupid government wouldn't do anything for us.

We don't have other option then demanding Pandiya Nadu. Guys from Chennai.. don't just oppose our demand; or better give some alternation solution. Can we ask Miss.JJ to give entire power received from Kudankulam for South TN? like she asking CG?? :bash:

^^ Is Madurai, really in Tamil nadu (or) JJ, the CM for Madurai too ??

:bash::bash: to every Political party of TN and their govts. who neglect Madurai for each & every issues..:bash:

http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s480x480/198752_474458815919862_404822579_n.jpg

Something we have to do against this Government policy to give power 24 hours for Chennai and just 8-12 hours for South. :bash: We all south peoples should go to Chennai and block out total Chennai until we get our rights.. Otherwise this stupid government wouldn't do anything for us.

We don't have other option then demanding Pandiya Nadu. Guys from Chennai.. don't just oppose our demand; or better give some alternation solution. Can we ask Miss.JJ to give entire power received from Kudankulam for South TN? like she asking CG?? :bash:

When myself, truthspeaker and likemadurai were talking and insisting that pandiya nadu is the solution for the never ending problems faced by south TN, people were laughing at us, insulting us. We never worried and continued with our points. Sometime back, Gilli realized that our request/demand as genuine and agreed with our demand. I am glad now u also agree with the same. I am very happy that Educated and well qualified people like Gilli, U r supporting our noble cause. I have no doubt, we will get it one day. Let us fight

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/deindustrialisation-in-south/article3930732.ece[/EMAIL]



This is a very good write-up , it shows the present situation on southern TN..when the hect the SG will start focusing ..everybody trusted the New ADMK govt will do something , but they still continue to vouch for the Growth of Great Madras .. :bash::bash::bash:

^^ venki, How about other cities and town of TN like Coimbatore, Salem, Thirupur, Hosur etc...

Are they not closing their shops bcos of the power issue.. is it only south gets effected?... Since I am in out of india, may not aware of the situation in TN ....

I am only confined to power issues ....

^^The power issue has caused a wide-spread problem all over TN which includes Kovai,Tiruppur,Trichy,Madurai,Erode and its not confined only to the south-TN ,even the Agricultural places like Tanjore and Tiruvarur got affected due to this..it got worsened last week that many blue collar workers took it to the Electricity board office and had a argument with all the officers there..5000- 6000 MW deficit vantha total TN will be in soup..

Thanks :)

I dont know, is it correct thread to discuss about other region power problem? If I mention, our friends get angry

KG, venky, please understand that article was covered by the Hindu, Madurai region. Also my point is to highlight Chennai is getting motherly treatment and CG consider other cities like dogs. As we are from Madurai, we are discussing about our Madurai fate in Madurai thread... Note: Madurai thread... it's not Tamilnadu thread. We know other district also treated like street dogs. But we don't want to talk about that. It's their funeral.

^^Its just a Doubt that kg wanted to ask and me wanted to clear his question , we are not overdoing anything I guess.. I guess there is no need for explanation as we stopped the Q&A long time back and there were no continuing arguments.. :)

Three days back it all started in Madurai transport thread and now spread to this thread also. We want to highlight problems being faced by madurai in transport front or industries front in the respect thread and not in any other cities thread. Unfortunately people are waiting in queue to ensure that our problems shouldnt be highlighted in the respective thread also.

Guys,

When you give a complaint against certain forumer, please give URL of his ID.

If the complaint is against any post, Please give the URL / URLs of that particular post or posts.

If you give only the thread name or page URL, it is difficult to take immediate action.

Please post only in the All India complaints thread first followed by PMs to all moderators. Who ever is free at that time, may take immediate action.

Please do not quote these problem posts while replying to these. Then we are forced to delete your posts also for quoting the problem posts. Just quote the post number & person name

Thanks

^^ Guys,

Attention needed..:)

I assume, as we dont have any thread to discuss things, citing comparison with other cities and that ultimately brings the other city forumers to our threads, creating lots of mis-directions, I am starting this thread "Madurai - Tea Kadai Bench"..:crazy2:

Continue your hot discussions with comparisons at :

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=95792791#post95792791

From now-on, Let's stick on to only Industrial updates of Madurai in this thread.

To bring the limelight for Industrialisation of Madurai & South TN

The Challenges are

1.Land Issue

An example of tricky situation is, if you could identify the land pockets in Madurai - Tuticorin highway where many companies are scouting lands for Factories,Hotels,Warehouse,Storage etc are finding it difficult to buy the land. Since most of the lands are bought by some AP guys. Neither they develop and bring some projects nor they are traceable to buy the land.

2.Power

Now no Factories / Commercial establishments will get POWER :D so eppidi project varum. They should have their own captive power plant will add up Project cost.

3.Industrial Scenario

The Global economy as well as Indian economy is in real bad state. So export business will be a Tough task. Only the companies wanted to cover the mass regional distribution will be starting their factories to cater only to South TN, due the Logistics cost would be very high Courtesy : Recent Diesel Price Hike.

The advantage we have is Manpower & the Land availability.

Unless until any Big Industry ie Hyundai / Bhel comes up will change the scenario.

If CG / SG decides they can do policy change and Propose a Certain number of interested companies to look after Madurai & Down south.

State-wide Industrial clusters being discussed but nothing Materialised.

Bringing light to the below mentioned projects can be the game changer

1.MADURAI - TUTICORIN Industrial corriodor
2.MADURAI - VIRUTHUNAGAR Industrial Belt - SIPCOT @ Sivarakottai
3.NANGUNERI SEZ
4.Pushing Integrated Textile Park to its full capacity
5.I hope INO is firm now.

Lot of companies are earmarked to set up Solar Power plant in & around Madurai ie Sivaganga,Viruthunagar. Again a policy decision is pending for PPA Power Purchase Agreement need to be made friendly enough.

^^ Guys,

Attention needed..:)

I assume, as we dont have any thread to discuss things, citing comparison with other cities and that ultimately brings the other city forumers to our threads, creating lots of mis-directions, I am starting this thread "Madurai - Tea Kadai Bench"..:crazy2:

Continue your hot discussions with comparisons at :

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=95792791#post95792791

From now-on, Let's stick on to only Industrial updates of Madurai in this thread.

Dear Gilli, good move. But

1- as it is Madurai is portrayed in a different way in cinema etc., to top it up, u have given great title as if tea kadai talk is not happening anywhere else in TN.

2- to a certain extend, comparison is unavoidable. We shouldn't talk badly about another city. But then if there is no comparison, then on what parameters who will evaluate the cities not just in TN but as a whole in India r even world?

Dear Gilli, good move. But

But then if there is no comparison, then on what parameters who will evaluate the cities not just in TN but as a whole in India r even world?

^^^^
Dear Ananth Sir,

As my Thalaivar Rajinikanth once said, One should compare with his own performance every time and not with others...it will lead to huge expectation and then disappointment...

Why cant we compare with present Madurai with the past (say 10 years back?)....it will give us genuine bench mark for our growth. At the same time we can get our rights from SG/CG showing our growth graph. (definitely Our city had changed/developed a lot in past few years).

Many retail showrooms/Jewellers, Branded car showrooms have been opened, Malls/Multiplex, small IT industries, IXM upgraded to International destination everything happened only within 5 years. Is this not a development?

On the other hand if we compare with other cities and saying Madurai is still not developed then we will be keep on saying this for infinite times. Then other people (even silent members of this forum) will also starts to think "Oh Madurai is still not developed"...:nuts::nuts:.First we should believe that our city is developing. This will bring some positive energy around us. and hope it will make us to march towards our destination...:):):)

Lets Promote our city in Positive way in this forum and drag many investors to land in Madurai...rather than keep on worrying MDU is not developed....

Im believing Madurai is developing....:cheers::cheers:

Sir, Edavthu thapaa soliruntha manichukonga...As Im not that much Experience like you....

