Madurai Region Projects II

[Madurai gilli]

Originally Posted by Madurai

As mentioned at the top of that news, it was a flight introduced in 2000. It is not a current news.

Originally Posted by madurai veeran

Madurai gilli, it would be better if you see the date of the news article before posting it here. Your post #1024 is from the year 2000 and #1023 is 2004.

For your doubts regarding schedules of airlines, routes etc., please check their respective websites to confirm. Lets stick on to projects and related discussions.

Thanks Madurai and VEERAN ! Is there any JET Airways flight between MDU-Mumbai at present ?

VEERAN - I had posted the news on ROOTS Corp Hotel in Madurai because It was an old project but not yet taken its shape unfortunately.... I remembered this here for If anyone including you know about this project's present status - You can clear us - Know ?

[Madurai gilli]

...............................Speaking at the occasion, Rakesh Bakshi, Managing Director, Vestas RRB India Ltd has called for more imaginative fiscal sops to popularize renewable sources of energy, which is carbon free and does not lead to global warming. The accelerated depreciation, which is presently granted on equipment and plant for renewable sources of energy, was not adequate, since the initial capital cost for installation is higher in renewable space.

He said that wind energy would continue to drive the renewable energy sector, since India was mostly suited to tap that resource. He however, added that renewable energy sector in India lags considerably behind compared to other countries like Germany and Sweden. Referring to the forward linkages of the wind energy, he added that the entire belt where his company has set up the wind energy plants, off Madurai in Tamil Nadu, has developed. ...............................

http://www.indiainfoline.com/news/in...Id=51891&lmn=1

[Madurai gilli]

I was shocked when I went to a theatre in Coimbatore (in Tamil Nadu)—it was as swanky as any Mumbai multiplex. The screen was digital so the picture was really clear, the seats were new and there was caramel popcorn in the canteen! There was even organized parking,” says Arumugam Panneerselvan, a 22-year-old engineering student from Mumbai.
People such as Panneerselvan will likely continue to be shocked—or surprised—by changes in single-screen theatres in cities such as Coimbatore. Some of these are being converted into multiplexes to tap rising demand in such cities as well as tax incentives provided by the local government—box office takings are exempt from tax for up to five years in some cases. Others are being converted, as the theatre Panneerselvan visited likely was, into swankier versions of their former selves, replete with digital projection systems and high-end sound systems.
According to a study by the local arm of audit and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, India’s film industry was worth Rs8,450 crore in terms of revenue in 2006, and could grow to Rs17,500 crore by 2011. The study also says that India currently has around 12,000 single-screen theatres and 325 multiplexes, and expects the number of multiplexes to increase by 907 by 2011. Meanwhile, the concept of large single-screen theatres that can accommodate more than 1,000 viewers is also catching on.
Small is big: E-City’s new theatre, Talkie Town, at Miyapur in Hyderabad. E-City, which spearheads the Zee group’s cinema exhibition business, aims to bring around 1,000 single-screen theatres into the digital fold. Each such screen conversion can cost Rs15-20 lakh.People in the entertainment business say that most of India’s 12,000 single-screen theatres are located in semi-urban and rural areas. Companies looking to develop such theatres include UFO Moviez, a unit of Apollo International Ltd, E-City Ventures, Cinemax India Ltd, PVR Ltd, and Adlabs Ltd. The cities and towns that will likely see action on this front include Coimbatore and Madurai in Tamil Nadu, Nagpur and Latur in Maharashtra, Gwalior, Indore and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Lucknow, Kanpur and Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, Guwahati in Assam, Ahmedabad in Gujarat and Mysore in Karnataka.
“Around 80-90% of the movie-going clientele in India goes to the single screens, so we can hardly afford to ignore them. And as most of them are in semi-urban areas, we have to go there,” says Rajesh Mishra, chief executive officer of UFO Moviez.
UFO is looking to bring 900 such screens under the digital fold over the next five years while E-City Ventures, which spearheads the Zee group’s cinema exhibition business, is targeting around 1,000 screens.
“India is still an under-exhibited country—for a population of our size we have only around 12,000 single screens and around 300-350 multiplex screens,” says TimmyKandhari, national leader, media and entertainment practice, at PricewaterhouseCoopers. “That leaves a large part of the country unserviced. We see a lot of growth in the sector, especially in the small cities,” he adds.
Opportunities in entertainment are attracting unexpected entrants such as BPCL
Given India’s population of more than one billion, that is almost 83,000 people being serviced by a single screen.
While Kandhari is reluctant to put a number to the opportunity in the sector, AtulGoel, chief executive of E-City, says that while converting a single screen into a digital one can cost Rs15-20 lakh, converting it into a mulitplex could cost up to Rs1.5 crore.
The opportunity is not limited to “screen conversions” (as industry executives term it), says Goel.
“We are also looking at other opportunities like developing retail malls at many of these sites where there is extra land or commercial parking lots wherever possible,” he adds.
According to Goel, developing malls is “a limited business opportunity” as not many single-screen theatres have enough land.
Most opportunities for this, he says, are in South India where, typically, most theatre complexes have more than one screen. Goel prescribes an ideal site size of 50,000-60,000 sq. ft for a commercially viable retail operation.
The growing opportunity has attracted some unexpected entrants including Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL), the country’s third largest state-owned oil marketing company.
“As incomes rise and the standards of living rise in the smaller cities, spends on entertainment have begun to rise and people are looking for entertainment options,” says Ashok Sinha, chairman and managing director of BPCL.
“We already have the land and a certain assured footfalls in terms of our existing petrol stations. We think we can persuade these people spend more time at these destinations if we offer them quality entertainment options,” he adds. These theatres will be built at petrol stations on the outskirts of cities, Sinha said.
BPCL plans to roll out two pilot projects by next year to gauge the response to its plans. “The other thing that should keep our theatres in business is that we plan to release the movies on the same day that they are released in the metros,” says Sinha.
Usually, movies are released in smaller cities with a time lag of two to three weeks.
Amid the boom in single-screen theatres, a new format has emerged—the mini-digital single-screen theatre such as Broadway at Navi Mumbai’s Ghansoli area. These theatres have small screens and a capacity of 75-100 people.
“In a place like Ghansoli or Bhiwandi, a 75-seater is a good business option and you can a build a theatre on 2,000-3,000 sq. ft of space. With two new movies running, the chances of losing money on the theatres is minimized,” says Laxmichand Shah, who has built two theatres in Bhiwandi and Ghansoli

