Dear Members,

Though still the project is in very early stage of papers, this deserves a new thread. We can discuss about common development involving in this region.

Let me post more information on this and I hope other members will also contribute to this thread.

U.K. firm to assess industrial corridor’s feasibility

N. Anand

CHENNAI: The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) on Thursday invited the U.K.-based Mott MacDonald to conduct a feasibility study for the proposed industrial corridor of excellence that will run from Chennai to Bangalore.

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Sensing that the development would slowly extend beyond Sriperumbudur, the Industries Department mooted the Chennai-Bangalore, Coimbatore-Salem and Madurai-Thoothukudi industrial corridors. The Chief Minister wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, urging him to announce development of the Chennai-Bangalore corridor to provide globally competitive infrastructure and promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development. The Prime Minister’s Office gave the nod on April 1.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/25/stories/2008042554370500.htm

Aah.. i always wanted have this thread..
Arul thanks for Starting this thread.
I'm sure that this will be happening in coming months...
I invite all Salem, Erode, Tirupur and Kovai members to contribute in this.....

Nice to see this new thread. In early stages it would be difficult post any news here & keep this thread afloat. But I'm sure in days to come there would be lot to be posted here!

Arulmurugan,
You are very fast.. Good to start an thread like this for our western region..

hi members.
nice to c this new thread.. but i wanted to know whether any consultant has been appointed by tn gov for carryin out feasibility study? is thr any news after announcing it in d industrial policy.?

^^ It is in process... They've had invited consultants for preparation of Corridor Development Plans..
http://www.sipcot.com/

Nice to see this new thread..

Let us discuss what are the things to be done (infrastructure development) and why the government should consider speedy implementation of industrial corridor.

Pro's:

High density of Industries and clusters
Good connectivity (Road and rail)
Education

Cons:
Power shortage
Better roads
Cluster development

NEEDS:
1. A captive power plant for the clusters.
2. A dry port.(customs formalities could be finished here and be sent to the ports direct for shipping).
3. A business development council. (To assist manufacturers to get exposed to global markets and in finding new and niche markets)
4. Development of Social infrastructure for the population that is going to be.
5. Industry-Institution partnership for continuous innovation and better and industry relevant education.
6. Better air connectivity. (development of Cargo terminal at Coimbatore and Salem airports).

development of air cargo terminal at coimbatore would be of prime importance for this proposed industrial corridor.
besides this the gov can allot some country specific industrial clusters as well along this corridor wit out confining to sriperumbdur. and also they should think of giving thrust to development of cbe,tripur,erode n salem infrastructure, so that d corridor wil witness faster growth.
i dream that d mega aerospace park comes along this corridor.
but howfar it is viable we have to discuss.

^^ Mega Aeropark will come mostly in chennai... the 2nd option they were considering is Hosur.

But there are other aeroparks in plan near cbe if am not wrong.

Aerospace park near coimbatore? Can you explain in detail? As far as I know, it was CII, Chennai that recommended an Aerospace Park in Chennai and is coordinating in its development. It wasn't the brain child of the current state govt.What about Coimbatore?

^^ It is being planned by Mahindra World City...

Quoting from Tamil nadu projects & developments II

Taneja Aerospace to float JV with Tidco

CHENNAI: Bangalore-based Taneja Aerospace is to float a joint venture with the state-owned TIDCO to create a new facility at Hosur as part of
expanding its interest in aerospace there. The TN agency is set to pick up a small stake in the venture to play the role of a facilitator.

Taneja Aerospace plans to expand its existing facility at Hosur by acquiring an additional 250-300 acres. The land and infrastructure creation envisages an investment of Rs 300 crore, a top Government official told ET.

A new company or a special purpose vehicle will not be formed for the venture as Tidco’s share would be of a participatory nature only. The new unit would exploit the opportunity in the MRO — maintenance, repair and overhaul — and in the manufacture of aero parts , the official said.

A senior official of Taneja Aerospace said discussions were on with several agencies, including Tidco. He, however, decline to divulge details of the latest project.

It is learnt the State’s inherent strength in terms of talent reservoir is said to have influenced the company to select Hosur for developing it as an aerospace hub. Hosur is also close to Bangalore, where the industry is well established.

" The skillset available in TN is totally unparalleled by any other state in India. This has helped the State to attract big ticket investments in the auto sector. Now, it wants to repeat the success story in aerospace", the official explained.

