TN has set the ball rolling to establish Tidel Park at Tiruchirapalli.

Tamil Nadu government has set the ball rolling of establishing a Tidel Park at Tiruchirapalli at a cost of around ₹600 crore to house nearly 10,000 employees. Once established, the rock town along the Cauvery river will be the third city after Chennai and Coimbatore to get a Tidel Park.

Tidel Park Ltd, a joint venture of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation and Electronic Corporation of Tamil Nadu, has invited request for proposal (RFP) from consulting firms to establish the park at Panjapur in Tiruchirapalli.

In the backdrop of the new norm of ‘work from home’ shaping up into ‘work from home town’, Tidel Park proposes to create a vibrant IT ecosystem in other bigger cities, especially in South Tamil Nadu and Tiruchirappalli has emerged as a promising choice, the RFP says.

Tiruchirappalli has several central educational Institutions like NIT, IIM, IIIT and 33 engineering colleges located in and around the city. Presently, the youth graduating from these institutions travel to far off places in search of jobs. Hence, on a preliminary assessment, an IT Park in Tiruchirapalli emerged as a viable project, creating value for the youth around the district.

HBL