
Eight years on, SIPCOT industrial park near Manapparai shows little progress
The Hindu
State government is yet to invite entrepreneurs to make use of the facility
Almost eight years have passed since the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) made an announcement to establish an industrial park near Manapparai on Tiruchi-Dindigul Highway, but the State government is yet to invite entrepreneurs and investors to make use of the land at the park.
Shortly after the announcement was made in 2013, when late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa represented Srirangam constituency in the State Assembly, SIPCOT swung into action and identified 1,077 acres of land at Kannudayanpatti, K. Periapatti (North) and Chathirapatti villages near Manapparai. It subsequently acquired the land for the park.

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