It is also learnt that Taneja Aerospace is scouting for foreign partners to fund the project. Meanwhile, the state has been steadily increasing its focus on the aerospace front, attracting other companies/groups to explore manufacturing prospects in this industry. GVK Industries, for instance, which already has 3,000 acres for its multi product SEZ in Perumbalur district , is actively considering taking an additional 2,000 acres either there or Hosur for its aerospace project.

Mahindra World City too has identified 1,000 acres in Coimbatore for promoting an aerospace project. It is also scouting for large tracts of land in the Hosur belt to locate its third campus and thereby give a leg-up to the aeropark venture, a pet project of the Tamil Nadu government.

During mid-May, a 10-member high-level delegation from Tidco, industry representatives and companies would be in the US. The team would halt at St Louis and Wichita in Kansas to forge collaborations with aviation biggies. If the visits to Boeing and EADS, to name a few, yield results, concerted efforts would be made to showcase specific sites in TN to meet their requirements, the source noted.
Apart from the $30 billion (30% offset clause) opportunity in a 5-10 year time frame, the interest in aerospace is gaining momentum, with a
committed investment of $5 billion expected to pour into the state in the near horizon, the source said.

All efforts are being directed towards concretising plans and inviting investors with a gusto. A study of the St Louis Aeropark model too is in the offing, he added.

According to a CII- Pricewaterhouse Coopers report, " India is poised to become a large commercial and defence aircraft market. With rising passenger traffic and increasing military and defence expenditures, the demand for aircrafts is expected to increase".

The report further said, " Boeing expects a demand of between 900 to 1,000 commercial aircraft worth $100 billion approximately in the next 20 years. This also suggests that a significant portion of business opportunity could accrue to India, due to the associated offsets".

Yes Krishna,
we had some news in TOI about Mahendra world city planning for a aero park in coimbatore and the news said they have acquired close to 1000acres for the purpose.
we had news abt mahendra world city plans in cbe for sometime. That y I think cbe may also be suitable for aero industries, just like blore.. Im hoping that some things wil happen for cbe in dis regard.

It is almost certain that mega aero park will be at chennai only but still as a coimbatorean i dream of having it in my city

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Yes Krishna,
we had some news in TOI about Mahendra world city planning for a aero park in coimbatore and the news said they have acquired close to 1000acres for the purpose.
we had news abt mahendra world city plans in cbe for sometime. That y I think cbe may also be suitable for aero industries, just like blore.. Im hoping that some things wil happen for cbe in dis regard.

It is almost certain that mega aero park will be at chennai only but still as a coimbatorean i dream of having it in my city

yeah,
everybody loves his or her city.That's natural. My point is different. Bengaluru is already an aerospace hub. Now hosur is just becoming its extension. Nothing will come in large scale in case of hosur.(i.e runway, aircraft assembly centre etc). Apart from that BIAL (Bengaluru International Airport) has a dedicated Aero SEZ within its premises. HIAL (Hyderabad International Airport) is promoting an Aerospace SEZ in more than 1000 acres with few confirmed clients like Malaysian Airports , Lufthansa Technik, Tata etc and many more land free. In such a scenario I dunno how much will the Chennai Aero park will be viable. Only if a large venture like the Airbus comes would it be viable. So I am sceptical about Coimbatore Aerospace SEZ. May be it will be for aerospace components.

even i was thinking that too much aeroparks r being planned in d country for d no of players in aero industry.
already in north near panchakula,nagpur, blore, hyd now its chennai... lets c

Its Perambalur. Not Chennai. The T.N govt decides to develop the proposed aerospace park in Perambalur dist. due to unavailability of suitable land in Chennai.

TN eyes Perambalur for locating aeropark on 4,000 acres

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has given the much-awaited formal nod to promote a mega aerospace project in the state. Soon, a high-level delegation is expected to visit the US to woo investors in the sector.

Official agencies are working overtime to prepare the final blueprint and zero in on the location for the aerospace park, the next big ticket investment sector identified by the State Government after auto, IT and electronic hardware.

Once these are ready, Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin, in-charge of major industries, is expected to visit the US backed by a high-powered delegation of top officials and industry leaders.

Mr Stalin may accompany industry captains and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) representatives, who are keen to explore collaborations with companies in the US, people familiar with the development told ET.

