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madurai veeran

July 20th, 2007, 12:31 AM

(originally posted by Madurai gilli under Madurai views)

1. Corporation should build public/private/public-private partnership toilets for every 1 km in the city areas....Also they should maintain it properly , clean & neat and also the cost should low & in control of the corporation.

2.As there are no means of public transport behind the 4 VELI streets & one should go by private vehicle/walk to reach the meenakshi temple...Government can introduce a mini bus-like vehicle [ like one in tirupati tirumala ] at low cost from PERIYAR busstand through Nethaji road to west tower & allow it to go to south tower , then east tower & north tower by rounding in 4 chitrai streets around all the 4 towers of meenakshi temple.

3.To boost up the beauty & historic importance of MADURAI , Govt., can cover all the historic tourist spots by introducing a fully air-conditioned moffussil city buses in following routes as in BANGALORE :
a) PERIYAR - MAHAL - TEPPAKULAM - VANDIYOOR ISLAND LAKE - ANNA NAGAR - MAATUTHAAVANI - PUDUR - SOORIYA NAGAR TEMPLE - ALAGAR KOIL.
b) MAATUTHAVANI - ANNA NAGAR - VANDIYOOR ISLAND LAKE - TEPPAKULAM - MAHAL - PERIYAR - THIRUPARANKUNDRAM.
And also they can charge the minimum ticket in these buses as Rs.15/-.

4.Introduce Pre-paid auto/taxi by registering the drivers names & photos to avoid robberies / kidnappings etc., It can be introduced from :
1 . Madurai railway junction
2. Periyar busstand
3. Maatuthavani busstand
4.Madurai high court
5. Madurai airport
6.Thiruparankundram temple
7.Thirumalai nayak palace
8. Arapalayam busstand
9. Gandhi museum
10. Government RAJAJI Hospital campus.
as in Bangalore/hyderabad/chennai.

5.Introducing Double-decker buses between thiruparankundram and Athisayam theme park only in Large Bye-pass road.

6.Making green gardens/parks near meenakshi & thiruparankundram temples , teppakulam , mahal , sooriya nagar temple , anna nagar areas , chockikulam , maatuthaavani busstand , high court etc., and maintaining it properly.

7.Science planetarium in madurai like VISHVESWARAYA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM in bangalore.

8. Build an international cricket/football/hockey stadiums in a large area & to arrange international matches there which will attract lakhs of domestic & foriegn tourists , will boost up the tourism which in connection will help in the growth of air traffic in madurai airport & increase the utilisation of the upcoming copter service in madurai.

9.Storing water in famous "THENGHAAL KANMAAI" near thiruparankundram & introducing boat services there. Corp., can build a Green park/garden in a large area with children play tools near the kanmai . And also corp., can lease the platform land in the banks of the kanmaai for establishing fastfood & hotel shops , cooldrinks & ice-cream & snacks shops , public toilets , entertainment parks etc., & the main thing is to maintain it properly. It is not at all impossible because You can see the same type HUSSAIN SAGAR LAKE in the hottest city - SECUNDERABAD/HYDERABAD . That lake is 5 times larger than that of thenghaal kanmaai & the secunderabad municipal corporation is storing the water in that & maintaining it clean & neat which is now fulfilling the hyderabadi's beach dreams .....

10. By running local trains between thiruparankundram & kodai road jn after making the thiruparankundram station as a full-fledged station with electrification.

11.By demolishing the East Madurai Palam station road railway station & making it new in Anuppaanadi with all the facilities with a ticket booking terminus.

12. By launching city buses to madurai airport from various spots of the city :
1. PERIYAR BUSSTAND
2. MAATUTHAVANI BUSSTAND
3.ARAPALAYAM BUSSTAND
4.THIRUPARANKUNDRAM
5.ANNA NAGAR
6.THAPAL THANTHI NAGAR
7.KOODAL NAGAR
8.PUDUR
9.THIRUMANGALAM
10.IYYER BUNGALOW / RESERVE LINE
11.CHOCKIKULAM
12.Madurai KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
13.VIRAGANOOR
14.MELUR &
15.ALAGAR KOIL.

15.Mainly the public toilets are must in the

periyar busstand
maatuthavani busstand
arapalayam busstand
GH Area
Teppakulam
Mahal
Madurai jn & koodal nagar jn.
Thiruparankundram
Pudur busstand
In & around meenakshi temple
Under the flyover bridges

& It should be maintainesd properly clean & neat.

madurai veeran

July 20th, 2007, 12:34 AM

(originally posted by Madurai gilli under Madurai views thread)

Please listen we are not fooools to say like this .... there is a matter.....check it :

The temple city MADURAI is going to possess the following within next 4-5 years & it's sure will be in the list of world popular metro-politan cities !!!

1. ETL convention center cum shopping mall
Rs.100 crore total investment - with multiplex , hotels & shopping arcades.

2.SIPCOT's 2500 acre SEZ @ Eliyaarpathi , madurai. Works had been started to acquire land & they are speaking with the local bodies of eliyarpathi village.

3.RR Industries - 400 acre township - Rudradev IT Township
Total investment of Rs. 4500 crores .
400 acres of land bought at Sholangurini in Madurai south region.
Plan released for its first phase of work & it was approved - work to be started soon. 18,000 residencies and apartments with 1 hospital , 2 multiplexes , 2 big shopping malls etc., The IT Park to be built is 8-storeyed building.

4.ELCOT's 2000-10000 acre industrial city in madurai

5.KSHITJI's shopping mall - At RACE COURSE road , madurai.
160,000 sq.ft.
Hypermarket
Departmental stores
Multiplex theatre
Retail shops
Entertainment malls
Food court

Frontage : 500 feet & No., of floors : G+3

6. Textile park at madurai in 100 acres
Total investment of Rs.35 crores.

7. Hiranandhini constructions - Residential township in Madurai.

8. Fortune ITC Welcom group resorts near Madurai airport , Madurai.

9. CINEMAX multiplex theatre @ madurai outskirts.

10 ADLABS multiplex theatre @ madurai outskirts.

11. PARAMOUNT airlines PILOT training academy to come up at madurai.

12. Pentasoft's Sport theme park complex in new Natham road , Madurai.
-- Maayajaal theme park with multiplex theatre - Investment : Rs.200 Cr

13.Children's science planetarium @ Madurai kamaraj university campus
--- Rs.25 lakhs investment & 25 exhibits .

14. Helicopter service by PAWAN HAANS copter services from Madurai :
To : RAMESWARAM
KODAIKANAL in first phase

PALANI
KANYAKUMARI
COIMBATORE in next phase

15. Kamaraj memorial medical college to come up at 150 acres of land.
- within 20 kms from the city.
- admissions will start by 2009 & works will be over within 2 years.
- 300 bedded multi-speciality hospital - Rs.150 crores investment.
- 150 M.B.B.S seats permitted
- Run by : Vadamalayan hospital trust & kamuthi nadars association.

16. Rajaji Govt., hospital extension @ Anna busstand - plan approved.
- G+6 storey fully air-conditioned building
- Rs.35 crores alloted.

17. Vadapalanji IT SEZ approved - tender will be called soon.
- 257 acres IT Township. opp., to MKU.

18. SAHARA city homes @ Ring road near Avaniyapuram , madurai
- 125 acres project
- 15,000 residencies and apartments with 9 storeyed mega buildings.

19. Arihant foundation entered madurai.
- Bought 21 acres of land for residential township.

20. Indo-australian project on solar energy @ MKU Varsity - Rs.2 crore project

21. Reliance fresh to come to MADURAI.
- Bought 11 old cinema theatres of the city to establish its air-conditioned veg/non-veg market.

22. DLF IT park @ Madurai- promised.

23. IBM IT park @ Madurai- promised.

24. COGNIZANT IT PARK @ Madurai - Promised.

Above three Leading IT companies are in talk with the colleges of southern tamilnadu to have a tie-up.

25. 1,00,000 sq.feet land for maatuthavani IT park- Land identified & approved - waiting for the works to be started.

26. ARVIND Eye hospitals @ Madurai plans an Opthalmic university in madurai.

27. CONCOR-SR @ Koodal nagar , madurai.

28. Rajparis-padmam apartments on vaigai north bank road near arapalayam bus-stand.

29 . Warehousing complex to come @ 5 acres in koodal nagar.

30 . 2 private IT parks bought land in madurai.
1- Chennai based CEEDEEYES , a housing & financing company,
2-Dubai based ETA star property devolepments LLC.,

31. Passport office at Madurai from NOV.2007. near anna bus-stand.

32 . Auto ancillary & accessory industry on ring road near avaniyapuram , madurai.

33. Old Thangam theatre - Now to turn soon into GV studio city.
- GV ltd., bought the thangam theatre to establish its 2nd studio city in tamilnadu next to chennai , here in madurai.
- It will have : MULTIPLEX theatres
2 three star hotels
Shopping arcade including chennai based - CHENNAI SILKS & HOTEL SARAVANA BHAVAN.

34. YMCA International center @ MADURAI - Total investment - Rs.3 crores.

35. AITKER SPENCE HOTELS - 80 Room Garden resort to come up at madurai near madurai airport.

36. Infosys IT park @ madurai soon - promised.

37. 28.93 acres of land alloted for TIDEL park @ Kochadai , Madurai.

38. GLOMAC BHD-Vietnam's township & residential apartments in ring road near chinthamani , Avaniyapuram.

39. TANKER - Kidney dialysis hospital @ Madakulam , MADURAI soon.

40 . KHIVRAJ TECH PARK in ring road , madurai near airport.

41 . Comprehensive blood & cancer center in madurai .
- By Apollo hospitals , madurai & BASKERSFIELD , California.

42. World class HIV/AIDS care center to come up in madurai.

43. Indoor skating opened @ vandiyoor. Island lake @ park planned @ Rs.10 crore expenses.

44. METCALFE - 125 acre residential project in madurai.

45. DAYS INN star hotel under construction in madurai.

46. Agri-export zone for flowers in madurai.

47. HCL Infosystems digital lifestyle store to open in madurai.

48. Diamler chrysler pondering - authorised service station for BENZ - a new dealership in madurai.

49. Rs.120 crores AIIMS Hospital planned at thoppur , madurai.

50. ZOOLOGICAL PARK planned @ madurai by corporation , plan sent for approval, near alagar kovil.

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVOLEPMENTS
**************************
New Integrated terminal building at Madurai airport @ Rs.150 crores.
It will have : 17,536 sq.feet.
5 Escalators
7 Lifts
Modern scanning facility
CCTV's
2 Aero-bridges
Glass exteriors.

Runway expansion : Runway extended from 6000 ft to 7500 ft.
works are going to extend it further to 9000 sq.ft
After that , works for extending it to 12,500 sq.ft will be taken.

Parking bay is increased from 3 to 6. A new parking bay is under construction.

Another fuel filling station sanctioned @ madurai airport by RELIANCE.
- GREEN sign & first step to make it as international airport

Air INDIA Express , SRILANKAN airlines, Malaysian airlines keen to connect madurai to gulf countries , south-east asian countries , srilanka, european & african countries.These airlines like operation from madurai rather than Trichy.

INDIAN plans a package tour of connecting historic places i.e., Madurai-Jammutawi via chennai.

Nearly 2 kms of ring road near chinna odaippu will be demolished for the expansion of madurai airport.The road will be diverted from CIRAC hospital to Kusavakundu & to valayankulam.

ROADWAYS
***********
4 Laning of madurai bye-pass road with 2 ROB'S - 1 near palnganatham @ Rs.30 cr., & another near thiruparankundram @ Rs.30 cr., Both will constructed in clover leaf model with 6 arms each.

All roads branching out of Madurai except Madurai-cochin highway via., Theni are becoming 4-laned & in plan to change it into 6 lane in future.

3rd phase of ring road from Samayanallur to Uthangudi is under work.

Rs.70 crores sanctioned for radial roads in madurai.

A new approach road for airport is planned :
1- From Palanganatham - TVS Nagar - Avaniyapuram - Airport.
2- From Thiruparangundram - Nilayur - Airport
Both are 4 laned in plan , & also to be 6 laned in future.

RAILWAYS
**********
Northern Entrance new building @ Madurai railway junction in the place of old pit line. It will have centrally air-conditioned hall & shopping arcade with escalators.

Concourse halls in eastern & western entrance @ madurai ailway junction.

Doubling of broad gauge line from madurai - chennai is under work.

Madurai-chennai ELECTRIFICATION work will be over by 2009.

" Rail Rathna " Hotel @ Railway junction in madurai.

KOODAL NAGAR - Another full-fledged railway station for madurai by 2009.

Rs.150 crore sanctioned for madurai railway junction to change it into world class A1 status railway junction.

A new broad gauge line to chennai from madurai jn via., MELUR , PUDUKOTTAI etc/.,

--------------------------------------------------------------------------Hai friends ! what ? Is dizziness coming for you by seeing this list ? But actully all the above projects are 100% true where there is no doubt.....Are you ready to see our "India's Second largest Bullion Market " MADURAI as METRO-POLITAN ?

madhan

July 20th, 2007, 12:37 AM

Please listen we are not fooools to say like this .... there is a matter.....check it :

The temple city MADURAI is going to possess the following within next 4-5 years & it's sure will be in the list of world popular metro-politan cities !!!

1. ETL convention center cum shopping mall
Rs.100 crore total investment - with multiplex , hotels & shopping arcades.

2.SIPCOT's 2500 acre SEZ @ Eliyaarpathi , madurai. Works had been started to acquire land & they are speaking with the local bodies of eliyarpathi village.

3.RR Industries - 400 acre township - Rudradev IT Township
Total investment of Rs. 4500 crores .
400 acres of land bought at Sholangurini in Madurai south region.
Plan released for its first phase of work & it was approved - work to be started soon. 18,000 residencies and apartments with 1 hospital , 2 multiplexes , 2 big shopping malls etc., The IT Park to be built is 8-storeyed building.

4.ELCOT's 2000-10000 acre industrial city in madurai

5.KSHITJI's shopping mall - At RACE COURSE road , madurai.
160,000 sq.ft.
Hypermarket
Departmental stores
Multiplex theatre
Retail shops
Entertainment malls
Food court

Frontage : 500 feet & No., of floors : G+3

6. Textile park at madurai in 100 acres
Total investment of Rs.35 crores.

7. Hiranandhini constructions - Residential township in Madurai.

8. Fortune ITC Welcom group resorts near Madurai airport , Madurai.

9. CINEMAX multiplex theatre @ madurai outskirts.

10 ADLABS multiplex theatre @ madurai outskirts.

11. PARAMOUNT airlines PILOT training academy to come up at madurai.

12. Pentasoft's Sport theme park complex in new Natham road , Madurai.
-- Maayajaal theme park with multiplex theatre - Investment : Rs.200 Cr
13.Children's science planetarium @ Madurai kamaraj university campus
--- Rs.25 lakhs investment & 25 exhibits .

14. Helicopter service by PAWAN HAANS copter services from Madurai :
To : RAMESWARAM
KODAIKANAL in first phase

PALANI
KANYAKUMARI
COIMBATORE in next phase

15. Kamaraj memorial medical college to come up at 150 acres of land.
- within 20 kms from the city.
- admissions will start by 2009 & works will be over within 2 years.
- 300 bedded multi-speciality hospital - Rs.150 crores investment.
- 150 M.B.B.S seats permitted
- Run by : Vadamalayan hospital trust & kamuthi nadars association.

16. Rajaji Govt., hospital extension @ Anna busstand - plan approved.
- G+6 storey fully air-conditioned building
- Rs.35 crores alloted.

17. Vadapalanji IT SEZ approved - tender will be called soon.
- 257 acres IT Township. opp., to MKU.

18. SAHARA city homes @ Ring road near Avaniyapuram , madurai
- 125 acres project
- 15,000 residencies and apartments with 9 storeyed mega buildings.

19. Arihant foundation entered madurai.
- Bought 21 acres of land for residential township.

20. Indo-australian project on solar energy @ MKU Varsity - Rs.2 crore project

21. Reliance fresh to come to MADURAI.
- Bought 11 old cinema theatres of the city to establish its air-conditioned veg/non-veg market.

22. DLF IT park @ Madurai- promised.

23. IBM IT park @ Madurai- promised.

24. COGNIZANT IT PARK @ Madurai - Promised.

Above three Leading IT companies are in talk with the colleges of southern tamilnadu to have a tie-up.

25. 1,00,000 sq.feet land for maatuthavani IT park- Land identified & approved - waiting for the works to be started.

26. ARVIND Eye hospitals @ Madurai plans an Opthalmic university in madurai.

27. CONCOR-SR @ Koodal nagar , madurai.

28. Rajparis-padmam apartments on vaigai north bank road near arapalayam bus-stand.

29 . Warehousing complex to come @ 5 acres in koodal nagar.

30 . 2 private IT parks bought land in madurai.
1- Chennai based CEEDEEYES , a housing & financing company,
2-Dubai based ETA star property devolepments LLC.,

31. Passport office at Madurai from NOV.2007. near anna bus-stand.

32 . Auto ancillary & accessory industry on ring road near avaniyapuram , madurai.

33. Old Thangam theatre - Now to turn soon into GV studio city.
- GV ltd., bought the thangam theatre to establish its 2nd studio city in tamilnadu next to chennai , here in madurai.
- It will have : MULTIPLEX theatres
2 three star hotels
Shopping arcade including chennai based - CHENNAI SILKS & HOTEL SARAVANA BHAVAN.

34. YMCA International center @ MADURAI - Total investment - Rs.3 crores.

35. AITKER SPENCE HOTELS - 80 Room Garden resort to come up at madurai near madurai airport.

36. Infosys IT park @ madurai soon - promised.

37. 28.93 acres of land alloted for TIDEL park @ Kochadai , Madurai.

38. GLOMAC BHD-Vietnam's township & residential apartments in ring road near chinthamani , Avaniyapuram.

39. TANKER - Kidney dialysis hospital @ Madakulam , MADURAI soon.

40 . KHIVRAJ TECH PARK in ring road , madurai near airport.

41 . Comprehensive blood & cancer center in madurai .
- By Apollo hospitals , madurai & BASKERSFIELD , California.

42. World class HIV/AIDS care center to come up in madurai.

43. Indoor skating opened @ vandiyoor. Island lake @ park planned @ Rs.10 crore expenses.

44. METCALFE - 125 acre residential project in madurai.

45. DAYS INN star hotel under construction in madurai.

46. Agri-export zone for flowers in madurai.

47. HCL Infosystems digital lifestyle store to open in madurai.

48. Diamler chrysler pondering - authorised service station for BENZ - a new dealership in madurai.

49. Rs.120 crores AIIMS Hospital planned at thoppur , madurai.

50. ZOOLOGICAL PARK planned @ madurai by corporation , plan sent for approval, near alagar kovil.

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVOLEPMENTS
**************************
New Integrated terminal building at Madurai airport @ Rs.150 crores.
It will have : 17,536 sq.feet.
5 Escalators
7 Lifts
Modern scanning facility
CCTV's
2 Aero-bridges
Glass exteriors.

Runway expansion : Runway extended from 6000 ft to 7500 ft.
works are going to extend it further to 9000 sq.ft
After that , works for extending it to 12,500 sq.ft will be taken.

Parking bay is increased from 3 to 6. A new parking bay is under construction.

Another fuel filling station sanctioned @ madurai airport by RELIANCE.
- GREEN sign & first step to make it as international airport

Air INDIA Express , SRILANKAN airlines, Malaysian airlines keen to connect madurai to gulf countries , south-east asian countries , srilanka, european & african countries.These airlines like operation from madurai rather than Trichy.

INDIAN plans a package tour of connecting historic places i.e., Madurai-Jammutawi via chennai.

Nearly 2 kms of ring road near chinna odaippu will be demolished for the expansion of madurai airport.The road will be diverted from CIRAC hospital to Kusavakundu & to valayankulam.

ROADWAYS
***********
4 Laning of madurai bye-pass road with 2 ROB'S - 1 near palnganatham @ Rs.30 cr., & another near thiruparankundram @ Rs.30 cr., Both will constructed in clover leaf model with 6 arms each.

All roads branching out of Madurai except Madurai-cochin highway via., Theni are becoming 4-laned & in plan to change it into 6 lane in future.

3rd phase of ring road from Samayanallur to Uthangudi is under work.

Rs.70 crores sanctioned for radial roads in madurai.

A new approach road for airport is planned :
1- From Palanganatham - TVS Nagar - Avaniyapuram - Airport.
2- From Thiruparangundram - Nilayur - Airport
Both are 4 laned in plan , & also to be 6 laned in future.

RAILWAYS
**********
Northern Entrance new building @ Madurai railway junction in the place of old pit line. It will have centrally air-conditioned hall & shopping arcade with escalators.

Concourse halls in eastern & western entrance @ madurai ailway junction.

Doubling of broad gauge line from madurai - chennai is under work.

Madurai-chennai ELECTRIFICATION work will be over by 2009.

" Rail Rathna " Hotel @ Railway junction in madurai.

KOODAL NAGAR - Another full-fledged railway station for madurai by 2009.

Rs.150 crore sanctioned for madurai railway junction to change it into world class A1 status railway junction.

A new broad gauge line to chennai from madurai jn via., MELUR , PUDUKOTTAI etc/.,

--------------------------------------------------------------------------Hai friends ! what ? Is dizziness coming for you by seeing this list ? But actully all the above projects are 100% true where there is no doubt.....Are you ready to see our "India's Second largest Bullion Market " MADURAI as METRO-POLITAN ?

