Construction works in the Salem Information Technology (IT) Park will commence in a month’s time, Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam has said.

Participating at the ‘Salem 2020’ programme organised by Sona College of Technology here on Wednesday, the Minister said that the government had allotted 160 acres of land for the establishment of the IT Park in Salem.

In the first phase, the State government’s Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) would start construction works on 40 acres of land in a month’s time.

The Minister also promised that he would initiate concerted efforts to bring in air connectivity to Salem. A private airline had already discussed the possibility of commencing flight services to Salem a few months ago.

Listing the development programmes being carried out in Salem district, the Minister said that the Central and State Governments were establishing a super speciality hospital in the city.

The State government also allotted funds for the construction of additional building with 270 beds to Salem Government Medical College Hospital.

The number of educational institutions functioning in the district had increased as the government was giving more thrust to higher education. The Minister also appealed to the educational institutions and students to give importance to Tamil medium in higher education.

Earlier, students of Sona School of Management presented ‘Salem 2020’, a vision document for the growth of Salem.

Industrialists and officials from various departments spoke on the growth of various sectors in Salem.

Veerapandi MLA A. Raja, Mayor J. Rekha Priyadarshini, College Chairman C. Valliappa, Secretary A. Dhirajlal, Principal P. Govindarajan and Thiagarajar Polytechnic College Principal Karthikeyan, senior officials, faculty members and students were present.

Source: THE HINDU