Alongside, the site evaluation exercise is on. It would take one or two months to identify and finalise the place of the proposed aeropark. Efforts were on for over a year to locate the aeropark within Chennai or nearby. Hosur was considered because of its proximity to Bangalore. But, it has only 250 acres available for the park.

On the other hand, Ennore in Chennai, another potential destination was not considered on technical grounds. Though land was available at Sriharikota, it too could not fit in the scheme of things, a government source told ET.

After prolonged discussions, the stakeholders have finally agreed to consider Perambalur district, where land is available in plenty. Already the government is promoting a multi-product special economic zone in the district. By locating the aeropark in the backward area, an ideal ecosystem could be nurtured, the source added.

An advisory board meeting is scheduled for early August by which time, the site evaluation exercise is expected to be completed. Investors can be lured only after firming up the aeropark location, the source said.

India has 60-plus aerospace components manufacturers in Bangalore and Chennai. Global companies like Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Rolls Royce, Dassault Aviation, GKN, MBDA France, Safran Honeywell International, Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, L-3 Communications Holdings and Pratt & Whitney are some of the potential investors keenly evaluating the investment opportunities in the aerospace project.

CII , as the nodal agency, has taken pro-active steps in this regard. A steering committee, headed CII-TN chairman C K Ranganathan meets regularly and reviews the progress. The monthly meeting scheduled for July 25, has been postponed to early-August.

Some key areas discussed during the advisory meetings held so far included identification of a land bank for the aeropark, steps to obtain the approval from the government to create the aeropark, reaching out to potential investors including anchor customer, conducting roadshows in Europe and US and formulating a model for setting up the PG/UG/technicians and maintenance/flight school training programmes

source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Transportation/Airlines-Aviation/TN-eyes-Perambalur-for-locating-aeropark-on-4000-acres/articleshow/4788658.cms?curpg=1

The T.N govt has took a major step in promoting industrilaisation in a tier -2 city. Now it faces the challenge of showcasing the strengths of the place against biggies like Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

^^ Now it will be interesting to see where the GVK Aero park will be (perambalur or Hosur)..
Taneja and Mahindra World City are already planning on Hosur..
Mahindra World City already identified 1000 acres in coimbatore for aero park.

So this will Aero Triangle within Tamil Nadu... Coimbatore - Hosur - Perambalur with the latter being the apex! :cheers:

^^ Maybe an aero component park would be beter in the other two places. All having an aerospace park would only turn out to be a bane. Already some big guns nearby.

The T.N govt has took a major step in promoting industrilaisation in a tier -2 city. Now it faces the challenge of showcasing the strengths of the place against biggies like Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

If the TN gvt could successfully brings up the plan in Perambalur then it will be a big boom for Permabalur-Trichy belt economy.

We need to promote all round development there will be differential in the Development.
need to promote arid region like Ramnad district would be next logical priority of the Govt

Petronet to invest Rs 14,500 cr for projects in LNG terminal

Addressing a press conference, Mr P. Dasgupta, Managing Director, Petronet LNG, said that besides the terminal, the other projects included a 1,068-MW plant at an investment of Rs 3,250 crore, GAIL’s pipeline linking Bangalore and Mangalore via Coimbatore, Erode and Salem for city gas supply (Rs 5,000 crore) and for procuring LNG vessels (Rs 2,500crore).

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...2850671800.htm

Coimbatore - Erode - Salem Expressway

The proposed Coimbatore - Erode - Salem Expressway (especially it being on the first phase of the proposed plan) will do lot of wonders for the economic and industrial development of the whole stretch.

In fact, the plan has been proposed after conducting a very detailed survey of the traffic flow, the needs and the economic outputs of the regions falling in the stretch.

Let us hope to see it gets into the execution stage soon. I beliebe the NH-47 will continue to act as the secondary arterial that will serve the local/slow traffic.

^^

Great even Salem-Cuddalore and Bangalore-Coimbatore-Theni has found the place in further year of plan.

Unless TN gvt support that expressway it will be very slow if it crosses the feasibility report. And the Coimbatore-Salem expressway should touch the Chennai-Bangalore expressway proposal some where near to Thirupattur (if the alignment of Chennai-Bangalore pass via).

