Madurai Welcomes IT Investors

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Madurai WelcomesIT Investors
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History
Madurai is known as the Athens of
East. Madurai is a place of great historical
and cultural importance. It is the oldest
city in Tamil Nadu lies on the Banks of Vaigai
river, known to be the centre of learning and
pilgrimage for centuries. Today, Madurai is
a modern commercial and Industrial city
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Demographics
Area 3676 Sq.Km Population 25. 78
Lacs (Census 2001) Rainfall 839.8 mm
(Annual) Climate 37.5 c (max) 20.9 c
(min)
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Industries

Sundaram Fasteners Limited TAFE Fenner India
Limited Hi- Tech Arai Limited Honey Well
Technologies First Garment Manufacturing Company
T V S Srichakra Limited T V S and Sons Limited
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People and Culture
The people of Madurai are amicable, hospitable,
and deeply respect and value their tradition
Madurai is also well known for its fragrant
Jasmine flowers. Jasmine is known as Malli or
Malligai in Tamil. Madurai Malli is an important
horticultural produce. The buds are transported
everyday to major cities in India.
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City Architecture and Planning
The City of Madurai, was originally built around
the Meenakshi temple. Rectangular streets named
after the Tamil months of Aadi, Chithirai and
Masi surround the temple, symbolizing the
structure of the cosmos. Though there are
numerous other temples in Madurai, which is why
it is known as the " Temple City", the Meenakshi
temple's architectural splendor outdoes all of
them
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Universities and Colleges
No. of Universities 4 Madurai
Kamaraj University Alagappa University Mother
Terasa University for Women Gandhigram Rural
University Engineering Colleges
27 Arts and Science Colleges
130 Medical College (Madurai)
1 Agricultural College 1 Law
College 1 No. of Schools 221
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Tourist Places

• Kodaikanal
• a hill station 120 Kms from Madurai in
  western ghats above 2130 mtrs above
  sea-level. Excellent Golf Club for week enders.
• Vaigai Dam
• 69 Kms from Madurai. Gardens on the side of
  the dam contrast with the rugged terrain of the
  mountains.
• Courtallam
• 160 Kms from Madurai. There are about nine
  water falls with health resorts.
• Thekkadi
• 155 Kms from Madurai a wild life sanctuary.
• Munnar
• 165 Kms from Madurai a beautiful tea town
  and hill station

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Temples and Churches
Meenakshi Amman Temple Alagarkoil
Temple Thirupparamkundram Murugan Temple Vandiyur
Mariamman Temple Thirumoghur Kalamega perumal
Temple Koodal Alagar Perumal Temple Pazhamuthirsol
ai Temple St.Mary's Church Rosary Church YMCA
Church

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Hotels
Taj Garden Retreat - 4 Madurai Park Inn -
3 Fortune Pandiyan Hotel 3 Hotel Sangam
3 GRT Regency 3 Royal Court 3
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Entertainment
Athisayam Theme Park a water theme park on
Madurai -Dindigul Road - 15 Kms from
Madurai. Akash Family Club Cosmopolitan
Club Union Club Cinema Halls 
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Health Care
Apollo Speciality Hospitals Meenakshi Mission
Hospital Jawahar Hospital Aravind Eye
Hospital Vadamalaiyan Hospital Grace Kennet
Foundation Hospital Quality Care Hospital Madurai
City Hospital Madurai Kidney Centre J.K
.Institute of Neurology Christian Mission Hospital
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Chennai 472 Kms Rameswaram 173 Kms Trichy
142 Kms Coimbatore 228 Kms Trivandram
329 Kms Bangalore 432 Kms
Infrastructure - Road
Total length in Kms National High Ways 44.800
Kms State High Ways 116.400 Kms
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Infrastructure
Rail The city is well connected by Rail with
No. of Super Fast / Express Trains linking all
major cities such as Chennai, Bangalore,
Mumbai ,New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram. Ai
r 42 National Flights per week linked with
Chennai and Bangalore. Airport is 8 Km from the
City center.
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Bandwidth Connectivity
Service providers BSNL STPI Bharti Airce
l Reliance Tata Indicom Excellent
Communication Infrastructure
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Proposed IT Park at Madurai
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Advantage Madurai Availability of
Electricity Availability of skilled man power
Low cost of living Peaceful environment for IT
business Excellent Support from the Government
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Quality of human resources is the key
differentiator of Madurai
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Madurai best known for ICT Inherent Culture and
Tradition now adding value through ICT Informat
ion Communication Technology
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Madurai . Your IT Destination
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