In a fresh push to Tamil Nadu’s industrial and cultural sectors, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday inaugurated completed projects worth Rs 67.34 crore and laid foundation stones for 20 new initiatives valued at Rs 78.57 crore.
Among the completed works were four new industrial estates developed by the SIDCO across Thiruvallur, Tirunelveli, Chengalpattu and Thiruvarur districts at a cost of Rs 28.33 crore over nearly 78 acres.
The estates are expected to house 334 units and create close to 5,400 direct and indirect jobs.
Notable among them is the Kaverirajapuram estate in Thiruvallur, set up at Rs 12.16 crore with provision for 74 units, expected to generate employment for 1,200 people. Similarly, the Muthur estate in Tirunelveli, spread over 33 acres with 91 units, will create 1,500 jobs, while the Kadambadi Sculpture Park in Chengalpattu, with 111 units on 21 acres, is projected to provide 1,800 jobs.
The Korukkai estate in Thiruvarur, costing Rs 3.57 crore, will house 58 units and create around 900 jobs. A new private estate at Maruthadu village in Cuddalore with an investment of Rs 3.60 crore will accommodate 105 units, generating 1,800 jobs.
Infrastructure upgrades worth Rs 24.61 crore were also completed at the Arignar Anna Cooperative Estate in Kittampalayam, Coimbatore, benefiting 585 units.