IT Park works begin

Works for setting up IT parks in Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Tirunelveli has already began, the Chief Minister, M Karunanidhi, told the State assembly today.

The government had initiated measures to acquire 29 acres of land from Coimbatore Medical College and transfer it to ELCOT for setting up an IT park, Karunanidhi said adding more lands would be acquired for the project.

Land for IT parks had been selected in Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Salem and Tirunelveli, he said adding the government had no plans to set up IT parks in Thanjavur.