^^^^

On the other hand if we compare with other cities and saying Madurai is still not developed then we will be keep on saying this for infinite times. Then other people (even silent members of this forum) will also starts to think "Oh Madurai is still not developed"...:nuts::nuts:.First we should believe that our city is developing. This will bring some positive energy around us. and hope it will make us to march towards our destination...:):):)

Lets Promote our city in Positive way in this forum and drag many investors to land in Madurai...rather than keep on worrying MDU is not developed....

Im believing Madurai is developing....:cheers::cheers:

Sir, Edavthu thapaa soliruntha manichukonga...As Im not that much Experience like you....

:cheers: True !

^^^^
Dear Ananth Sir,

As my Thalaivar Rajinikanth once said, One should compare with his own performance every time and not with others...it will lead to huge expectation and then disappointment...

Why cant we compare with present Madurai with the past (say 10 years back?)....it will give us genuine bench mark for our growth. At the same time we can get our rights from SG/CG showing our growth graph. (definitely Our city had changed/developed a lot in past few years).

Many retail showrooms/Jewellers, Branded car showrooms have been opened, Malls/Multiplex, small IT industries, IXM upgraded to International destination everything happened only within 5 years. Is this not a development?

On the other hand if we compare with other cities and saying Madurai is still not developed then we will be keep on saying this for infinite times. Then other people (even silent members of this forum) will also starts to think "Oh Madurai is still not developed"...:nuts::nuts:.First we should believe that our city is developing. This will bring some positive energy around us. and hope it will make us to march towards our destination...:):):)

Lets Promote our city in Positive way in this forum and drag many investors to land in Madurai...rather than keep on worrying MDU is not developed....

Im believing Madurai is developing....:cheers::cheers:

Sir, Edavthu thapaa soliruntha manichukonga...As Im not that much Experience like you....

Super what you are saying is exactly correct

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

Dear maduraiguy, madurai's soul and raj

While I am very happy to read ur comments and love to think on the same lines, I beg to differ on the basic foundation of your thoughts. Let me put forth my views.

1- as a whole due to population growth more and more number of showrooms/retailers etc will come up. This is the case with each and every place be it Madurai or any other small township. Can u please show in TN a town which has not seen increase in showroom or jewellers?

2 - due to general increase in salary, inflation etc automatically our purchase power increases. It doesn't mean real development.

3- if we start comparing ourselves with what we were 10 yrs or 20 yrs back and be happy then we can't grow at all, Because 1960's Madurai was not same in 1970 and so on. In that way, we will always feel satisfied with our growth over few decades and be content with it. Do u wish to be in that category or look at in another way. That is, compare u with another city of ur size and see how they developed and analyze reasons for their growth and rectify our shortcomings.

Ignore what others talk about us. R we feel happy and comfortable with our cities growth in last 50 years in comparison to other cities?

I am all for development of our beloved city. But I take inspiration from how other places have grown compared to us and not what I had 10 yrs back or 30 yrs back.

If TATA Group or Ambani group or for that matter our local TVS group compare themselves with what they were 10 years or 20 years back, then they wouldnt have grown to this level at all because they would have felt happy with their growth in past 10 years or 20 years and they wont move forward. Today we have Ambani and few others in Forbes billionaire list etc because they compared their status with other billionaries in the world and wanted to reach that level. They achieved success in their mission to a large extend. Hope you got it

Keep one point in mind. We can reach higher levels only if we compare with others and not with ourselves because by default we will be growing definitely over a period of time due to reasons given earlier. So comparing myself won't help me. Same goes for Madurai.

^^Its just a Doubt that kg wanted to ask and me wanted to clear his question , we are not overdoing anything I guess.. I guess there is no need for explanation as we stopped the Q&A long time back and there were no continuing arguments.. :)

Doubt and clearing doubt all r ok. But it also depends on where the doubt (thread) is raised and under what circumstances it is raised. That makes the intensions clear.

^^oh come on...If we ask a Question ,we tend to answer or try to help others..that is all about forum and networking.seldom we forget if its relevant and we bend the rules.I think it was not a degrading thing .Is that a problem..I dont think so..Anyway we dont have to discuss this further..PERIOD..

Dear maduraiguy, madurai's soul and raj

While I am very happy to read ur comments and love to think on the same lines, I beg to differ on the basic foundation of your thoughts. Let me put forth my views.

1- as a whole due to population growth more and more number of showrooms/retailers etc will come up. This is the case with each and every place be it Madurai or any other small township. Can u please show in TN a town which has not seen increase in showroom or jewellers?

2 - due to general increase in salary, inflation etc automatically our purchase power increases. It doesn't mean real development.

3- if we start comparing ourselves with what we were 10 yrs or 20 yrs back and be happy then we can't grow at all, Because 1960's Madurai was not same in 1970 and so on. In that way, we will always feel satisfied with our growth over few decades and be content with it. Do u wish to be in that category or look at in another way. That is, compare u with another city of ur size and see how they developed and analyze reasons for their growth and rectify our shortcomings.

Ignore what others talk about us. R we feel happy and comfortable with our cities growth in last 50 years in comparison to other cities?

I am all for development of our beloved city. But I take inspiration from how other places have grown compared to us and not what I had 10 yrs back or 30 yrs back.

If TATA Group or Ambani group or for that matter our local TVS group compare themselves with what they were 10 years or 20 years back, then they wouldnt have grown to this level at all because they would have felt happy with their growth in past 10 years or 20 years and they wont move forward. Today we have Ambani and few others in Forbes billionaire list etc because they compared their status with other billionaries in the world and wanted to reach that level. They achieved success in their mission to a large extend. Hope you got it

Keep one point in mind. We can reach higher levels only if we compare with others and not with ourselves because by default we will be growing definitely over a period of time due to reasons given earlier. So comparing myself won't help me. Same goes for Madurai.

^^^^^^

Accepted Sir,

Really respecting your views and it is true in one point or other...

But Bottom line of my view is. "Let us Promote our city in positive way in this forum...instead of posting MDU is not developed and make others to think the same...this will create an illusion to many forum members who have not visited our city at all to think MDU is still a big village.

I hope we can grab some private investors to some extent by this positive attitude...If govt does not do anything. Atleast we should promote our city in positive way.

மதுரை மாவட்டம் உறங்கான்பட்டி "மகியா' தொழிற்பேட்டையில் தொடர் மின் வெட்டு காரணமாக 61 தொழிற் கூடங்கள் மூடப்பட்டன. உற்பத்தி சரிவு, வங்கிக்கடன் பாக்கி, தொழிலாளர்களுக்கு சம்பளம் வழங்க முடியாததால் அடுத்தடுத்து பல தொழிற்கூடங்கள் மூடப்படும் அபாயம் உள்ளது.உறங்கான்பட்டியில் "மகியா' (மதுரை ஹோசரீ இன்டஸ்டிரியல் அசோசியேஷன்) தொழிற்பேட்டையில் 147 தொழிற்கூடங்கள் இருந்தன. கார்மெண்ட்ஸ், பிளாஸ்டிக், பேப்பர் கோன், பேப்பர் கப், பிளாஸ்டிக் பைப், விசைத்தறி தொழிற்கூடங்கள் செயல்பட்டு வந்தன. சில ஆண்டுகளாக தொடர் மின் வெட்டு ஏற்படுவதால் உற்பத்தி சரிவு ஏற்பட்டு உரிமையாளர்கள் நஷ்டத்தை சந்தித்தனர்.