This will reduce the traveling time from

Coimbatore-Chennai from present 8-9hours by road to 5-6hours
Coimbatore-Bangalore to 5hours from present 8hours
Coimbatore-Salem to 2hours from present 4.3hours
Coimbatore-Erode to 1.15hrs from present 2hours
Coimbatore-Tiruppur will come much closer
Salem-Erode also will become much closer because of this expressway.
Salem-Bangalore to 2.3-3hours could be possible
Salem-Chennai to 3.3hours could be possible

This will pave the way for Coimbatore-Salem Industrial corridor merging with Chennai-Bangalore Industrial corridor along the expressway.

^^


Coimbatore-Salem to 2hours from present 4.3hours
.

Arul, did you mean to say 3.3 hours at present?

^^

The peak hour bus from Gandhipuram in Coimbatore to Central BS in Salem takes solid 4.3hours. Now there may be considerable traveling time reduction since Avinashi road in CBE has become 6 lane and Chengampalli-Salem bye-pass stretch is almost 4 lane in many stretches.

^^

The peak hour bus from Gandhipuram in Coimbatore to Central BS in Salem takes solid 4.3hours. Now there may be considerable traveling time reduction since Avinashi road in CBE has become 6 lane and Chengampalli-Salem bye-pass stretch is almost 4 lane in many stretches.

chengampalli salem highway...... the best ever highway i hav travelled...... t:banana:

To boost industry further, I guess they can bring an airport near Perundurai to Vijayamangalam so that both Erode and Tirupur can benefit from this.

Airport could be called TEA (Tirupur Erode Airport). Erode and Tirupur are just 60 km away. So placing an airport at 30 km between both cities will benefit both these cities and also their districts for example places like Perundurai SIPCOT e.t.c and it will be a value add to Salem-Coimbatore industrial corridor.

http://i47.************/qyy45g.jpg

Already there are airport in cbe n salem which are mere 170km-200km distant. An airport between the 2 places wud affect the profitability of both the airports.

Might be, if they go for a green field airport in cbe,it might be somewhere near avinashi, which wud be beneficial for TUP

Everyone knows the story of the Salem airport, right ? :)

U are talking about Salem Airport's reentry?

http://img.dinamalar.com/data/more_pic_gallery/toplarge_64347475768.jpg

Any updates on this? Is it abandoned as-usual after hype?

Once chengappali - cbe 6 lane road works are completed then lot of industrial activities will happen.

I think that the TN govt will be providing this land at a utter low cost to the industries?????

I think that the TN govt will be providing this land at a utter low cost to the industries?????

For promoting the Salem-Coimbatore Industrial Corridor, many steps have been taken for development.

Some of them are

* Komarapalayam Hi-Tech Weaving Park
* Erode Hi-Tech Weaving Park
* Erode Integrated Mega Powerloom Cluster
* TexValley - Erode Textile Shopping Mall
* Erode Integrated Turmeric Complex
* Perundurai SIPCOT Industrial Park
* Erode Terminal Market Complex
* Erode Automobile & Engineering SEZ
* Perundurai Textile SEZ
* Nethaji Apparel PArk, Perumanallur
* L&T Byepass

Any updates on this? Is it abandoned as-usual after hype?

some positive updates

Industrial corridors to be money-spinners

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Southern Districts Industrial Corridor (TNSDIC) linking seven districts and Coimbatore-Salem Industrial Corridor is set to be rolled out soon.

The consultant for the project, Mahindra Consulting Engineers, submitted a final draft to the State government earlier this month.

The TNSDIC project, which will cover more than 475 km approximately, will require infrastructure development worth `40,105 crore and would generate industrial investment worth `1.90 lakh crore. It will also create 18 lakh jobs, B Suresh, president and chief executive officer of Mahindra Consulting Engineers, told Express on Tuesday.

The TNSIDC project would cover Madurai, Virudhunagar, Sivaganga, Tirunelveli, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari districts. It will have three manufacturing and business investment regions (MBIR) in Madurai, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli besides a Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) in Ramanathapuram, according to the report accessed by Express.

The project would also have two knowledge hubs in Tirunelveli and Madurai besides three special tourism investment zones, including Madurai, Sivaganga and Kanyakumari. It would also have agri-business investment regions in Virudhunagar and Thoothukudi.

The project sphere of influence will be on National Highway 45 (103 km) from Madurai to Thoothukudi, National Highway 7 (327 km) from Madurai to Kanyakumari and National Highway 7 (47 km) from Tirunelveli to Thoothukudi. The corridor will also have manufacturing and business industrial areas.