The above post was posted by forumer Madurai Gilli in the "Madurai Views" thread...

The italisized ones (39 & 47) are already existing..
Can someone substantiate the ones that have been bolded in my reply, with sources???

madhan

July 20th, 2007, 12:46 AM

Please check the following link which is found in the Aitken Spence website..
They claim their hotel is the resort comprising of bungalows by the srilankan Mr.Bawa...
Earlier ETL claimed that they were renovating this property..
www.aitkenspence.com/images/pdf/tourism.pdf

Have ETL and aitken gone into any agreement?? or ETL have separate hotel plans??

madhan

July 20th, 2007, 12:49 AM

MADURAI: In a bid to showcase the rich heritage of the Temple City and modernise passenger amenities, the Southern Railway is looking at developing the Madurai Railway Station as a world class terminus. At least Rs. 18 crore will be invested in creating state-of-the-art infrastructure, including air-conditioned waiting halls.

For the first time, a high speed apron will be laid at a cost of Rs. 4.4 crore on the main platform to facilitate operation of trains at higher speeds.

“Trains enter stations at a low speed since the vibrations can develop cracks on the concrete apron on platforms. The high speed apron will be resistant to such vibrations enabling trains to run up to 75 kmph. This will save the time lost in slowing down or picking up normal speed,” the Additional Divisional Railway Manager, R. Suyambulingam, said.

A terminal building and centrally air-conditioned commercial complex will come up on the eastern side that will serve as a second entry to the station. The buildings with column-free grid roof for more circulating area will house automated teller machines (ATMs), multi-cuisine restaurants and other modern amenities. Rare photographs signifying Mahatma Gandhi’s visits to Madurai, replicas of temples and tourist destinations in the division such as Kodaikanal, Rameswaram and Courtallam will also be displayed with road maps.

The Divisional Railway Manager, Hemant Kumar, said that old buildings adjacent to the parcel office would be demolished to construct the second entry. A spacious parking lot with separate lanes for cars and autorickshaws was part of the project.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/20/stories/2007072057730200.htm

madhan

July 20th, 2007, 12:53 AM

The Airport Authority of India, Regional Executive Director, K. Ramalingam, commissioned a new domestic air cargo complex at the Madurai Airport on Tuesday.

The 3,100-square feet complex has a separate scanning facility along with a weighing machine.

Booking of cargo for all airlines can be done at the new facility. It can handle cargo up to 10,000 tonnes a day and will be of help to the business community in the southern districts. Till now air cargo facilities were available only in Tiruchi and Coimbatore airports.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/20/stories/2007072059060300.htm

madhan

July 20th, 2007, 12:57 AM

Madurai

July 20th, 2007, 01:29 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/20/stories/2007072059060300.htm

Earlier Dinamalar reported that this would be capable of handling 10 tonnes a day. I thought that this is not a big deal.

This Hindu report says the terminal can handle 10000 tonnes a day. Which one is correct? I hope it's the latter.

Madurai

July 20th, 2007, 01:30 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/20/stories/2007072057730200.htm

Nice initiatives. I hope they establish escalators at Madurai junction along with these amenities. Also, there should be roof on all PFs without any break. Hope to see the 3rd Pit Line coming up soon at the Western side.

Madurai

July 20th, 2007, 01:33 AM

The following link states that the proposal for dental college by Ultra Trust (Trust running Ultra college of pharmacy) has been approved by govt. and forwarded to DCI.

http://mohfw.nic.in/STATUS%20OF%20PROPOSAL%20RECEIVED%20FOR%20THE%20ACADEMIC%20YEAR%202007-08.htm

It looks like a dream time for college related news in Madurai. Hope everything becomes true soon.

Earlier CII came up with some industrial clusters, knowledge clusters and tourism clusters. Madurai figured in all of these. Are we seeing the fruits of their vision and efforts?

madurai veeran

July 20th, 2007, 06:04 AM

Earlier Dinamalar reported that this would be capable of handling 10 tonnes a day. I thought that this is not a big deal.

This Hindu report says the terminal can handle 10000 tonnes a day. Which one is correct? I hope it's the latter.

MDU airport over the years has handled cargo on an average of not more than 50 tonnes per month. So i think 10 tonnes per day(300 tonnes per month) would be the new capacity of the cargo complex. I think hindu made the mistake by typing 10,000 tonnes instead of kgs.

maran

July 20th, 2007, 10:30 AM

Madurai

July 20th, 2007, 10:18 PM

MDU airport over the years has handled cargo on an average of not more than 50 tonnes per month. So i think 10 tonnes per day(300 tonnes per month) would be the new capacity of the cargo complex. I think hindu made the mistake by typing 10,000 tonnes instead of kgs.

Thanks for the clarification Madurai Veeran. This itself is a good growth.

Madurai

July 20th, 2007, 11:12 PM

Madurai Collector promises that the Ellis nagar ROB will be ready by Jan '08. More bad news for Sellur ROB.

http://www.dinakaran.co.in/epaperdinakaran/showxml.aspx?id=156066&code=17809

madhan

July 21st, 2007, 12:18 AM

Madurai Collector promises that the Ellis nagar ROB will be ready by Jan '08. More bad news for Sellur ROB.

http://www.dinakaran.co.in/epaperdinakaran/showxml.aspx?id=156066&code=17809

But there were photos showing the railways carrying out their work above the tracks in Sellur bridge... were they trying to complete their part, irrespective of what the highways dept was doing??

madhan

July 21st, 2007, 12:24 AM

MADURAI: Man’s origin and his migration across continents is always a mystery, owing to lack of a clear scientific investigation. But, a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test could unravel the ‘journey of man’ and throw light on some ‘dark secrets’ such as where the actual origin was — Asia or Africa?

A sophisticated facility called ‘Genographic Laboratory’ has been established at Madurai Kamaraj University here.

This is the first such centre in India and is among the 10 laboratories worldwide mandated to study the chromosomes of 15,000 people. It will decipher the migration pattern of human beings in this country to correlate them with cultural evolution in a global context.

According to Rm. Pitchappan, Regional Project Director, the state-of the-art laboratory has been set up at a cost of Rs.1 crore, with the total project outlay for Madurai being Rs.4.5 crore.

The Registrar, I. Singaram said that the laboratory was yet another stupendous attempt by the School of Biological Sciences.

Sam C. Bose, Civil Surgeon and Member, Institutional Ethical Committee, MKU, said that many global myths on racial superiority could be broken through the findings

First of its kind in India..

Brand coimbatore

July 21st, 2007, 01:19 PM

Im Little bit confused with post by madurai veeran, abt madurai becoming world popular metropolitan city in another 5 yrs.Lets be optimistic abt it. But to know in general Chennai took nearly 20 yrs, banglore, hyderabad took 10-15 yrs to become world famous metros.
By the way when did DLF, CTS, INFOSYS, IBM promise to come up with their IT parks in madurai??????
DLF said it would consider the possibilities in madurai, cbe but later announced only plan for a city mall in cbe.
CTS/tcs are (might be) interested to set up their shops in ELCOT's It park but i havent heard of the news of their individual IT parks.
HCL infosystems digital life store or authorized dealer or service centre for a car company( BENZ) , does it necessary have to be at metro's?? I dont thing these small things would really useful for becoming a metro.

gvijayan

July 21st, 2007, 01:54 PM

madurai veeran

July 21st, 2007, 02:46 PM

Brand coimbatore that lengthy posting was posted by Madurai gilli and has nothing to do with me. I just moved it from Madurai views thread to here.

madurai veeran

July 21st, 2007, 03:01 PM

State govt. fwds 2 major projects for Approval...
State govt has approved and forwaded 2 projects, namely, the underground drainage project (231 crores) and shifting of Central market (55 crores) to mattuthavani..
http://epaper.dinamalar.com/ArticleImageEx.aspx?article=18_07_2007_102_017&type=1&mode=1

The new market will have 1100 shops!!.. Tender to be floated in a month.

Mr. Stalin chaired a meeting of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission at the Secretariat here on Tuesday morning. The meeting gave its nod to forward to the Centre two projects worth Rs.286 crore. One project related to the construction of an underground sewerage system for Madurai. Now, 50 wards in Madurai have the underground sewerage system.

Another 22 are covered partially. The scheme would cover the 22 wards fully and was sought to be implemented at a cost of Rs.231.01 crore.

The second scheme was to modernise the vegetable market in Madurai at a cost of Rs. 55 crore.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/19/stor...1955660600.htm

The central government has approved and released funds for the implementation of underground sewerage project. This project is estimated to be taken up at a cost of 231 crore Rs. The new central market complex project(59 crore Rs.) will be taken up for approval during the next month meeting of the JNNURM committee.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/07/21/013/21_07_2007_013_001.jpg

Madurai would be an entirely different city when 4,664 crore Rs. worth projects get completed in the next 5-7 years under JNNURM.

madhan

July 21st, 2007, 06:57 PM

The central government has approved and released funds for the implementation of underground sewerage project. This project is estimated to be taken up at a cost of 231 crore Rs. The new central market complex project(59 crore Rs.) will be taken up for approval during the next month meeting of the JNNURM committee.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/07/21/013/21_07_2007_013_001.jpg

Madurai would be an entirely different city when 4,664 crore Rs. worth projects get completed in the next 5-7 years under JNNURM.

I really wonder on why the hell these ppl from corporation went to Delhi and why they were not able to obtain the approval for new central market complex.. The moving of central market will be a great boon to traffic improvement from center of city. I believe the politicians itself are not that much insistant in moving the market to outside the city for their own benefits..
There is one more news about JNNURM road and traffic management in Madurai.. I believe it is a good and bad news. The projects proposed came under fire from appraisal committee and it seems they did not fulfill the long term goals. Now they are reassessing the entire sector and have to resubmit new proposal. The good is that this one would be a sincere effort and would definitely be good for madurai on the long term. The bad is that it would further increase the time to implement those projects. Given that, the good being pretty much better than the bad.. we could wait for more time..

madurai veeran

July 21st, 2007, 08:35 PM

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2459/jnnurmyh1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/2862/jnnurm1rd3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2461/jnnurm2ym8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/3041/jnnurm3kz7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

For information regarding various other projects to be carried out under JNNURM, please refer to the following link,

http://jnnurm.nic.in/toolkit/madurai/CDP_Madurai.pdf

Madurai gilli

July 21st, 2007, 09:31 PM

While bragging on Madurai general developments into a World Class city, if not No.1 in the World, please stop dragging Trichy into your scenario, and degrading it at the same time.

Sorry friend ! I am speaking the reality , here ! And Kindly I request you not to mistake me that I am degrading TRICHY. Because I am interested in the growth of the "neighbour city of my native city" and " TN's fourth largest city next to madurai & coimbatore" TRICHY also.

Madurai gilli

July 21st, 2007, 09:53 PM

Government has sanctioned a new ONCOLOGY ward in madurai Rajaji govt., hospital which is not even in Chennai GH hospitals...It is the ever new ward , first coming in madurai GH. The ward 101 will be shifted to the upcoming annabusstand campus & the 101 ward building @ hospital campus is to be converted into the new: ONCOLOGY Ward...In addition to that a new G+3 storeyed building with all essential advanced facilities is to be constructed for the ONCOLOGY ward . It was sanctioned under the madurai MP's fund.

madurai veeran

July 21st, 2007, 09:58 PM

A shot info on what ' Disaster Recovery Centre' is

According to ELCOT Managing Director C. Umashankar, the `Disaster Recovery Centre', evolved under the National e-Governance Action Plan, will be a back-up mechanism to the `State Data Centre' coming up in Chennai that will contain all information pertaining to the Government and its functions.

A Wide Area Network (WAN) was in the making, and Madurai will have high-power (8 mega bytes) online connectivity to Chennai and other districts, facilitating voice, video and data communication. Mr. Umashankar said the Tata Consultancy Services would manage the `Disaster Recovery Centre' on a Build, Operate and Transfer basis.

http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/20/stories/2006072018110800.htm

ELCOT MD had a meeting few days back to finalise the building design for 'Disaster Recovery Centre' at Madurai.

http://www.elcot.in/appointment_view.php?admin_id=2&appoint_date=2007-07-19

Im not sure about the scale or importance of this project but the fact that this would be a backup for the 'State Data Center' at Chennai and would have 8 Mbps connectivity with Chennai and other districts sounds good.

Madurai gilli

July 21st, 2007, 10:00 PM

Madurai gilli

July 21st, 2007, 10:05 PM

Most of the madurai students are not aware of the music college in madurai !! Also , MADURAI is a well-known city for TAMIL ISAI SANGAM. But , no functions regarding the music is arranged in madurai by govt/private !! MUSIC should be developed in madurai because MADURAI is the origin of the carnatic music & Bharathanatyam in tamilnadu.

Madurai

July 21st, 2007, 10:09 PM

Hi Madurai Gilli,
We are not seeing taller buildings in Madurai, due to the fact that building can't go higher or hide the visibility of Meenakshi Amman temple. You could see the temple towers from Koodal Nagar or even beyond that place also. Also, due to the fact that there were no wider roads before, buildings couldn't be built with more floors. If somebody has better explanation, its welcome.

Hi Madurai Veeran,
Isn't TCS doing this Disaster Recovery center for the state?

Madurai gilli

July 21st, 2007, 10:09 PM

:banana:

What about the KINGFISHER AIRLINES operation from madurai ? In how much area , totally , the MADURAI airport is located ? please tell it in acres !!

Madurai

July 21st, 2007, 10:13 PM

Kingfisher must have dropped it's plan after it's partial buyout of Air Deccan. Recently, Air Deccan upgraded some of its ATR 72 flights to A320 in Chennai-Madurai and Chennai-Coimbatore sectors. Kingfisher's schedule also dropped its planned Madurai-Chennai and Coimbatore-Chennai flights after that. I don't think Kingfisher will fly to Madurai from Chennai in the near future.

madurai veeran

July 21st, 2007, 10:15 PM

Hi Madurai Veeran,
Isn't TCS doing this Disaster Recovery center for the state?

Ya, TCS will be implementing it on a BOT basis.

Madurai gilli

July 21st, 2007, 10:19 PM

How many shopping malls are coming here in madurai ? And by whom ?

Where will these be located ?

what are the specialities there ?

Please tell me !!

Any IT Parks , hotels , shopping malls , residential townships , or anything new under construction/work in madurai at present ? please list me in detail !!

Madurai gilli

July 21st, 2007, 10:24 PM

Will there be any new airlines other than kingfisher , begin operationfrom madurai ? Though madurai is the second largest bullion market in india next to BOMBAY , Why there are no rapid flights fly between bombay and madurai ?

Why Madurai didn't get connection with other cities like : Ahmedabad
Hyderabad
Kolkatta
Jaipur
New delhi
& even Tn's Coimbatore ?

raheja

July 22nd, 2007, 04:37 AM

:banana: I wonder how Madurai would manage these many HyperMarkets, Retail outlets...

Trinethra -- http://www.kamcity.com/namnews/asp/n...p?newsid=30581

Aeren - http://propertybytes.com/?p=321

Max Retail - http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/ap...?news_id=21942

Pantaloon -- http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...2301880300.htm

Vishal -- http://www.business-standard.com/lif...eft=5&leftnm=5

Shopping Mall by ETL...

Reliance Fresh would definitely come in..

Kalyan Jewellers would open their showroom soon..

madhan

July 22nd, 2007, 04:55 AM

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/07/22/001/22_07_2007_001_006.jpg

madhan

July 22nd, 2007, 07:15 AM

MADURAI: The Southern Railway has planned to operate an additional pair of trains between Madurai and Dindigul from July 23.

According to a press release, 716 Madurai-Dindigul passenger will leave Madurai at 7.40 a.m. and reach Dindigul at 9.35 a.m. 715 Dindigul-Madurai passenger will leave Dindigul at 6 p.m. and reach Madurai at 7.40 p.m. The trains will have 6 general second class coaches and 2 general second class-cum-luggage vans. They will stop at Koodal Nagar, Samayanallur, Sholavandan, Vadipatti, Kodaikanal Road and Ambathurai.

Trains 744, 745 and 749 Tenkasi-Punalur passengers will be partially cancelled between Tenkasi and Shencottah from July 23 to August 1 in order to facilitate gauge conversion in the section.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/22/stories/2007072252030300.htm

This is in addition to the push-pull trains operating between madurai and dindigul.. this is kind of a sub-urban train to Madurai as it stops at 4 sub-urban stations.. It would be great boon for ppl going for work from Madurai.. Once the doubling is completed, lets hope for more such trains to come.

madhan

July 22nd, 2007, 07:21 AM

A shot info on what ' Disaster Recovery Centre' is

ELCOT MD had a meeting few days back to finalise the building design for 'Disaster Recovery Centre' at Madurai.

http://www.elcot.in/appointment_view.php?admin_id=2&appoint_date=2007-07-19

Im not sure about the scale or importance of this project but the fact that this would be a backup for the 'State Data Center' at Chennai and would have 8 Mbps connectivity with Chennai and other districts sounds good.

I believe this should be treated with the same importance as that of the "Data Center" in Chennai. They would have a real-time back up of all the information in chennai.. It would be holding all the govt related information (what ever department you could take.. EB, Water, PWD, Demographics, etc..)..

I really have one doubt about this project.. I wonder why they have the state data center in Chennai... If they are going to make an exclusive link between data center and each district, the (infrastructure) setting up cost would be cheaper if they have it in Trichi, which is almost at the center of the state...

Madurai

July 22nd, 2007, 09:58 AM

Brand coimbatore

July 22nd, 2007, 11:54 AM

Though Madurai is the very old city in TN & even in India .... Why Madurai still doesn't have the taller buildings like above 15 floors etc., ?

When all other cities were being industrialised & saw the tremendous growth...[ for example : Coimbatore was a small city when compared to madurai before 4-5 years...But now , due to its tremendous growth & overloading population.....I think now it had beaten MADURAI and now coimbatore is the second largest city in TN ! Am I right ? ] Why this condition ?

Any way , with no doubt.....I can say, with its attractive upcoming projects, MADURAI will be the second largest city soon within 2-3 years & I can assure you that It can even compete with CHENNAI due to its "SPLENDID GROWTH IN A VERY SHORT SPAN".
First Stop comparing madurai with coimbatore ! MADURAI IS NO MATCH FOR COIMBATORE. You cant say dat madurai was second largest all because of only the corporation area is 3sq. km more than that of cbe.
Since 90's coimbatore was much more industrialized than madurai, Size is not an indicator of development. Madurai cant be next to chennai or cbe in any terms either development or population. Coimbatore already has more projects in hand as well as under construction. Already many MNC's are in cbe such as BOSCH, L&T, CTS, TCS- centre of excellence, PEROT SYSTEMS, SPHERIS, SUTHERLAND GLOBAL SERVICES, FLOW SERVE,etc.,
So how can u say that madurai would be become second largest city in next 2-3 yrs with no countable projects under execution now.?????
:bash:

Brand coimbatore

July 22nd, 2007, 11:57 AM

madurai veeran

July 22nd, 2007, 01:16 PM

You cant say dat madurai was second largest all because of only the corporation area is 3sq. km more than that of cbe.

Please do not post without any source. For your information Madurai corporation has smaller area when compared to CBE and other corporations as well.

Madurai city limit is 52 sq.km, while CBE has 106 sq.km.

http://www.maduraicorporation.com/statis.htm

http://www.coimbatore-corporation.com/general-city_info.asp

Places like Avaniyapuram, Tirunagar, Vandiyur, Naganakulam and lot more places on the suburbs which have seen spurt im population are yet to be added to Madurai corporation. If these places are brought into the city fold then you will know the real population of Madurai.

Anyway this would be my last post on this matter.

mukeshworld

July 22nd, 2007, 04:26 PM

^^
brandcoimbatore if its your city is big keep it yourself. we are discussing about the projects in madurai if madurai have growth in its IT centers then india become the powerest country in the world.
also coimbatore,tirichy,bangalore,chennai etc...devolping cities in india is a backbone to make india as powerful country.we only concentrate on indias development.coimbatore,madurai,tirichy and all others cities in india making india as better in the world.but you are fighting among themselves that my city is big and your city is big.try to have unity among yourself you only think about the development in india.you should proud to be india becoming a biggest country.so all persons in india should say i am indian.dont fight among yourself.be proud to be an indian dont talk unwanted words.all cities in india grows the india is growing to powerful country.so appricate the projects among the cities in india.

because we are indians.be proud to be indianand have unity among yourself.

jai hind...

Brand coimbatore

July 22nd, 2007, 04:33 PM

@ mukesh world
Sorry, My aim was not degrade any of the cities. I came into picture only bcoz madurai gilli dragged coimbatore in each n every case.
I mentioned only the fact that madurai has to catch up a lot. Its gud madurai develop as metro in near future but wats d necessity to drag n compare cbe in this regard. CBE stood next to chennai in all the circumstances, but mentioning that in next 2-3 yrs madurai would be 2nd largest is something indirectly saying cbe would be suppressed.?