வங்கிக் கடனை செலுத்த முடியாத நிலை, தொழிலாளர்களுக்கு சம்பளம் பட்டுவாடா செய்ய வழியின்றி 61 தொழிற்கூடங்கள் சில மாதங்களுக்கு முன் மூடப்பட்டன.ஒரு "ஷிப்ட்' இயங்கினால் போதும்:மகியா செயற்குழு உறுப்பினர் மணிகண்டவேலன்: முன்பு மூன்று ஷிப்ட் இயக்கப்பட்டது. ஒரு ஷிப்ட் இயக்க 10 மணி நேரம் மின்சாரம் தேவை. தற்போது மணிக்கு ஒரு முறை மின் வெட்டு இருப்பதால் ஒரு ஷிப்ட் கூட இயக்க முடியவில்லை. டீசலுக்கு மானியம் கொடுத்தால் நஷ்டத்தில் இருந்து ஓரளவு தப்ப முடியும்.விசைத்தறி கூடத்தின் போர்மேன் கணேசன்: விசைத்தறிகளை இயக்கி பல மாதங்கள் ஆகி விட்டது. டீசலுக்கு மானியம் கொடுத்தால் தான் தறிகளை இயக்க முடியும். அவ்வப்போது வரும் மின்சாரத்தை பயன்படுத்தி ஏனோ, தானோ என தொழிலை நடத்த வேண்டியுள்ளது. நிலைமை இப்படியே நீடித்தால் என்ன செய்வது எனத் தெரியவில்லை.


http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?Id=554692[/EMAIL]

Around 61 units out of 147 units located in Uraganpatti hoisery industrial estate has been closed down.

Almost a century back, Mahakavi Bharati sang a song "ENDRU THANIUM INDHA SUDHANDIRA THAGAM & ENDRU MADIUM ENGAL ADIMAYIN MOHAM". If Mahakavi was alive today, he would have composed a new song "ENDRU THANIUM INDHA MINSARA VETTU & ENDRU MADIYUM ENGAL DINASARI THOLLAI"

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:Super what you are saying is exactly correct

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

More than a year has passed ever since the Corporation planned to commission the waste processing unit set up at Vellaikkal garbage dumping ward to produce organic manure.





But, the inordinate delay in full-fledged working of the unit has left huge investment made on it lying idle, even as the Corporation was finding it difficult to contain the smoke emanating from the garbage which was polluting the surroundings. Mayor V.V. Rajan Chellappa and Corporation Commissioner R. Nanthagopal, who inspected the unit on Monday, were annoyed since they felt that no appreciable progress had been made ever since their last inspection to make the unit run.





They ordered City Engineer (in charge) A. Madhuram to issue clear cut instructions to the contractor to meet all the requirements on employing adequate manpower and procuring necessary things for commissioning the unit in a time-bound manner. “The entire area should be kept clean and no outsider should be allowed into the dump yard to prevent fire lighted by rag pickers to extract metals from waste,” Mr. Chellappa said.




Madurai Corporation is generating over 400 tonnes of garbage every day which is being dumped in the Vellaikkal yard. The waste processing unit, set up under public-private partnership, is supposed to become operational by July, 2011. It was expected to segregate organic and inorganic waste through a series of mechanical processes before manufacturing organic manure.




The Corporation has set up the mechanical units with concrete drying yard. The unit is expected to reduce garbage used for land filling at the dumping yard through segregation. While the metals, plastic and rubber particles could be used for recycling, and organic waste would end up as manure, only the inorganic waste would go for land filling.



The Mayor and the officials also inspected the second land-filling pit getting readied at the dump yard. The Commissioner wanted the contractor to immediately take up the basic work of scientifically covering the ground at the land-filling pit to prevent groundwater pollution through seepage.
Mr. Nanthagopal warned that any entry by rag-pickers with the intention of taking away metals and plastics would be treated as trespassing and police action would be initiated against them. The rag-pickers were blamed for setting up the garbage on fire to extract the metals which often caused smoke.



The Mayor advised posting of security men to keep rag-pickers away.


http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/waste-processing-unit-lying-idle/article3932294.ece

Dear Gilli, good move. But

1- as it is Madurai is portrayed in a different way in cinema etc., to top it up, u have given great title as if tea kadai talk is not happening anywhere else in TN.

2- to a certain extend, comparison is unavoidable. We shouldn't talk badly about another city. But then if there is no comparison, then on what parameters who will evaluate the cities not just in TN but as a whole in India r even world?

^^ 1. Cool down Ananth.. You cannot see Tea kadai talks in any other CITIES other than our Madurai.. We're unique in many things and Tea Kadai talks are one among it.. You can see tea shops near Meenakshi amman temple, the core-part of Madurai getting filled in early mornings with our people, reading news-papers and talking about the country's political and economical situations in their own-style.

To start with, Revolutionaries like Communists live with single tea, a day and spend their most times at Tea kadai bench but that doesn't mean they're lazies.. They are well-known for making Revolutions. Sorry If I deviate the topic, just trying an example.

2. There is nothing wrong in making comparisons. Let us know how a non-maduraiite perceived about Madurai & its developments and take their critics as a feedback for us, to bring solutions for various issues disturbing the growth of Madurai. To those who perceived wrong, Let's try explaining them the facts and leave the rest with them.

Let our Revolution starts with our "Madurai - Tea Kadai Bench"

Ananth

I can understand your anguish.

Please do not bother much about what others post or how movies portray Madurai.

Any business who is coming to any city does lots of Background research and these small issues do not influence them at all.

Madurai will get what it deserves. Yes Politicos from the districts are mute most of the times and do not have the passion as you have for the development of the districts. They are more interested in making money for personal gains.

Madurai Tea Kadai thread is similar to All India Chai Bar or TN Arattai Arangam threads.

You can discuss Miscellaneous subjects about Madurai region here and also funny ones.

ENSOY

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd (DICV), the Indian subsidiary of truck manufacturer, Daimler AG, has appointed Jeyaraj Group as its dealer in Madurai, located on the Madurai-Dindigul National Highway. At the inauguration, V. R.V. Sriprasad, Vice-President, Marketing, Sales & After-Sales, DICV, said the dealership is part of a plan to provide a nation-wide network of over 100 3S facilities along the most important trucking routes in the country, fully equipped with trained manpower and covered workshop. The dealership will provide a host of value added services, he added.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article3955808.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home

Wind blows off relief as power cuts return


The short spell of relief from unscheduled load shedding that the southern districts experienced for the past three days has come to an end as the power generation from wind mills, which enabled the authorities to provide relief, has begun to decline again.



Sources in Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), Madurai Region, told The Hindu on Thursday that in the absence of rains during this monsoon season, the power authorities had limited options for providing constant relief to the consumers. Heavy rains reduce power demand as farmers reduce the use of heavy motors and domestic consumers switch off energy-intensive air-conditioners.



While wind power could be used as a supplemental source of power, it cannot be the mainstay behind the power distribution strategy as it was inherently volatile. This instability, the official said, was the reason TANGEDCO was unable to restrict load shedding to any pattern or fixed hours.



The TANGEDCO Madurai Region comprises the five southern districts of Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram.



Wind season

According to data from Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (TANTRANSCO), the sister entity of TANGEDCO, the power consumed from wind mills rose from 36.415 million units (MU) on September 29 to 63.594 MU on September 30, fell slightly to 56.74 MU and again rose to 60.713 MU on October 2.



This sudden increase in power generation from wind mills, officials said, was unexpected as the wind season begins in May and ends in early weeks of September. This unseasonal spike in power generation has already begun to decline, and as on October 3, the power consumption from wind mills declined to 55.773 MU. The power generation on the morning hours of October 4 from wind mills was only 880 MW while it had to be in the range of 2,500 MW to 3,000 MW to enable TANGEDCO to provide relief to consumers.



The power savings obtained by TANGEDCO through resorting to load shedding fell sharply from 41.422 MU on September 29 to 8.989 MU on September 30 and just 3.38 MU on October 2. However, it has begun to increase again touching 22.43 MU on October 3, indicating that TANGEDCO was stepping up the load shedding to compensate for the deceased power generation from wind mills.