http://www.livemint.com/2007/11/2223...ies-get-f.html

Happy to see APOLLO , PVR , E-city , UFE-Moviex etc., are eying MADURAI to setup their multiplexes in addition to ADLABS and CINEMAX

[Madurai gilli]

Transport minister K N Nehru on Saturday said the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) across the State would soon be computerised.

Addressing the gathering at the inauguration of the office of brake inspector at Thiruverumbur here, he said the computerisation works executed at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore would be completed in three months.

Detailing the projects being taken up by the Transport Department, he said unit offices were established at 10 places across the state at a cost of Rs 94 lakh after the DMK assumed power.

Unit offices at places like Thondiarpet, Triplicane, Perundurai, Sankagiri and Marthandam were also upgraded as regional transport offices.

This apart, new buildings were also sanctioned for Tiruchy, Tirupur, Salem, Madurai, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruchengode and Pudukkottai and works have commenced at a cost of Rs 15.45 crore.

RTOs at Salem and Tirupur have also been bifurcated for better administration.

Admitting that 92 percent of road accidents occur due to negligence of drivers, Nehru said testing tracks would be laid at Pudukkottai, Cuddalore, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Kovilpatti.

Initiatives were also taken to fill vacancies in the department, he said.

In Kumbakonam division, 3215 buses were being operated in 1649 routes, he said, adding that 383 new routes were introduced and 466 routes extended after the DMK came to power.

Transport Commissioner C P Singh was present. Nehru also inaugurated a veterinary pharmacy at Keezhamullakudi, a community hall at Pappakurichi Kattur and renovated the meeting hall in Thiruverumbur union office.

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems...l+Nadu&Topic=0

[Madurai gilli]

It seems to be the FORD opening another one showroom near PASUMALAI in Madurai......I'll confirm the news and tell you in detail......But you too search for the same.

US based STARWOOD planning a Hotel in Madurai

STAR Healthcare ltd to open STAR Clinics in More locations of MADURAI

Dubai-based LANDMARK to open Retail outlet stores in MADURAI

DABUR to open stores in MADURAI

Madurai-based VIJAYA to open departmental stores in each and every corner of MADURAI

Madurai to get a new train service between MADURAI - TRIVANDRUM
and an additional daily day train MADURAI - BANGALORE
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[Madurai gilli]

MADURAI: The education system had not been able to relate to the requirements of industry, which lead to unemployability.

Some courses being taught in educational institutions were designed over 30 years ago, the Industries Commissioner and Director of Industries and Commerce, Rajeev Ranjan, said here on Friday.

