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Construction work at IT Park to begin today

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Close look: Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam (centre) inspecting arrangements for the IT Park function scheduled to be held in Salem on Friday. —

SALEM: Construction works for providing infrastructure for the Information Technology Park will be taken up on Friday.

Salem district administration has organised a function for the same in which Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam and IT Minister Poongothai Aladi Aruna would participate.

Inspecting the site here, Mr. Arumugam said that ELCOT, the nodal agency for the IT Park had already allotted a sum of Rs 9.44 crore for the building works.

The Park was coming up on 53-acre land on the Salem-Bangalore National Highways, which also was closer to the city and its airport.

The Minister after inspecting the works, pointed out that the works would be completed as per the schedule.

He asked ELCOT officials to take necessary action to relocate the existing electric poles on the Park site.

ELCOT Managing Director Santosh Babu would present a project report at the function in which Salem Collector J. Chandrakumar, District Revenue Officer M. Rajarathinam and others would participate.

Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi had laid foundation stone for the IT Park and special economic zone (SEZ) some two years ago.

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