Suresh said these corridors won’t run into the existing cities and will not create any ecological problem. “Farmlands will not be affected and the project will not create any ecological problem,” he added.

Suresh said that the Coimbatore-Salem Industrial Corridor, also known as CTENS, will cover Coimbatore, Erode, Tirupur, Namakkal and Salem.

The total investment on infrastructure expected in this project is Rs 14,711 crore while it would generate an industrial investment of Rs 43,188 crore, the report added.

The cost on infrastructure is less as the existing infrastructure has to be upgraded and modernized.

The corridor will figure in 150 km and consists of an MBIR each in Salem and Coimbatore� besides agri-business investment regions in Namakkal and Erode.

It would also have knowledge hubs in Coimbatore and Salem besides special tourism investment zone in Erode.

The corridor would provide jobs to 11 lakh people, Suresh added

source: ibnlive.com

crossposting



Knowledge hubs at Coimbatore & Salem

First class education will be available soon in second-rung cities too.

With a view to strengthening the educational infrastructure in tier-II cities in Tamil Nadu, the government is actively considering a proposal to develop four knowledge hubs across state.

The four hubs are expected to come up in Madurai, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore and Salem, each focusing on a specific area so that there is some kind of expertise rendered to the students.

While Madurai is expected to get a Rs 535 crore international class education hub spread across an area of 202.43 hectares, Tirunelveli will get an exclusive hub spread over 202 acres for IT, ITES, BPO and KPO workers alone with an infrastructure investment of Rs 232 crore.
Coimbatore will also get a similar infotech education hub spread across 500 acres with special emphasis on design centres and research and development activities “owing to the significant number of engineering colleges in the city”.

The fourth 500-acre hub will come up in Salem, which will also be an education focus hub acting as a kind of a knowledge village. Both Coimbatore and Salem hubs together will entail an investment of Rs 698 crore.
Welcoming the move, Dr. E. Balagurusamy, a member of Union Public Service Commission and State Planning Commission, said, “We need to double up our gross enrollment ratio to 20% which is now hovering around 10-11%.”

Gross enrollment ratio refers to the number of eligible students getting into universities for higher education. And such knowledge hubs can be very helpful in this process, he added.

The professor did express his apprehensions about getting quality infrastructure and faculty in place across all these hubs.

“Apart from good teachers, more schools, colleges and universities, we also need to have correct strategies to attract students to these institutions”, he said.

“Should these proposals take shape with quality people and facilities, Tamil Nadu will be a model state in higher education,” the professor hoped.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/education/knowledge-hubs-adorn-tier-ii-cities-745


vandha ennikki nichayam

Arul & KT & all forumers who helped making the TN West PPT in June.

We will start a detailed workings for

CBE - SLM corridor

Similarly we will also do for
MDU - Tuti & Nellai Corridor.

This link has little more detailed break up (highlighted in red). Erode-Salem stretch details are still missing.

http://content.magicbricks.com/tamil-nadu-to-get-new-industrial-corridors

The Tamil Nadu government is looking to link the interior regions of the state through corridors such as Madurai-Tuticorin and Coimbatore-Salem to increase industrial development and employment.

“Such zones can also help achieve export-led growth,” says B Suresh, president and chief executive officer, Mahindra Consulting Engineers.

The company has submitted a draft report for the Madurai-Tuticorin and Coimbatore-Salem corridors to the state government.

Manufacturing, knowledge hubs, agri business and tourism zones are expected to come along the national highway NH 45B that connects Madurai to Tuticorin (103 kms). The total infrastructure investment is estimated to be Rs 40,000 crore with an employment generation capacity of 18 lakhs.

Madurai is expected to have a manufacturing hub spread over 5,000 hectares. A thermal energy hub, portbased industries, an integrated ship building and ship repair yard complex spread over a similar area is proposed for Tuticorin, while a renewable energy hub is proposed for Tirunelveli.

Two knowledge hubs are being proposed, one each in Madurai and Tirunelvelli. Spread over 202.43 acres, Mahindra has proposed an international class education hub for the temple city while Tirunelveli would be home to IT, ITeS, BPO and KPO firms.

The Coimbatore-Salem corridor (NH 47, 180 kms) is also planned on similar lines. Like the Madurai-Tuticorin corridor, this would cover additional areas such as Walayar, Pollachi and Mettuppalaiyam.

