THIRUVALLUR: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday inaugurated a TIDEL Park in Pattabiram in Tiruvallur district, established at a cost of Rs 330 crore. The 21-storey mega park has been established on 11.41 acres with ultramodern facilities. The park will provide employment opportunities for educated youth in Tiruvallur and adjacent districts. Besides, the socio-economic status of the people in these districts will also improve.
An official release said the new TIDEL park has an uninterrupted high-tension three-phase power supply, lifts, fire extinguishers, a parking lot for 927 cars and 2,280 two-wheelers, round-the-clock security, a restaurant gym, CCTVs, etc. This park has been built according to the guidelines for green buildings, and it can accommodate 6,000 IT professionals.
Stalin, in a post on X, said, “In 2000, former chief minister M Karunanidhi had laid the foundation for Tamil Nadu’s IT revolution by inaugurating the first TIDEL Park in Chennai. Today, I proudly inaugurated a towering 21-storey TIDEL Park at Avadi (Pattabiram). This iconic structure, along with many other Neo TIDEL Parks in tier-II and tier-III cities, reflects the Dravidian Model’s vision of inclusive and equitable development for our state,” he said.
On the occasion, the chief minister also handed over orders for the allocation of space for Webberax Solutions Private Limited and Dotnix Technologies LLP. Ministers TM Anbarasan, SM Nasar, TRB Rajaa and senior officials were present.
Meanwhile, Stalin also inaugurated the precision engineering technology centre, established at a cost of Rs 18.18 crore in Thirumudivakkam in Kancheepuram district. This centre which is the first of its kind in southern India can be utilised by over 3 lakh MSME units, startups and engineers and college students across the state.
The centre has facilities for engineering design, a lab for re-engineering and additive manufacturing besides a patent registration facility. The common facilities in the centre can be utilised by 25,000 factories in Chennai district and 1,000 factories in Thirumudivakkam and its surrounding places.
“With its focus on innovation, skill development and cutting-edge technology to boost precision manufacturing, it will be a game-changer for MSME growth and global competitiveness,” the CM said in his X post.
A release said using the advanced software available at this centre, MSMEs can create world-class innovations at a very low cost without any capital.