Tamil Nadu - Projects and Development II

[WillyWick]

Farm modernisation project talks from Tuesday

The decks will be cleared this week for the launch of the World Bank-aided Rs.2,320-crore Integrated Agriculture Modernisation and Water Resource Management project.

Of the total cost, the PWD will take a lion's share of Rs. 1,835 crore. It would renovate all panchayat union tanks in 63 sub-basins. In the first year, a dozen sub-basins would be covered. For the execution, a multi-disciplinary cell has been functioning in the PWD.

As part of the WRCP, rehabilitation and modernisation of 16 irrigation systems and 25 minor irrigation systems and completion of nine irrigation projects were taken up. Several institutional reforms such as bifurcation of the PWD into the Water Resources Organisation and Buildings, and the formation of water users' associations were introduced. The project, costing Rs. 800 crore, was implemented from 1995 to 2004).

The proposed project will adopt the "demand-driven and market-focussed" approach. "We are going to lay thrust on marketing of produces and judicious use of water," the Minister said.

http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/11/stor...1112890700.htm

[Anniyan]

The Ministry of Shipping has short-listed Tuticorin and Ennore in Tamil Nadu and Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh in the East Coast for setting up an "international size shipyard".

final choice will be tuticorin...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...1200550700.htm

[senty]

Originally Posted by Anniyan

The Ministry of Shipping has short-listed Tuticorin and Ennore in Tamil Nadu and Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh in the East Coast for setting up an "international size shipyard".

final choice will be tuticorin...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...1200550700.htm

Is it goin to be 3 shipyards or one among the 3 locations?

[Anniyan]

Originally Posted by senty

Is it goin to be 3 shipyards or one among the 3 locations?

one among the 3 locations. TR Balu has already told that its going to be in Tuticorin.

[MaduraiSelvam]

Originally Posted by Anniyan

one among the 3 locations. TR Balu has already told that its going to be in Tuticorin.

Shouldnt this discussion go to Tuticorin thread ?

[wcgokul]

Originally Posted by MaduraiSelvam

Shouldnt this discussion go to Tuticorin thread ?

ahem.....last i knew tuticorin was in tamilnadu

i guess tuticorin would be the next major region for large scale industrialization in tamil nadu along with hosur

[Anniyan]

Originally Posted by MaduraiSelvam

Shouldnt this discussion go to Tuticorin thread ?

when someone asks a question in this thread, i cant reply in tuticorin thread.

[MaduraiSelvam]

Originally Posted by Anniyan

when someone asks a question in this thread, i cant reply in tuticorin thread.

Yes I got it, just wished that this discussion will get appropriate attention from its own regional forummers.

[MaduraiSelvam]

Tamil animated movie to hit theatres soon

CHENNAI: Setting a new trend will be `Inimey Nanganathan (V4)', touted for release later this month.
The pioneering enterprise is a Tamil animated movie. A trailer, featuring two songs, was released at Satyam Cinemas on Sunday.
`Inimey Naganthan' is a non-mythological animated film with a original storyline. It is the first 3D Tamil animation movie with high definition along with 2K resolution. It is being released in Analogue, Digital, IMAX and 3D versions by 3G Solutions. It is to be released in many languages worldwide. The makers have roped in professionals such as maestro Ilayaraja (music), B. Lenin (editing), Shivshankar (dance choreographer) and Valee (lyrics) into the making of the film. The movie has been produced in Chennai with local professionals doing the postproduction work, according to Nag Ravi of Asian Sky Entertainment.
3G Digital Solutions INC is the digital consultant for the movie in terms bringing it into celluloid form, and ASE is the worldwide distributor.
The story revolves around Vicchu, Varathu, Vaithi and Govind, four friends from a small village, who earn their livelihood through `kathakalakshepam' (a traditional form of story telling). The four men dream of becoming rich and famous like Bill Gates but are not interested in working hard.
The film takes the viewer on the foursome's adventures., On one such venture, they help a saint retrieve his magic `mala' from a demon in a cave. These adventures have some interesting visuals.
The film has been produced by S. Sridevi, and directed by S. Venky Baboo, who is also the animation director of the movie. Producer M. Saravanan, and directors Saran and Lingusamy were among those who watched the trailer.

http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/12/stor...1213290200.htm

[vs007]

#49,
Lets track only the infrastructure and projects related news in this thread.
There is a separate thread for movies and also for general discussion.