Brand coimbatore

July 22nd, 2007, 04:34 PM

Regarding the area, sorry i was wrong. I took the data directly from a post regarding the population density, posted in salem region.

mukeshworld

July 22nd, 2007, 05:07 PM

^^

it is fine to hear you say sorry about the words.in school we say in prayer "all indians are my brother's and sister" .this word telling to have unity among all indians.so dont fight among with brothers and sister.so give your city growth status and we will give our city growth.we will share the growth among the cities in india.this would make unity in india.so we should prove that our country is powerful than all other countries in next 10 -20 years.

madurai veeran

July 22nd, 2007, 05:12 PM

This is in addition to the push-pull trains operating between madurai and dindigul.. this is kind of a sub-urban train to Madurai as it stops at 4 sub-urban stations.. It would be great boon for ppl going for work from Madurai.. Once the doubling is completed, lets hope for more such trains to come.

This is a very good one by SR. Hope to see more such passengers on the Madurai-Manamadurai and Madurai-Virudhunagar stretches.

:okay:

Ya, it definetely promises to be a sub-urban service connecting Madurai to Dindigul via Koodal Nagar, Samayanallur, Sholavandan, Vadipatti, Kodaikanal Road. SR has promised to introduce such trains in the future once the doubling and electrification gets completed. They had announced there would be a seperate platform at Madurai JN for the so called sub-urban trains. As Madurai pointed out they should add this kind of service on Madurai-Virudhunagar and Manamadurai sections as well.

Koodal Nagar station is getting spruced up with few crores of investment and it promises to be a twin station to the crowded Madurai JN.

madhan

July 22nd, 2007, 06:41 PM

Please do not post without any source. For your information Madurai corporation has smaller area when compared to CBE and other corporations as well.

Madurai city limit is 52 sq.km, while CBE has 106 sq.km.

http://www.maduraicorporation.com/statis.htm

http://www.coimbatore-corporation.com/general-city_info.asp

Places like Avaniyapuram, Tirunagar, Vandiyur, Naganakulam and lot more places on the suburbs which have seen spurt im population are yet to be added to Madurai corporation. If these places are brought into the city fold then you will know the real population of Madurai.

Anyway this would be my last post on this matter.

I AM NOT POSTING THIS REPLY AS A COMPARISON BETWEEN MDU AND CBE. THIS IS TO CLARIFY TO FELLOW FORUMERS ON WHY POPULATION OF MADURAI HAS GONE DOWN FROM 1999 TO 2001.

The CBE corporation has 72 wards covering 106 sq.km and Madurai has same 72 wards covering 52 Sq. Km. Madurai is the most densly populated in TN and one of the most densly populated all over india. I am not sure on how they posted as madurai having more than 100 sq.Km in the Salem thread.

The two main reasons for reduction in population are
> brain drain to other cities.
> ppl moving to sub urb from within the city.

As Madurai_veeran has rightly pointed out, the population of suburbs has really increased for the past 2 decades

The population within corporation has dipped only by 20000 despite the above two major reasons, which means there has really been a growth in population.

I personally know 5-6 families who moved to Thirunagar in 1999, including mine. And few other friends/families of mine moved to thenparankundram, avaniyapuram, transport nagar, othakadai...

The madurai corporation limit ends near pasumalai, after the Taj hotel entrance, on NH-7 leading to thirunelveli.. Then comes moolakarai, thiruparankundram,balaji nagar, thenparankundram, Harveypatti, Thirunagar, Nilayur,Vilachery, burma colony, mullainagar, thanakankulam, thoppur, kappalur, thirumangalam.

The residential occupation ends near mullainagar and then comes the small / medium industries (including 3 huge dealerships for ford, toyota, mitsubishi -- Believe me guys.. i was really awestuck, thrilled and happy to see the dealerships of Ford and especially Toyota.. they were of international standards.. Also the one on dindigul road for Skoda is also huge..) and kappalur industrial estate until thirumangalam. There are really very small specs of barren lands in this stretch.
The residential pockets mentioned above are really thick with population, mostly migrant.

Kappalur is about 12 - 14 kms from the city boundary near the Taj hotel.
Thirumangalam is really big and its boundaries begin in another 3-4 kms from kappalur industrial estate. It is near kappalur that the current ringroad meets NH-7.

This is only on the southern side of the city which I know well. when going to northern side, it is equally and well developed with mattuthavani, high court bench, uthangudi, othakadai, all developed beyond madurai limits on the Madras Highway. then there is anaiyur and other places on roads leading to natham and alagarkovil.

There are lots of such sub-urban population pockets along all the roads radiating away from madurai in all directions (chennai highway(NH 45B), sivagangai road, Ramanathapuram road (NH-49), Aruppukottai road (NH-45B), thirumangalam road (NH-7),Theni road (NH-49),Dindigul road (NH-7), Natham road, Alagarkovil road)

The population within the proposed four-lane ringroad around madurai (for 60 kms) would definitely be above 2 million.
Existing Thirumangalam, othakadai, uthangudi and the proposed RR Industries township, SIPCOT industrial park lie outside this ringroad.

I wish they soon redefine the boundaries of Madurai and form a Greater Madurai.

gvijayan

July 22nd, 2007, 08:42 PM

[B]I am not sure on how they posted as madurai having more than 100 sq.Km in the Salem thread.

Interesting to see Madurai Corporation website shows the corporation area as 53 sq. km.

I used the source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai in my posting under Salem thread. Apologies if the actual figure is different.

madhan

July 22nd, 2007, 09:13 PM

Interesting to see Madurai Corporation website shows the corporation area as 53 sq. km.

I used the source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai in my posting under Salem thread. Apologies if the actual figure is different.

Dear Vijayan,
As you would know wikipedia has authors like people you and me.
The corporation has formed arches on all roads radiating away from madurai to mark its boundaries. If you go in any of these roads to Madurai, you would find them almost half-way on your way after you think you have reached madurai..:)

madurai veeran

July 22nd, 2007, 11:03 PM

As madhan pointed out its high time they redefined the city boundary. If i am correct Madurai became corporation in 1971 and since then the area of the corporation has remained the same 52 sq. km. To prevent hapazard growth of the city they should redefine the boundary including all the suburbs of Madurai which have seen a spurt in population over the last decade.

This is were the JNNURM scheme would be very useful. When 2,167 Cr worth of projects gets implemented in the 4 municipalities and 9 town panchayaths surrounding Madurai, it would help in infrastructure developement of the suburbs. This will help to bring them on par with Madurai after redefining the boundary.

madurai veeran

July 22nd, 2007, 11:46 PM

Mr. Velu said the Union Planning Commission, which had given its nod for the second BG line between Chengalpattu and Villupuram to be laid at a cost of Rs. 250 crore, had turned down the Railway Ministry’s proposal for the second BG line between Villupuram and Dindigul, citing low projected revenue. “However, we are trying our level best to persuade the Planning Commission,” he said.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/23/stories/2007072354420400.htm

Bad news for Trichy, Madurai and Tuticorin region.

madhan

July 23rd, 2007, 02:38 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/23/stories/2007072354420400.htm

Bad news for Trichy, Madurai and Tuticorin region.

Unless they establish more industries in these regions and increase the freight traffic, this project would always be a dream..

Madurai

July 23rd, 2007, 06:49 AM

It's a very bad news. Atleast, they should implement Villupuram-Trichy doubling.

rathipriyam

July 23rd, 2007, 09:30 AM

Panel to oversee creation of infrastructure

IT parks proposed to be set up in Tier II cities

· State government has form a committee headed by Chief Secretary.
· To manage the creation of infrastructural facilities in IT parks.

Proposed:

Set up IT parks in Tier II cities such as:

· Madurai
· Tirunelveli
· Salem
· Tiruchirappalli
· Coimbatore

IT Department informed to form nine-member committee for the commissioning agency for the parks consists of:

· The Secretary of Finance
· The Secretary of Information Technology
· The Secretary of Municipal Administration
· The Secretary of Water Supply
· The Secretary of Energy
· The Chairman of TNEB
· Managing Director of TWAD Board
· Chief Engineer of the Highways Department
· Managing Director of the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd

· A high-level panel headed by the Chief Secretary should monitor Creation of infrastructure.
· The panel will facilitate interdepartmental cooperation for land acquisition and other procedures.
· The Government will evaluate existing designs and recruit IT architects.

Sanctioned:

· A sum of Rs. 30 crore has been sanctioned as seed money under the Assistance to States for Infrastructure Development for Exports scheme.

ELCOT will also commission integrated IT campuses, inclusive of residential and social infrastructure, in the parks.

Coimbatore Park

· Construction of coimbatore park will commence within a month.
· Other parks will commence within a year.

The infrastructure will include:

· Laying of access roads.
· Four-lane highways.
· Setting up townships around the parks.
· Augmenting the capacity of the existing electricity sub-stations through a dual grid.
· Provision of water supply.

The IT parks will be set up on the:

· Coimbatore IT park campus
· Vadapalanchi, and Kinnimagalam in Madurai
· Jagir Ammapalayam in Salem
· Navalapattu in Tiruchi

babulal

July 23rd, 2007, 04:14 PM

madhan

July 23rd, 2007, 11:50 PM

http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/23/stories/2007072354420400.htm

Bad news for Trichy, Madurai and Tuticorin region.

I wonder why the state govt. is not intervening in this matter. As always, the state govt evinces interest in sharing the cost of railway projects in chennai city, but not that within the state.
The MRTS project, which was taken up at the cost of 1500 crores a decade ago and state govt contributed almost 50% to it.. It was running in huge losses and only after the extension of the line to thiruvanmiyur, there was some patronage. It almost ran with huge losses for 5-6 years. Now, it is not running in profit, but the losses have reduced. It would still take years for it to break even...

Now, the state govt is going to share 50% of the 9600 crore metro project..which will definitely be a boon to chennai..
The govt is very much interested and keen in implementing these high cost projects in chennai alone, but they keep mum for the doubling project which would be around 800 crores from villupuram to dindigul...which will benefit more than 10 districts.

I am not against govt. implementing projects in chennai. But they should also consider the other parts of the state.

natwest

July 24th, 2007, 07:50 AM

Dear BC,

Madurai was made a City Corporation in 1971. No areas apart from Madakulam, Chokkikulam and Sathamangalam Panchayats were merged with Madurai Municipality. At that time Madurai had a population of 5.49 Lakhs. ( Coimbatore was made a corporation in 1981, by merging Singanallur Municipality and 26 Revenue Panchayats). I must Compare the population of Both Coimbatore and Madurai. In 1961, Madurai had 4.24 Lakhs, Coimbatore had 2.06 Lakhs, in 1971 Madurai-5.49 Lac, CBE- 2.86 Lac, In 1981, Madurai-8.20 lac, CBE- 7.00 lac (This was the period when CBE was made a CMC), Again in 1991, Madurai-9.41 lac, CBE- 8.20 lac but for everyone's surprise after the publication of census results in 2001, Madurai was found to be 9.23 lac and CBE 9.30 lac. The reason said for the decrease in decennial growth rate was not correct and not accepted by many. So, the Corporation again conducted its survey and the population was found to be 10,67,562. ie. 10.68 lakhs. ie. nearly 1.37 lac more than CBE.

Madurai is having an area of nearly 52 Sq.kms but CBE is having an area of 106 Sq.kms. It is since the formation of Madurai Corporation, the boundary was not extended thus creating satellite towns of Kannanendal (17,000), Naganakulam (18,000), Tiruppalai (16,000), Vilangudi T.P (24,000), Anaiyur Municipality (38,000), Paravai T.P (16,000), Samayanallur (17,000), Vandiyur (21,000), Melamadai (30,000), Chinna Anupanadi (15,000), Othakadai (18,000), Nagamalai (12,000), Thanakankulam (17,000), Vilacheri (17,000), Tiruparankundram Municipality (40,000), Thirunagar (16,000), Harveypatti (8,000), Thirumangalam Municipality (50,000), Kappalur (12,000), Thoppur (10,000), Avaniyapuram Municipality (53,000) etc., These areas are considered to be areas under population explosion. If these areas are merged with Madurai Corporation then the area will become 120.Sq.kms. Now Brand Coimbatore can compare Madurai with Coimbatore.

I thank gilli for mentioning the project works to be taken in the forth coming years. If the things happen then Madurai would become a real Metro beating competing cities.

Thank You.

Ur reply itself have lot of messages,

Madurai become Corporation ahead of CBE, but why still the corporation area is less than CBE. Is anyone stopping it. Please don't feel proud of population density, it will create a bad image of a city.

Please note that in CBE important panchayats with (Vadavalli, Thidyalur, Kovundampalayam, Kuniamuthur, Vilankurichi, Saravanampatti etc.. - within 10-15 kms city area) with a huge population of all section of people are not included in CBE Corporation. If they include it will clearly answer our questions. If u want proof, please visit CBE and go around the out-skirts.

To become a Metro-politan city not only Population, infrastructure or investments are considered, there should be multi-cultural soceity. In CBE u can c lot of Malayalis, Kannadigas, Andhraites, Gujaritis, Rajasntanis, Jains, Sindhis, Sikhs, Marathis, Kokanis, Oriyas etc. other than local Tamil and South TN people. These communities made CBE as their home and didn't return back to their native place as they like the City. U can c every community has their own associations (now landmark buildings) and temples.

Please write with the knowledge of Brain not Heart. CBE went ahead of MDU 10 years back, if u want I will list down the successful CBE based corporates and other plus points. Unless u find some new local businessmen in MDU it will be difficult to beat CBE in near future. Just arguing in Forums and mails will not do the magic, some talented people of MDU should take initiatives not politicians.

I couldn't believe why Bank of Novascotia (Canada Based bank) and some India Based banks started it bullion divison in CBE leaving MDU. Please come and visit Townhall area and check how many Jewel Manufactures are functioning and exporting to various Asian countries.My friend who is in Jewel business said retail sale may be more in MDU but business sale is more in CBE. That's why lot of banks funding CBE based Jewel companies for bullion trade. Please post if u have proof for MDU is 2nd largest bullion market.

http://www.blonnet.com/bline/2003/07/14/stories/2003071401361300.htm

"To start with, the bank unveiled the `Union Bullion' (bullion trading) product in the city on Friday. Coimbatore is next only to Mumbai for introduction of this product.

Bank sources said Coimbatore was chosen as the second centre for launch of its bullion trading as it was identified as an important trading and manufacturing centre for gold ornaments. "

http://www.mncbullion.com/about.htm
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/09/03/stories/2003090301381000.htm

This doesn't means we didn't like Madurai. Madurai have lot of hard working people, but the main -ve issues MDU facing are brain drain and industrial work culture.

Please atleast once visit CBE, Tirupur and Erode and try to understand what is the reason of the success. In CBE U can c alteast 2 MDU region guys of every 10 people u meet. If u talk to them they will talk in CBE slang but if u check their native it will be in South TN (MDU, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi). They came to CBE for work and didnt go back. So please think why this happened. I have seen this in every walks of life (high & low level). When South TN guys are successfull in other region, why they couldn't lift their region. It's a 100$ question ??? In friendly manner I even asked them why u guys didn't go back, they said "we have lot of oppurtiunities and gud life style here", why should we go back.

I stayed in Madurai for 6 months (in 90's) . People are friendly, gud and , but they are not adopting themselves according to the current industrial development & culture, but the guys who understood it are going out of Madurai. Unless u resolve these issues, u can't beat CBE. IT Industry will help to add some flavour to City but it will not change the City status.
All the projects in paper will not be converted. Pune is the city which has all the facility but still not considered as Metro. I challenge u MDU will not become Metro for next 10 years. If happened I will be one of the happiest guy but I dodn't know whether u guys will be happy if CBE become a Metro.

I know u guys are emotional, Please don't take it personal, it's a fact.

Thx

kannan infratech

July 24th, 2007, 08:32 AM

Guys,
Of late we have been noticing the old trend of city vs city creeping back. This is against the spirit of this forum. Pl refrain.

People who are passionate about the development of their respective areas can be proactive by joining CII, FICCI, Chambers of Commerce etc.

One major point which most of you miss is that all your assesments and arguments are based on Govt announcements and Newspaper reports. How much are you sure that these are genuine and true? Govt wants to announce big projects and lay foundation stones, but most of the projects are only in paper. Many companies announce projects just befor IPO or to boost their share value or any similar reason.

It is better if you go by what is above ground ie real construction. Lets all restrict ourselves to this aspect.

Please do not take it offensive. It is an advice.

Madurai

July 24th, 2007, 08:36 AM

Good points Kannan. I totally agree with your views. I hope the moderators are also looking at it.

Madurai

July 24th, 2007, 08:46 AM

Here is the news from Dinamalar about a possible flyover at Goripalayam Junction.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/07/24/102/24_07_2007_102_007.jpg

Madurai

July 24th, 2007, 08:49 AM

New floor at the Eastern entrance and a new entrance on the Eastern side for VIPs. AC coaches will be made to stop near that new entrance for easier access.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Photographs/2007/07/24/104/24_07_2007_104_011_001.jpg

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/07/24/104/24_07_2007_104_014.jpg

madurai veeran

July 24th, 2007, 10:49 AM

Here is the news from Dinamalar about a possible flyover at Goripalayam Junction.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/07/24/102/24_07_2007_102_007.jpg

The report also says that survey is currently being undertaken for a flyover at St.Mary's JN in addition to Goripalayam JN. The above 2 flyovers will be carried out under JNNURM. Further the NHAI has forwarded the plan to central govt for an ROB at Palanganatham (30 crore Rs.).

babulal

July 24th, 2007, 05:22 PM

No more comparison of any other cities with Madurai hereafter. I have just exploded bcoz of a few coimbatoreans' under estimation of my native Madurai. Any how if CBE outnumber Madurai in as many aspects then I simply say " Long Live CBE and its people". I should have got a support from my fellow Maduraiveeran ,but unfortunately not. And I promise that I would not enter the thread of Coimbatore.

Thank You.

madurai veeran

July 24th, 2007, 05:49 PM

I should have got a support from my fellow Maduraiveeran ,but unfortunately not.

babulal, actually you made a good point in the previous post, but i didnt respond to it nor to natwest's comment thereafter just to stop this issue dragging on. I have been involved in a few heated up discussions before and finally found there is no use in it. So its always better to refrain from these discussions and lets concentrate on projects and infrastructural discussions.

nirm

July 24th, 2007, 05:59 PM

I have been following the MDU Vs CBE comparison debate and found it actually quite interesting and informative. I have lived in both the cities a very long time ago so naturally I am interested in the latest developments – where a lot seems to be happening. As long as these debates make relevant points and avoid personal attacks make the forum more interesting than less. So, I wish the moderator takes this point into consideration before clamping down too hard on all city Vs City comparison discussions.

arvindm

July 24th, 2007, 09:02 PM

Madurai

July 24th, 2007, 09:17 PM

Friends,
Let us put a full stop to these comparisons. Mods, can you lock this thread and start a new one as this has reached 29 pages already? Thanks.

Suncity

July 25th, 2007, 02:30 AM

Friends,
Let us put a full stop to these comparisons. Mods, can you lock this thread and start a new one as this has reached 29 pages already? Thanks.

We will let the threads run to 1000+.

And yes, the city vs city comparisons must be at minimal level and should only be done in a positive spirit. It should not be a tool to put down another city.

madhan

July 25th, 2007, 05:03 AM

The following link reports abt the samayanallur-uthangudi ringroad..

http://www.dinakaran.co.in/epaperdinakaran/showxml.aspx?id=157878&code=19119

It says that the corporation was trying to incorporate it under JNNURM and had the survey done and sent it to NHAI.. But since NHAI was involved in madurai-dindigul and madurai-trichy 4 lane highways, they thought it would be appropriate for them take over this section of ringroad. They would start their survey soon, with a new route..

Good to see this happening.... But now that NHAI is taking this section.. will corporation divert the funds proposed for this project (100 crores) under JNNURM to some other road development project inside city..??

madhan

July 25th, 2007, 05:09 AM

The NHAI has rejected the corporation proposal to handover the ringroad to NHAI.. It seems that NHAI is planning another highway near this road.

http://www.dinakaran.co.in/epaperdinakaran/showxml.aspx?id=157878&code=19154

I have few queries based on this report..

> Are they designing a new 4 lane highway parallel to ringroad??
I read a news long time back that NHAI was asking for the ringroad for a long time to upgrade and corporation was refusing to give. This lead to NHAI redesigning a road away from the ringroad.
Now, if they implement that road, wont it be a huge loss for corporation??

> Will corporation learn a lesson from this and handover the existing byepass road for expansion to NHAI?? or atleast will they take up the expansion under JNNURM??

VijayyMdu

July 25th, 2007, 06:16 AM

Hi Mdu Friends,

Can i join in your Forum....
I also follow your posts regularly....

gvijayan

July 25th, 2007, 06:36 AM

3. Trichy got BHEL and Salem got SAIL but madurai did not get any industry from central govt.

Salem got a steel plant because it has plenty of raw materials available. The reason for the presence of SSP, TANMAG, BSCL, Tata, Dalmia, SISCOL, MALCO etc in Salem is the availability of high quality iron, bauxite, magnesite ores in the district. Its the duty of the government to utilize the available mineral base, and hence the steel plant, and other industrial units.

Had Madurai got a plenty of Platinum ore nearby, no one would have prevented a Platinum Plant in Madurai.

To establish an industrial unit in a place, a number of factors are to be considered. One can not start an industrial unit just like that. This is not intended to degrade Madurai. But this is how it works. but BHEL is an exception. This policy is to be applied only for mineral/metal/energy industry.

mdu_giri

July 25th, 2007, 10:03 AM

Thank you Babulal.