Traders meeting

Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (MADITSSIA) president V. S Manimaran said that a meeting of 35 affiliated associations had been called on Monday to discuss the issue of power cuts.
“Tamil Nadu produces 6,500 MW now with the rest coming from wind mills and private power plants. Of this, Chennai alone consumes 2,600 MW, more than one-third. The Government must increase power cuts in the capital to provide relief to rest of the State.”



As on August 31, Tamil Nadu continues to occupy the first place in the country in harnessing wind energy with a total installed capacity of 7,111.675 MW, accounting for 40 per cent of India’s total capacity of 17,655.35 MW. During the wind season, wind power contributes around 3,500 MW, which helps TANGEDCO immensely to meet the State’s peak demand that exceeds 11,000 MW.



http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/wind-blows-off-relief-as-power-cuts-return/article3967951.ece

மதுரை மாவட்டத்தில் நிலவும் மின்வெட்டு காரணமாக, கப்பலூர் தொழிற்பேட்டையில், தினமும் ரூ.50 கோடி வரை உற்பத்தி நஷ்டம் ஏற்படுகிறது. மூன்று ஸ்பின்னிங் மில்கள் உட்பட 160 தொழிற்கூடங்கள் மூடப்பட்டன. மேலும் பல தொழிற்கூடங்கள் மூடப்படும் அபாயத்தில் உள்ளன.இங்கு விசைத்தறி, பேப்பர் கப், பேப்பர் கோன், உணவு பொருட்கள் பதப்படுத்துதல், பிளாஸ்டிக் பொருட்கள் உற்பத்தி உட்பட 300 தொழிற்கூடங்கள் இயங்கின. நேரடியாக 7,000 பெண்கள் உட்பட 15 ஆயிரம் பேர், மறைமுகமாக 20 ஆயிரம் பேர் வேலை வாய்ப்பு பெற்றனர். தொடர் மின் வெட்டு காரணமாக தொழிற்கூடங்களை நடத்துவதில் சிக்கல் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. முன்பு மூன்று "ஷிப்ட்' நடந்தது. தற்போது நாள் ஒன்றுக்கு நிலவும் 14 மணி நேர மின்வெட்டால் ஒரு "ஷிப்ட்' கூட இயக்க முடியவில்லை.

*கப்பலூர் இன்டஸ்டிரீஸ் எஸ்டேட் அசோசியேஷன் செயலாளர் முத்துராமன் கூறியதாவது: மின்சாரம் எப்போது வரும், போகும் என தெரியாததால் விசைத்தறிகளை இயக்காமல் மூடி வைத்துள்ளோம். 300 தொழிற்கூடங்களில் 160 தொழிற்கூடங்கள் மூடப்பட்டு விட்டன. டீசல் விலை உயர்வால் ஜெனரேட்டரை இயக்கி உற்பத்தி செய்தால் செலவு இரட்டிப்பாகிறது. இதனால், பொருட்கள் மீதான விலையை உயர்த்த வேண்டியுள்ளது. விலைஏற்றப்பட்ட பொருட்களை விற்க முடியாது. சென்னையை போல் மற்ற தொழிற்சாலைகளுக்கும் தடையில்லா மின்சாரம் வழங்க வேண்டும், என்றார்.*பிளாஸ்டிக் பைப் உற்பத்தியாளர் ஜெய்சிங் கூறியதாவதுபிளாஸ்டிக் பைப் உற்பத்தியின் போது 2 அல்லது 3 சதவீதம் கழிவு ஏற்படும். இது பெரிய பாதிப்பை ஏற்படுத்தாதது. மின் வெட்டால் 17 சதவீதம் வரை கழிவு ஏற்படுகிறது. இதனால், கடும் நஷ்டம் ஏற்படுகிறதுகேரள, கர்நாடகாவில் தயாரிக்கப்படும் பைப்புகள் இங்கு வந்து விட்டன. கூடங்குளம் அணு மின் உற்பத்தியை துவக்கவும், மத்திய தொகுப்பில் இருந்து கூடுதல் மின்சாரத்தை பெற்று தொழிற்கூடங்கள், தொழிலாளர்களை காக்க முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும், என்றார்.

- Dinamalar (http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=560899)

Tyre major Bridgestone has inaugurated its second Select Super Concept store in Madurai. They have 22 such stores across the country and the first store was inaugurated in Bangalore in May 2011 and the response to these concept stores was good.

Hiromi Tanigawa, Managing Director, Bridgestone India, inaugurated the store Manickam Company on Saturday and told the newspersons that safety, reliability and eco-friendly are the major keywords behind these concept stores, through which the brand presence would be enhanced and this will also create a strong retail identity and in the process will make Bridgestone products accessible to a much larger number of consumers.

He further said that Bridgestone’s Indian market share is 25 to 30 per cent and the company plans to emerge as the market leader. “In 2010 we planned to reach a target of producing 10,000 passenger car tyres and 3,000 truck tyres per day by March 2020 but looking at the growth we are advancing the target by three or four years.”

Keeping in mind the growth of Indian economy, we are following a strong and aggressive strategy to expand the market; the new factory in Pune is expected to be opened by the beginning of next year, he said.

“The tyres at Bridgestone are specifically made for Indian roads keeping in mind the wear and tear. We will soon be opening such concept stores at Coimbatore, Chennai and Tiruchi”, he added. S. Venkitachalam, Deputy Manager, Sales, South and P. Prabhu, store owner Manickam Company were present during the inauguration.


http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/bridgestone-plans-more-concept-stores/article3973883.ece[/EMAIL]

Ideal Home expo begins today in Madurai

Madurai, Sept. 25:

The 28th Ideal Home Exhibition sponsored by Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (Maditssia), is being held at Tamukkam grounds in the city from tomorrow.

The annual fair, usually held during February has been advanced to September, for the first time. According to K.S. Serma Pandiyan, Secretary of the association, the move on an experimental basis is being held to cater to the holiday season and if the response is good, the event would be held twice a year in the future. L. Murari, association Vice-President, said the current edition has been titled ‘Spring fest Ideal Home’ and would feature around 200 stalls in three bays.

The expo will be held from September 26 to October 3. The timings on weekdays is 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., and on Saturdays, Sundays and October 2 (Gandhi Jayanthi), 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/article3935658.ece

MADURAI: Be there to catch the best automobile brands (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/automobile-brands) zooming into town, test drive super bikes, enjoy a photo op with a Honda super bike, take a ride on the Honda off-roader and have fun in the kids zone at the Times Auto Expo (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Times-Auto-Expo) on October 13 and 14. Organised by the Times of India in association with Honda at the Gandhi Museum ground, the auto expo will have 15 of the world's top automobile brands on display like Audi, Volvo, Skoda, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hyundai and Renault. Some of these premium car brands do not have a showroom in Madurai and the expo is expected to be an exclusive avenue to pick one.

Visitors can have a glimpse of the Honda VT1300 CX superbike displayed for the first time in Madurai. Kids can have a fun drive on the Honda CRF 50. Besides a fun-filled kids zone for entertainment, the expo will also have a food court to treat the taste bugs of the denizens of the city.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Times-Auto-Expo-to-kick-off-on-October-13-14/articleshow/16777786.cms

“Solar power beneficial to small firms”

India had the potential to exploit solar power to a large extent that would enable industries to reduce its dependency on an unreliable grid supply and diesel-powered generators, which are fast becoming expensive as the Government begins to withdraw subsidies, according to M. Srinivas Ramprasad, Chief Executive Officer of Persept Solar, a Bangalore-based solar firm with German technology.

While the huge capital investments and large land requirements were factors inhibiting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) from taking to this technology, he said that this company had created a business model to tackle both these issues.

He was addressing an awareness programme on solar power organised here on Thursday by Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (MADITSSIA), Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA) - FNF Service Centre, (TFSC) Chennai.