[MaduraiSelvam]

Originally Posted by vs007

#49,
Lets track only the infrastructure and projects related news in this thread.
There is a separate thread for movies and also for general discussion.

Yes I agree if the news was about an actor or a movie or some cine personalities growth were posted.
I suppose this is a Economy and Infrastructure thread for Tamil Nadu? Then, I guess people refer cinema as 'Cine Industry' which is having a big share to the economy of the state, meaning the development in economically strong industrial sector would be relevant for this thread. I didnt want to dilute this news by posting it in the news thread for entertainment related cinema thread.
Tamil animation movie is a milestone in the technical development in Tamil Nadu and India, showing its development from rest of the country as a developed state. Modernisation of medial components is also is a development showing the infrastructure of the state. Marketing the brand as Tamil Movies is very much essential, as often all Indian movies are called as Bollywood movies.
As a matter of fact cine technology development in animation is bringing in investment regarding IT sector too. Ex. Tie up between GV movies and Warnes Bros to bring an Animation studio is underway.

[senty]

http://dipp.nic.in/fdi_statistics/in...i_sep_2006.pdf

http://dipp.nic.in/fdi_statistics/india_fdi_index.htm

FDI Inflow as reported to Regional Offices of RBI)(from January 2000 to September 2006)

Read it as (Ranks, RBI’s - Regional Office, State covered, [FDI Inflow] Rupees
in crore , US$ in million , %)

4, Chennai, TN & Pondi, 7,413.15, 1,630.6, 6.50.

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I just compared the figures of July and September. The % has went down. The inflow is more than that of Karnataka but lesser than AP. One cant compare our figures with Delhi and MH.

[madurai veeran]

The manufacturing sector in Tamil Nadu recorded a growth of 13.5 per cent during the April-September period, compared with the corresponding period of the previous year.

Addressing a CII meet on AutoSCM India 2006 - Indian Automotive Supply Chain Conference & Exposition, Shaktikanta Das, industries secretary, said the government was taking all initiatives to retain the state's competitive edge in the manufacturing sector, especially in the automotive and auto components sectors.

The annual exports from the state was worth Rs 6,700 crore, with major contributions from textile, leather, light engineering and automotive sectors, he added.

Tamil Nadu accounted for 21 per cent of passenger cars, 33 per cent of commercial vehicles and 35 per cent of automobile components produced in India. It has gained recognition not only in terms of the number of units but also in terms of quality by bagging the highest number of prestigious Deming awards, he said.

Das also said the state was keen on connecting tier II cities like Madurai, Coimbatore and Hosur with Chennai in order to bring these cities under one supply chain network for manufacturing activities.

Enhancing the employability level of students coming out of engineering colleges, polytechnics and industrial training institutes would be a key factor in retaining the state's competitive edge in the manufacturing sector.

Individual industries should partner with local institutions to improve the employability level of students. The government would facilitate such initiatives through modifying the curriculum, Das said.

Arcot N Veerasamy, state electricity minister, said the government was exploring the possibility of constructing mini ports in Cheyyur and Nagapattinam for delivering coal for new power stations. This would reduce the burden on Chennai port. NTPC also has plans to put up a 6,000-Mw power project near Nagapattinam area.

He said industries had expressed willingness to start power generating companies with an accumulated capacity of 30,000 Mw per year.