The Coimbatore-Tirupur path would be a manufacturing and business investment region spread across 5,000 hectares, home to heavy engineering industries and precision tools. A logistics hub is proposed at Walayar.

The Erode-Namakkal region has been designated as an agri business investment region that would be spread over a similar area and would house agro food processing industries, mega food parks an agro SEZs. The infrastructure estimate for the Coimbatore-Salem corridor is pegged at Rs 14,711 crore while the industrial investment for the region is estimated to be Rs 43,189 crore.

Arul & KT & all forumers who helped making the TN West PPT in June.

We will start a detailed workings for

CBE - SLM corridor

Similarly we will also do for
MDU - Tuti & Nellai Corridor.

:okay:

Arul & KT & all forumers who helped making the TN West PPT in June.

We will start a detailed workings for

CBE - SLM corridor

Similarly we will also do for
MDU - Tuti & Nellai Corridor.

Kannan, Have you any idea why Trichy left out?

Is it not Perambalur-Trichy- Madurai-Tuti best idea instead of Madurai- Tuti- Nellai...

Kannan, Have you any idea why Trichy left out?

Is it not Perambalur-Trichy- Madurai-Tuti best idea instead of Madurai- Tuti- Nellai...

I am too surprised at Trichy's exclusion.Not sure about the reason.

I am too surprised at Trichy's exclusion.Not sure about the reason.

+1

Knowledge centers planned for all 5 Tier-II cities except only Trichy. Strange!!

Perhaps, Perambalur-Trichy-MDU + Trichy-Thanjavur-Nagai could also be considered!

Arul & KT & all forumers who helped making the TN West PPT in June.

We will start a detailed workings for

CBE - SLM corridor

Similarly we will also do for
MDU - Tuti & Nellai Corridor.

Hi Kannan,

Looks like you are taking some good initiatives like PPT or detail workings for West/South. Can we consider similar efforts for Central and Eastern regions of the state!

Cheers,
Raj

+1

Knowledge centers planned for all 5 Tier-II cities except only Trichy. Strange!!

Perhaps, Perambalur-Trichy-MDU + Trichy-Thanjavur-Nagai could also be considered!

Even though knowledge center is not planned for Trichy, it has good amount of central institutions. :cheers: But thats not the case with Madurai / Salem / Tirunelveli.

Trichy has got a hand full of good central institutions. I think it got it's share of pie. Now other cities should get at least ten percent of what is said in those proposals. Any how it wil take a long time to see this proposal take off.
Also these knowledge hubs are a part of the industrial corridor project, so obviously trichy did not find it's place in the report. May be Amma will give some extra stuffs to trichy,as she did early.

The proposed perambalur aero park should be a solace to trichy but I feel an industrial corridor btw trichy perambalur or tanjavur should be made.

Trichy has got a hand full of good central institutions. I think it got it's share of pie. Now other cities should get at least ten percent of what is said in those proposals. Any how it wil take a long time to see this proposal take off.
Also these knowledge hubs are a part of the industrial corridor project, so obviously trichy did not find it's place in the report. May be Amma will give some extra stuffs to trichy,as she did early.

The proposed perambalur aero park should be a solace to trichy but I feel an industrial corridor btw trichy perambalur or tanjavur should be made.

I didnt mean institutions alone but knowledge parks that would induce industrial investments. True - it is still in early stages for SA-CBE or MDU-TEN corridors - even if we get a fraction of it, we would be happy!

Cheers,
Raj

Even though knowledge center is not planned for Trichy, it has good amount of central institutions. :cheers: But thats not the case with Madurai / Salem / Tirunelveli.

From the reports, knowledge centers seem to be far more closer to the industrial development, than having merely central institutions. Anyways, let this topic be for CTENS (I like this term!) corridor :)

Any further discussions about Trichy, we can continue in Trichy related threads!

Cheers,
Raj

The Erode-Namakkal region has been designated as an agri business investment region that would be spread over a similar area and would house agro food processing industries, mega food parks an agro SEZs.

:okay:

The entire list of proposals seem lucrative. I am specifically glad about this particular aspect to promote agri business investment and perhaps modernization of agriculture. Hope we get more details about investments around Salem too. Salem should be enjoying the advantage of being between West TN and BLR.