He was addressing the inaugural session of a two-day State-level convention on industrial collaborators and community colleges of Tamil Nadu organised by Indian Centre for Research and Development of Community Education (ICRDCE), Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (MADITSSIA) and Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA).

Inputs must come from the industry as the same problem existed with formal education also. “Tamil Nadu has the largest number of engineering colleges in the country. Over 6.5 lakh engineering students graduate every year in India. Despite having the infrastructure, a mismatch existed leading to industries facing a manpower crunch as students lack soft skills,” he said.

To bridge the gap, collaborations were required between industry and educational institutions and such conventions were a step in the right direction, he said.

Government alone could not cope up with the surging demand for skilled labour and public-private partnerships were needed.

Mr. Ranjan said that about one crore people came out of the stagnant agriculture sector and entered the job market every year. They should be absorbed into the manufacturing sector.

B.T. Bangera, Managing Director, Hi-Tech Arai, said that the country’s biggest problem was how to sustain its present level of high growth.

“Corporates have a responsibility towards the society and must give a part of their profits back to it,” he said.

Director of ICRDCE, Xavier Alphonse, said that the response of the industry to community colleges system was positive.

President of TANSTIA, A. Shanmugavelayuthan, said that almost every industry in Chennai faced manpower shortage despite a huge population.

President of Federation of Associations of Small Industries of India, S. Rajagopal, said that the federation was ready to sign a memorandum of understanding with ICRDCE at national level.

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/t...12/09/&prd=th&

[mukeshworld]

Elite Contractors Chennai has planned to construct state-of-the-art shopping malls in Madurai, the temple city of South India.
http://elitecontractorschennai.com/News.html#News4

[madurai veeran]

Helicopter service between Madurai-Kodaikanal from February 2008

Nagercoil, Dec 09: In a bid to promote tourism, helicopter services would be operated in Chennai-Tirupati, Madurai-Kodaikanal and Kanyakumari-Thiruvananthapuram sectors, Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister N Suresh Rajan said here on Sunday.

The services would start in February 2008, he told reporters. The helicopter service is expected to increase the inflow of tourists to Tamil Nadu, he said. It would also be a boon to Tirupati-bound pilgrims.

http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/article...ebruary%202008

Everytime there is a news about this helicopter service they have different destinations and different date for commencement of service. They initially planned for 2007 Tamil new year, will be happy if they can atleast start by 2008 Tamil new year.

[madurai veeran]

MADURAI: In an initiative that is intended to bring succour to ailing terminally ill patients from southern districts, Vadamalayan Hospitals has entered into a memorandum of understanding, here on Sunday, with the Nichi-In Centre for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM), Chennai to collaborate on the research, training and clinical applications in stem cell therapy, a viable therapeutic option for debilitating degenerative diseases and injuries.

NCRM, an Indo-Japanese joint venture institute, involves in research, training and clinical applications in regenerative medicine based on cell therapeutics. The MoU would facilitate NCRM to offer its stem cell isolation services and expansion of natural killer cells for Vadamalayan Hospitals, said V. Pugalagiri, Managing director of the Hospitals.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/10/stor...1059750300.htm

Good news for the people from southern districts. Expecting more good news in the form of super speciality hospital with medical college planned by Mr. Pugalagiri of Vadamalayan hospitals and the Nadar communities.

With Madurai attracting nearly 2.5 lakh foreigners in just 10 months of this year, there is a good chance of making Madurai a medical tourism hub. Already leading hospitals in Madurai are attracting patients from different parts of the world.

[sooran Kanniah]

Please refer the link about agreement between our Vadamalayan Hospital with
Japan based research center published by dinamalar

http://www.dinamalar.com/2007dec10/district/madurai.asp.

[Madurai gilli]

Originally Posted by mukeshworld

Elite Contractors Chennai has planned to construct state-of-the-art shopping malls in Madurai, the temple city of South India.
http://elitecontractorschennai.com/News.html#News4

Excellent MUKESH ! Another sweet contribution from you on alluring malls of Madurai ! I'll feel happy on seeing the upcoming malls in madurai ! Whenever I visit SPENCERS of Chennai , BIG BAZAAR of Hyderabad & huge malls in Bangalore- I feel the same should be in MADURAI in future .......... Nice to see the malls proposed in MADURAI :

ETL
KSHITIJ
AERENS
ELITE
SAHARA
MANGAL TRITH
PEARLS
Rudradev Shopping malls I
Rudradev shopping malls II
Rudradev shopping malls III
Rudradev shopping malls IV
METCALFE mall etc.,..........