R Dinesh, chairman, Auto SCM India 2006, said there was a growing global focus on supply chain, as the exports from the auto component industry was expected to increase from 19 per cent in 2004-05 to 30 per cent in 2006-07 due to increase in demand for casting in European and Japanese automotive markets.

http://www.business-standard.com/gen...&autono=267831

[MaduraiSelvam]

Pudukottai to get software for administration

Training for resources persons of 27 Government departments on application


TIRUCHI: Pudukkottai district is poised to apply software technology for administration from the start of next year, adopting Rural Area Development Monitoring and Information System (RAMIS) developed jointly by Bharathidasan and Madurai Kamaraj universities.
A package on the Geographical Information System throwing light on accurate position of over 3,900 hamlets in the district will be hosted in web by January 2007, for use by planners in various departments.
The Chief Investigator, `Project RAMIS,' A. Sundaram of Madurai Kamaraj University, and the Co-Investigator, S. Vasudevan of Bharathidasan University, plan to incorporate into the system five-year histories of rural roads in next phase.
An end-user training on `Project RAMIS,' a fortnight-long programme inaugurated by the Collector, S.J. Chiru, that commenced on Thursday at the Bharathidasan University would expose hundreds of key-resource persons belonging to 27 Government departments, to methods of application.
In his presidential address the Vice-Chancellor C. Thangamuthu said the package, providing information on encroachments in water bodies, would be helpful to address the drought problem.. Prof. Manivel, Head, Department of Geology, spoke.

http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/15/stor...1507800100.htm

[MaduraiSelvam]

South Indians have US visa power

VISA POWER: South Indians have more visa power when they travel to the US.
New Delhi: Ever wondered what VIPs have in common with South Indians? Well, both get special attention from that American diplomat who takes the visa interview. Consular Affairs Minister Peter Kaestner says, “We got a phone call from some one who purported to be in Rahul Gandhi's office saying a close friend of his was applying for a visa in Mumbai. They didn't ask for any special favour, they already had an appointment but it’s not uncommon for VIPs to tell us they're coming in.”
That's visa fraud Indian style – but you don’t have to get that desperate for an American visa especially if you are a South Indian. Because, according to US government numbers, you stand a better chance than most of your country men and women, in fact one out of every two Indians who got a US visa this past year, had applied from Chennai.
That aggregates to some 1.5 lakh people living in cities like Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. No wonder uncle Sam has some big plans for the South India. “We're expanding the size of the Chennai consulate, within 10 months we'll double our facility there. We're opening up Hyderabad consulate by 2008, “ Kaestner said. The US government also has a word of advice for Chennai residents – apply for a visa in Delhi and Mumbai and get faster service. The same goes for companies based in the South – enroll with the US Embassy's Business Executive Programme and send your employees to Delhi for instant visa appointments.
But here's a warning – staff strength across all American missions is down to 50 per cent right now thanks to Christmas and New Year. So quick service will have to wait till next year.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/south-in...r/28626-3.html

[MaduraiSelvam]

State Plan Panel tells TN Govt. to focus on agri, IT sectors

Chennai, Dec. 17 (PTI): The State Planning Commission has told the Tamil Nadu Government to revive its agri sector by inter-linking rivers and extend its industrial and Information Technology development to rural areas.
According to its 'Approach Paper to the Eleventh Plan", top priority should be accorded to agri sector, which is plagued by water crisis and related disputes with neighbouring states.
In a bid to resolve water crisis, the Planning Commission has called for setting up of an empowered Water Resources Management Authority to look into developing a comprehensive "river basin based" strategy across the state for water use.
"Other than developing a model for river basin management in the state, the proposed Authority could also be tasked with examining the techno-economic feasibility of inter-linking of the rivers within the state," it said.
With the State emerging as a major industrial and Information Technology hub, special focus on infrastructural growth and simplification of procedure has been called for. "Priority should be given to ensure conditions conducive to facilitation of industrial growth in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu where industrial investment has been lagging."
"There is also a need for the Government to take the initiative to tap the huge potential of the industry to bring rural areas into the IT network by establishing connectivity on high bandwidths that can accommodate multiple user and service interfaces," it pointed out.

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/h...0612171232.htm

[R2IChennai]

Posting an article from India today on Tamilnadu


STATE WATCH: TAMIL NADU


SOUTHERN EXPRESS


In no state in India is politics as colourful as it is in Tamil Nadu. Congress, the only truly pan-Indian party, has been out of power for so long that without strategic alliances it cannot hope to be even a blip on the state's political radar, which has been dominated by the DMK and its breakaway faction, the AIADMK. And in no state in India has the politics of vendetta been practised as rigorously as it has been in Tamil Nadu-whether it was the midnight arrest of DMK chief and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi in June 2001 or the humiliation of his arch rival AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa in the Assembly, the state has often witnessed high voltage drama enacted by some of the former demigods of the film world. Prone to high anti-incumbencies, Tamil Nadu has ruthlessly voted out the incumbent. Yet one thing has remained constant: the state's delivery system. Be it electoral fluctuations or the vagaries of monsoons, they have had very little impact on the political economy of the state.

