CM lays foundation for Tenkasi Collectorate, IT buildings.

Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami recently laid the foundation stone for the Rs. 119-crore Collectorate complex coming up in Tenkasi district. A new district with Tenkasi as its headquarters was created on November 22 and the new Collectorate will have all modern facilities.  

Palaniswami also laid the foundation for an Information Technology Building in Vilankurichi Special Economic Zone in Coimbatore district, through video conference from the Secretariat.  The new building will come up at a cost of Rs. 114.16 crore and software companies can avail themselves of office space for rent. Once completed, the SEZ park park will be able to provide direct employment to 20,000 people and indirect employment to 40,000.   

Besides, the Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone for a new IT building at Navalpattu SEZ in Tiruchy district. Coming up at a cost of Rs. 48.10 crore, the IT park, once completed, will provide direct employment to 10,000 people and indirect employment to 20,000. 

Palaniswami also laid the stone for a new building for Dr J Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University in Chennai. The university will come up within the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai College complex at a cost of Rs. 14.85 crore. The Chief Minister also laid the foundation for for Tamil Nadu Jawahar Siruvar Mandram in Mylapore.

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