Tamil Nadu: mini TIDEL Park opens at Milavittan, Thoothukudi, the first in the State's south
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated a ₹32.50 crore mini TIDEL Park at Milavittan, Thoothukudi, on 29 December 2024.
Summary
A mini TIDEL Park at Milavittan in Thoothukudi was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on 29 December 2024. Built at a cost of ₹32.50 crore, the four-floor building has a carpet area of 63,000 sq ft and is meant to provide IT jobs to local youth. It is the first TIDEL Park in southern Tamil Nadu and the fourth mini TIDEL Park after Villupuram, Thanjavur and Salem. The State had allotted ₹234.5 crore for mini TIDEL Parks in seven cities to create IT jobs in tier-2 cities.
Key facts
- Inaugurated
- 29 December 2024 by CM M.K. Stalin
- Location
- Milavittan, Thoothukudi
- Cost and size
- ₹32.50 crore; four floors; 63,000 sq ft
- Significance
- First TIDEL Park in southern Tamil Nadu
- Earlier mini TIDEL Parks
- Villupuram, Thanjavur, Salem (Thoothukudi is the fourth)
- Programme
- ₹234.5 crore allotted for mini TIDEL Parks in seven cities
Practice MCQs 4 questions
In which district did Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin inaugurate a mini TIDEL Park on 29 December 2024, described as the first in southern Tamil Nadu?
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Correct answer: A — Thoothukudi
The Hindu/NIE/DT Next: the mini TIDEL Park at Milavittan, Thoothukudi, is the first TIDEL Park in southern Tamil Nadu.
What is the carpet area of the mini TIDEL Park inaugurated at Thoothukudi in December 2024?
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Correct answer: D — 63,000 sq ft
The Hindu/NIE: the four-floor building, built for ₹32.50 crore, has a carpet area of 63,000 sq ft.
Before Thoothukudi, mini TIDEL Parks had been opened in Tamil Nadu at all of the following places EXCEPT:
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Correct answer: B — Madurai
NIE/DT Next: mini TIDEL Parks had come up at Villupuram, Thanjavur and Salem, making Thoothukudi the fourth; Madurai was not among them.
Consider the following statements about Tamil Nadu's mini TIDEL Parks: 1. The Thoothukudi park is the first TIDEL Park in southern Tamil Nadu. 2. The State allotted ₹234.5 crore for mini TIDEL Parks in seven cities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
NIE/DT Next: Thoothukudi's is the first TIDEL Park in southern Tamil Nadu, and ₹234.5 crore was allotted for mini TIDEL Parks in seven cities; both statements are correct.