Both Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa have extended populist schemes and claimed credit for the success the state has earned over the years.

Tamil Nadu benefited from favourable political dispensations in the past-whether it was the social reform movements of the 1960s or charismatic leaders like K. Kamaraj, C. Subramaniam and C. Rajagopalachari who gave the state an edge through their leveraging power in Delhi. Today, one of the largest contingents of ministers from any state in the UPA Government is from Tamil Nadu. And the dozen-odd ministers, led by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, have worked towards driving foreign investment into the state. Out of the total foreign direct investment (FDI) that flowed into India last year, 9.12 per cent went to Tamil Nadu. The state registered an annual growth rate of 6.3 per cent during the '90s, ahead of 15 major states. In terms of Human Development Index (HDI), the state climbed from seventh position in 1981 to third position in 2001. That apart, Tamil Nadu can boast of a literacy rate as high as 73.4 and an ever-increasing pool of skilled professionals. Also, it is one of the few states in the country to have surplus power supply. Little wonder, the flood of investments hasn't stopped. In the past four months, over Rs 2,234 crore have been invested in the state. By August 2004, FDI into Tamil Nadu was a whopping Rs 22,582.64 crore. And the numbers are only increasing.

The global players to have invested here are Nokia, Flextronics, Hyundai, Dell, Ford, Royal Enfield and Samsung. According to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) estimates, over eight lakh jobs are expected to be created by 2011. Moreover, it is also becoming the preferred destination for the back offices of the world. Standard Chartered, World Bank, Citibank, Sutherland Technologies, ABN Amro are some of the leading banks that have their back office operations here. In Chennai alone, there are plans for four multiplexes, housing over 30 theatres, and half-a-dozen seven-star hotels, including the Hilton. Glitzy shopping malls such as the Chennai Citi Centre are showcasing this new-found prosperity. The police too zoom around in Hyundai Accent cars patrolling Chennai's streets.

"Good infrastructure and the advantage of connectivity with ports, a well-laid road network and numerous airports are the key drivers of investment in the state," says economist and member of the state Planning Commission K. Srinivasan. The state is witnessing a boom in sectors like automobile, it and ITEs, hardware and real estate. IT Secretary Chandramouli says that a new it project can be ratified in just 72 hours by the state machinery. "It's a place where entrepreneurship is respected," says Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu, chairman of CII, Tamil Nadu. More than 345 it firms came up in Chennai last year. Software exports from Chennai last year stood at Rs 14,115 crore. The state is also home to some of India's biggest corporate success stories such as TVS, MRF and Ashok Leyland, as also public sector giants like bhel and cement companies like Ramco. There are now proposals to create SEZs in many smaller cities like Tirunelveli and Salem, while it giants are already opening centres in other places like Coimbatore and Trichy.

The state has the fifth largest economy in the country and ranks second in per capita income. When it comes to development, Tamil Nadu definitely scores a point. It is the first Indian state to have introduced the concept of universal midday meals and make computer education available in all government higher secondary schools. There are more than 252 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu that churn out 79,000 engineers every year. The role of women, too, has played a part in this transformation. There are more than two million women self-help groups which play a pivotal role in the administrative and financial sectors. Unlike other states, the delivery systems here have won praise, despite the fact that it has one of the largest bureaucracy in the country, not to mention an active Panchayati Raj system.