I noted good points from your posting.Now only I come to know the revised population of madurai corporation.It is 1,108,755 with the area unchanged 51.96 sq km.

I noted following paragraphs from jnnurm appraisal which is very much useful.
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18.However, discussions with officials revealed that, negative growth rate registered by the
Corporation in the last decade, as indicated in Census reports is unexplainable. Population
enumeration conducted by the Corporation in 2004, registered a population of 11.08 lakh.
Also, the District’s urban population registered 20 percent growth in the last decade.

19. As indicated by the Tourism Department, the average daily floating population in the city
is 2.10 lakh persons.

77. Government of Tamil Nadu has notified Local Planning Area for Madurai, extending over
an area of 720.97 Sq.Km under Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. Conurbation area
of LPA includes Madurai Corporation, four municipalities (Thirumangalam,
Thiruparamkundram, Avaniapuram and Anayyur), five town Panchayats and 179 Villages.

78. Urban settlements, 10 settlements as indicated above, in LPA cover an area of
approximately 143.74 Sq.Km, as per CDP for Madurai for 2001. Madurai Corporation
covers approximately 36 percent of the Urban Area in LPA.

81. Review of Madurai Master Plan, 2001. The master plan prepared for Madurai LPA
estimated a population of approximately 22 lakh of which, 16 lakh is indicated for within
Madurai ULB limits. The master plan proposed to accommodate Thrirupparankundram,
Avaniyapuram, Palkalainagar, Paravai and Othakadai as urban nodes and Vadipatty-
Sholavandan, Alanganallur, Thirumangalam and Thiruppuvanam as satellite towns.
-----------
So madurai is already the second biggest city in tamilnadu.
The main reason for projects not coming to madurai is unavailability of land which is easily accessible to wideroads.After completing many upcoming new road projects there will be plenty of space available for expansion.

Thanks.
Giri.

madurai veeran

July 25th, 2007, 11:02 AM

Good to see this happening.... But now that NHAI is taking this section.. will corporation divert the funds proposed for this project (100 crores) under JNNURM to some other road development project inside city..??
http://www.dinakaran.co.in/epaperdinakaran/showxml.aspx?id=157878&code=19119

Its always better when NHAI takes up and completes the project rather than the corporation. Ya, the 100 crore Rs. can now be used for some other project now. How silly that there is no interaction between departments before actually they start a project. MDU corporation had involved private consultants who had taken a survey and prepared a plan in the last 6 months or more just to get it rejected by NHAI. Thats a wastage of precious time and money.

madurai veeran

July 25th, 2007, 11:17 AM

I have few queries based on this report..

> Are they designing a new 4 lane highway parallel to ringroad??
I read a news long time back that NHAI was asking for the ringroad for a long time to upgrade and corporation was refusing to give. This lead to NHAI redesigning a road away from the ringroad.
Now, if they implement that road, wont it be a huge loss for corporation??

> Will corporation learn a lesson from this and handover the existing byepass road for expansion to NHAI?? or atleast will they take up the expansion under JNNURM??

AFAIK there isn't any road being developed by NHAI parallel or close to the current ring road. The Trichy-Madurai NH will meet ring road near Pandi Kovil. I think since there is too many problems caused by possible re-alignment of the ring road (airport expansion), NHAI must have taken the wise decision of connecting Trichy-Madurai NH to Madurai-Tuticorin NH on its own.

I had previously posted a news were it was said that the new alignment of the rind road would start at a distance of 7 kms from Uthangudi and will go on in an entirely different stretch to reach the Tuticorin NH. I think this could be the plan by the NHAI. If thats the case then its not a good news for the corporation atleast for toll collection between airport and Uthangudi.

madurai veeran

July 25th, 2007, 12:17 PM

Maatuthavani bus stand has added yet another feather to its cap by qualifying for the ISO 9001:2000 certification for quality management and maintenance. Recently more than 1 crore worth development activities were carried out at the bus stand like installation of 4 high mast light, development of garden along the entire boundary wall surrounding the bus stand, artificial fountains and tiles were laid and roads repaired etc. The report goes on to say that Periyar bus stand and nearby shopping complex bus stand would be integrated and developed on the lines of the 'Majestic' bus stand in Bangalore.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/07/25/102/25_07_2007_102_004.jpg

mukeshworld

July 25th, 2007, 03:26 PM

Hi Mdu Friends,

Can i join in your Forum....
I also follow your posts regularly....

vijayymdu your welcome to madurai region forum. you are invited to post related to the madurai projects and other developments...

VijayyMdu

July 25th, 2007, 04:06 PM

[QUOTE=madurai veeran;14353113](originally posted by Madurai gilli under Madurai views thread)

Please listen we are not fooools to say like this .... there is a matter.....check it :

The temple city MADURAI is going to possess the following within next 4-5 years & it's sure will be in the list of world popular metro-politan cities !!!

1. ETL convention center cum shopping mall
Rs.100 crore total investment - with multiplex , hotels & shopping arcades.

2.SIPCOT's 2500 acre SEZ @ Eliyaarpathi , madurai. Works had been started to acquire land & they are speaking with the local bodies of eliyarpathi village.

3.RR Industries - 400 acre township - Rudradev IT Township
Total investment of Rs. 4500 crores .
400 acres of land bought at Sholangurini in Madurai south region.
Plan released for its first phase of work & it was approved - work to be started soon. 18,000 residencies and apartments with 1 hospital , 2 multiplexes , 2 big shopping malls etc., The IT Park to be built is 8-storeyed building.

4.ELCOT's 2000-10000 acre industrial city in madurai

Dear Friends,

Little more..........

1.Velammal Group also contributing in Knowledge Front...

Allready they have 2 Matriculation Schools (Thirupalai & Viraganoor) 1 Enginnering College (Huge Setup-Under Construction).

I colud able to roam into that locations on my last trip to Madurai...Beautiful infrastructures on Ramnad Road....construction under fast phase..

Further they are in prepartion for establishing Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research institute at Madurai, his hometown. The best of the architects, engineers and medical consultants in the country are being commissioned to execute this prestigious project worth Rs. 300 crores. This dream project will take off in style by 2008, with a 1200-bedded reaching hospital that will offer treatment facilities in general medicine, surgery, specialties and super specialties from day one.

The teaching hospital will have the state-of –art equipment in all departments with highly skilled and trained professionals to operate. Leading surgeons and practicing professionals in the state and country will be chosen to provide quality medical care of international standards. Teaching Hospital that will soon be upgraded into a Medical College will have ultramodern facilities and infrastructure for patients, doctors and students. Velammal aims to mark this project as a role model in the modern medical history.

The Medical College Will be followed by the establishing of a Dental College, Nursing School and College, College of Physiotherapy and a Paramedical institution. All these institutions will have the best of the faculty drawn from all parts of the country. The institution will have the best of facilities in labs and library. The students and faculty will have access to interesting case studies and the records of the patients will be digitally stored for future reference.

U can explore more information .....http://www.velammaltrust.com/Future_Plans.html

VijayyMdu

July 25th, 2007, 04:16 PM

I had seen some hoardings of PARAMOUNT AIRWAYS in 1 new Building over 80feet road of K.K.Nagar seems to be there office gonna open there....

any information on that...

VijayyMdu

July 25th, 2007, 04:38 PM

Highways Infrastructure developments are better...

Following four laning works are nearing completion at most of the stretch
1.Thirunelveli Highway
2.Dindigul Highway
3.Chennai Highway

By looking at the speed of work I hope within 2009 Mid all major roads connecting Madurai will be four laned...

although is in progress immediate Attention required in Tuticorin Highway

Additional attention on

1.Coimbatore Highway from Kodairoad in Dindigul Highway
2.Ramnad Highway
3.Rajapalyam Highway
4.Theni Highway

The above all Can make our Dream come (Drive) True..

VijayyMdu

July 25th, 2007, 05:03 PM

Its excellent what we have about 9 Flights a Day to Chennai...added service will be attractive...

We face the problem of direct connectivity to Madurai from Bangalore & Mumbai...Even too Hyderabad & Delhi...

There are atleast 3 Direct services are required at this juncture to Bangalore & Mumbai...Morning Afternoon & Evening...this will be real driving force for industrial development of our Region...

Paramount can gear up further and help us...

madurai veeran

July 25th, 2007, 05:09 PM

A dream that Sri. M.V. Muthuramalingam has been cherishing is to build and establish a Medical Institution comparable to the best in the developed countries. This dream will soon be realized by establishing Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research institute at Madurai, his hometown.. The best of the architects, engineers and medical consultants in the country are being commissioned to execute this prestigious project worth Rs. 300 crores. This dream project will take off in style by 2008, with a 1200-bedded reaching hospital that will offer treatment facilities in general medicine, surgery, specialties and super specialties from day one.

The teaching hospital will have the state-of –art equipment in all departments with highly skilled and trained professionals to operate. Leading surgeons and practicing professionals in the state and country will be chosen to provide quality medical care of international standards. Teaching Hospital that will soon be upgraded into a Medical College will have ultramodern facilities and infrastructure for patients, doctors and students. Velammal aims to mark this project as a role model in the modern medical history.

The Medical College Will be followed by the establishing of a Dental College, Nursing School and College, College of Physiotherapy and a Paramedical institution. All these institutions will have the best of the faculty drawn from all parts of the country. The institution will have the best of facilities in labs and library. The students and faculty will have access to interesting case studies and the records of the patients will be digitally stored for future reference.

U can explore more information .....http://www.velammaltrust.com/Future_Plans.html

Great news for Madurai in the educational front. Thanx vijayymdu for sharing this news with us and welcome to SSC.

Madurai-Jawahar

July 25th, 2007, 06:04 PM

Here is the news from Dinamalar about a possible flyover at Goripalayam Junction.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/07/24/102/24_07_2007_102_007.jpg

The news about the goripalayam traffic...april month news, but must to read... Flyover only can give the good solution....

MADURAI: All is not well at Goripalayam bus stop on Alagarkoil Road. Cramped shelter, stagnant wastewater, irregular platform and more inconveniences welcome commuters.

Located just a few metres away from the Thevar Statue junction, Goripalayam is the first bus stop on the northern side of the Vaigai.

And almost all buses coming from south Madurai and proceeding towards Mattuthavani integrated bus stand, Narimedu, Alagarkoil and Iyer Bungalow have to stop here.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/24/stories/2007042415110500.htm

jyas

July 25th, 2007, 10:10 PM

MADURAI: The Madurai Corporation has got Union Government’s sanction for various works at an estimated cost of Rs. 795 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.

“It is only our Corporation that has got the sanction for 50 per cent of the estimated cost of City Development Project (CDP) under the Mission within a year,” the Corporation Superintending Engineer, K. Sakthivel, told reporters on Wednesday.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/26/stories/2007072657440100.htm

madhan

July 26th, 2007, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by VijayyMdu
A dream that Sri. M.V. Muthuramalingam has been cherishing is to build and establish a Medical Institution comparable to the best in the developed countries. This dream will soon be realized by establishing Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research institute at Madurai, his hometown.. The best of the architects, engineers and medical consultants in the country are being commissioned to execute this prestigious project worth Rs. 300 crores. This dream project will take off in style by 2008, with a 1200-bedded reaching hospital that will offer treatment facilities in general medicine, surgery, specialties and super specialties from day one.

The teaching hospital will have the state-of –art equipment in all departments with highly skilled and trained professionals to operate. Leading surgeons and practicing professionals in the state and country will be chosen to provide quality medical care of international standards. Teaching Hospital that will soon be upgraded into a Medical College will have ultramodern facilities and infrastructure for patients, doctors and students. Velammal aims to mark this project as a role model in the modern medical history.

The Medical College Will be followed by the establishing of a Dental College, Nursing School and College, College of Physiotherapy and a Paramedical institution. All these institutions will have the best of the faculty drawn from all parts of the country. The institution will have the best of facilities in labs and library. The students and faculty will have access to interesting case studies and the records of the patients will be digitally stored for future reference.

U can explore more information .....http://www.velammaltrust.com/Future_Plans.html

Thanks for the Greatnews vijay.. and welcome to SSC forum..
We value your great contributions..

This sounds one of the biggest private hospitals (in lines of ramachandra in chennai with 1500 beds) in Tamilnadu. Also, it sounds like it would become a Medical University with dental college, BPT, nursing colleges..

It is also good to notice that, the velammal nagar, near viraganur, will create more opportunities for city to expand on that side (which currently is kind of lagging in settlements/ establishments than other sides)..

Madurai

July 26th, 2007, 12:36 AM

We will let the threads run to 1000+.

And yes, the city vs city comparisons must be at minimal level and should only be done in a positive spirit. It should not be a tool to put down another city.

Thanks Sun.

Madurai

July 26th, 2007, 12:46 AM

Madurai apollo would be adding 500 more beds (to the existing 200) in the next 3 yrs, says apollo chief.
All ultra modern scan equipments to be installed. They also have plans to start a medical college and nurse training institute..

http://www.thinaboomi.com/2007/jul/19/districts/district5.php

The trustee meeting was held to select the chariman of the Trust.
The trust will be registered on Oct 3.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/ArticleImageEx.aspx?article=19_07_2007_011_001&type=1&mode=1

Hope they complete the project in 2 yrs time..

CSI is starting a new dental college and Research center in madurai..

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/07/18/003/18_07_2007_003_007.jpg

I am not sure on how far is their plans to start a medical college in madurai..
http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/04/stories/2005100417090300.htm

Apollo also turns 10 today!!!

Few healthcare projects expected in future:
> Expansion of GRH, with new building in the Anna bus stand location
> Cancer Hospital by apollo along with expansion of current hospital to 500 bedded one..
> Govt AIDS treatment center
> proposed Medical college and hospital by Nadar community
> proposed Govt multispeciality hospital in Thoppur @ 100 crores..

Already home of Meenakshi Mission, Aravind, Vadamalayan, Apollo, GRH, CMH, Jawahar, Bose hospitals (i might have forgotten few..)
Madurai really has turned out to be hotspot for healthcare..

[QUOTE=madurai veeran;14353113](originally posted by Madurai gilli under Madurai views thread)

Please listen we are not fooools to say like this .... there is a matter.....check it :

The temple city MADURAI is going to possess the following within next 4-5 years & it's sure will be in the list of world popular metro-politan cities !!!

1. ETL convention center cum shopping mall
Rs.100 crore total investment - with multiplex , hotels & shopping arcades.

2.SIPCOT's 2500 acre SEZ @ Eliyaarpathi , madurai. Works had been started to acquire land & they are speaking with the local bodies of eliyarpathi village.

3.RR Industries - 400 acre township - Rudradev IT Township
Total investment of Rs. 4500 crores .
400 acres of land bought at Sholangurini in Madurai south region.
Plan released for its first phase of work & it was approved - work to be started soon. 18,000 residencies and apartments with 1 hospital , 2 multiplexes , 2 big shopping malls etc., The IT Park to be built is 8-storeyed building.

4.ELCOT's 2000-10000 acre industrial city in madurai

Dear Friends,

Little more..........

1.Velammal Group also contributing in Knowledge Front...

Allready they have 2 Matriculation Schools (Thirupalai & Viraganoor) 1 Enginnering College (Huge Setup-Under Construction).

I colud able to roam into that locations on my last trip to Madurai...Beautiful infrastructures on Ramnad Road....construction under fast phase..

Further they are in prepartion for establishing Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research institute at Madurai, his hometown. The best of the architects, engineers and medical consultants in the country are being commissioned to execute this prestigious project worth Rs. 300 crores. This dream project will take off in style by 2008, with a 1200-bedded reaching hospital that will offer treatment facilities in general medicine, surgery, specialties and super specialties from day one.

The teaching hospital will have the state-of –art equipment in all departments with highly skilled and trained professionals to operate. Leading surgeons and practicing professionals in the state and country will be chosen to provide quality medical care of international standards. Teaching Hospital that will soon be upgraded into a Medical College will have ultramodern facilities and infrastructure for patients, doctors and students. Velammal aims to mark this project as a role model in the modern medical history.

The Medical College Will be followed by the establishing of a Dental College, Nursing School and College, College of Physiotherapy and a Paramedical institution. All these institutions will have the best of the faculty drawn from all parts of the country. The institution will have the best of facilities in labs and library. The students and faculty will have access to interesting case studies and the records of the patients will be digitally stored for future reference.

U can explore more information .....http://www.velammaltrust.com/Future_Plans.html

Well, all the news about possible new medical and dental colleges sounds good. Will the TN government allow such Medical colleges from private firms? I hope they do it.

madhan

July 26th, 2007, 12:54 AM

[QUOTE=VijayyMdu;14441184]

Well, all the news about possible new medical and dental colleges sounds good. Will the TN government allow such Medical colleges from private firms? I hope they do it.

The dental colleges are already operational and the velammal medical college hospital should be under construction. The fact remains that we dont have enough medical colleges and enough doctors for our population. This is eminent from the fact that govt is planning medical colleges in all districts.

All the more, I believe it should be the AICTE and Medical council of India (both Union Govt entitites), which should not be the case if they have the history and infrastructure in place.
Velammal is a reputed educational trust.
CSI has a long running reputed hospital (CMH) in madurai.
Kamaraj memorial trust is headed by Chairman of Vadamalayan hospitals.

I dont think anything should be on their way to start hospitals and colleges.

madurai veeran

July 26th, 2007, 02:41 AM

As part of the 5 crore Meenakshi temple beautification works, all the electric lines in the streets surrounding the temple will go underground. It would be great if they extend this to entire city as promised by the state govnt.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Photographs/2007/07/26/103/26_07_2007_103_001_001.jpg

madurai veeran

July 26th, 2007, 02:56 AM

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madurai veeran

July 26th, 2007, 02:58 AM

I am definitely happy with this news. But, the only catch is that there is no news about building multi-storeyed Parking lot in the current market place unlike promised before.

The following report shows that the corporation already has plans for 20 crore Rs. multi-storeyed parking lot. The parking lot will have G+2 floors and will come up at the 5 acre central market premises.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/07/26/103/26_07_2007_103_019.jpg

Madurai

July 26th, 2007, 03:42 AM

^^

Hi Madurai Veeran,
That's a good news. I would have loved to see more floors, but G+2 is also good.

mukeshworld

July 26th, 2007, 03:47 PM

The Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation (TNSETC) is introducing online reservation facility for bus passengers at 33 centres including Madurai.

The facility would enable the passengers to book tickets for any destination to which buses are operated from among the 33 centres, according to officials.

Cancellation of tickets could also be done anywhere and the passengers could reserve the tickets 30 days in advance unlike the present facility by which tickets could be booked only 10 days in advance.

The facility was inaugurated in Madurai today. Palani and others centres would get the facility in a phased manner. (Agencies)

http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B81F0E4D2%2D531C%2D461D%2D87BF%2DAF3151F31B8E%7D&CATEGORYNAME=TAMNA

mukeshworld

July 26th, 2007, 03:55 PM

Microprocessor major Intel has tied up with a set of emerging institutes which it will mentor for imparting education centred around its multi-core chip technologies.

These institutes with mentorship from Intel technologists are currently busy changing their existing curriculum on computer architecture and will be starting the new course as early as August 2007.

"Each institute is typically mentoring another 10-15 institutes in its respective region," Intel higher education manager Manav Subodh told Indiatimes News Network.

The Multi Core University initiative aims to change curriculum of close to 150 engineering institutes by end 2008. These institutes will get over the next two years mentoring by a senior Intel technologist. They will organise training and workshops along with Intel where they can give an introduction to the company's multi-core architecture and teach computer science students how to achieve maximum performance of their programmes on threaded, multi-core and multi-processor systems using Intel compilers and threading tools.

Above all, they will get reference curriculum developed by leading universities in the US, and premier Indian institutes like IIT Kanpur and IISC, Bangalore. Besides, Intel will also provide course materials, laptops powered by dual-core processors for instructor use in the classroom, 10-20 Core 2 Duo PCs, licenses from Intel Software College and access to forums and technical support (collectively worth about $250,000 according to the company).

The institutes will also get travel grants to select conferences whereby Intel Education will provide travel support for faculties who gets a paper published in conferences of international repute.

"While we do make a difference we must work toward encouraging other companies and non-governmental organisations to come and scale this up," said Subodh.

According to him, this initiative received over 150 proposals out of which 36 proposals qualified for implementation of the multi-core curriculum. Out of this, only 10 institutes were selected for funding and mentoring.

The 10 selected institutes are the College of Engineering – Guindy, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, UP Technical University, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, International Institute of Information Technology, Pune, Kalasalingham University, Krishnan Koil, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA), Thanjavur, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai and the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum.

"Besides technical competency, we looked at whether people at the helm in these places really had the drive to make the change and implement the transformation in spite of bureaucratic hurdles. In terms of numbers, we have trained a big lot of students and teachers,” said Subodh.

The key to a skilled and employable work force lies in creating curricula that will encourage thinking and is modern in approach and outlook. With the advent of multi-core technology, training on multi-core technologies remains a crucial issue for the IT sector. Most companies have to spend considerable amount of time and resources on their training so as to develop the skills required by the industry.

Intel had launched its multi-core university curriculum programme in January 2006 to pick top institutes like the IITs to develop and deliver courses on multi-core as well as share their course design documents that could foster the growth of these courses to other universities.

As part of its World Ahead Programme, Intel recently announced plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years to provide access to technology for anyone, anywhere.

