Tamil Nadu proposes integrated textile park in Ramanathapuram district

Chennai: An integrated textile processing park has been planned to be set up in Ramanathapuram District at a cost of Rs 150 crore with Central grant, the Tamil Nadu government said on Friday.

The facility upon operational would have 30 textile processing units with a capital outlay of Rs 450 crore and create 6,000 jobs, Industries Minister MC Sampath told the state Assembly.

The park would come on a 225 acre land in Manakudi village under Thiruvadanai Taluk, he said.

Besides, a desalination plant to supply water will also be established at the facility.

In order to obtain grant from the Centre, proposals has been sent and approval was "awaited".

To receive the environmental clearance and coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance for the project, the CRZ maps and study report has been submitted to the CRZ Comittee and project approval was "expected" shortly, it said.