However, there are a few negatives attached to the state. While poverty levels in Tamil Nadu declined, the number of people below poverty line still stood at 140 lakh in 2004. The rate of unemployment is 5.25 per cent, against the national average of 3.77 per cent. Karunanidhi recently launched a monthly stipend scheme for the unemployed to cover more than 2,06,766 registered beneficiaries across the state. One of the reasons for a large number of people slipping below the poverty line is the fact that the backbone of the state's economy-agriculture-has taken a beating. Yields have come down and total land area under agriculture has also dipped. "There is an overall decline and it is more acute in terms of productivity-both for food and non-food crops," say J. Jeyaranjan, director, Development Alternatives and K. Nagaraj, a professor at the Madras Institute of Developmental Studies, in a recent study. The annual growth rate of the value of agricultural output was 2.4 per cent per annum between the early '60s and early '90s, which is lower than the national average of about 2.7 per cent per annum. Though the state still remains among the top producers of rice, it ranks tenth in agriculture among the 17 major states of India.

Water too remains a developmental challenge for the state. Not just Cauvery, Karunanidhi has locked horns with his Kerala counterpart V.S. Achuthanandan over the issue of water in the Mullaperiyar dam. As per a study of the dry regions of seven states, including Tamil Nadu, common property resources (CPR) have been vanishing since the early '50s. Despite water problems, the setbacks in agriculture have been less felt-there was hardly a case of a "farmer suicide" in the state. This is largely due to the state's diversified economy. From Chennai, now being called the "Detroit of India", having become a manufacturing hub, or Tirupur being referred to as "Textile Valley of India" or even a small town like Sivakasi being called "Little Japan", Tamil Nadu is today full of ingenious success stories. Sunrise sectors like biotechnology are mushrooming with companies like LifeCell strengthening their presence in the state.

Real estate has become the new calling card of growth and many believe that the it-driven boom and large foreign remittances have led to an escalation of prices.

R. Jeyakumar, one of the state's top builders, says that land value in Chennai has shot up by 100-150 per cent in the past three years. Real estate consultants Jones Lang LaSalle estimate that 4.5 million sq ft of office space would be occupied in Chennai by the end of this year. Another sector flourishing in Tamil Nadu is tourism, as temple towns such as Mahabalipuram and other hill resorts cornered over 11 per cent of the tourist inflow in 2004. High-end medical care too is attracting a large number of foreign patients, and leading private players such as Apollo Hospitals are earning a fair share of their revenues from medical tourism.

The tremendous growth of cities and towns may have provided new means of livelihood for those equipped with professional and technological skills, but for millions employed in the unorganised and small-scale sector, this has meant loss of social security. There are wide differences in the per capita income across the state, even though it ranks second in the per capita income index. Of the 29 districts, only nine have a per capita income higher than the state average. For instance, Chennai has a per capita income of Rs 15,828 while neighbouring Villupuram district has Rs 6,013, the lowest in the state. "The underprivileged need to be empowered with professional skills to help them find a footing," says agricultural-economist and architect of the Green Revolution M.S. Swaminathan, adding, "the agro-economy needs to be strengthened as our future is dependent on its revival." While Tamil Nadu's performance in healthcare is better than the rest of the country, it doesn't match Kerala. In terms of access to maternal and child health, the state has done well, but as far as child mortality and nutrition is concerned, it is just about average. Significantly, it also scores quite low in sanitation. The Chikungunya virus affected thousands of people in the state. Also, there has been an increase in the number of aids cases. "The number of people infected with viruses is increasing, and this is largely due to mutating viruses and a polluted urban environment," says Dr Suraj Balaji of Balaji Nursing Home, a clinic in south Chennai. Though access to healthcare systems in the state is quite good, the growth is taking place largely in the private sector, making cutting edge remedies out of the reach of the poor. The pattern of foreign funding is focused on communicable diseases and not much on common diseases like malaria. "The Government and the private sector must work together to arrest the growing epidemic of environmental diseases," says Magsaysay winner and director of the Cancer Institute, Dr V. Shanta.

Such are the challenges for Karunanidhi-to be able to attract investments while bridging the ever-widening gap in the state and creating new stakeholders in the developmental cake at the same time. He was one of the leading stalwarts of the Dravidian movement-which enabled the lower castes to assert their rights and challenged the distribution of power-along with former chief minister C.N. Annadurai. In a sense, the scrapping of the Common Entrance Test last week can be seen as an acceptance of the growing urban-rural divide. And today, Karunanidhi may perhaps need to re-engineer a common distribution system in an era of rapid economic globalisation.