In the face of mounting industry complaints that Indian educational system is churning unemployable youth, Intel's programme could make a difference.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2150962.cms

mukeshworld

July 26th, 2007, 04:06 PM

The government is planning to invest Rs 7,000 crore to remove traffic bottlenecks in tier-II cities such as Lucknow, Amritsar, Ranchi and Coimbatore. The ministry of shipping, road transport & highways has proposed to construct bypass roads, service lanes, overbridges and flyovers in these cities, an official said.

The proposal is part of the national highway development programme (NHDP) phase VII, which is currently with the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) for the final nod. The total cost of the NHDP phase VII is pegged at Rs 16,680 crore ( January 2006 prices). As the core group on financing of NHDP has prioritised NHDP phase VII into VIIA, VIIB and VIIC, at present, only VIIA is proposed to be taken up. Under NHDP phase VIIA about 400 km of ring roads and bypasses would be constructed at a cost of Rs 6,000 crore.

At present, 10 cities have been identified, which include Madurai, Varanasi, Hyderabad and Bangalore. “The move will improve traffic safety and ensure faster movement with improved riding quality and time leading to reduction in vehicle cost and significant reduction in fuel consumption,” he said.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2205785.cms

VijayyMdu

July 26th, 2007, 04:07 PM

[QUOTE=mukeshworld;14459808]Microprocessor major Intel has tied up with a set of emerging institutes which it will mentor for imparting education centred around its multi-core chip technologies.

Dear Mukesh,

Any idea about the progress of MOTOROLA setup with TCE,Madurai.

VijayyMdu

July 26th, 2007, 04:39 PM

Can our friends guess how many Residential Flats are ready and being ready in Madurai...

More than 6000 flats!!! only from the following players..

Vishvash Promoters alone house close to 3000 flats..and its going further to 6000.I been inside the Viswas Township really a massive one..heaven..fantastic effort..Thanks n Cheers..

Saswath 1500...all highrises..G+4 * 10 Towers..Beautiful n Gigantic..

Heritage,Vishal,Vaibogh,Radha Homes,Malligai,NirmalaHomes,
Parsn,Mahasquare, Meenakshi Enclave,Rajparis Padmam,Vairam,....and so many...

The UpComing projects are sequenced,aligned and mentioned perfectly by Great Madurai Gilli..will all come almost close to 50000 - 75000 flats in next 3 - 4 years...Thanks Gilli..

During my visit by August i can post with all photographs...

mukeshworld

July 26th, 2007, 04:44 PM

Today MR R.samy MLA told that melur-alagarkovil road to become two lane road at a cost of RS 7.45 crores and also melur-poovandi road to become two lane road at a cost of RS 19.60 crores.the work will start quickly.

http://www.maalaimalar.com/asp/news/dis_news_article.asp?artid=215176

VijayyMdu

July 26th, 2007, 05:05 PM

Please find the link for Nirmala Homes coming up at Paumalai...

http://www.nirmalahomes.com/docs/dharma.html

madurai veeran

July 26th, 2007, 05:11 PM

During my visit by August i can post with all photographs...

Looking forward to your pics of Madurai. Please try to take pics of airport, road and rail projects in and around Madurai, upcoming flats and generally pics to showcase Madurai.

VijayyMdu

July 26th, 2007, 05:21 PM

Link for Heritage Anusham...Arunachalam...

http://www.heritageprops.com/

New Project will be of Independent Houses at HMS Colony,Madurai.

where exactly HMS location?

Madurai

July 26th, 2007, 05:26 PM

That will be awesome Vijay. Looking forward to your pictures in "Madurai Views" folder soon.
Also, Thanks for the updates from new comers like Gilli, Vijay, Mukesh, Jawahar and Madhan apart from the long time members.

madurai veeran

July 26th, 2007, 05:30 PM

Please find the link for Nirmala Homes coming up at Paumalai...

http://www.nirmalahomes.com/docs/dharma.html

http://www.nirmalahomes.com/images/dharmasb.jpg

Looks good, but why not more floors. Most of the flats in Madurai are mainly G+4 or in rare case G+5. It would be cool if we have taller residential appartments.

I found this interesting information in Madurai corporation website,

Madurai city has been declared as HERITAGE TOWN because of the location of Meenakshi Amman Temple. To preserve the aesthetic view of the temple towers the Government have enacted regulations restricting the height of the buildings, to 9 Meters within one kilometer radius from the temple and to 15 meters upto the city limit.

http://www.maduraicorporation.com/adm.htm

15 meter is totally absurd and i dont think its being followed any way. But since most of the appartments are coming on the out skirts which are yet to be added within city limit, they can go for more floors.

mukeshworld

July 26th, 2007, 05:50 PM

it is good to see the HERITAGE TOWN in madurai

Madurai gilli

July 26th, 2007, 05:59 PM

:ohno: :bash: :banana: :banana: :cheers: :cheers: :nuts: :) DHAYA MAHAL is soon to be inaugurated in sathyasai nagar - It is owned by Our madurai's one of the VIP-M.K.ALAGIRI......Thank you Mr.ALAGIRI for your investment in madurai....:banana: :banana: :banana: ^^ :lol:

madurai veeran

July 26th, 2007, 06:01 PM

Madurai gilli im not sure y u have used so many smilies.

Madurai gilli

July 26th, 2007, 06:06 PM

Dear Friends ,
Last monday , when I wander in the madurai-tutucorin section ring-road , I was amazed @ a place where the works were very fast & huge....When I slowed down the speed of my bike & parked it near a board...I was happy to see that that work was nothin but for the proposed township by SAHARA Groups-a world class township org.,.....I was happy to see the site that this site will soon be called SAHARA township....If anyone of you go in this road , please click the picture & post it in the madurai views...:banana: :banana: :banana:
It was informed in the board that :
AREA - 105 ACRES ( May be extended to 150 )
Total no., of houses - 18 , 000 houses.
Apartments with 10 floors , 9 floors , 8 floors & 6 floors to come up.....just imagine ......ooooooh........aaaaaaah !!
2 Multiplexes , 3 shopping malls , 1 school , 1 gymnasium & 1 club. All bungalows to come up with swimming pool facility......Rate is from 30 lakhs to 1 crore & 11 lakhs.

mukeshworld

July 26th, 2007, 06:12 PM

Dear Friends ,
Last monday , when I wander in the madurai-tutucorin section ring-road , I was amazed @ a place where the works were very fast & huge....When I slowed down the speed of my bike & parked it near a board...I was happy to see that that work was nothin but for the proposed township by SAHARA Groups-a world class township org.,.....I was happy to see the site that this site will soon be called SAHARA township....If anyone of you go in this road , please click the picture & post it in the madurai views...:banana: :banana: :banana:
it is very nice to hear.if you post photo about the working in the site.it would be very nice to see the development in madurai.

mukeshworld

July 26th, 2007, 06:22 PM

DHARMA SASTHA VIHAR
Typical Floor Plan

http://www.nirmalahomes.com/images/dharmab.jpg

DHARMA SASTHA VIHAR
Location Map

http://www.nirmalahomes.com/images/dharmalpb.jpg

Madurai gilli

July 26th, 2007, 06:25 PM

KSHITIJ - RACE COURSE ROAD - MADURAI

Location
The site is located on the Kanpur Road, 5 kms before the Airport and 3 Kms after the Railway Station. It is well connected by public transport on the main Sarojini Nagar route connecting the entire city.

Project Details

Built up area : Approximately 160,000 sq.ft
Format : Hypermarket + Departmental Store + Multiplex + Retail + Entertainment + Food court

Frontage : 500 Feet
Number of floors : Ground + 3

Where is this kanpur road & Sarojini road in madurai....they're really confusing...please check its website.

Madurai gilli

July 26th, 2007, 06:26 PM

A new update on kshitij mall in madurai. :
********************************

List of KSHITIJ mall(s) in MADURAI, TAMIL NADU

Results

KSHITIJ - RACE COURSE ROAD - MADURAI

The Temple Town
Madurai is one of the oldest (2500 years) and largest cities of Tamil Nadu. It is also called the Food Capital and the Temple Town. Madurai has grown around the famous Meenakshi temple. Weaving and dyeing of silk and muslin cloth is one of the important industries present. The city is one huge non-stop bazaar, full of shops, street markets, temples and restaurants.

Demographic Profile
City (2001 census) : 922,913.
City (projected for 2006) : 905,649.
Literacy Rate (2001 census) : 79%.

Local Economy
City functions : Tourism, Trade & Commerce.
Temple Town, Food Capital, Cultural Capital.
Initiatives by the state : Selected among the three cities of Tamil Nadu for Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Scheme.
Major industries / organizations : Madura Coats (manufacturing industrial textile, cotton and blended yarn).

Real Estate Scenario
Newer developments are happening in the northern part of the city. The real estate activity is higher here and so are the land rates. The city is growing towards Melur Highway due to various recent developments on that highway.

Retail
Madurai has many street markets, shops, temples and restaurants. National brands/retailers are concentrated around Meenakshi Temple, By-Pass Road, Race Course Road and Goripalayam Road within a radius of 2.0 km. The other premier shopping areas are Chithirai, Avanimoola, Puthumandapam and Thevangu Chetty Choultry.

Key Retail Brands Present in the City
Jewellery / Watches : A .G & CO Jewellers.
Apparels : Satya Paul, Crocodile, Arrow, Lee, Wrangler, Bombay Dyeing, Raymond, Peter England, Digjam, Reid & Taylor, Color Plus, Lee.

Future Outlook
The new growth corridors of the city are towards the North and northeastern side (due to the recently opened high court and the shifting of the Interstate Bus terminal on Melur Highway).

:banana: :banana: :banana:

Madurai gilli

July 26th, 2007, 06:31 PM

Though Madurai is devoloping very fast , the growth is only in the three-west,east & north egions-----Is there any future project/development to be in the south of madurai except the madurai AIRPORT !

:ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:
:nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:
:bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

mukeshworld

July 26th, 2007, 06:41 PM

Madurai-Jawahar

July 26th, 2007, 08:15 PM

KSHITIJ - RACE COURSE ROAD - MADURAI

Location
The site is located on the Kanpur Road, 5 kms before the Airport and 3 Kms after the Railway Station. It is well connected by public transport on the main Sarojini Nagar route connecting the entire city.

Where is this kanpur road & Sarojini road in madurai....they're really confusing...please check its website.

It is a data entry error i doubt. This Kanpur road and sarojini road are at Uttar pradesh. Pls check website for UP - Laknow.

http://www.kshitijfund.com/kshitij_locator_list.aspx?MM_ID=60

I doubt it bcas i was thr at New Delhi for two years.....

So In madurai they planned at Race course road only.

Madurai

July 26th, 2007, 10:45 PM

madhan

July 27th, 2007, 12:29 AM

Dear Friends,
Though every Madurai lover will like to see all these project details, I think it will dilute the importance if we post the layouts of apartment units. It will be nice to see the link itself. Location map is fine I guess. Also, less smileys will be more appealing. These are my suggestions and don't think that I am intruding into your privacy. I still like to see all the wonderful updates you all have been giving on Madurai.

I pretty much agree with your views. It is really wonderful to see a lot of new and active contributors for the forum, of late. I could feel the excitement in them in contributing more. But as you have said, we could refrain from posting the floor plans n all... It would be great if we could concentrate more on general project details for such projects than going into each and every spec.

Also, it appears that the forum is getting new people who live or have accessibility to Madurai. I personally value their contributions (than few ppl like me who are held up in abroad and solely depend on internet), as they could give real time updates and also on the ones that are not covered in internet.

madhan

July 27th, 2007, 12:33 AM

Well-equipped passport office for Madurai

Top class: Tiruchi Passport Officer S. Balachandran right, handing over the agreement to Madurai Collector S.S. Jawahar, on Thursday.

MADURAI: The Regional Passport Office (RPO) coming up in Madurai will be one among the best in terms of technology and infrastructure. For the first time, a fully air-conditioned ambience is being created with sophisticated systems, new version software and processing mechanism.

“This will be the most advanced passport office in the country. Right from day one, passports will be issued in 30 days as per norms. Online activities such as the Passport Information Services on Net will be introduced,” the Tiruchi Passport Officer, S. Balachandran, told The Hindu here on Thursday.

With a jurisdiction of at least eight districts, the RPO is expected to handle 50 per cent of the applications processed in Tiruchi now. Being developed in the erstwhile Ramanathapuram Collector’s Bungalow, it will comprise an air-conditioned waiting hall and a child care centre. It is likely to start operations from the third week of September.

The Madurai Collector, S.S. Jawahar, said the ‘Passport Adalat’ service was launched to redress the grievances of applicants online. Petitioners should send a mail to Collector – collrmdu@tn.nic.in – explaining their difficulty. On a fixed date, the Collectorate will get in touch with the Tiruchi RPO through video-conferencing and sort out the problem.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/27/stories/2007072756300100.htm

Madurai-Jawahar

July 27th, 2007, 07:13 AM

Well-equipped passport office for Madurai
http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/27/stories/2007072756300100.htm
“This will be the most advanced passport office in the country. Right from day one, passports will be issued in 30 days as per norms. Online activities such as the Passport Information Services on Net will be introduced,” the Tiruchi Passport Officer, S. Balachandran, told The Hindu here on Thursday.

Nice to hear about Well-equipped passport office, the words from Mr.S. Balachandran "This will be the most advanced passport office in the country."

Remembering a dialogue "Laetta vandalum Latesta..."

VijayyMdu

July 27th, 2007, 01:56 PM

Dear Friends

Here the link for any Land Purchase in Madurai..Commercial / Residential

http://www.hap.co.in/

This website provides very good information about the availability of Land in Madurai with all required details...both commercial / residential..with the flavour of Upcoming Projects in Madurai

This will make things easier for Indian and Multi National companies to select the location...

madurai veeran

July 27th, 2007, 03:02 PM

Madurai-Tuticorin(NH 45B) at Aaviyur

Just to show that some work is going on in this highway.

http://www.hap.co.in/en/propertyimage/102_optimizedDSC03494.jpg

NH 45B near Othakadai

The road coming up in a new alignment. Is the road coming in the new alignment right from Melur or just from Othakadai ?.

http://www.hap.co.in/en/propertyimage/100_optimizedDSC03393.jpg

NH 45B running behind High court bench

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5720/55dsc02987fi1.jpg

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2815/63dsc02988ec3.jpg

P.S : Not sure when these pictures were taken

Source : http://www.hap.co.in/

babulal

July 27th, 2007, 03:35 PM

According to the delimitation commission's recommendations Madurai will have two more assembly constituencies in the urban side. Already Madurai is having Madurai East, Madurai West and Madurai Central Constituencies, apart from this there will be Madurai North and Madurai South. Also, three suburban constituencies will be formed viz. Tiruparankundram, Samayanallur and Tirumangalam.

mduvignesh

July 27th, 2007, 04:14 PM

Madurai

July 28th, 2007, 02:07 AM

Arul Murugan

July 28th, 2007, 02:09 AM

[QUOTE=madurai veeran;14353113][B](originally posted by Madurai gilli under Madurai views thread)[/B

33. Old Thangam theatre - Now to turn soon into GV studio city.
- GV ltd., bought the thangam theatre to establish its 2nd studio city in tamilnadu next to chennai , here in madurai.
- It will have : MULTIPLEX theatres
2 three star hotels
Shopping arcade including chennai based - CHENNAI SILKS & HOTEL SARAVANA BHAVAN.

For ur information THE CHENNAI SILKS is COIMBATORE based n not chennai.

Common, Brand CBE, Chennai Silks is Tiruppur based and not Coimbatore based!!!

Its old name was Kumaran Silks, when they want to open shop in Chennai, they were having problem with the name!! Already branded Kumaran Stores is there in Chennai, so Tiruppur based Kumaran silks changed their name to Covai Kumaran Silks then to The Chennai Silks!!!!!

Madurai

July 28th, 2007, 02:14 AM

http://www.dinakaran.co.in/epaperdinakaran/2872007/2807bala10-b&w.jpg

http://www.dinakaran.co.in/epaperdinakaran/showxml.aspx?id=159191&code=17343

To avoid congestion on the road, the city buses are being planned to be routed via Madurai Jn.

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This will be useful for passengers going to the station and also the traffic mess opposite the station could be reduced. But, I am not sure how this will affect the crowd near the station entrance.

Arul Murugan

July 28th, 2007, 02:20 AM

Guys regarding Madurai population...

Sl No Name Total / Rural / Urban Location Code Total Households Total Population
1 Coimbatore (M.Corp.) Urban 12000641243000 224687 930882

Sl No Name Total / Rural / Urban Location Code Total Households Total Population
1 Madurai (M Corp.) Urban 24000742420000 215265 928869

This is an official release from TN gvt website!!

babulal

July 28th, 2007, 05:11 AM

gvijayan

July 28th, 2007, 05:50 AM

This is too much. No comparison hereafter. The figures given in www.tn.gov.in is just the results published by the Directorate of Census Operations, and www.censusindia.net. There will be a post enumeration survey conducted by the members of local bodies. And that figure for Madurai is 10,67,562. Study in detail the Madurai CDP publised by JNNURM. All the Government sources is using the post enumerated figure.

Thank You.

Babulal Sir, please do not proovide false information. What Arul said is 100% correct. See below the data from official census website.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/535/mdu1sg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/386/cbe1lm2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Please refer to http://www.census.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx and verify if you have doubts.

Also, you can not compare the enumerated figure for Madurai with the old figure for CBE. You should not forget CBE also has got enumerated figures.

gvijayan

July 28th, 2007, 05:55 AM

Dear BC,

So, the Corporation again conducted its survey and the population was found to be 10,67,562. ie. 10.68 lakhs. ie. nearly 1.37 lac more than CBE.

Sir, Did the CBE corporation also conduct such a survey???? 1.37 is the difference between Madurai's new figure and CBE's old figure. Truth will be revealed once CBE corporation also conducts such a survey.

mduvignesh

July 28th, 2007, 06:00 AM

As per this Dinakaran report, the 3rd Pit line work adjascent to the 2 Pit Lines on the Western side is in full swing. This is to facilitate maintanence of more trains, especially after the inauguration of service to Rameswaram.

2 more pit lines are also planned at the Eastern side. (I think this is a typo, it is possibly 2 more Platforms on the Eastern side)

http://www.dinakaran.co.in/epaperdinakaran/2872007/2807bala05-b&w.jpg

http://www.dinakaran.co.in/epaperdinakaran/showxml.aspx?id=159191&code=17336

Hi Madurai,
i too feel the same. Might be 2 more PFs will be coming on the eastern side. There are lot of space in the North of eastern side - upto 5 PFs can be constructed removing the stabled lines. Stabled lines can be constructed in Koodal Nagar.
How many MORE pit lines can be accomodated in the western side(already 2 + 1 in progress = 3) Any idea?

madhan

July 28th, 2007, 07:42 AM

Digital Magic has opened up training center in Madurai..

http://www.chennaionline.com/education/News/2007/07news25.asp
NASSCOM predicts the animation and gaming industry to become a Rs.2,30,000 crore industry in a few years from now.. It also needs more than 3 lakh ppl for the industry..

Of late, I ve seen few advertisements (in dinamalar) for various animation training centers popping up in Madurai.

few such things I could remember are
> anifx (www.anifx.co.in)..
> toonskool (http://www.toonskool.net/)

Keltron Animation campus is likely to be setup in madurai
http://www.keltronanimation.com/newcenters.html

Good to see that the fever is catching up in Madurai at the early stage. More training centers could pull in big animation/gaming companies (eg. Pentasoft) to set up shop in Madurai due to the available talent pool.

mduvignesh

July 28th, 2007, 08:03 AM

NASSCOM predicts the animation and gaming industry to become a Rs.2,30,000 crore industry in a few years from now.. It also needs more than 3 lakh ppl for the industry..

Of late, I ve seen few advertisements (in dinamalar) for various animation training centers popping up in Madurai.

few such things I could remember are
> anifx (www.anifx.co.in)..
> toonskool (http://www.toonskool.net/)

Keltron Animation campus is likely to be setup in madurai
http://www.keltronanimation.com/newcenters.html

Good to see that the fever is catching up in Madurai at the early stage. More training centers could pull in big animation/gaming companies (eg. Pentasoft) to set up shop in Madurai due to the available talent pool.

I think pentasoft is closed. Correct me if I am wrong

mdu_giri

July 28th, 2007, 08:47 AM

Guys,Babulal is 200% correct.There was an error in census 2001 regarding madurai population which showed a negative growth.

The population enumeration of 2001 census was undertaken during 9-28 February 2001, with a revisional round from 1-5 March 2001. The Census moment, the referral time at which the snapshot of the population is taken, was 00.00 hours of the 1 March 2001. Until the 1991 Census, the sunrise of 1 March was taken to be the census moment. The houseless population, as has been the usual practice, was enumerated on the night of 28 February 2001.

We cannot blame census because it is the base for all calculations for Administration,planning,HRA,CCA,market research,and economic research etc.

Anyway the sudden negative growth figures of developing madurai city was unexplainable.So it was necessary to do a enumeration by madurai corporation in 2004.But in case of coimbatore it was not necessary.But census records will not get updated once it is finalised.Census will update only in 2011.(i.e every ten years) .I remember there was a news article regarding the updated population of madurai district in 2005 (i am searching the link).