“We (the company) would bear the capital expenditure for the solar plant provided the industrial unit entered into a short-term or long-term power purchase agreement with us and had a minimum requirement of more than 250 KW.

The land issue could be circumvented by making use of the company’s roof tops.”

Speaking to the large number of small scale industrialists, he said that this minimum requirement could be met by small units if they came together under a cluster approach.

While the Central regulations allowed this kind of third party private power sales, it was now restricted by the Tamil Nadu Government. However, he added that industry bodies were negotiating to relax this norm.

Through this business model, industries could have a fixed power tariff for 10 to 15 years as the cost of Government-supplied power was only going to increase in the future as subsidies were eliminated. The cost of per unit of solar power, he said, would be lower than that of the power generated from diesel-powered generators and would come closer to the commercial tariff charged by state electricity boards.

Terming his company as an Independent Power Producer, Mr. Ramprasad said that it offered captive roof top solar PV power on a ‘build, own, operate and transfer’ model to Indian industries.

Earlier, TANSTIA vice-president K.R. Gnanasambandan said that the industry had to become proactive to tackle issues of concern as the Government was gradually retreating from various public services and ceding the space to private sector.

The TFSC, its chief executive officer P. Lakshminarayanan said, undertook a study of power sector jointly with the alumni association of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) and have come up with a new business model to promote solar power among industries. MADITSSIA president V. S Manimaran, secretary K.S. Serma Pandiyan spoke.

The TANSTIA-FNF Service Centre, which provides supporting services to small scale industries, is a collaborative venture between TANSTIA and Friedrich Naumann Foundation, a German organisation established in 1958 by Theodor Heuss, the first president of the West Germany.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/solar-power-beneficial-to-small-firms/article4010287.ece

Moser Baer’s Rs. 100- crore 5-MW solar grid interactive photovoltaic (SPV) plant in Sivaganga has technology suited specifically for Indian climate

Located in the hinterland is a project that proved to be a trump card for those advocating solar power as a solution to the power crisis in the State.

Spread across 65 acres in Rettai Pillai Ayyanarkoil, a tiny hamlet near Muthupatti in Sivaganga district, the 5-MW solar grid interactive photovoltaic (SPV) plant has exceeded the targets set in the planning stages, according to government and company officials.

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01250/29THPLANT_1250919f.jpg

INTERNATIONAL FUNDING

Constructed at a cost of Rs. 100 crore, the plant has come up with funding from IDBI and the International Finance Corporation, a part of the Washington-based World Bank Group.

The Sivaganga project, identified by the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) and implemented under the Generation Based Incentive (GBI) scheme of the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, was commissioned on December 20, 2010. A power purchase agreement was signed with the erstwhile Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) for Rs.4.50 per unit. A GBI pact was concluded with Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) for Rs. 10.50. Totally, the plant yields Rs.15 per unit.

Being operated by Moser Baer Clean Energy, the project has a plant load factor of above 20 per cent against the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s stipulation of 19 per cent, according to its senior manager Kanagaraj Ramachandran.

The average daily production of the plant has been around 24,500 units. Excluding four per cent of the production for internal consumption and loss, the remainder is fed into the grid. In March 2011, the highest monthly generation was achieved with 31,500 units. This month, it was so far 31,200 units. Even in recent days of heavy rains, the plant has generated around 15,000 units, he says

Tamil Nadu has a major advantage over Rajasthan and Gujarat, leaders in the field, as the State does not have sand storms which damage solar panels and reduce their efficacy.

Further, he says, the Sivaganga solar farm uses amorphous silicon thin film technology, considered better for Indian climatic conditions. Even though crystalline film technology occupies 90 per cent of the solar photovoltaic market, it is more suited for European conditions. Thin film technology requires double the quantum of land compared to the crystalline film method, Mr. Ramachandran says. However, the land is not a problem in the Sivaganga region where most of the area is dry and arid.

Welcoming the Solar Purchase Obligation mooted recently by the State government, he says it will greatly attract investors to this technology as they would have assured returns.

In the Solar Energy Policy 2012 which targets 3,000 MW through solar power by 2017, it has been made mandatory for large power consumers to buy six per cent of their consumption from solar energy producers or from the State generation and distribution utility at higher prices or by buying solar renewable energy certificates.

MAJOR THRUST

Government officials say the Sivaganga project can serve as a model for similar ventures in the State.

The estimated gross potential for land-based grid connected Solar PV in Tamil Nadu is in the range between 4,000 MW and 21,700 MW, according to World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), a Pune-based organisation.

The State government, the official says, is imparting a major thrust to solar power through, among other measures, setting up of solar parks in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode.

- The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/it-is-a-shining-example-from-the-hinterlands/article4041245.ece)

TN govt is signing MOU with 12 companies for total investment of more than 20,000 crores. Most of the industries will be near madras and two are going to be at coimbatore. No projects for south TN except one which will come up near at Nilakottai entailing an investment of 300 Crores i.e Less than 1.5% of the total investments planned. Great going madurai. :ohno:

The incentives offered by TN govt for setting up industries in South TN is inadequate it seems. So nobody is interested in setting up anything. Also huge power cut works as a deterrent. TN govt should wake up fast and do something fast for south TN before it is getting too late.

^^Totally Disgusting.

What is the use of having heads of govts. when they don't even understand our plight. Only If they understand our plight we can expect something to happen. So as a first step, I want our NGO to get a letter or petition signed by TN govt that South TN is backward. Having that as proof we can further question what action has been done after 10-15 years.

As Such our fellow tamilians are not sensitive to our issues and not acknowledging our plight, what can we expect from high headed govt. Servants. We have industries raining on one part of the State, Institutions on the other and we have nil development in South TN.

We have a dumb local administration who always says DPR for flyovers has been sent to State govt. for approval. JNNURM funds are being misutlilised, and local administration supports vested intrests even in the small issue of a multiplex quoting "public safety."
We have a toll plaza for entering one part of the city.
State govt always comes down to South TN only at the time of election shamelessly begging for votes. Then they sit at their Secretariat and open Eco Park (at Kuttralam) through video conferencing. Avangaluku Kuttralam South TN irukkunu theringchirukathu. Theringichruntha atha kuda open panna mattanga.

All along we need to live with criticism and pre-occupied thoughts that we lack in English and the like. People from any other modern city have only a image of Madurai that is depicted in third-grade Tamil films. No wonders IT head honchos cited that as a reason for not investing in Madurai. Don't they know the difference between real and reel??

To say the least, our rich history and tradition are not given the importance and recognition they are due and are mocked upon.

The State govt should have easily been able to divert 1/4th of the MoU's to South TN if only they were sensitive to our plight. We have innocent people and a indifferent govt.

Sethusamudram is stalled. KKNPP is under protests. Even if power is generated it will be provided to northern regions and we have to sit in 14-16 hours of power cut. Nanguneri SEZ is in paper.

Ananth, the worst part is that even our TVS has planned for processing rubber, plastic and manufacturing spare parts at Oragadam. Though TVS had a base in Madurai, and Madurai region is rich in natural rubber, it comes as a shock.

The Capital has good roads, and infrastructure in place. Does it mean other people of other cities always need to depend on everything for the capital.

It wouldn't take long to hear stories like what CBE is at present due to its own efforts, Salem is also neglected and Krishnagiri Hosur also remains undeveloped.

TN is the only state of its stature not to have a Development Authority for Tier -
II cities.

JJ Amma konjam thirumbi parunga, there are more people in entire South TN than in your acclaimed and established capital. Further were it not for the produce of farmers of fertile rich land, you can not even perform ur day-to-day activities depleting natural resources. Remember, humans cannot eat concrete.