BOX

5 BIG HITS

1 RESERVATIONS Most of the state's population-OBCs, MBCs, denotified communities, SCs and STs-is covered by reservations. Access to educational and government institutions empowered weaker sections of society and this has produced thousands of skilled professionals.

2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The state is witnessing a boom in it and ITEs sectors as nine of the top 10 Indian it companies are operating from Chennai. More than 345 it firms came up in Chennai last year and there are 1,427 firms now. Software exports from Chennai last year stood at Rs 14,115 crore and Tamil Nadu stands at the third place in it exports in the country.

3 EDUCATION There are around 252 engineering colleges in the state and more than 79,000 engineering graduates pass out ever year. Schemes like mid-day meals, free textbooks, clothes and free bicycle for schoolchildren have raised the literacy rate to 73.4 per cent.

4 REAL ESTATE Propped up by massive growth in other sectors such as it, real estate is at an all-time high. Rates have jumped up by 100-150 per cent in the last three years in Chennai, whereas in Coimbatore, the jump is about 50 per cent.

5 HEALTH Infant mortality and death rates have declined indicating that primary healthcare has improved. High-end medical care is attracting foreign patients, while leading players such as Apollo Hospitals are earning a fair share of their revenues from what is called medical tourism.

BOX 2

5 BIG MISSES

1 AGRICULTURE Total land area under agriculture has dipped. The annual growth rate of agricultural output was 2.4 per cent per annum between the early 1960s and the early '90s, which is lower than the national average of about 2.7 per cent per annum.

2 WATER Water remains a challenge for the state. A study showed common property resources like lakes and ponds have been rapidly vanishing since the '50s. "This is largely due to encroachment," says M.P. Vasimalai, Dhan Foundation.

3 SANITATION The spread of deadly virus that causes Chikungunya has affected thousands of people in the state. Also, there has been an increase in the number of aids cases in the state that has sounded an alarm bell for the policy-makers.

4 INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS Being largely unorganised in nature, social security for workers is non-existent. Water-intensive industries like textile have turned the Noyyal River in Tirupur into a sewer and emerging viruses have resulted in huge losses for the poultry industry.

5 UNEMPLOYMENT Although poverty levels in Tamil Nadu have declined, the number of people below the poverty line as per a study stood at 140 lakh in 2004. The rate of unemployment is 5.25 per cent, against the national average of 3.77 per cent. one of the chief reasons of rising unemployment in the state is the fact that agriculture, once the backbone of the economy, has taken a beating.

[kannan infratech]

An attempt to compile all SEZ projects , sanctioned in Tamil Nadu. Please fill in, if any project is missed.

SEZs sanctioned in Tamil Nadu Region:


1.Coimbatore Hi Tech Infrastructure P. Ltd
Coimbatore – IT / ITES – 60.73 hectares.

2. Pondy SEZ Co Ltd
Sedarapet – Karasur, Pondy – Multi Product – 346 ha.

3. J. Matadee Eco Parks P Ltd
Mannur, Kanchipuram – FTWZ – 40 ha.

4. CTS
Siruseri, OMR, Kanchipuram – IT / ITES – 11 ha.

5. HCL Technologies Limited (HCLT)
Kanchipuram – It / ITES – 20.235 ha.

6. Anush Infra P Ltd
Payyanur, OMR, Kanchipuram – KPO – 10.809 ha.

7. Sree Samayaa Pvt. Ltd.
Ponneri, Thiruvallur – Multi Product – 1600 ha.

8. Anush Infra P Ltd
Payyanur, OMR, Kanchipuram – IT / ITES – 40.5 ha.

9. Nuziveedu Seeds
Sholinganallur, Kanchipuram – IT/ ITES – 17.3 ha.

10. Arun Excello
GST Road, Kanchipuram – Electronic Hardware & Software
- 10.9 ha.

11. Platinum Holdings P Ltd
Navalur, OMR, Kanchipuram – H/w & S/W – 10.5 ha.

12. ETA Technopark P Ltd
OMR, Kanchipuram – IT / ITES – 10.3 ha.






13. Unitech Infopark Ltd
Nallambakkam, Kanchipuram – IT /ITES – 10 ha.

14. Malavalli Power Plant P Ltd
Bangalore Highway, Kanchipuram – Multi Product – 263 ha.

15. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
Siruseri, Kanchipuram - IT/ITES - 28.53 ha.