Madurai corporation conducted enumeration in 2004 and found it to be 11,08,755.

so backward projection for 2001 is 10,67,562.
2004 1,108,755
2003 1,094,850
2002 1,081,120
2001 1,067,562

These things are clearly explained in these links.

http://jnnurm.nic.in/toolkit/madurai/CDP_Madurai.pdf

http://jnnurm.nic.in/toolkit/madurai/Wbook_Madurai.xls

Actually the city population is more in madurai,and the agglomeration(surround areas)population is more in coimbatore.So both cities will be having almost same population both city and agglomeration put together (around 14.5 lakhs).
CDP for madurai is planning 16 lakhs for madurai city by expanding limits.
CDP for coimbatore is not yet prepared.

If we can not compare new figure of mdu with old figure of cbe,then it is also true that we can not compare wrong figure of mdu with correct figure of cbe.

Let us hope atleast census 2011 will release the correct population of madurai.

Thanks.
Giri.

Madurai

July 28th, 2007, 09:05 AM

Friends,
After a couple of days lull, once again the city comparison has started. Let us concentrate only on the projects of Madurai in this topic and not for any comparison with any city. Thanks.

Madurai

July 28th, 2007, 09:07 AM

Hi Madurai,
i too feel the same. Might be 2 more PFs will be coming on the eastern side. There are lot of space in the North of eastern side - upto 5 PFs can be constructed removing the stabled lines. Stabled lines can be constructed in Koodal Nagar.
How many MORE pit lines can be accomodated in the western side(already 2 + 1 in progress = 3) Any idea?

Hi Vignesh,
On the western side, there is scope for multiple pit lines right next the current ones. There could be even 10 or 20+ pit lines in that spot. Though it is not required, the stabling lines can be built there. I don't know why Madurai division is not going for such a thing.

mduvignesh

July 28th, 2007, 09:29 AM

Hi Vignesh,
On the western side, there is scope for multiple pit lines right next the current ones. There could be even 10 or 20+ pit lines in that spot. Though it is not required, the stabling lines can be built there. I don't know why Madurai division is not going for such a thing.

If stabling lines can be built in western side along with pit lines, then the stabling lines in the eastern side can be cleared and 5 PFs can be laid. If not necessary 5, atleast 2 or 3 can be built now.

PF 6 and 7 are MG and 1 MG pit line in b/w these 2 PF. God only knows when MDU - Bodi BG conversion will happen.. For 2 MG trains we have 2 PF and 1 Pit line. 1 MG line PF can be converted to BG,, i hope if this happens then good.

But i wonder how come 20 + pit lines can come on western side. Madura coats is near that side..Is there that much space interior towards western side???

MA Eswaran

July 28th, 2007, 09:42 AM

Dear Madurai folks,

Just a doubt,

IT park (Tidel) is coming at "Ilanthai Kulam" area only or at one more location also at Madurai.

What is the present rate of plots near "Ilanthai kulam area" (Price per sqft)?

madurai veeran

July 28th, 2007, 11:51 AM

Dear Madurai folks,
Just a doubt,

IT park (Tidel) is coming at "Ilanthai Kulam" area only or at one more location also at Madurai.

ELCOT had applied for 2 IT SEZ's and has got both of them approved. So ELCOT sponsored IT parks will come up at Ilandhaikulam near ring road and Vadapalanji near MKU. There is also a 3rd IT park promoted by RR Industries which has also got SEZ approval and it will come up at Sholankuruni near R.L Institute of Nautical Science.

Anniyan

July 28th, 2007, 12:25 PM

[QUOTE=VijayyMdu;14441184]

Well, all the news about possible new medical and dental colleges sounds good. Will the TN government allow such Medical colleges from private firms? I hope they do it.

yes, TN govt is silently giving permission for private medical colleges, so far 8 colleges have been approved near Chennai.. If the TN govt had not given permission, those colleges wud ve come up in Pondicherry, which already has 11 medical colleges at present.

babulal

July 28th, 2007, 12:41 PM

Mr. Vijayan's explanation given regarding Madurai and Coimbatore's population is purely the results given by the Directorate of Census Operations, which is the official site to declare population. But please go throuth the the Madurai District's Urban growth rate. The Urban decennial growth rate since 1991 is more than 20%. The Urban areas are Madurai Corporation, Usilampatti, Melur and Thirumangalam Muncipalites, and a few Town Panchayats. Usilampatti and Melur are the two small municipalities lie near the District Borders. Both are having just 10% growth rate. The Town panchayats of Sholavandan, Vadipatti, A.Vellalapatti, T.Kallupatti, Elumalai, Peraiyur and Alanganallur are also having a smaller growth rate. But the Total Urban growth rate is high.
The post enumeration conducted by Madurai M.Corp is that the population of the city is 10,67,562. The population of Coimbatore Urban Agglomeration(Coimbatore M.Corp, Kurichi (M) , Kuniyamuthur (M), Kavundampalayam (M), Sulur (T.P), Madukkarai (T.P), Periyanaickenpalayam (T.P), Vellalore (T.P), Kurukkanpalayam, Saravanampatti (T.P), Perur-Chettipalayam (T.P), Veerapandi (T.P), Veerakeralam (T.P), Chinnavedampatti (T.P), Narasimhanaickenpalayam (T.P), Perur (T.P), Pallapalayam (T.P), Ashokapuram (C.T), Vilankurichi (C.T) and Muthugoudenpudur (R.C)) is 14.50 Lakhs, while the population of Madurai Urban Agglomeration (Madurai M.Corp, Avaniyapuram (M), Tiruparankundram (M), Thirunagar (T.P), Vilangudi (T.P), Paravai (T.P), Melamadai (C.T), Chinna Anupanadi (C.T), Samayanallur (T.P), Harveypatti (T.P) and Thiyagarajar Colony (C.T)) is 11.90 Lakhs. But the Urban areas proximal to Madurai M.Corp namely Anaiyur (M), Kannanendal (C.T), Naganakulam (C.T), Othakadai (C.T), Vandiyur (C.T), Uthangudi, Kappalur, Nagamalai, Vadapalanji, Perungudi, Thirumangalam (M) are not included in Madurai (U.A). The CDP for Madurai has recommended the proposal to merge all the areas of Madurai (U.A) with Madurai (M.Corp), and majority projects mentioned by Madurai gilli are coming in the Agglomeration area. When you sum up the population and area definitely Madurai will be in the top. And when the projects are completed ,definitely Madurai looks modern and compete with so called "Metros".

Thank You.

jaleelmalik

July 28th, 2007, 12:49 PM

Many people have wondered why Madurai did not develop like Coimbatore grown fast. Madurai is an ancient city which got very congested layout and roads. When industrial houses wanted to setup their manufacturing facilities earlier (70's or 80s) this infrastructure was a major botteneck so they setup their industries in chennai. (some TVS family member shared this view).

The state government miscalculated that Madurai would not grow and did not take any steps to develop infrastructure. You want proof?
1. There is no government engineering college setup madurai which was second largest city till last decade. inst this a shame and step motherly attitude?
2. While Madurai is larger then Trichy and important tourist place, still International Airport went there.
3. Trichy got BHEL and Salem got SAIL but madurai did not get any industry from central govt.
4. Madurai (and entire south TN incl TRY) did not get broadgauge rails till last decade. Also only single line is available.

You may ask why madurai people did not demand for these? before this is being realized, already majot chunk of educated people migrated from madurai region moved to other cities.

Past 5 to 10 years only few projects came up (like ring road, new bridges etc) and now it is picking up. Surely Madurai will surpass coimbatore in near future because coimatore got some bottenecks now like real estate prices, availability of land, cost of living etc.

Who said madurai is not multicultural? Do you know that Sourashtra people are majority in madurai city? Do some homework and talk about it. also there are lots of Telugus here with considerable mallus and kannadigas.

Folks,

I am 40 y/o now. When I was in LP School in the 1970s, there used to be a very common question for the GK Quiz / Competition.

The question is: Second largest City in South India.
The answer: Madurai.

That time, Bangalore was nothing, Coimbatore was nothing.
There were only 3 or 4 City Corporations in Tamil Nadu viz. Chennai, Madurai & Trichy.(Or was Salem was also there ? I doubdt!!!).

Kerala had 3 city corporations then Viz. Trivandrum, Kochi & Calicut.

Very recently only (may be less than 2 years back), Coimbatore was upgraded to a Mahanagaratchi along with Tirunelveli. Nellai Mahanagaratchi was constituted by integrating Palayam Kottai , Mele Palayam & Tirunelveli Municipalities.

The reasons why Madurai went back has to be properly investigated. May be the vested interests due to political & bureacratic lobbying, real estate mafiaism, media hypes etc all might have contributed for this. But no worries, still Madurai is one among the three cities from Tamil Nadu having population over one million. Madurai still has lot of potential.

Due to the industiral stagnation in Kerala, many of the Investors from Kerala did settle in Bangalore and Coimbatore Cities which has a cosmopolitan and Multilingual culture. I think, language acted as a big barrier in Madurai, where mostly only Tamil works,being located in South Central Tamil Nadu.
Madurai was more a TVS city - when there was a monopoly by the traditional investor families. Consequent to Liberalization, many industires did come up in Bangalore and Kovai.

So just think about it. At any cost, Madurai has to regain its good old glory.
All the very best & cheers

madurai veeran

July 28th, 2007, 12:49 PM

Please stop this city vs city and population discussion. This thread is only to discuss infrastructure and other related projects. If this continues MODS please delete all unwanted discussions.

Thank you.

MA Eswaran

July 28th, 2007, 01:01 PM

[QUOTE=Madurai;14449573]

yes, TN govt is silently giving permission for private medical colleges, so far 8 colleges have been approved near Chennai.. If the TN govt had not given permission, those colleges wud ve come up in Pondicherry, which already has 11 medical colleges at present.

Actually TN govt has been resisting to give NOC for starting new private medival aolleges.

The colleges located around Chennai had to go to court to get NOC from TN govt. Due to this tedious problems some have located at Pondicherry.

The correct number of private medical colleges in TN & Pondy are as under

SNO PRIVATE NO OF SEATS

1 PSG 100
2 RAMACHANDRA,PORUR 150
3 VINAYAKA,SALEM 100
4 ANNAMALAI 150
5 MEENAKSHI,KANCHIPURAM 100
6 BALAJI TRUST AT CHROMPET 100
7 SRM,CHENNAI 150
8 CHETTINAD MEDICAL COLLEGE,CHENNAI 150
9 MUGAMBIGAI MEDICAL COLLEGE,KK 100
TOTAL 1100
CMC vellore and IRTT, Erode are excluded.

The collges at Pondy are as under

SNO PRIVATE NO OF SEATS
1 PONDICHERRY INST. OF MEDICAL 100
2 MAHATMA GANDHI INST OF MEDI. 100
3 ARUPADAI VEEDU 100
4 VINAYAKA,KARAIKAL 100
5 MANAKKULA VINAYAGAR 150
6 LAKSHMI NARAYANA MEDICAL COLLEGE 150
7 VENKATESWARA MEDICAL COLLEGE 150
TOTAL 850

madurai veeran

July 28th, 2007, 01:28 PM

The Road starts from Ring road and will join after Othakadai (towards Melur side).

Thanx vignesh for the clarification. I was hoping that the NH 45B would be on a new alignment right from the Melur bypass. But anyway even this would reduce the traffic on the current Uthangudi-Othakadai road, which i feel would soon become a SH.

I heard that the 4 lane road between K.K Nagar and Uthangudi was fast progressing and would be completed soon.

What happened to the 6 laning of bypass road between Fatima cge and Palanganatham. Have they started it or is it still getting delayed ?.

I think a few among the new madurai forumers are actually currently in Madurai. It would be nice if you can take some pics of on-going projects happening in and around Madurai.

Anniyan

July 28th, 2007, 01:30 PM

The collges at Pondy are as under

SNO PRIVATE NO OF SEATS
1 PONDICHERRY INST. OF MEDICAL 100
2 MAHATMA GANDHI INST OF MEDI. 100
3 ARUPADAI VEEDU 100
4 VINAYAKA,KARAIKAL 100
5 MANAKKULA VINAYAGAR 150
6 LAKSHMI NARAYANA MEDICAL COLLEGE 150
7 VENKATESWARA MEDICAL COLLEGE 150
TOTAL 850

JIPMER (central govt)
Govt Medical College (pondy state govt.) (U/C)
Actor VijayKanth's Medical College (private) (U/C)
Actress Manorama's Medical College (private) (U/C)

so totally 11 medical colleges in Pondy

mduvignesh

July 28th, 2007, 02:21 PM

Thanx vignesh for the clarification. I was hoping that the NH 45B would be on a new alignment right from the Melur bypass. But anyway even this would reduce the traffic on the current Uthangudi-Othakadai road, which i feel would soon become a SH.

I heard that the 4 lane road between K.K Nagar and Uthangudi was fast progressing and would be completed soon.

What happened to the 6 laning of bypass road between Fatima cge and Palanganatham. Have they started it or is it still getting delayed ?.

I think a few among the new madurai forumers are actually currently in Madurai. It would be nice if you can take some pics of on-going projects happening in and around Madurai.

Hi Maduraiveeran,
Since Othakadai road is very narrow there is no scope for expansion,even i was wondered earlier that how will they widen the roads.But later alternate alignment plan was executed.
4 laning of K.K Nagar and uthangudi is in progress, people who are in MDU can update reg this.
No idea abt 6 laning of Fatima college and Palanganatham bye pass. it will be good if they do as earlier as possible.

MA Eswaran

July 28th, 2007, 03:17 PM

JIPMER (central govt)
Govt Medical College (pondy state govt.) (U/C)
Actor VijayKanth's Medical College (private) (U/C)
Actress Manorama's Medical College (private) (U/C)

so totally 11 medical colleges in Pondy

JIPMER is central govt one and hence I have not included in private medical colleges list.

Others as you said might be under construction and yet to be approved. So as on date MCI does not list them.

Yes,Pondy govt's medical college is coming up as I saw tenders for it.

madurai veeran

July 29th, 2007, 01:54 AM

babulal

July 29th, 2007, 05:05 AM

The Union Government though studied the feasibility of creating a double line between Villupuram and Dindigul at a cost of 250 crores, the Planning Commission simply rejected the proposal since the sector may yield a low revenue. Also I am afraid that the Electrification process beyond Trichy may be stopped due to null reasons. I think that the Southern Railway should be handled by a Tamil thinking more for new projects. If unnecessary delaying tactics are made then TN people would give a fitting reply through ballot.

Madurai

July 29th, 2007, 07:10 AM

Hi,
The Villupuram-Dindigul doubling must have been estimated to be well over 250 crores. Doubling is more important than electrification. It will be nice if they double the line atleast till Trichy.

madurai veeran

July 29th, 2007, 03:18 PM

Madurai, July 29: The Thiagaraja College of Engineering near here has become a partner in the research activities of Intel with the formal opening of a computer research laboratory of the company on the college campus.

The college is among four institutes in the country which have been selected as partners in the Intel's research programme, college officials said.

http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B2E6115F9-EA12-4E3A-BA7D-97B357B1C909%7D&CATEGORYNAME=CHN

babulal

July 29th, 2007, 04:21 PM

I have come to know that three economic zones are coming in Madurai namely Sholankuruni SEZ, Vadapalanji SEZ and Ilandaikulam SEZ. I want to know what are the IT companies keen in opening their centres in these SEZ's, Maduraigilli or Maduraiveeran can help me.

Thank You.

madurai veeran

July 29th, 2007, 04:58 PM

^^ Thanx for the confidence you have in me. But im not actually the right person who can help you.

With regards to the Vadapalanji and Ilandhaikulam SEZs sponsored by ELCOT contact,

Mr.N. Ganesh Babu
Deputy Manager, Madurai Nodal Officer
Mobile - +91 94440 76250
ganeshbabu@elcot.com

With regards to Sholankuruni SEZ promoted by RR Industries contact,

Mr. R Ravi
Managing Director
Phone: +91 44 2234 6693
ravi@rrindustries.in

madurai veeran

July 30th, 2007, 02:17 AM

Railways will be completing its portion of work before August 31st. Highways department has completed 70% of work so far. Few days back there was news that the project would be completed before March 2008, but the collector ordered for speeding up of work so that the bridge can be opened in January 2008.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/07/30/102/30_07_2007_102_007.jpg

madurai veeran

July 30th, 2007, 02:24 AM

Gauge conversion near Sholavandhan

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Photographs/2007/07/30/104/30_07_2007_104_006_001.jpg

The following report is on Villupuram-Dindigul gauge conversion. The congress and communist party MP's have promised to fight for this project during the coming parliament session. They are sure to get this project approved before the end of the session.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Article/2007/07/30/004/30_07_2007_004_003.jpg

madurai veeran

July 30th, 2007, 02:25 AM

Trichy-Madurai 4 lane road intersecting ring road near Pandi koil

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Photographs/2007/07/30/104/30_07_2007_104_004_001.jpg

madhan

July 30th, 2007, 04:05 AM

Trichy-Madurai 4 lane road intersecting ring road near Pandi koil

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Photographs/2007/07/30/104/30_07_2007_104_004_001.jpg

I am really wondering on how they are going to link this 4 lane section with the 4 lane section leading to Tuticorin after airport..
I am really confused on the plans corporation and NHAI have on ringroad and bye-pass on NH-45B respy..

madhan

July 30th, 2007, 05:21 AM

THIS POST IS JUST AN INFORMATION. I DO NOT INTEND TO TRIGGER OFF ANY ALTERCATION BASED ON THIS. :) :) :)

Dinakaran has reported the population within Madurai Corporation limits to be 12.5 lakhs..

http://www.dinakaran.co.in/epaperdinakaran/showxml.aspx?id=159959&code=16850

It says, Officials have done a survey on Madurai city and surrounding suburban population and found that in 2007, the population within city limits has gone to 12.5 lakhs. Also, the population on suburbs have grown in leaps and bounds.

For the 52 sq.km city, the population density is more than 20000 persons per square km..

I feel it is too much to have this high density in population and it is high-time that corporation redefines its boundary and develop the infrastructure in suburbs to decongest the city..

Madurai

July 30th, 2007, 07:24 AM

Gauge conversion near Sholavandhan

....(Edited)

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Photographs/2007/07/30/104/30_07_2007_104_006_001.jpg

.....

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Article/2007/07/30/004/30_07_2007_004_003.jpg

Good to see some progress in this doubling project. Actually, its good to see some activity on the Kodai Road-Madurai stretch contrary to expectations that Kodai Road - Dindigul will be taken up in the first phase.

Madurai

July 30th, 2007, 07:47 AM

http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B2E6115F9-EA12-4E3A-BA7D-97B357B1C909%7D&CATEGORYNAME=CHN

Very good news. Any news on the Motorola's plans to tie up with TCE on some research projects?

ImsaiArasan

July 30th, 2007, 09:10 AM

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/07/29/101/29_07_2007_101_005.jpg

With Villupuram-Dindigul doubling becoming a distant dream, i think the above project could be the only consolation for Madurai and south TN people. Atleast then we can have an alternate route to southern districts(Trichy-Karaikudi-Manamadurai-Virudhunagar) which will help in reducing the traffic load on Trichy-Madurai route which in turn helps in introducing more trains to Madurai and south TN. The report goes on to say that once the project is completed Pandian and Vaigai Exp speeds could be increased so that they reach Madurai in 7 and 6 hrs respectively.

Gauge conversion opf Main line (Vizhupuram, Cuddalore,Chidambaram,Mayiladuthurai,Kumbakonam, Thanjavur,Trichy) will be done by the end of this year(2007). Once that is done some new trains to southern disctricts can run through this. Rememeber the trains Janatha Express,RameshwaramExpress, Shengottai Fast passenger used to run through this line. They may get reintroduced once the main line gauge conversion is done.

Madurai gilli

July 30th, 2007, 12:49 PM

I am happy to see that the works are very fast like a jet to setup the KAMARAJ MEMORIAL MEDICAL COLLEGE in madurai proposed by Kamuthi nadars association & vadamalayan trust….I hope that you all remember what they proposed….
It is going to be set up in total of 150 acres land.
With a 350 bedded multi-speciality hospital .
150 seats are permitted as per year intake for MBBS course.
The admissions will start by August 2009.
MAIN : The location of this medical college & hospital will be within 20kms from MADURAI city.

Yes !! Here is a clue I had found ! The location is nowhere , AVANIYAPURAM , just 5 kms from the city. It is between avaniyapuram and airport on the Madurai-Aruppukottai road. The exact location is 1.5 kms from Avaniyapuram and 3 kms from Madurai airport.

They bought totally 65 acres of land , now & the measures are taken to acquire remaining 85 acres of land. The exact location is just opposite to the petrolbulk owned by our former sabha-speaker AIADMK M.L.A- Mr.kalimuthu ( late ). & Aivethanenthal temple.:banana: :banana: :banana:

They had covered the 65 acres of land by laying the horizontal stones on all the 4 sides.
By this news spreading to Avaniyapuram , the cost of the lands increased by 50% , now. The present cost of the 1 cent land near the proposed medical college site in Avaniyapuram is more than ONE LAKH whereas the same in last year was only Rs.50,000 - 60,000/-.

Anyhow , let us be happy that Madurai is expanding on all the four sides equally.

Madurai gilli

July 30th, 2007, 12:50 PM

The famous BELL Hotel bought land between Avaniyapuram & Airport. They are going to construct a big-budgeted hotel here.It is also very nearer to the site for the proposed Kamaraj memorial medical college.