^^ Disgusting..:ohno:

Long live both DMK & ADMK State govts..:bash:

X-posting

Spanish company Gestamp to put up 100 MW solar plant in TN

Spanish engineering and renewables major Gestamp intends to put up a 100 MW solar photovoltaic project in Tamil Nadu, but in phases.

Southern Solar Pvt Ltd, a joint venture of Gestamp and Chennai-based Zynergy group, will put up the first 25 MW by March. Gestamp has 70 per cent stake in the joint venture. (Typically, a solar project calls for an investment of Rs 9 crore per MW.)

The joint venture has acquired 500 acres in Madurai and Ramnad districts, Rohit Rabindernath, Group MD and CEO, Zynergy, told Business Line on Thursday.

Rabindernath said that Southern Solar would prefer to sell the power it generates to industrial consumers directly.

It has signed MoUs with potential buyers for selling power from 10 MW of capacity and is in the process of negotiating the power purchase agreements with them. He said he is confident of being able to firm up PPAs for 25 MW soon, and hence the initial phase of the project would be for that capacity.

He said that evacuation of power would not be a problem because “luckily for us” there is no transmission constraints in the areas Southern Solar would put up its projects.

On the tariffs that the Southern Solar would sell electricity at, Rabindernath said that industrial consumers were fine with paying Rs 9 and above per unit. Anything less would not make economic sense for the project developers. Any benefits that Southern Solar would get from trading in the renewable energy certificates could be shared with the buyer of the electricity.

Southern Solar would not be interested in ‘reverse bidding’ projects, where the tariffs are determined in a bid process, and are often as low as around Rs 8.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/spanish-company-gestamp-to-put-up-100-mw-solar-plant-in-tn/article4058325.ece

^^Totally Disgusting.

What is the use of having heads of govts. when they don't even understand our plight. Only If they understand our plight we can expect something to happen. So as a first step, I want our NGO to get a letter or petition signed by TN govt that South TN is backward. Having that as proof we can further question what action has been done after 10-15 years.

As Such our fellow tamilians are not sensitive to our issues and not acknowledging our plight, what can we expect from high headed govt. Servants. We have industries raining on one part of the State, Institutions on the other and we have nil development in South TN.

We have a dumb local administration who always says DPR for flyovers has been sent to State govt. for approval. JNNURM funds are being misutlilised, and local administration supports vested intrests even in the small issue of a multiplex quoting "public safety."
We have a toll plaza for entering one part of the city.
State govt always comes down to South TN only at the time of election shamelessly begging for votes. Then they sit at their Secretariat and open Eco Park (at Kuttralam) through video conferencing. Avangaluku Kuttralam South TN irukkunu theringchirukathu. Theringichruntha atha kuda open panna mattanga.

All along we need to live with criticism and pre-occupied thoughts that we lack in English and the like. People from any other modern city have only a image of Madurai that is depicted in third-grade Tamil films. No wonders IT head honchos cited that as a reason for not investing in Madurai. Don't they know the difference between real and reel??

To say the least, our rich history and tradition are not given the importance and recognition they are due and are mocked upon.

The State govt should have easily been able to divert 1/4th of the MoU's to South TN if only they were sensitive to our plight. We have innocent people and a indifferent govt.

Sethusamudram is stalled. KKNPP is under protests. Even if power is generated it will be provided to northern regions and we have to sit in 14-16 hours of power cut. Nanguneri SEZ is in paper.

Ananth, the worst part is that even our TVS has planned for processing rubber, plastic and manufacturing spare parts at Oragadam. Though TVS had a base in Madurai, and Madurai region is rich in natural rubber, it comes as a shock.

The Capital has good roads, and infrastructure in place. Does it mean other people of other cities always need to depend on everything for the capital.

It wouldn't take long to hear stories like what CBE is at present due to its own efforts, Salem is also neglected and Krishnagiri Hosur also remains undeveloped.

TN is the only state of its stature not to have a Development Authority for Tier -
II cities.

JJ Amma konjam thirumbi parunga, there are more people in entire South TN than in your acclaimed and established capital. Further were it not for the produce of farmers of fertile rich land, you can not even perform ur day-to-day activities depleting natural resources. Remember, humans cannot eat concrete.

Sir I accept your point. But I would also blame Madurai for not capitalizing on its strenghts. It had good natural resources in the form of Granite, Tuti port, industrial cluster in Sivakasi, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar, Agricultural products from neighbouring theni district.

Effort should be made by all the South TN MLA and MP to make South TN the power generators for TN ( conventional and non conventional) and develop allied industries around Madurai.

All these industries were brought to chennai not becos of Govt effort , It is availability of ppl for the industires ( Pvt Engineering colleges) .

X-posting

^^ TFS murlee..:) So, It must be second one following Moser baer near Sivaganga..Hope Madurai capitalises in Solar power production soon.

Ya gilli.. South TN has excellent potential for solar power..

Incidentally, last week, there was another announcement of 100 MW solar plant in Tuticorin also..

Lets hope many more come soon.

^^Totally Disgusting.

What is the use of having heads of govts. when they don't even understand our plight. Only If they understand our plight we can expect something to happen. So as a first step, I want our NGO to get a letter or petition signed by TN govt that South TN is backward. Having that as proof we can further question what action has been done after 10-15 years.

As Such our fellow tamilians are not sensitive to our issues and not acknowledging our plight, what can we expect from high headed govt. Servants. We have industries raining on one part of the State, Institutions on the other and we have nil development in South TN.

We have a dumb local administration who always says DPR for flyovers has been sent to State govt. for approval. JNNURM funds are being misutlilised, and local administration supports vested intrests even in the small issue of a multiplex quoting "public safety."
We have a toll plaza for entering one part of the city.
State govt always comes down to South TN only at the time of election shamelessly begging for votes. Then they sit at their Secretariat and open Eco Park (at Kuttralam) through video conferencing. Avangaluku Kuttralam South TN irukkunu theringchirukathu. Theringichruntha atha kuda open panna mattanga.

All along we need to live with criticism and pre-occupied thoughts that we lack in English and the like. People from any other modern city have only a image of Madurai that is depicted in third-grade Tamil films. No wonders IT head honchos cited that as a reason for not investing in Madurai. Don't they know the difference between real and reel??

To say the least, our rich history and tradition are not given the importance and recognition they are due and are mocked upon.

The State govt should have easily been able to divert 1/4th of the MoU's to South TN if only they were sensitive to our plight. We have innocent people and a indifferent govt.

Sethusamudram is stalled. KKNPP is under protests. Even if power is generated it will be provided to northern regions and we have to sit in 14-16 hours of power cut. Nanguneri SEZ is in paper.

Ananth, the worst part is that even our TVS has planned for processing rubber, plastic and manufacturing spare parts at Oragadam. Though TVS had a base in Madurai, and Madurai region is rich in natural rubber, it comes as a shock.

The Capital has good roads, and infrastructure in place. Does it mean other people of other cities always need to depend on everything for the capital.

It wouldn't take long to hear stories like what CBE is at present due to its own efforts, Salem is also neglected and Krishnagiri Hosur also remains undeveloped.

TN is the only state of its stature not to have a Development Authority for Tier -
II cities.

JJ Amma konjam thirumbi parunga, there are more people in entire South TN than in your acclaimed and established capital. Further were it not for the produce of farmers of fertile rich land, you can not even perform ur day-to-day activities depleting natural resources. Remember, humans cannot eat concrete.

I agree nothing will happen for our side. With regard to TVS group choosing other place than their hometown, as I mentioend in a post somewhere out of 4 members of TVS founder, only one member or one group (RR group ) is based out of madurai and other groups moved to madras decades back. They start most of the projects in other places such as Madras, Hosur, Mysore etc and nothing in madurai. I think this TVS project is also from one of the Madras base TVS group only. They havent started anything in madurai for more than 2 decades. Whatever TVS group projects started in madurai in the last 25 years are from madurai base RR group only.

