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Land to be acquired in two months

PHOTO:R.M. RAJARATHINAM.

fillip: M.K. Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister pressing a button to mark the inauguration of various development works in Perambalur on Thursday.

PERAMBALUR: Land acquisition for the multi-product special economic zone (SEZ) to come up in Perambalur district would be completed within the next two months, Deputy Chief Minister M. K. Stalin said here on Thursday.

Out of the 3,072 acres, 2,893 acres has been acquired. The rest would be acquired shortly and the SEZ would become a reality soon. The SEZ would provide job to thousands of youths from Perambalur and nearby districts, he said speaking at a function to mark the inauguration of various development works, including a samathuvapuram at Karai and laying of stones for other works.

Referring to the pleas made by the Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment D.Napoleon and others for setting up industries in the backward district, he said that a MRF unit was coming up at Naranamangalam at an investment of Rs.800 crore. The unit would provide jobs to about 3,000 persons. The Perambalur and Ariyalur region would not be referred as backward areas any longer once the development works sanctioned for the region came to fruition within the next couple of years.

Mr. Stalin laid the foundation stones for the construction of a building for government medical college at Kunnam, sanctioned at a cost of Rs.97 crore, and a polytechnic at Velur at a cost of Rs.8 crore.

The medical college, Mr. Stalin said, would soon become functional. Already construction of new buildings was fast under way for the government medical colleges at Villupuram and Tiruvarur districts. The foundation stone for the medical college at Sivaganga has been laid recently. The Dharmapuri government medical college was functional, he pointed out.

The Union Minister for Communication and Information Technology A.Raja criticised the opposition for not taking any initiative for developing this district.

Mr. Napoleon urged the Deputy Chief Minister to sanction the construction of a reservoir at Viswakudi. Forest Minister N. Selvaraj said the government was implementing various welfare schemes.

Collector M. Vijayakumar said a sports complex and a children’s park were inaugurated. A proposal on developing tourist attractions, at an estimated cost of Rs.1.82 crores, has been forwarded to the government.

M. Rajkumar, MLA, Kodiyarasi Duraisamy, chairperson, District panchayat, M. N. Raja, Municipal Chairman, Perambalur, S. Amalraj, Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, and S. Deivanayaki, Project Officer, Mahalir Thittam, spoke.

Mr. Stalin distributed revolving fund and credit to 1,000 self help groups to the tune of Rs. 10 crore.

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