In addition to these - TNHB is planning a big shopping cum office complex in 70,000 sq.ft in Ellis Nagar Madurai

[Madurai gilli]

Originally Posted by madurai veeran

http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/10/stor...1059750300.htm

Good news for the people from southern districts. Expecting more good news in the form of super speciality hospital with medical college planned by Mr. Pugalagiri of Vadamalayan hospitals and the Nadar communities.

With Madurai attracting nearly 2.5 lakh foreigners in just 10 months of this year, there is a good chance of making Madurai a medical tourism hub. Already leading hospitals in Madurai are attracting patients from different parts of the world.

Nice to see such great news - MADURAI is emerging as good MEDICARE HUB.... I also eager to see the news of foundatioon stone-building works in Proposed Kamaraj memorial medical college !
Dear VEERAN - Do you know the present status of the proposed Medical university with 1200 bedded hospital in Madurai by VELAMMAL ? They had done it in website that The Madurai's largest Private Hospital will be ready by mid-2008.....Anyworks on this as per your knowledge ?

[Madurai gilli]

Originally Posted by madurai veeran

Helicopter service between Madurai-Kodaikanal from February 2008



http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/article...ebruary%202008

Everytime there is a news about this helicopter service they have different destinations and different date for commencement of service. They initially planned for 2007 Tamil new year, will be happy if they can atleast start by 2008 Tamil new year.

Yes VEERAN ! Initially they had planned several places including KANYAKUMARI from MADURAI ... But now I don't know how KANYAKUMARI was plucked by TRIVANDRUM ...... First of all - the efforts on HELI-TOURISM was planned byTamilnadu tourism dept., But a kerala town is taking part in it....Shet ! TRIVANDRUM is soclose to Kanyakumari and visitors opt cars to reach it But MADURAI is the suit place for heli-tourism to Kanyakumari......Maybe they thought in this point - the Places between Kanyakumari and Trivandrum are so cool to visit - Mountains,waterfalls,Indian Ocean, Arabian sea , Hills & valleys etc., But the region between Madurai & Kanyakumari lacks it......Anyway If they start it between MDU-KDKL by atleast this FEB-2008 , It'll be better.

[Madurai gilli]

MADURAI: The concept of Agri-clinics and Agri-business centres has helped farmers in Madurai get timely expert services on cropping practices, technology dissemination and crop protection from pests/diseases.

Scope exists for establishing one such unit in each block of the district, according to the Potential Linked Credit Plan prepared by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for Madurai district for 2007-08.

Launched by the Union Ministry of Agriculture in 2002, the scheme is implemented by National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) — an autonomous society established to assist State and Central Governments in effective management of their agricultural extension services — and NABARD. Voluntary Association for People Service, a Madurai-based non-governmental organisation, is one of the Centre approved bodies for providing the training programmes free of cost.

It conducts programmes for unemployed agriculture graduates from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Employability


Besides dissemination of market trends and providing prices of various crops and clinical services for animal health, the centres provide self-employment for technically trained personnel.

Assistant General Manager of NABARD, R. Srinivasan, said: “Farmers need quality inputs such as certified seeds, fertilisers and pesticides along with help in irrigation techniques and marketing.”

The extension services of the Government, which provided these inputs, were not adequate to cover the entire farming sector. “The gap is being filled by Agri clinics,” he said.

Apart from contributing towards reduction in immigration of labour to urban areas, these units also bring about a market-led agricultural cropping pattern, he added.

S.A. Arul, nodal officer for VAPS training centre, said, “We have trained 413 graduates in Tamil Nadu since 2004, of whom 170 have set up units. In Madurai district, 108 have received training so far of which 50 established centres.”

P. Subramanian, technical consultant, said that the training included interactions with banks, scientists, veterinarians, successful ‘agripreneurs,’ and field visit to research farms and stations. They would also be taken to dairies, poultry units, vermi compost units and cold storages, he said.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/10/stor...1059770300.htm

[Madurai gilli]

MADURAI: The Government Rajaji Hospital has planned to install display boards at all wards to make people aware of the ban order on smoking in public places, according to its Deputy Superintendent, S.M. Sivakumar here on Saturday.

Super speciality hospital



It may be noted that as a super speciality hospital, GRH on an average receives around 8,000 outpatients every day with more than 2,000 persons as inpatients and there is every chance of the premises getting polluted.

Successful implementation


Recently, the hospital administration displayed boards in all the wards emphasising the prohibition order in force for plastic products on the premises. It helped people to know about the ban.

Though an order for smoking was in force not many knew about it. Hence, a display board would help the administration effectively curb smoking inside the premises, he said.