16. ETL Infrastructure Services Ltd.
Pallikarnai, Kanchipuram - IT/ITES -10.5 ha.

17. Hexaware Technologies Ltd.
Siruseri, Kanchipuram – IT / ITES – 11 ha.

18. Syntel International Pvt. Ltd.
Siruseri, Kanchipuram – IT / ITES – 11ha.

19. Flextronics Technology (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Sriperumbudur, Kanchipuram – H/W & related services
- 101 ha.

20. DLF Info City Developers (Chennai) Ltd.
Mt Poonamallee Road, Chennai – IT / ITES – 15ha.

21. Xansa India Ltd.
Siruseri , Kanchipuram – IT / ITES – 10 ha.

22. Consortium of Shoe Manufacturers Pvt. Ltd.
Irungattukottai, Kanchipuram – Footware – 60 ha.

23. Wipro Ltd.
OMR, Kanchipuram - IT/ITES - 32 ha.

24. Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd.
Sholinganallur. Kanchipuram - IT/ITES - 152.66 ha.

25. Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd.
Vilan Kurichi, Coimbatore - IT/ITES - 11.76 ha.




26. Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
OMR, Kanchipuram – IT / ITES – 20 ha.

27. Alliance Business Parks Pvt. Ltd.
Thoraipakkam, OMR, Chennai – IT / ITES – 10.11 ha.

28. ETL Infrastructure Services Ltd.
Uthukuli Village, Erode Distt. – Textiles – 101.62 ha.

29. Velankanni Infromation System Pvt. Ld.
Sriperumbudur, Kanchipuram – IT / ITES – 100 ha.

30. ETL Infrastructure Services Ltd.
Chenglepet, Kanchipuram - IT/ITES – 105 ha.

31. Shriram Properties and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd
GST Road , Kanchipuram – IT / ITES – 10 ha.

32. Hiranandani Realtors Pvt. Ltd.
Old Mahab Road, Kanchipuram – IT / ITES – 11.33 ha.

33. Sree Samayaa Pvt. Ltd.
Ponneri, Distt. Thiruvallur - Multi-Product – 1600 ha.

34. SIPCOT
Sriperumpudhur , Kanchipuram - Electronics / Telecom
hardware and support services including trading and
logistics activities - 120 ha.

35. Menakur Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
Navallur, Kanchipuram - KPO – 10.23 ha.

36. Parsvnath Developers Limited
OMR, Kanchipuram – IT / ITES – 30 ha.

37. RNB Infrastructures Pvt. Ltd.
Coimbatore Distt - Textile - 107.24 ha.

38. Unitech Build Tech Ltd.
Kancheepuram - IT/ITES - 10 ha.




39. Parsvnath Developers Limited
Kancheepuram - Multi-Product – 1000 ha.

40. Sivananda Steels Ltd
Ambattur, Chennai - IT/ITES - 3.95 ha.
Rejected

41. R.R. Infopark Pvt. Ltd.
Ambattur, Chennai - IT/ITES - 3.71 ha.
Rejected

42. HCL Technologies Limited
Ambattur, Chennai - IT/ITES - 2.35 ha.
Rejected

43. Span Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
Eachanari, Coimbatore - IT/ITES - 10.441 ha.


NEW PROPOSALS:

44. Non-conventional energy, Coimbatore - 107 ha.

45. Lotus Footwear Enterprise, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai Dist -
Footwear - 111 hectares,

46. ELCOT , Kalapatti, Coimbatore – IT/ ITES – 26 ha.

47. Hosur Thali – Multi Product - >1000 ha.

48. SIPCOT - Seekinakuppam, Kanchipuram –
Auto components - 126 ha

49. SIPCOT – Krishnagiri
Garments & Textile Krishanagiri – >100 ha.

50. TIDCO – Perambalur
Multi Product – 1225 ha.

51. Nanguneri
Multi Product - >1000 ha.

[MaduraiSelvam]

