Dindigul and Karur Region : Project and Developments

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

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/b...ow/7471360.cms

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/15/stor...1556510100.htm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/20/stor...2057770500.htm

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http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/21/stor...2152130600.htm

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

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

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

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

Only 32 km left

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Madurai gilli]

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/26/stor...2658670800.htm

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

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

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

110 acres

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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http://news.in.msn.com/business/arti...mentid=5034676

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

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Construction in Progress







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Kannan department store opens its store in Dindigul

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

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Karur : West Pradakshinam Road



Karur Bus Stand : Exit



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Straight : Jawahar Bazaar Right : Trichy/Old Dindigul Road





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



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



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The township coming in the outskirts of Karur



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Valluvar College of Science & Management,Karur



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