Additional facilities


Dr. Sivakumar said that the Department of Cardiology would soon get a 3-D Echo Colour Doppler equipment worth Rs.77 lakh, a treadmill worth Rs.13 lakh, a Holter monitor worth Rs.6 lakh and two ventilators worth Rs.12 lakh, for which supply orders had already been sent to the companies, he added.

Very useful device


“A Holter monitor, termed as an ambulatory electrocardiography device, is a portable device that helps in effectively monitoring the electrical activity of the heart for 24 hours or more. Its extended recording period is useful for observing occasional cardiac arrhythmias that will be difficult to identify in a shorter period of time,” said S. Palanichamy, Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/10/stor...1058470200.htm

[Madurai gilli]

INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK is inaugurating its city campus in st.Mary's church campus near Mahal in East veli street today in Madurai.

Also IOB is opening a new branch at Arignar Anna Nagar - 80ft Road.

Both the Banks are so spacious and fully air-conditioned.

Nice to see the banks expanding their operations in the temple-city now-a-days.

State Bank of India SBI has planned 10 more new branches at various locations of Madurai of which first 4 will take its shape within next FEB-08...They're at : Doak Nagar , Palanganatham , Vilangudi and Maahalipatti.

Similar way - Canara Bank is also planning more new branches in and around Madurai....

HDFC has recently opened its regional office here and 2 more new branches - each one in Bye-pass & Simmakkal...

Tamilnadu merchantile bank is planning new branches in Madurai

ICICI , AXIS Bank are under the way of establishing new branches in and around MADURAI...............Good to see the overall development of MADURAI in all the fields at a time

[athens of east]

The Advertisement publised in the Hindu newspaper by the corporate:


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[Madurai gilli]

MADURAI AIRPORT

1. Extension and strengthening of Runway (2286 Mtrs) 35.25 19% work completed.
including Apron Extension, 04 Parking Stands for Aircrafts,
AB-320/ B-737 - 800.


2. Construction of New Integrated Terminal Building (15000 55 Design entries received on 20.01.06.Sq Mtr, 250 Dep & 250 Arrival, Aerobridges - 02, and provision Adjudication by Assessors Committee
for - 01 more Aerobridge) with associated infrastructure proposed for 3rd week of Feb 06.
(Car/ Taxi - 300, Roads)


3. Construction of 03 Additional Parking Stands for Aircrafts, 15 Works will be taken with works at
A-300 - 01, A-320/ B-737 - 02 and Hangers. Sl. No.2


4. Construction of new control tower 5 Details are being finalised.

Total : 110.3 Crores

Source : http://www.infrastructure.gov.in/pdf/airport_report.pdf

Happy to see some works are underway at MADURAI Airport and 55 Designs for Integrated Airport terminal in Madurai recieved..

2 Aero-Bridges finalised for Madurai atlast but the committee to discuss about the 3rd aero-bridge also to construct at this time .... Hangers, new parking bays are under construction.:

Madurai to get a new control tower building too....looks cool.

Dear VEERAN - Can you find path to the finalised layout and design for the Integrated terminal building in MADURAI Airport ! Eager to see....All Maduraiites .... Search and find it..... AAI is doing all the things in suspense !

[Madurai gilli]

Originally Posted by athens of east

The Advertisement publised in the Hindu newspaper by the corporate:


NHIT a multinational company after glories of achievement and success in US,UK and in india-Trichy serving the customer with ITES,Information technology,Software development,Web application and Web site development ,BPO,Call center operations,Out sourcing,Education and finance is now opening shortly in various places in MADURAI,to serve the corporate throghout the globe from MADURAI and Educate and enhance the career prospects of people of MADURAI,with its perfect blend of training,Superior coaching,friendly and efficient counselling.

NHIT Software ? Is it like Digital Magic , Animation academy etc., ?

[madurai veeran]

Amount to be spent on non-metro airports development

I. Terminal Building, Car Park, Cargo (Rs. in crore)

1. Madurai airport - 95
2. Trichy airport - 110
3. Coimbatore airport - 65

II. Air Side (Rs. in crore)

1. Madurai airport - 48
2. Trichy airport - 20
3. Coimbatore airport - 53

III City Side (Rs. in crore)

1. Madurai airport - 196
2. Trichy airport - 13
3. Coimbatore airport - 7

http://www.infrastructure.gov.in/pdf/airport_report.pdf (pages 30-33)

Nice to see that Madurai is getting a good share of investment under the non-metro airports development. Finally AAI is considering the potential of Madurai airport. When the above projects get completed by 2010-11, Madurai airport would boast of good infrastructure.