MAHINDRA Groups bought some acres of land on the western side of the airport , near SN college of arts for men , perungudi & also nearer to the newly planned approach road for airport from thiruparankundram.. I don’t know clearly for what purpose they bought land here. But the local residencies of perungudi village are saying that MAHINDRA Groups are going to set up a Hotel ( Boarding & lodging ) & a swimming academy.

If their sayings are true , really it’s good time for Madurai , attracting national & international investments. But I am sure that they bought land here. Anyway , Something is going to be setup by MAHINDRA Groups, here. Let’s be happy.
:banana: :banana: :banana:

Madurai gilli

July 30th, 2007, 12:51 PM

The Survey was taken to lay the newly planned approach road for MADURAI AIRPORT.

BYE-PASS ROAD – THIRUPARANKUNDRAM – NILAYUR –
PARAMBUPATTI ( part )– AIRPORT.

I went near airport for seeing a site for our own use. I was able to see the identifications marked by the officials there. They had laid the stones on the way , marking in it as NH ( some number I don’t remember ) & placed some RED Coloured flags & sticks on the way. I asked one resident of that area who cleared me this matter.

The road was connected to the west side of the airport and running through the residential areas like PREMNAGAR etc., and joining with the old NILAYUR road , connecting thiruparankundram & they are laying the new road to connect this road with the BYE-PASS road.This road will be the 80 feet road. It will be utilized by the Air passengers coming from south of madurai to airport [ Well planned : They no need to enter into the city , escaping from the congested traffic ].And also from airport , it is running through Parambupatti(part) & atlast join with the present RING ROAD ,going to kappalur & thirumangalam.

But the main approach road to airport will be in the following route :

PALANGANATHAM – TVS NAGAR – AVANIYAPURAM – AIRPORT.

The survey is not , yet taken for this road & I think they are waiting for the repair of bye-pass road & ROB’s coming near palnganatham & TVS nagar. This road , too , will not be the 4-lane road but will be 100 feet road.

Madurai gilli

July 30th, 2007, 12:53 PM

The Hyderabad-based Leading chemical manufacturers – SRIVAARI CHEMICALS bought some acres of land on the Ringroad , near CHINTHAMANI for setting up a chemical industry in madurai. The boundary-covering works were finished & now they are ready to begin constructions !!! If anyone roam in this Madurai-Tutucorin section ring road , you please snap this shot and place it in the madurai views for boosting up our madurai’s upcoming INDUSTRIALIZATION.

Madurai gilli

July 30th, 2007, 12:54 PM

The leading FENNER groups had bought 100 acres of land in Avaniyapuram between avaniyapuram bye-pass road & avaniyapuram ring-road. Their property is exactly on the connecting road which connects avaniyapuram bye-pass road & avaniyapuram ring-road to Vaikam Periyar nagar & Sermathaai vasan’s women’s college of arts & science .The main aim of this property is to provide housing board , living shelters & houses for the working people of FENNER.

The leading Bus-company of south-JAYAVILAAS had bought land , very next to the FENNER’s housing board site on the connecting road , linking Avaniyapuram Bye-pass road & Avaniyapuram ring-road [ periyar nagar road ]. JAYAVILAAS groups are going to setup an integrated mechanic shed & a large gudown, here. Actually , the Periyar nagar road [ A local road of avniyapuram] is looking so good , filled with so many small-scale industries like PHILIPS Electronic’s spares creation shed , masala& pickles company , Cycles –tubes company , Automobile Leth , Flavour mills, Rice mills , paper gudowns etc., But the road is in very bad condition. Corporation has to concentrate more on this to encourage the small scale industrialists.

MA Eswaran

July 30th, 2007, 01:33 PM

madurai veeran

July 30th, 2007, 01:49 PM

Madurai Gilli, thanx for your updates on various projects such as the Kamaraj Memorial hospital, new approach roads to airport, chemicals industry from Srivaari chemicals and budget hotel by Bell hotels and lots more. Looks like the region around airport is experiencing tremendous change.

Madurai gilli

July 30th, 2007, 02:23 PM

K. Kathirvel of Sri Mappillai Vinayagar Group of Companies, says, "Our theatres have always drawn reasonable crowd. I agree maintaining premises to perfection is not an easy task. But, I also feel that multiplexes have a bright future in Madurai. We ourselves have planned to develop one with four movie halls to start with. If the food court and other facilities charge a reasonable sum, Madurai residents are sure to lap up the idea. We intend to open up a new phase of entertainment for the entire family."

www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/04/21/stories/2007042100290100.htm - 26k -

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Madurai gilli

July 30th, 2007, 02:35 PM

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Madurai gilli

July 30th, 2007, 02:37 PM

Kalyan Jewellers plans expansion
Our Bureau
Kochi , Sept. 1
The Thrissur-based Kalyan Jewellers, part of the Kalyan Group, has initiated steps for a major expansion drive both in the country and outside in the next few years with an investment of over Rs 1,000 crore.
The jewellery group has proposed to set up a chain of 40 jewelleries in South India and in the Gulf apart from a shopping mall in Kochi city. There are also plans to set up an outlet in Dubai and further expansion into Madurai, Salem and Chennai, Mr T.S. Kalyanaraman, Managing Director, Kalyan Jewellers, said at a press meet.
It will also have a presence in Bangalore and Hyderabad. He said that the group is in the process of setting up a 6-storey shopping mall along with jewellery in Kochi at an investment of Rs 150 crore. It will soon open stores in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam.
The group is also considering an IPO in the coming years, he said. Currently, the jewellery group has presence in Thrissur, Palakkad and Perinthalmanna in Kerala and in Coimbatore
www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/09/02/stories/2006090202651900.htm - 19k - Cached –

Madurai gilli

July 30th, 2007, 02:39 PM

AERENS EUROPARK – Plan to setup a mega shoppingmall cum multiplex in madurai.

LENEVO's retail outlet in madurai soon
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Madurai gilli

July 30th, 2007, 02:46 PM

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Hyderabad-based SREEMITHRA Townships plan to setup a large township in madurai.

TJ REALS Township planned in madurai.

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Madurai gilli

July 30th, 2007, 02:56 PM

I heared that more than 150 acres of land had been bought by a huge construction company to build up a mega - township like SAHARA CITY HOMES , RR TOWNSHIP etc., Also it's private & not the govt., acquisition.
The exact location is on the MELAKKAL - MKU UNIVERSITY ROAD.

By my guess , I think it's METCALFE ltd., who proposed to build houses , residential apartments & bungalows with schools , malls, multiplexes etc.,

please verify & clear the doubt & post it here.

MA Eswaran

July 30th, 2007, 03:54 PM

madurai veeran

July 30th, 2007, 04:53 PM

From the ELCOT website its clear that some IT firm has got land allotted in the MDU IT park. Not clear which company has purchased it and where(IT park or TIDEL park). I found this info in the ELCOT MD's appointment schedule. He has had a meeting on 25th of July with an IT investor seeking to invest in Madurai IT park and on 27th this allottment of land has taken place. Hope there is some media coverage on this development soon for confirmation.

Also good news is that ELCOT has approved appointment of architect consultants for IT parks in Tier II cities. Hopefully we can expect to see model of TIDEL park at Madurai in the next few months.

http://www.elcot.in/appointment_view.php?admin_id=2&appoint_date=2007-07-25

http://www.elcot.in/appointment_view.php?admin_id=2&appoint_date=2007-07-27

VijayyMdu

July 30th, 2007, 05:18 PM

madurai veeran

July 30th, 2007, 07:43 PM

Hi-Tech Arai to set up Rs 25 cr plant in Madurai

Madurai-based Hi-Tech Arai Ltd plans to set up a new plant to manufacture aluminum pressure di-casting items, a delicate automobile spare.

The plant, to come up on 18 acres near Madurai, will involve an investment of Rs 25 crore. BT Bangera, managing director, said work on the project would commence in another 8 months and the plant would be commissioned by mid 2008-09.

The oil seals and automobile components manufacturing company will set up the plant in collaboration with Arai Seisa Kusho of Japan.

The plant is expected to provide job opportunities to about 1,000 artisans/technicians and cater to companies like Maruti, Ford, Hyundai, and Honda. The company currently has an employee strength of about 800 people, Bangera told the media.

Hi-Tech Arai registered a turnover of Rs 190 crore and a profit before tax of Rs 30 crore for the year 2006-07. The company has projected a turnover of Rs 250 crore for the current fiscal and by the year 2010, it aims to touch Rs 600 crore.

Exports contributed Rs 15 crore to the business, he said, adding the company exported its products to countries including Thailand, Japan, China, Italy, France and the US. As an off-shoot of R&D, the company has also started exporting compound rubber in the last few months.

http://www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu9&subLeft=2&autono=292804&tab=r

Its good that an auto ancillary and accessory industry is expanding to a greenfield site in Madurai. They already have occupied many of the industrial sheds in K.Pudur and Kappalur industrial estates.

Madurai

July 30th, 2007, 11:33 PM

Nice to see more and more updates about projects in Madurai.

Regarding the road from Airport to Tirupparankundram, are you talking about the road that diverts before Avaniyapuram to the left all the way to the back side of TCE?? This is the current shortest road to Tirupparankundram. This is a small but excellent road. This has been in use for atleast a couple of decades, even though it used to be bad before.

madhan

July 31st, 2007, 12:54 AM

Madurai

July 31st, 2007, 12:58 AM

Yes, I am too surprised to see why Fenner would want to build housing units there, unless they are diversifying in that field instead of building it for their own employees.

Madurai

July 31st, 2007, 01:00 AM

madhan

July 31st, 2007, 01:03 AM

Madurai

July 31st, 2007, 02:01 AM

As per this Dinamalar report, the work on the Samayanallur-Thoppur four laning work is going on in amazing speed even though work started very late.

http://www.dinamalar.com/2007july31/district/madurai.asp

Related news and picture from epaper of the same daily.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Photographs/2007/07/31/104/31_07_2007_104_012_001.jpg

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/07/31/104/31_07_2007_104_011.jpg

madurai veeran

July 31st, 2007, 03:28 AM

^^ Any idea on how far away will the 4 lane road be from MKU. I am asking this because of the proposed IT park at Vadapalanji near MKU. Once this highway(ring road) is easily accessible then there shouldn't be any problem in reaching the airport from MKU.

Madurai

July 31st, 2007, 06:02 AM

It should be somewhere from 2 to 3 kilometres from the NH-49/Bypass junction. There could be multiple exit points from the bypass towards the university.

MA Eswaran

July 31st, 2007, 08:16 AM

Tron

July 31st, 2007, 12:13 PM

[QUOTE=Anniyan;14492886]

Actually TN govt has been resisting to give NOC for starting new private medival aolleges.

The colleges located around Chennai had to go to court to get NOC from TN govt. Due to this tedious problems some have located at Pondicherry.

The correct number of private medical colleges in TN & Pondy are as under

SNO PRIVATE NO OF SEATS

1 PSG 100
2 RAMACHANDRA,PORUR 150
3 VINAYAKA,SALEM 100
4 ANNAMALAI 150
5 MEENAKSHI,KANCHIPURAM 100
6 BALAJI TRUST AT CHROMPET 100
7 SRM,CHENNAI 150
8 CHETTINAD MEDICAL COLLEGE,CHENNAI 150
9 MUGAMBIGAI MEDICAL COLLEGE,KK 100
TOTAL 1100
CMC vellore and IRTT, Erode are excluded.

The collges at Pondy are as under

SNO PRIVATE NO OF SEATS
1 PONDICHERRY INST. OF MEDICAL 100
2 MAHATMA GANDHI INST OF MEDI. 100
3 ARUPADAI VEEDU 100
4 VINAYAKA,KARAIKAL 100
5 MANAKKULA VINAYAGAR 150
6 LAKSHMI NARAYANA MEDICAL COLLEGE 150
7 VENKATESWARA MEDICAL COLLEGE 150
TOTAL 850
Be aware that some of them may not have MCI (Medical Council of India) approval. A tough uphill battle awaits their graduates. Check the MCI website for approval details.

MA Eswaran

July 31st, 2007, 01:15 PM

[QUOTE=MA Eswaran;14493211]
Be aware that some of them may not have MCI (Medical Council of India) approval. A tough uphill battle awaits their graduates. Check the MCI website for approval details.

Execept Kulasekaram medical college (Mugambikai) all have got approvals for the current year courses in TN

Check MCI site for details. No need to worry since details are available at MCI sites for the aspirants

babulal

July 31st, 2007, 04:03 PM

The Ring Road intersects at Theni Road between Achampathu and Nagamalai Pudukkottai. The Route goes like this Achampathu (0 km)- Ring Road (1 km)- Nagamalai (1 km)- Karadipatti (2 km)- Palkalai Nagar/ Vadapalanji (1 km)- Checkanurani (3 Km). The proposed 257 Acres Vadapalanji SEZ lies between Vadapalanji and Kinnimangalam Village Panchayats. This stretch is a fastly developing residential area with picturesque look.

It should be noted that, the entire University Campus and Palkalai Nagar comes under Vadapalanji Panchayat, and Checkanurani a Mini Town is a part of Kinnimangalam Panchayat.

Thank You.

babulal

July 31st, 2007, 04:22 PM

Dear Gilli,

Excellent gathering of information. When i'm there in august, let us spend some times in taking Photographs of all development activities. Apart from the major you have covereed if you see our area Old Natham Road,Reserve Line,Race Course,Pudur,AlagarKoil Road there are lot many buildings are rocketing, i feel we may need to go allaround madurai.

Madurai Continue Rockssssss...

I must thank resourceful Madurai Gilli and informative Madurai Veeran for giving plenty of informations here. Me a thirsty member to swallow all these informations. Thanks to these two guys once again.

Madurai gilli

July 31st, 2007, 07:29 PM

Hill Country Holiday Resorts Groups , now , eying on MADURAI to construct its holiday resorts in the “ TEMPLE CITY “ Madurai. It’s expanding its business not only in madurai but also in all other TOURISM & HERITAGE towns of India such as Maamallapuram , Tirupati , Thekkady , Kanyakumari , etc.,

madurai veeran

July 31st, 2007, 09:08 PM

^^ Link to the source please.

The Ring Road intersects at Theni Road between Achampathu and Nagamalai Pudukkottai. The Route goes like this Achampathu (0 km)- Ring Road (1 km)- Nagamalai (1 km)- Karadipatti (2 km)- Palkalai Nagar/ Vadapalanji (1 km)- Checkanurani (3 Km). The proposed 257 Acres Vadapalanji SEZ lies between Vadapalanji and Kinnimangalam Village Panchayats.

Thanx babulal for the information. So its around 3 kms from Vadapalanji to u/c Ring road. NHAI at present has no plans of 4 laning Theni highway. It would be better if they come forward to 4 lane that stretch atleast between Madurai and Vadapalanji.

madurai veeran

August 1st, 2007, 01:21 AM

madhan

August 1st, 2007, 01:27 AM

With corporation already having got approval and fund allocation for projects worth 795 crore Rs., its ready with more projects worth 683 crore Rs. The corporation is awaiting approval and funding for these new projects. The projects under consideration are,

1. Development of Heritage buildings and monuments (117 crores)
2. New central market complex near Maatuthavani (55 crores)
3. Multi-storied parking lot (20 crores)
4. Development of Vandiyur, Maadakulam and Sellur tanks (100 crores)
5. II phase of slum rehabilitation (332 crores)

Source: Dinamalar

Wondering why corporation is not going ahead with roads, flyovers, subways projects yet.

I believe there was a news in Dinamalar or Dinakaran few weeks ago, which said that the Road/Traffic projects have been declined by the review committee and they are re-assessing the projects...
I will try to find the link and post it here..

madhan

August 1st, 2007, 01:29 AM

The bangalore based Maangalya developers along with the Spencer plaza fame - mangal tirth are planning a township in Madurai..

At Madurai,township on an area of 240 Acres is being planned very close to the airport and ring road offering the very best combination of Residential, Commercial, Shopping and Entertainment spaces to be designed and executed by the best planning fraternity both from India and abroad.

http://maangalyadevelopers.net/About_us.html

The Aruppukottai road / Ring road are going to be hyper-active in few years from now..

Madurai

August 1st, 2007, 04:42 AM

Madurai

August 1st, 2007, 05:17 AM

Work in full swing on the Vaigai bridge as part of Madurai-Dindigul doubling.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/08/01/102/01_08_2007_102_018.jpg

Picture, courtesy Dinamalar.

Madurai

August 1st, 2007, 05:20 AM

Road is widened. But, fear of accidents is more now. There is no wall separating the opposing traffic, as per this Dinamalar picture and news.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/08/01/101/01_08_2007_101_008.jpg

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/08/01/101/01_08_2007_101_009.jpg

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Is this the fully widened road? I hope not. I am seeing some work on the left side, from the picture. It will be a shame to see some minimum widening without a divider wall.

madhan

August 1st, 2007, 06:42 AM

I believe there was a news in Dinamalar or Dinakaran few weeks ago, which said that the Road/Traffic projects have been declined by the review committee and they are re-assessing the projects...
I will try to find the link and post it here..

Here is the link...

http://www.dinakaran.co.in/epaperdinakaran/showxml.aspx?id=151675&code=17201

It appeared on July 9th edition of dinakaran..

madhan

August 1st, 2007, 06:45 AM

Madurai

August 1st, 2007, 06:47 AM

^^

Hopefully its just something about following proper procedure and not as a block on the projects. If we go by the list of proposed projects, there shouldn't be any problems in justification.

madhan

August 1st, 2007, 06:49 AM

Folks,
I am really confused on the total allocation amount under JNNURM for Madurai..
There has beeen reports that it is Rs.1477 crores.
Also, it says the total cost would be shared between central,state govts and corporation in ratio 50:30:20.
Now.. whose share is the above quoted amount. central govt?.. then does it mean the total investment would be 2 X 1477
There has also been reports that including suburbs, the investment would be more than 4000 crores..

I dont really understand..

madurai veeran

August 1st, 2007, 11:33 AM

Here is the link...

http://www.dinakaran.co.in/epaperdinakaran/showxml.aspx?id=151675&code=17201

It appeared on July 9th edition of dinakaran..

Thanx madhan for the above information. Its good that the JNNURM monitoring committee is very strict in granting approvals for projects. If they weren't so then we would be getting bridges like the Madura coats, which lacks futuristic thinking. Though the flyovers, bridges, subways projects are delayed, its only for the good. The committee has ordered to calculate current traffic, including projection for the next 20 years which is good.

I dont think they would leave with this, as we had earlier reports on new bridges being constructed parallely..
someone in Madurai could post realtime pictures / report for better understanding of the status..

I think the expansion works are in the final stages, thats what i heard from people in Madurai. The road is good enough to be called 4 lane, but what it lacks is a central median and wide shoulders. I think a modest 1 ft x 1 ft median and 1 m shoulder on both sides would be great.

madurai veeran

August 1st, 2007, 12:36 PM

MaduraiSelvam

August 1st, 2007, 02:37 PM

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Photographs/2007/08/01/101/01_08_2007_101_002_001.jpg
Looks good !!!
I hope the ban on all kinds of vehicles continues even after finishing this work. I dont think these colorful cement blocks can withstand the kind of traffic we see around the temple.
Amazing, I remember that the electric posts are also going underground which will give a great look. I hope they will not use this for traffic and instead can use the next immediate road in the Squares around the temple.

Arul Murugan

August 1st, 2007, 03:22 PM

Dear Friends

I am not here for city to city comparison!

Just i was not able to believe Madurai city area which was quoted by members as 52Sq KM.

This means that city north end to south end(in one side) and west end to east end is hardly 7KM?! Is it so???

I think in south city limits goes upto 6KM from Meenakshi temple to Palanganattam Bye pass road then around 7KM from Meenakshi temple to American College(Dindigul Bye-pass road). Totally it will come around 15KM when we pass through heart of the city.

Can anyone tell me what would be the distance from Palanganattam to American College via Bye-pass road?? It will be 7km only??

I feel area mentioned in MMC may be wrong!

I hope members here will respond to this post!!

madurai veeran

August 1st, 2007, 04:33 PM

^^ Im not sure how you came to a conclusion that every city is square shaped. A city with 52 sq.km area can have a length of 52 km and breadth of 1km which will also make it 52 sq.km. I would trust the data in corporation website. The above discussion is totally irrelavant to this thread. Lets leave this topic and not let it drag again.

Folks,
I am really confused on the total allocation amount under JNNURM for Madurai..
There has beeen reports that it is Rs.1477 crores.
Also, it says the total cost would be shared between central,state govts and corporation in ratio 50:30:20.
Now.. whose share is the above quoted amount. central govt?.. then does it mean the total investment would be 2 X 1477
There has also been reports that including suburbs, the investment would be more than 4000 crores..

I dont really understand..

Under JNNURM MDU city would get investments worth 2,497 Cr and 4 municipalities and 9 town panchayaths around MDU would get projects worth 2,167 Cr. As far as i understand this will be total amount and centers share will be 50% of the above mentioned amount, state and corporation will share 20 and 30% respectively.

babulal

August 1st, 2007, 06:05 PM

Madurai-Jawahar

August 1st, 2007, 09:29 PM

:banana: Railway minister assured Viluppuram-Dindigul double line. Also mentioned dindigul-madurai double in full swing...
http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/08/01/015/01_08_2007_015_011.jpg

madhan

August 2nd, 2007, 12:41 AM

Amazing, I remember that the electric posts are also going underground which will give a great look. I hope they will not use this for traffic and instead can use the next immediate road in the Squares around the temple.