Cheers,
Raj

^^ Some of them actually resembles what we proposed in SSCI. Our powerpoints mentioned (and roadmaps) to develop Erode-Gobi-Pollachi areas as agri based business with food parks and mini waterbody integration.

Not sure if it's the case of great men think alike or did Mahindra copy the plan from our PP :) (summa oru chance kidaikkum bodhu nammala pathi nambalae pesikkanumla adhu than, kandukadheenga )

:okay:

The entire list of proposals seem lucrative. I am specifically glad about this particular aspect to promote agri business investment and perhaps modernization of agriculture. Hope we get more details about investments around Salem too. Salem should be enjoying the advantage of being between West TN and BLR.

Cheers,
Raj

KSRaj,

Actually Salem's advantage is being promity to Bangalore, but disadvantage of lying in same growth corridor axis in terms of adminstration. It has been disadvantage for Coimbatore too in few cases.

For example, both Coimbatore and Salem are eligible cities for being a railway division HQ, but Salem got it and because of distance proximity CBE lost. State gvt related administration under zonal classification, though Salem is the size of Trichy, it loose many of the zonal classification HQ to Coimbatore. In TNEB zonal classification, Salem lost it to Erode. Again this is due to promitiy and distance are less! Some time this reflects on gvt educational institutions too and further it has reflected in IT developments... even though Hosur is much near to Bengaluru, it couldn't shine anything in IT.

But industrial (mainly textile and connectivity) way it is advantage for all four corporation lying in same axis.

Let us see how this new gvt takes up this new project.

Kannan, Have you any idea why Trichy left out?

Is it not Perambalur-Trichy- Madurai-Tuti best idea instead of Madurai- Tuti- Nellai...

Let it stay as Tirunelveli-Madurai-Tuticorin corridor with an extension to Trichy. Let us not leave Nellai.:)

For example, both Coimbatore and Salem are eligible cities for being a railway division HQ, but Salem got it and because of distance proximity CBE lost. .

CBE lost it long back to Palghat to accomodate Zonal HQ for Chennai :) The deal was to sacrifice CBE and grant that to palghat and gain something for Chennai

Mahindra Consultancy Division is one of the leading Infra Consultancy in India.

They did independently and not connected to SSC I.

What we submitted was for all parts of TN.
The same was submitted to Program Implementation Ministry (Infra Wing).

For Chennai & West TN, most of our points were considered and may have been included in the final draft of the announcement. Actually both these PPTs were much appreciated.

Esp the Mono Rail routes of Coimbatore & Zonal Development model along CBE SLM corridorand Chennai - maps based presentations.

As I said earlier, we could not come up with many specific projects for other regions. South was okay. But not much came from Trichy & Vellore region.

Now the Govt is settled and have embarked on a few specific lines of programs. We may redo those to suit Govt lines and submit again.

100 kallu adicha ore oru manga vizhalam. Vizhamalum irukkalam.

Aanalum Kallu adithukkonde irukkanum - Non Stop.

Thondharavu Thangama sometimes Panniduvanga :lol:

Mahindra Consultancy Division is one of the leading Infra Consultancy in India.

They did independently and not connected to SSC I.


Government-la yaro karuppu aadu irundhu namma plans-a thirudi Mahindra kitta kuduthutangalo? che konjam santhosha pada vid mattengareengalaE :)

Government-la yaro karuppu aadu irundhu namma plans-a thirudi Mahindra kitta kuduthutangalo? che konjam santhosha pada vid mattengareengalaE :)

Pl read my comments after that.

For Chennai & West TN, most of our points were considered and may have been included in the final draft of the announcement. Actually both these PPTs were much appreciated.

Vaanga.

Sendhu Santhoshama Thanni Adikkalam :cheers: :cheers:

@Kannan,

Good to know your efforts and even if part of it gets implemented, nothing like that!

Next time, please let us know if there are any plans for Trichy/Delta, Vellore or Cuddalore regions.

@Arul,

Having 4 cities close to each other, it is quite possible for one city shadowing the other. But, eventually there may not be much difference between cities itself. It could be one mega region!

Anyways, I am as hopeful as you are about Salem's potential for textile and may be automobiles. I am not bothered much about HQs of Railways or TNEB - it hasnt done helped Madurai/Trichy in any way - as you would agree!

Cheers,
Raj

Kongu,

Does you anti chennai sentiments blind you so much?

For zonal hq for chennai cbe lost?