The Factory near Ooragadam would be mandatory for the Component suppliers to OEs like Ford,Renault Nissan & Hyundai having their ancillaries close to their plant. So TVS cannot rule out the possibilities here.

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TN govt atleast show 10% interest in establishing SIPCOT in south & west of what you have showed in establishing oragadam or sriperumbudur, then industries will come..

The Factory near Ooragadam would be mandatory for the Component suppliers to OEs like Ford,Renault Nissan & Hyundai having their ancillaries close to their plant. So TVS cannot rule out the possibilities here.

Basically anicillary units specially component suppliers prefer to be near the main factory and the reason for the same is timely supply. But that is really matter when you dont have 4 lane roads, North-South corridor etc etc.,. We have now high class road and parts can be supplied in few hours. Also when the main company enters into a parts supply agreement with a company like TVS, they knew TVS will supply quality parts as per the delivery schedule. Main company doesnt sign just like that. Tell me, TVS tyres (sri chakra tyres) came up with the plant more than 25 years back when madurai didnt have Broad Guage, roads were poor still had they not supplied and being successful? They have put up second factory at Uttranchal few years back and how many car factories or Two wheeler and Four wheeler factories are at Uttranchal? To my knowledge nearest car factories etc are in Gurgaon and in haryana.

MRF has tyre factories at Madras, Pondicherry, near Kottayam and in Goa. Now they have one near trichy. From kottayam to the nearest vehicle manufacturer plant at Hosur is full 300 KMS away and same goes for Goa to pune or trichy to madras. Sundaram Abex and Sundaram Fastners have factories near madurai airport for more than 2 decades and they continue to supply to vehicle manufacturers till today.

To conclude my point, ancillary unit has to be near the main factory is outdated concept and applicable only if proper road etc are not available. Else it is preferable not compulsory.

Basically anicillary units specially component suppliers prefer to be near the main factory and the reason for the same is timely supply. But that is really matter when you dont have 4 lane roads, North-South corridor etc etc.,. We have now high class road and parts can be supplied in few hours. Also when the main company enters into a parts supply agreement with a company like TVS, they knew TVS will supply quality parts as per the delivery schedule. Main company doesnt sign just like that. Tell me, TVS tyres (sri chakra tyres) came up with the plant more than 25 years back when madurai didnt have Broad Guage, roads were poor still had they not supplied and being successful? They have put up second factory at Uttranchal few years back and how many car factories or Two wheeler and Four wheeler factories are at Uttranchal? To my knowledge nearest car factories etc are in Gurgaon and in haryana.

MRF has tyre factories at Madras, Pondicherry, near Kottayam and in Goa. Now they have one near trichy. From kottayam to the nearest vehicle manufacturer plant at Hosur is full 300 KMS away and same goes for Goa to pune or trichy to madras. Sundaram Abex and Sundaram Fastners have factories near madurai airport for more than 2 decades and they continue to supply to vehicle manufacturers till today.

To conclude my point, ancillary unit has to be near the main factory is outdated concept and applicable only if proper road etc are not available. Else it is preferable not compulsory.

As an Industrial professional i thought i will share some of the points in detail, though you have covered pros n cons of Ancillary set ups. But it is not just that,

1.It also involves in certain Billing advantage as Inter unit supply / to avoid double taxation and some more to it on tax / duty part & SEZ benefit in case of 100% EOUs.

2.The OE Company's production & sourcing personals have to visit them on daily / regular shift basis to their ancillary units in order to maintain the supply chain & Logistics intact. Many times it so happen that there are few staffs of OE units are deputed in the ancillary units.

3.Also Depends on the Kind of Products,Criticality,Engineering,Variants & Intellectuals involved. For example Fasteners are more of Standard product compared to Plastics & Lighting.

4.There are commonly shared Utilities between all the ancillaries particularly in the inspection / quality management etc not in all the cases though.

So the principle OEs generally tend to have these ancillaries in their full control & supervision all the time. Having Close to them is the better option across globe particularly in the Automotive segment where the Rivals and market dynamics are far challenging.

Though the OE companies can make majority of the products but to divest the Capital requirement they off load various component mfg and "OE companies at bottom line remains a Pure Design, Engineering, Assembling & Marketing unit" :D ofcourse they command right from design stage. This is the other way of looking at it.

Again here comes a Point who is Stronger and who is desperate ! if TVS is strong as a Component supplier it doesnt matter where they supply from. If you ask me TVS is Stronger in most of the aspects.

Finally all boils down to the Govt Policy. If Govt decides, almost everything is possible anywhere with proper infrastructures required by the company.

Sorry for the big lecture :D but for some1 it could bring some more insight.

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Vijay, while I dont want to go into length again in this matter, we should remember the whole discussion started about the decision of TVS to put up factory at madras.

As U r well aware, TVS is one of the earliest group alongwith Kirloskar group of Pune got ISO certificate more than 2 decades back when ISO was not even known to many people/companies in India

TVS continues to supply radiator caps to GM plants all over the world for well over 15 years and getting year after year quality award from GM. TVS factories are located thousands of miles away from GM plants and still GM prefers them.

So whatever you mentioned may be applicable for other companies when it comes to TVS, the vehicle producer will keep the TVS name and their background into account. This is what I am emphasising again. So if TVS had put up the factory at madurai still they would have got the business.

As I mentioned in one of my old mail, the TVS company which is putting up factory may be from Venu Srinivasan family or from Suresh Krishna family and most of their factories are in madras/hosur and other places. So it is no surprise, they didnt choose madurai. Had it been from RR family definitely they would have chosen madurai where they put up 5 factories in the last 20 years.

Let us now concentrate on madurai industries front

yes there is another dissappointment for madurai .its good that other cities are getting industrial development.but really sad that madurai didnt get any factories or projects this time .not only madurai but no southern districts.its almost happening for 40 years i think, the neglection of southern districts,.i dont think this government will help us until we fight for that ,the wait is going on .these things really dont change with this current scenario

சிப்காட் நிறுவ 1,500 ஏக்கர் விவசாய நிலங்களை கையகப்படுத்துவதற்கு கடும் எதிர்ப்பு கிளம்பியுள்ளதால் சிக்கல் எழுந்துள்ளது.
திருமங்கலம் அருகே சிப்காட் (தொழிற்பேட்டை) நிறுவ தமிழக அரசு திட்டமிட்டுள்ளது. இதற்காக சிவரக்கோட்டை, கரிசல்காளம்பட்டி, சுவாமி மல்லம்பட்டி உள்ளிட்ட கிராமங்களை சார்ந்த ஆயிரத்து 479 ஏக்கர் நிலங்களை ஆர்ஜிதம் செய்ய திட்டமிட்டு உத்தரவிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இது புன்செய் நிலங்கள் என அரசு உத்தரவில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதற்கு அரசு நிர்ணயித்துள்ள விலை வருமாறு:- சிவரக்கோட்டையில் ஒரு சென்ட் ரூ.828. கரிசல்காளம்பட்டியில் ஒரு சென்ட் ரூ. 357. சுவாமிமல்லம்பட்டியில் ஒரு சென்ட் ரூ.185. இதன்படி விவசாயிகளிடம் இருந்து நில ஆர்ஜித நடவடிக்கைகள் தனி தாசில்தார் நியமித்து தீவிரபடுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளன. இதை எதிர்த்து அந்த பகுதி விவசாயிகள் போர்க்கொடி தூக்கி உள்ளனர்.
விவசாயிகள் கூறியதாவது: சிப்காட் உருவாக்க போவதாக கூறும் இந்த இடங்களில் தற்போது கம்பு, வரகு, சோளம், பருத்தி, துவரை, மொச்சை, பச்சை பயறு உள்ளிட்ட 30 வகையான தானிய பயிர்கள் சாகுபடி செய்யப்படுகிறது.
நித்ய கல்யாணி, அவுரி போன்ற மூலிகை பயிர்களும் சாகுபடியாகின்றன. இதற்காக தொடக்க வேளாண்மை கூட்டுறவு சங்கம் மூலம் மானியங்களும் அளிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. இந்த விளைச்சல் பூமியை மலட்டு பூமி என சித்தரிப்பது தவறு. இந்த விவசாய நிலங்கள் ஆர்ஜிதம் செய்வதை அரசு நிறுத்த வேண்டும். இதன் அருகிலேயே தரிசு நிலங்கள் உள்ளன. இந்த இடங்களில் அரசு சிப்காட் நிறுவலாம். இவ்வாறு விவசாயிகள் கூறினர்.

