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NAGAPATTINAM Nagapattinam, 1 of Tamil Nadu’s astir economically backward districts, is poised for a uncommon concern breakthrough. On Tuesday, the instauration chromatic was laid for a ₹30-crore garment manufacturing installation astatine Sirangudi-Puliyur colony successful Kilvelur taluk — a task that could alteration the section system and make nonstop employment for up to 2,500 people, predominantly women.
The 1.5-lakh sq. ft. mill is being established done a collaboration betwixt the territory administration, bundle large Zoho Corporation, and Cibi Exports, headed by Tiruppur-based industrialist Cibi Anand, a long-time subordinate of Zoho laminitis Sridhar Vembu. The task is portion of a broader inaugural to bring sustainable, tiny and medium-scale industries to Tamil Nadu’s delta districts.
“This is lone the beginning,” said Mr. Anand, “We privation Nagapattinam to go a hub for inclusive manufacturing — wherever agrarian youth, particularly women, find meaningful, dignified enactment without having to migrate.”
Mr. Anand, the project’s driving force, said the works would specialise successful Cutting, Making and Trimming (CMT) operations for knitwear exports. “Our thought is to root cloth from Tiruppur and transportation retired the finishing processes here, turning this into a clean, environmentally conscious ‘green’ industry,” helium explained.
“We purpose to found astir 10 specified garment units crossed the delta portion implicit the adjacent fewer years.” Construction of the Sirangudi–Puliyur installation is expected to beryllium completed wrong 5 to six months, helium added.
Each accumulation portion volition employment astir 2,000 workers, with women expected to marque up astir 80% of the workforce. The inaugural besides aims to fortify Tamil Nadu’s section workforce information successful the textile assemblage and trim dependence connected migrant labour from different States, who presently marque up a large stock of the workforce successful Tiruppur and different concern clusters.”
“This is simply a aviator for thing larger — if it succeeds, much industries successful garments, agri-processing and allied sectors volition follow,” said Mr. Vembu, who besides hinted astatine expanding Zoho’s enactment for agrarian enterprises.
The project’s readying and coordination were overseen by Nagapattinam District Collector P. Akash.
In a little enactment with reporters here, Mr. Vembu besides confirmed that Zoho’s Arattai app was performing “remarkably well” and that an upgraded mentation would beryllium released adjacent week.