Maths prize is awarded to Indian

Ms Sujatha is only the second recipient of the prize A female mathematician from India has been presented with the Ramanujan Prize, which honours young maths researchers from developing countries. Ramdorai Sujatha, from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, picked up up the award at a ceremony in Trieste, Italy.
The prize was set up last year, so 44-year-old Professor Sujatha is the second recipient of the $10,000 award. The award is named after the Indian mathematics genius Srinivasa Ramanujan. It is to be awarded annually to a mathematician under 45 from a developing country.
This year's recipient was honoured for her work on the "arithmetic of algebraic varieties" and her substantial contributions to a mathematical framework known as Iwasawa theory.
'Important recognition'
"In the last few years there have been a flurry of various prizes instituted for mathematical research, but none that was addressed to support mathematics in developing nations," said Professor Sujatha. "It is an important recognition and serves well to integrate mathematics globally. It will certainly inspire working mathematicians in the developing nations."
The prize is named after Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan
Professor Sujatha has received all her university education in India and has been with the Tata Institute since 1985, where she is currently associate professor in the school of mathematics. She said that women in developing countries could face career obstacles, but that she had encountered none herself. But she added: "It is true that the scientific policies could be shaped towards making them sensitive to the problems of women and this is happening to a certain extent."
International importance
She was presented with the prize by Professor Lennart Carleson in a ceremony at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy.
Professor Carleson, of the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, was this year's winner of the Abel Prize, which has been dubbed the "Nobel prize for maths". The Nobel Foundation currently has no award for mathematics, and the Abel Prize was set up to fill this vacuum. The Ramanujan prize, meanwhile, was established by the ICTP as part of its mandate to strengthen science in developing countries.
"Scientific development is part of the overall development and the increased interconnectedness of the world today implies that it is dangerous for all of us to leave any part of it too far behind," said KR Sreenivasan, the ICTP's director.
The ICTP operates under the aegis of two UN agencies: the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6194731.stm

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Originally Posted by MaduraiSelvam

Maths prize is awarded to Indian

Ms Sujatha is only the second recipient of the prize A female mathematician from India has been presented with the Ramanujan Prize, which honours young maths researchers from developing countries. Ramdorai Sujatha, from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, picked up up the award at a ceremony in Trieste, Italy.
The prize was set up last year, so 44-year-old Professor Sujatha is the second recipient of the $10,000 award. The award is named after the Indian mathematics genius Srinivasa Ramanujan. It is to be awarded annually to a mathematician under 45 from a developing country.
This year's recipient was honoured for her work on the "arithmetic of algebraic varieties" and her substantial contributions to a mathematical framework known as Iwasawa theory.
'Important recognition'
"In the last few years there have been a flurry of various prizes instituted for mathematical research, but none that was addressed to support mathematics in developing nations," said Professor Sujatha. "It is an important recognition and serves well to integrate mathematics globally. It will certainly inspire working mathematicians in the developing nations."
The prize is named after Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan
Professor Sujatha has received all her university education in India and has been with the Tata Institute since 1985, where she is currently associate professor in the school of mathematics. She said that women in developing countries could face career obstacles, but that she had encountered none herself. But she added: "It is true that the scientific policies could be shaped towards making them sensitive to the problems of women and this is happening to a certain extent."
International importance
She was presented with the prize by Professor Lennart Carleson in a ceremony at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy.
Professor Carleson, of the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, was this year's winner of the Abel Prize, which has been dubbed the "Nobel prize for maths". The Nobel Foundation currently has no award for mathematics, and the Abel Prize was set up to fill this vacuum. The Ramanujan prize, meanwhile, was established by the ICTP as part of its mandate to strengthen science in developing countries.
"Scientific development is part of the overall development and the increased interconnectedness of the world today implies that it is dangerous for all of us to leave any part of it too far behind," said KR Sreenivasan, the ICTP's director.
The ICTP operates under the aegis of two UN agencies: the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6194731.stm

Hi MaduraiSelvam, just one question - what has this news to do with TN's economy or infrastructure? Maybe posting it in the education thread would have been more appropriate.