I went to madurai few months back and saw that the South Chitrai street was fully occupied by police vehicles, as you have the commissionarate office there.. I wonder what will they do after all the four streets are tiled..
Is there any update on the new commissionarate office in alagarkovil road??

madhan

August 2nd, 2007, 12:45 AM

...
Apart from implementing mega infrastructure development projects across the country, Prabhatam Buildwell will undertake a whole gamut of business activities which will include management of the existing projects and ensuring their up-gradation as well as expansion. Prabhatam Buildwell’s venture company, Metcalfe Properties, has launched a mega residential project in Amritsar. Spread over 125 acres the townships will have ultra modern infrastructural facilities. Buoyant with the enormous investor interest and acceptability of its project at Amritsar, Prabhatam Buildwell is now entering in the other markets. The acquisition process of land in various cities has been completed. This includes 300 acres of township at Bangalore, 200 acres in Madurai, 112 acres in Bhopal, 45 acres in Dehradun and 125 acres in Indore. Apart from key commercial, residential and infrastructure development projects, Prabhatam Buildwell plans to establish investment companies in cooperation with sister concerns. It will also collaborate with other holding companies at regional level and make foray in facility management. http://realestate.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1292980.cms

Arul Murugan

August 2nd, 2007, 06:58 AM

Dear Arul Murugan,
It is not neccessary that a city always shapes a square. It is just a unit of measure that's all. Shall I ask a question to you? Do you think the distance between Ondipudur and Kavundampalayam a mere 10 kms for the area of CBE i.e 106 Sq.Km?

Common boss,

You have told not compare with any city, then where come discussion came about outside MDU here. If i talk any think about other city, then members will say that comparison is going on....

To Madurai Veeran,

No city will be in square, i accept it.... Just i am not able to believe the Sq KM as 52 for 2nd largest city of TN. That what i have raised... If you are not able to answer please leave it... Dont say that it is irrelavant to Madurai topic.

Madurai-Jawahar

August 2nd, 2007, 07:27 AM

Hey.... i heard the news from madurai the reliance fresh is coming in Cinipriya complex and Agrini.

Reliance occupied huge area to setup like 'Big bazaar' in Agrini.

Anyone from madurai, pls confirm it..

madhan

August 2nd, 2007, 07:30 AM

Common boss,

You have told not compare with any city, then where come discussion came about outside MDU here. If i talk any think about other city, then members will say that comparison is going on....

To Madurai Veeran,

No city will be in square, i accept it.... Just i am not able to believe the Sq KM as 52 for 2nd largest city of TN. That what i have raised... If you are not able to answer please leave it... Dont say that it is irrelavant to Madurai topic.

Arul,
It is really an unbelivable fact. If you travel from center of city in any direction radially outside, you will find the Arch of the Corporation marking the boundary, say in 5-6 Kms. You would never believe that, it is the corporation limit as you would need to travel minimum of another 7 -10 kms (based on which direction you are traveling) before you get a feel of moving outside the city. The city is really densly populated and also has a huge floating population (average of 2 lakh ppl per day!!). With the old narrow roads, with no room to expand, could you imagine how congested it would be?
That is why they are emphasising on moving the central market outside city with more than 1000 shops.

Guys, It would be great if you could take the heat off the discussion regarding this, please.

Arul Murugan

August 2nd, 2007, 07:44 AM

Thanks Madhan for your prompt reply.

I am used to Madurai city from Meenakshi temple to Thirumangalam.

Ya of course, Madurai city has congested roads near the temple and almost many streets comes is square and city was developed from the square roads around the temple.

But the roads near the Railway station, GH, Anna Bus Stand, Goripalaiyam are broader and not congested or narrow.

Anyway Madurai friends here dont want to discuss about it.. let me leave about it...

Thanks...

Madurai gilli

August 2nd, 2007, 12:19 PM

Very great news !

Did anyone verified the matter that some real-estate company had bought nearly 200 acres of land near Melakkal - MKU University road for a " Mega " Residential cum commercial project...The matter upto my knowledge is :
Approximately 200 Acres of land.
I think It is METCALFE ltd., who already proposed to build nearly 18,000 residencies in madurai ! Do you agree ?

I am happy to hear a news that MANGALYA-trith ltd., is going to setup a 200 acre residential project in Aruppukottai road near airport of madurai. I thank to convey this matter in this thread ....thank all. Reply me on MELAKKAL - MKU Road project !:banana: :banana: :banana:

babulal

August 2nd, 2007, 04:25 PM

Hi guys,

Is there any fresh proposal to improve the corporation area of Madurai? If so, when will it be implemented?

madurai veeran

August 2nd, 2007, 08:31 PM

Madurai Airport traffic statistics

May 2007

Category - May 07(06) - % change

Aircraft movement - 620(438) - 41.6
Passengers - 36,229(21,951) - 65
Freight(in Ton) - 42(46) - -8.7

http://www.airportsindia.org.in/traffic_news/may2k7_trafficnews.jsp

Good to see MDU airport growing at a fast pace. If i am correct for the last 6 or more months the airport is seeing passenger traffic growth of between 60-70%. I hope to see soon an international flight taking off from Madurai. March 2009 to me is a long time to wait to become international airport. I hope Madurai airport becomes customs airport in the meantime.

madurai veeran

August 2nd, 2007, 10:15 PM

MADURAI: Air connectivity between Madurai and Coimbatore will become a reality with the proposed helicopter services between the two cities by November.

Though the helicopter services are aimed at promoting tourism, they can come handy for the corporate and business sector for a quick visit between the cities.

The Madurai Airport Controller, M. Suresh, who participated in a meeting with the Collector, S.S. Jawahar, the Madurai MP, P. Mohan, and officials from Pawan Hans here on Wednesday, told The Hindu that Pawan Hans would initially operate the helicopter services from Coimbatore to Madurai and Udhagamandalam.

“Initially, two 5-seater copters will be operated. They (officials of Pawan Hans) propose to introduce bigger ones based on the growth of patronage,” Mr. Suresh said.

“The fare for each tourist will be around Rs. 4,500. However, the Pawan Hans wants the State Government to subsidise the fare, so that each passenger could have an air journey for around Rs. 3,000,” Mr. Suresh said.

Mr. Jawahar said that he had asked the officials to chalk out an action plan for the earliest introduction of the services from Madurai to Kodaikanal and Rameswaram. Selection of appropriate sites for construction of helipads and facilitation centres would be done in the next few days.

Officials have also proposed “joy rides” at Kodaikanal and Madurai.

“The 10-minute ride will be a new experience for people to have an aerial view of tourist spots at an affordable cost of around Rs. 500,” the Airport Controller said.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/03/stories/2007080356710100.htm

Madurai

August 2nd, 2007, 11:01 PM

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Photographs/2007/08/02/103/02_08_2007_103_003_001.jpg

Related news,

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/08/02/103/02_08_2007_103_009.jpg

Madurai

August 3rd, 2007, 01:01 AM

Madurai

August 3rd, 2007, 01:08 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/03/stories/2007080356710100.htm

I think the joy rides for Rs.500 will be a popular one than the long distance ones.

Madurai

August 3rd, 2007, 01:33 AM

Plan is being made to make Madurai a hut free city. This is part of JNNURM project. New concrete building to be built, with road, lights and other facilities.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/08/02/104/02_08_2007_104_013.jpg

madurai veeran

August 3rd, 2007, 01:52 AM

http://www.dinakaran.co.in/epaperdinakaran/showxml.aspx?id=161221&code=17765

As per the Dinakaran news in the above link, 1000 acres are to be acquired for SIPCOT besides the Madurai-Tuticorin NH. Sivarakottai was considered earlier as the location, but due to the railway line crossing through that spot, it was rejected. Water from the proposed water purifying plant at Avaniyapuram will be utilised here.
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I wonder why a place near the rail line will be rejected. It would have been better to do it near the rail line for possible freight movement. Anyways, good to see some positive news on this project after more than a year after announcement.

If SIPCOT has plans to develop this industrial park as an SEZ, then as per SEZ rules the acquired land must be contiguous one. Railway line passing through the site at Sivarakottai could have been rejected for this very reason. The dinakaran report is a little bit confusing, it says the industrial park will be developed in the lines of Kappalur industrial estate, which is actually a SIDCO promoted estate for small and medium scale industries. But any way good to hear that something is happening to realise this project.

Tron

August 3rd, 2007, 04:44 AM

I think the joy rides for Rs.500 will be a popular one than the long distance ones.
Helicopters are very inefficient for long distance service. They consume too much fuel and are too slow. Why don't they fly a small Embraer or something rather than a chopper from Madurai to Coimbatore?

rathipriyam

August 3rd, 2007, 07:11 AM

Can you tell me the list of Real Estate Companies in Madurai

Madurai

August 3rd, 2007, 08:31 AM

A plant to produce fertilizer from garbage is being planned at Avaniapuram by the Madurai corporation.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Madurai/Article/2007/08/03/111/03_08_2007_111_007.jpg

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I guess this project will come up on the road from Avaniapuram to Tirupparankundram where the corporation is dumping the garbage right now.

Arul Murugan

August 3rd, 2007, 03:21 PM

babulal

August 3rd, 2007, 05:03 PM

83) i) The Commission after a quick study recommends the proposal of Madurai Municipal Corporation for merger of the proposed areas in para 6.1. above, except the following local bodies.

MUNICIPALITY
VILLAGE PANCHAYATS

Thirumangalam
Thoppur

Thanakkankulam

Nilaiyur Bit-I

Nilaiyur bit -II

Kappaloor

Uchampatti

ii) This may be decided by Government based on a more detailed study by a Committee consisting of CMA, Madurai District Collector, Madurai Corporation Commissioner and Director of Town Panchayats.

www.tn.gov.in/misc/ssfc.htm

I have just got the above proposals from the above site. Is there any revised proposal in extending Madurai corporation area?

Madurai gilli

August 3rd, 2007, 05:07 PM

I am very sorry for posting the wrong information.

I posted that the new approach road for airport from Thiruparankundram is only 80 feet road & the newly planned TVS NAGAR – AVANIYAPURAM - AIRPORT is only 100 feet road …. Both are false … The correct information is here :

1. Thiruparankundram – Nilayur – Airport west – Parambupatti – Kappalur ring road is 200 feet road but I am not sure whether it is four-lane or not.

2. Palanganatham – TVS Nagar – Avaniyapuram – Airport Terminal Building is also 200 feet road but a confirmed 4-lane road .

On Kamaraj memorial medical college @ Avaniyapuram :-
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I had posted on that day that Kamaraj memorial medical college is to be setup @ Avaniyapuram . A slight confusion in it. Some local residencies of Avaniyapuram are telling that in that place , some Private TRUST
is going to setup a DENTAL College with well-equipped dental hospital & the School of Nursing. Some controversies here are confusing me but when only the Kamaraj charitable education trust , outspeak the location to the media , we can confirm the location of Kamaraj memorial medical college in madurai. But some days ago , When the labour people were at work in the proposed land( Laid the boundary stones ) …..I asked them about the upcoming project there ….. They replied me that they are going to construct a medical college there with a big hospital. They were not able to mention the name of the medical college but told me that the concerned parties had advertised it in the newspaper and It came in all the leading newspapers…..I doubt them that due to their illiteracy , they told me that it was medical college instead of dental college. But the only news advertised in the newspaper in nearby past was only the Kamaraj memorial medical college by Kamaraj charitable education trust.
Anyhow , the boom in the real-estate in madurai rocks…..
Some educational institution either a medical college or a dental college & a nursing school is going to come near the airport.

Madurai gilli

August 3rd, 2007, 05:23 PM

The software park at Madurai would be set up on a 10 lakh square feet area and the preliminary works for it were in progress, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today told the State assembly.
Replying to CPI(M) member N Nanmaran, he said the works for setting up the second TIDEL park at Chennai had began.
He said nine MoUs for setting up industries had been signed for a total investment of Rs 8,845 crore, adding this would provide direct employment for 57,210 persons and indirect job for 64,330 persons.

Please follow the link - I am unable to paste the picture here...anyone try & paste it.

treeduck.com/index.php/2007/04/19/work-on-madurai-software-park-in-progress/ - 24k

Now itself it seems to be 8-storeyed building but the building is going on the vertical section & I couldn't guess how much floors it will get ?

Madurai gilli

August 3rd, 2007, 05:26 PM

Please give your own opinion on my opinion to improve our city MADURAI as a metro-politan :

1. I don’t like the introduction of Private services in the local city-bus service. Do you ?
Because , Private services will not maintain its uniformity & neatness till last & it’ll not care for the rules-regulations & work only depending upon the profit.The main mode of transport needed for the locals in a multi-cultured city like MADURAI is not the private ones but the Government city buses. It’s better if it runs the same-type of buses & not varieties like LSS , Super-Fast , City Express etc., giving confusion on tickets & stoppages for the out-station passengers & the illiterates. It can even run two like : Ordinary city – buses ( All Stoppages ) & City – Express [ important stoppages alone ] like in CHENNAI where all the city-buses are of same-type & only now the BLUE-Line & Yellow line were introduced.

2. Our Integrated MAATUTHAVANI Bus-stand is not in the standard like Koyambedu in Chennai eventhough it was the first-constructed Asia’s biggest integrated bus-stand & now got ISO Certificate. The standard is not upto mark & I think the space is not-enough for the busstand & it needs the sudden expansion & modernization. There are no fundamental facilities for the passengers using the busstand.There are no chairs for sitting , no neatness , unbearable smell of urine due to non-planned bathrooms etc., It need an integrated –terminal building with some entries & exits as a koyambedu busstand terminal which will ensure the safety for both the passengers & the busstand in the time of clashes , Period of urgency etc., Bathrooms & shopping complexes should be constructed within the integrated terminal….A large waiting hall with all the fundamental needs should be constructed there….A Separate path for the entry of buses into the busstand & exit of buses outside the busstand should be laid & the strict measures should be maintained for the utilization. A Separate bus-terminal should be allotted outside the integrated building for the local city-buses . A separate bay should be allotted for parking vehicles , Auto & Taxi stand etc.., The Bus-stand needs a lot of beautification works such as FOUNTAINS , EVERGREEN-TREES , SHRUBS & BUSHES etc., what’s your opinion here? It needs a youthful team for its maintanence .

3. Inside the madurai city , One coming from out-station newly to madurai is trying hard to find the bus-stops & the routes. Because there are no proper bus-sheds/shelters or stops & there are no guidance-boards in the city-roads. Except the Byepass road [ that too….only 3 ( one each in Ponmeni cross , P.P chavadi , Fathima college ) shelters for the total of nearly 10-12 stoppages]. Bus-shelters should be made true for all the city’s local stoppages with the route-guiding boards having the bus numbers. Also The Road transport corporation of madurai is running the low-class ordinary buses as LSS or cityexpress by simply sticking a sticker in the front-glass which really troubles & confuses the passengers leading to the misunderstandings & clashes with drivers/conductors. They shouldn’t use like this. They should use the yellow –Green colour buses as city-express only & use blue-checked colour buses as LSS only & Orange-checked buses as ordinaryonly. They shouldn’t misuse it.

I think the discussion on the mere upcoming project will not highlight our city but also discussion on the existing IMPROPERS will help in upgrading our city & the standard of the life of us-MADURAITES !! Do you agree?

Madurai

August 3rd, 2007, 11:34 PM

Extra pitline is very much needed.

Very good job done by Madurai Division of SR...

After GC of MDU-DG line we can see many train operating from Madurai to Gujarat, Rajasthan, North East, Konkan etc.,

Hi Arul,
This is not exactly an extra pit line. You might be aware that the pit line on the eastern side is being removed to facilitate the formation of PF1A. So, this new pit line on the west is only a replacement of the existing pit line on the east. However, this new pit line should be able to handle more coaches than the old one. I too hope that there will be more trains to other parts of the country after Madurai-Dindigul doubling.

madhan

August 4th, 2007, 12:39 AM

Madurai

August 4th, 2007, 12:53 AM

Excerpts from Hindu,

A multi-storey apartment for ministerial staff of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court would come up here at a cost of Rs.28.72 crore, Superintending Engineer K. Muthusamy said.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/04/stories/2007080459890300.htm

ramsi

August 4th, 2007, 05:43 AM

mukeshworld

August 4th, 2007, 06:26 AM

Madurai-Jawahar

August 4th, 2007, 12:47 PM

Can you tell me the list of Real Estate Companies in Madurai
Visvas Promoters (p) Ltd. #78, TPK Road, Sri Meenakshi Mill Bungalow Campus, Andalpuram, Madurai. Tel.: 2605211, 2605212, 98421-57721/22044
Vaibhog Home p. Ltd. Kings Court, #20, Rajaji Street, Gandhi Nagar, Madurai - 625 020.
Tel.: 2537527, 2537627, 98421-44844/84444
Baba Nagar Tel.: 2568666, 98432-56866
City Constructions 19/A-1, Gokhale Road, Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai - 625 002.
Tel.: 2537280, 98430-51995
KASS Valar Nagar Tel.: 98421-77177/77732
Kalaivaani Nagar Tel.: 3105258, 98430-65600
N.M.S.Nagar Tel.: 2569397, 98430-68790
New Kurinji Housing #16, Corporation Complex, Panagal Road, Madurai - 625 020.
Tel.: 2526231, 2536313, 98430-99409, 98431-02684
R.V.Real Estate Agency 218-A, South Veli Street, Madurai - 625 001.
Tel.: 5377259, 98421-20259, 94430-15767.
Sri Rajamani Real Estate Agency 250-A, Balaji Complex, Villapuram, Madurai-625 012.
Sashwath constructions (p) Ltd. Shanthi Sadhan, Melakkal Main Road, Kochadai,
Madurai - 625 016. Tel.: 2381655, 2382519, 2532586, 2566975

http://www.maduraidirectory.com/real.php

Madurai-Jawahar

August 4th, 2007, 01:01 PM

Can you tell me the list of Real Estate Companies in Madurai

Shri Kanagavel Property Developers
S. Thamilarasan, M.E
Plot No.650, K.K. Nagar Main Road
Madurai - 625020
Mob : (91) 94440 68790
Off : (91) 452 - 2584288
Fax: (91) 452 2584287
Email: info@stpromoters.com

Shanth Associates, Engineer JG Saravanan - 9843050363

Inland Real Estates
No. 14/10, Kamarajar Nagar 3rd St,
(Upstair) Chinna Chokkikulam,
Madurai - 625 002
INDIA
Mobile: +91-9344157517.
www.inlandrealestates.com

Siva Shelters
Mr. Meenakshi Sundaram
Phone : 0452 2587619

Madurai-Jawahar

August 4th, 2007, 01:12 PM

1. Thiruparankundram – Nilayur – Airport west – Parambupatti – Kappalur ring road is 200 feet road but I am not sure whether it is four-lane or not.

2. Palanganatham – TVS Nagar – Avaniyapuram – Airport Terminal Building is also 200 feet road but a confirmed 4-lane road .

On Kamaraj memorial medical college @ Avaniyapuram :-
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I had posted on that day that Kamaraj memorial medical college is to be setup @ Avaniyapuram . ..............

Hi madurai gilli, we appreciate your hard effort to collect news from madurai, as a task towards madurai metro. Definitely I hope all our madurai friends will give their opinion on your opinion for madurai city modenized. Me too in future posts. Hats off again.

1. Thiruparankundram – Nilayur – Airport west – Parambupatti – Kappalur ring road

A bit confusion between "Parambupatti – Kappalur", i think disordered??

madurai veeran

August 4th, 2007, 05:21 PM

Preetha Reddy, Managing Director,Apollo Hospitals told reporters that also in the plans are two schools and colleges of nursing coming up at Madurai and Chennai by the end of the year.

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200708041652.htm

After reading through the entire news i feel expansion of Apollo hospital to 500 beds is unfortunately not in the top priority list.

Any news on the 5 million $ cancer hospital planned by Apollo hospitals in collaboration with California-based Comprehensive Blood Cancer Care Institute.

mukeshworld

August 4th, 2007, 06:02 PM

NEW DELHI, AUGUST 2: Eager to copy the success of Palace on Wheels, Andhra Pradesh has requested the Tourism and Railway ministries to start a luxury train in the southern states.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y Rajasekhar Reddy met Tourism Minister Ambika Soni on Thursday and urged her to expedite a proposal to this effect that was submitted by his Government some time back. The proposal was also sent to the Railway Ministry and is awaiting approval.

Soni said her ministry was in agreement and suggested that she and Reddy together meet Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav sometime soon to decide on the details of the project, sources said.

Andhra has proposed that the train be run on a circuit encompassing major religious centres, like Tirupati and Madurai, and other tourist destinations. Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have expressed an interest in this project while talks are on to rope in Karnataka also.

Andhra has submitted a project report of Rs 40 crore and requested the Tourism Ministry to sanction 25 per cent as Central assistance. Soni said as a policy her ministry was committed to providing such a grant and assured Reddy that funds would not be a problem for such innovating schemes which promote tourism in a big way.

In their 30-minute meeting, the two leaders also discussed the issue of according ‘classical language’ status to Telugu, similar to Sanskrit and Tamil. Soni, who is also the Culture Minister, told Reddy that the matter had been discussed at the two previous meetings of a committee of Sahitya Akademi that is responsible of deciding on such issues. She said the matter should be settled at the next meeting of the committee sometime later this month.

http://www.indianexpress.com/story/208319.html