Tamil Nadu has been the home to chemical industry for several years, spread across Mettur, Tuticorin, Manali, Ranipet and Cuddalore. However, the industry did not expand in a big way. Actually, with three major ports, 16 minor ports and hundreds of industrial parks, there is a large scope for expansion. India
Nine MT refinery at Nagapattinam
This large corporation, part of Indian Oil, plans to set up a 9-million tonne refinery at Nagapattinam. Investments of Rs.30,000 crore are envisaged. S N Pandey, Managing Director said it may take around 4 years to commence operations in 2023. CPCL, then known as Madras Refineries Ltd, was commissioned on 27 September
Chennai will have the best metro rail system…
For Chennai, heavily dependent on private vehicles, Metro Rail will be a game-changer. The future of transportation lies in efficient public transport. “Congestion on the roads is largely due to two-wheelers and cars. My challenge is to attract these commuters to use the public transportation system. These commuters do not prefer
HI-STORY OF ICF
Sudhanshu Mani, General Manager, ICF, has brought about spectacular changes, not just in the number of coaches produced or their quality, but on a vast range of social indices as well. ICF is today the world’s largest rail coach manufacturer. For several years’ post-independence, industrial development of Chennai metro was synonymous
Unified Metro Transport Authority soon
A pongal gift. A Beach–Tambaram–Chengalpattu-Kancheepuram–Arakonam–Beach circular surface rail system has been a long-cherished dream for the Chennai commuter. Though mooted decades ago, it suffered due to issues of acquisition of defence land belonging to the naval base near Arakonam. “This problem has been sorted out. A circular train system can as
The ‘Whale’ Murugan
Sixteen road shows were conducted abroad, three in Tamil Nadu, and one each in Ahmedabad, Delhi and Mumbai. “The response is quite good,” said M Velmurugan, Executive Vice Chairman, TN Guidance Bureau. He compared this exercise to whale hunting: “in this, a huge whale is targeted, chased, harpooned and hunted. Likewise,
The used water grid…
Packaging Excellence…
Mondipatti village near Tiruchirappalli, has undergone a spectacular transformation: Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd (TNPL) has set up a 200,000 tonne state-of-the-art paperboard plant there. With its social concerns, TNPL has created a lush green belt around the sophisticated paper board plant in rural Mondipatti. In less than two