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இந்த பகுதியில் சிப்காட் உருவாக்க அரசு திட்டமிட்டதும் வெளிமார்க்கெட்டில் நில மதிப்பு தாறுமாறாக ஏறியது. ரியல் எஸ்டேட் உருவாக்கி ஒரு சென்ட் ரூ.70ஆயிரம் என விற்பனை செய்ய ஆரம்பித் துள்ளனர். இதை கண்ட விவசாயிகள் தங்கள் விளை நிலங்களை அடிமாட்டு விலைக்கு நிர்ணயிக்கிறார்களே என கொந்தளிக்கின்றனர்.

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Farmers oppose state govt plan to acquire 1500 acres near tirumangalam/sivarakottai area in madurai district for establishing an industrial estate. They say the land govt intend to acquire is fertile land and also the price the govt fixed is too low.

One side farmers are against the acquisition of land and other side, no big industries have come up in south. So it is really a million dollar question will anybody come forward to set up industries or the land will lie idle?

தமிழகத்தில், 12 முன்னணி நிறுவனங்கள், 20 ஆயிரத்து 925 கோடி ரூபாய்முதலீட்டில், தொழில் துவங்குவது தொடர்பான ஒப்பந்தங்கள், முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா முன்னிலையில், நேற்று கையெழுத்தாகின.
வழக்கம் போல், புதிய தொழிற்சாலை துவங்குவதற்கான திட்டங்களில் பெரும்பான்மையானவை, சென்னையை சுற்றியே அமைகின்றன. புதிய தொழில் முதலீடுகள், தென்மாவட்டங்களுக்கு கிடைக்காமல், இம்முறையும் புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.
கடந்த சில ஆண்டுகளில், சென்னையை சுற்றி, பல ஆயிரம் கோடி ரூபாய்முதலீட்டில், கார், எலெக்ட்ரிகல், எலெக்ட்ரானிக்ஸ் பொருட்கள் தயாரிப்பு உள்ளிட்ட, பல்வேறு தொழிற்சாலைகள் துவங்கப்பட்டன.

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இதன் காரணமாக, மாநிலத்தின் இதர பகுதிகளில், தொழில் வளம் பரவலாகாத நிலை தொடர்கிறது.குறிப்பாக, தென் மாவட்டங்களில் தொழில் வளர்ச்சியை ஏற்படுத்த, அரசின் சார்பில், அக்கறை காட்டாத நிலை உள்ளது. தூத்துக்குடியில் மிகப் பெரிய துறைமுகம், வெளி மாநிலங்களுக்குச் செல்ல ரயில் வசதி, மதுரையில் சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம் என பல்வேறு வசதிகள் இருந்தும், தென் மாவட்டங்கள் தொழில் துறையில் குறிப்பிடத்தக்க வளர்ச்சி அடையவில்லை. சிவகங்கை கிராபைட் தொழிற்சாலை, நாங்குநேரி சிறப்பு பொருளாதார மண்டலம் உள்ளிட்ட

சில திட்டங்களாலும், குறிப்பிடத்தக்க அளவு பலன் கிடைக்கவில்லை. தென் மாவட்டங்களில் விவசாயமும் பொய்த்து வரும் நிலையில், அங்குள்ள மக்கள், பிழைப்புக்காக சென்னையை தேடி வருவது அதிகரித்துள்ளது.
தென் மாவட்ட ஜாதி கலவரங்கள் குறித்து ஆராய, 1997ல், ஓய்வு பெற்ற சுப்ரீம் கோர்ட் நீதிபதி ரத்னவேல் பாண்டியன் தலைமையிலான குழு, அரசிடம்தாக்கல் செய்த அறிக்கையில், "வேலை வாய்ப்பு இல்லாதது தான் ஜாதி கலவரங்களுக்கு காரணம்; எனவே, வேலை வாய்ப்புகளை ஏற்படுத்த தொழில்களை துவங்க வேண்டும்' என, அரசுக்கு பரிந்துரைத்தது.
ஆனால், அடுத்தடுத்து அமைந்த அரசுகள், இந்த பரிந்துரையை அமல்படுத்துவதில் அக்கறை செலுத்தவில்லை. நேற்று ஒப்பந்தம் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்ட தொழிற்சாலைகளும், சென்னையை சுற்றியே அமைய உள்ளன; தென் மாவட்டங்கள் புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா முன்னிலையில், நேற்று கையெழுத்தான, 12 தொழிற்சாலைகளில், ஐந்து தொழிற்சாலைகள், சென்னையை ஒட்டியுள்ள காஞ்சிபுரம் மாவட்டத்திலும், ஒரு தொழிற்சாலை, திருவள்ளூர் மாவட்டத்திலும் அமையவுள்ளது.

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Dinamalar has publsihed a detailed article on what we discussed few days back here.

^^ Very nice to see Dinamalar covering most Important issues like Industrialisation & Madurai airport. Thanks Dinamalar.

^^^The Dinamalar news had come on prominently in the front page in the Chennai edition too. Hope the policy makers have shift in attitude atleast after knowing their faults.

^^^The Dinamalar news had come on prominently in the front page in the Chennai edition too. Hope the policy makers have shift in attitude atleast after knowing their faults.

Dear friend, the policy makers are well aware of what is happening and how south TN is struggling. But they just dont want to give due consideration. That is what happening. MK appointed committee under the chairmanship of Justice Ratnavel Pandian to go into the root cause The committee submitted report also. What happened? nothing. So people who are sitting in Fort St.George is well aware and they just dont want to take any serious initiative because they knew they will get anyway votes at the end of the day.

Spanish major Gestamp to set up 100 MW solar plant in TN

Chennai, Nov. 6:

Spanish engineering and renewables major Gestamp intends to put up a 100-MW solar photovoltaic project in Tamil Nadu, but in phases.

Southern Solar Pvt Ltd, a joint venture of Gestamp and the Chennai-based Zynergy group, will put up the first 25 MW by March. Gestamp has 70 per cent stake in the joint venture. (Typically, a solar project calls for an investment of Rs 9 crore per MW.)

The joint venture has acquired 500 acres in Madurai and Ramnad districts, Rohit Rabindernath, Group MD and CEO, Zynergy, told Business Line recently.

Rabindernath said that Southern Solar would prefer to sell the power it generates to industrial consumers directly.

It has signed MoUs with potential buyers for selling power from 10 MW and is in the process of negotiating the power purchase agreements with them. Rabindernath said he was confident of being able to firm up PPAs for 25 MW soon, and hence, the initial phase of the project would be for that capacity.

He said that evacuation of power would not be a problem because “luckily for us” there is no transmission constraints in the areas Southern Solar would put up its projects.

On the tariffs that the Southern Solar would sell electricity, Rabindernath said that industrial consumers were fine with paying Rs 9 and above per unit. Anything lesser would not make economic sense for the project developers.

Any benefits that Southern Solar would get from trading in the renewable energy certificates could be shared with the buyer of the electricity.

Southern Solar is not interested in ‘reverse bidding’ projects, where the tariffs are determined in a bid process, and are often as low as around Rs 8.

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