Check history. There were other reasons not chennai. This was done and dusted in railways forum.

Very second line in country went out of chennai and some say it was conceived first.

So please dont bring me theories that coimbatore lost due to chennai.

Chennai was zonal hq even before state of kerala was born.

If it all anyone has to be peeved its trichy. It was headquarters of south indian railway.

Do you remember madras railway? Southern mahratta railways? and Madras and southern mahratta railway?

When do you think that headquarter was built ?

Whatever had happened, given past history, there was no way chennai was not going to headquarters of a zone. Similarly trichy. so obv qn u have to ask is, with just 4 hr difference between madurai and coimbatore, did madurai spoil coimbatore chances?

else coimbatore could have headed a division and kozhikode for kerala instead of palghat.

And do you know when was south central railway formed - 1966.

All these to give you the history of chennai as zonal headquarters.

And just a tid bit. cochin king built the line from purnathrayeesa temple jewelerry and froms loan from a tn temple in delta.

and to add technically nothing prevented coimbatore being divisional zonal hq.

mumbai has hq for two zones, kolkatta too. so two division hq nearby is not an issue.

@Kannan,

Good to know your efforts and even if part of it gets implemented, nothing like that!

Next time, please let us know if there are any plans for Trichy/Delta, Vellore or Cuddalore regions.

@Arul,

Having 4 cities close to each other, it is quite possible for one city shadowing the other. But, eventually there may not be much difference between cities itself. It could be one mega region!

Anyways, I am as hopeful as you are about Salem's potential for textile and may be automobiles. I am not bothered much about HQs of Railways or TNEB - it hasnt done helped Madurai/Trichy in any way - as you would agree!

Cheers,
Raj

Yes Raj, MDU/TPJ being the Railway divisional HQ hasnt helped towards its growth. No one in these divisions can stop railway from stopping a rail service or extending to another city.

I feel CBE - TUP - ED - SL is a mega industrial region... just see the number of migrants from central and southern region travelling to western TN for jobs... see the number of buses they operate during pongal and deepavali... its almost a one way traffic...

I feel CBE - TUP - ED - SL is a mega industrial region... just see the number of migrants from central and southern region travelling to western TN for jobs... see the number of buses they operate during pongal and deepavali... its almost a one way traffic...

Majority labour is for Tirupur followed by Manufacturing in CBE.

South to West migration is greater than Central to West. But, all these migrations have to come down in the coming years, sir! We wish uniform development in TN so that the migrations are minimal.

Esp the Mono Rail routes of Coimbatore & Zonal Development model along CBE SLM corridorand Chennai - maps based presentations.

Talking about rails / trains, CBE transportation needs both suburban (or metra) and mono along with another junction. We had mentioned the two suburban lines in the initial version towards MTP and Tiruppur. Not sure if Arul removed them on the final draft. I vaguely remember him saying that is CG / IR and he probably won't have it there.

My thought is we should include and get that in too whenever we get a chance to work on the details again. We can pitch for public-private partnership or fully private build and operate mode (I know it's not in SG's hands, but hey airports were AAI once too. neenga sonna 100 kalloda idhu 101-vadhu kallu).

Also hoping that they have included the western ghats tourism plans or may be not since it's industrial corridor

Majority labour is for Tirupur followed by Manufacturing in CBE.

South to West migration is greater than Central to West. But, all these migrations have to come down in the coming years, sir! We wish uniform development in TN so that the migrations are minimal.

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CBE lost it long back to Palghat to accomodate Zonal HQ for Chennai :) The deal was to sacrifice CBE and grant that to palghat and gain something for Chennai

South Indian railway HQ was in Trichy, still it was within Madras province. Chennai HQ was Madras and Southern Maharata railway since 1908.

Division was shifted to Olavakkode Jn i.e Palghat division when Irugur-Coimbatore railway line was opened, Podanur Jn lost its importance to Coimbatore Jn. And the nationalism/patriotism was flying so high then and none opposed the move.:nuts:

And further the division was shifted from Podanur Jn in 1958. This has nothing to do with zonal HQ being Chennai.

CBE-Tiruppur-Erode-Salem will merge together in another 20-25yrs?

2012

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It is very interesting to see western and Delta TN is under verge of continous electrification from Karur and Salem/Attur to Trichy and Vridhachalam.

Guessing that the last one is Neyveli, not virudhachalam