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TEAMA also called for 2 days Closure of all shops and establishments across Textile towns of Tamil Nadu. Major Associations in Textile towns of Erode, Kumarapalayam, Karur, Salem, Palladam and Rajapalayam participated in this 2 day closure and insisted the Govt. to immediately intervene and curb the export of Cotton and Cotton yarn.
Even though the city is very prosperous, the infrastructure is minimal. The city grew very quickly due to the high demand for manufacturing for the leading clothing brands mostly in the United States and Europe. But the modern machinery used and the availability of skilled labour enabled this city to prosper and be competitive internationally.
The nearest airport is the Coimbatore International Airport. It is about 45 km (28 mi) from Tirupur. Proposals are being made to expand the Coimbatore International Airport as a green fields airport, which would eventually shift the airport to the east of the present airport and would be more easy for Tirupur citizens to access the airport.
M. Ganesan, an Epigraphist and former emeritus professor of Indian Council of Historical Research at Bharathiar University, who conducted studies at the temple, said that though the temple was built by Pandyas, different inscriptions state that the place was used by tribals to offer poojas to ‘Shivalingam’ as early as 5th century.
The climate in the town of Tirupur is generally pleasant, and this is quite rare in the interior parts of Tamil Nadu. The climate in Tirupur can be best described as salubrious, and temperatures hardly rise beyond a certain point. The main seasons in Tirupur are the seasons of summer, winter and monsoon, as in the rest of the region.
The Park has 53 companies manufacturing knitwear for exports. Each unit will be a model to answer the requirements of international standards in all aspects. In addition to investment of 92 crores (920 million rupees) on infrastructure and factory buildings about 300 crores (3 billion rupees) is being invested on machinery.
However all express trains stop only at Tirupur (Code:TUP). A few express trains stop at Uthukuli which is 10 mins drive from Tirupur station. Passenger shuttles stop at Vanjipalayam, Somanur and Koolipalayam which are also a 10 mins drive from Tirupur railway station. Also some of the superfast Kerala bound trains stop at Tirupur.
Tirupur is well connected by trains to Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kanyakumari, Guwahati, Jaipur, New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Kochi, Mangalore, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Vellore, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil and Trivandrum. There are demands to operate overnight train from Coimbatore to Rameswaram via Tirupur.
Tirupur is most easily accessible by road. The Coimbatore – Salem National Highway, NH 47(through Avinashi bypass) and Coimbatore – Trichy National Highway, NH 67(through Palladam) passes through the outskirts of the city. A road connecting Tiruppur and Coimbatore via the existing Vanjipalayam-Tekkalur road is in the cards.
The temple, which is considered one of the four ‘Sirpa Sthalangal’ in Kongu region, will also find a mention in the proposed web site of Tiruppur district. With ‘Kurakuthali Nayanar’ (Shiva) as the main deity, the shrine is an architectural delight made of neatly carved long stones reminiscing the epoch of Pandya period.
As of 2011 India census, Tirupur city had a population of 444,543 and its urban agglomeration had a population of 962,982. The sex ratio is 954 males per 1000 females and 10.1% of the population are under six years old. Effective literacy is 87.67%; male literacy is 92.69% and female literacy is 82.41%.
Udumalpet is a very good tourisam place it is called Poor Man’s Ooty so many entertainment locations available around Udumalpet Location Udumalpet-Thirumoorthy Dam,Amaravathi Dam & Chinnar Monkey falls etc. Tirupur to Udumalpet just 60KM Distance.Kerala entrance place Munnar available near by Udumalpet City.
In 2002 the Government of India gave its approval for the creation of a world class Apparel Park to boost the exports of apparel Dr. A. Sakthivel, President TEA seized the opportunity and envisaged a big project for the establishment of a unique Apparel Park. The result of which is Netaji Apparel Park.
“As part of the project, approach roads and drinking water and sanitation facilities will be improved besides setting up a recreation park with the help of ASI,” he said. District Tourism Officer R. Pushapraj said that pamphlets on the importance of the temple would be published to attract tourists.
Many Temples in Tiruppur were mentioned in the earliest carvings of Cholas and Pandyas.Some of the temples in Tiruppur lacks maintenance and hygienic sanitation. Many Temples here are built during the Cholas and Pandyas period.Their architecture out-matched the Temples built during the Modern days.
Despite Tirupur being one of the top revenue earners in Salem Division, the railway station has only 2 platforms and no starting trains from the city. About 30,000 passengers travels to Tirupur per day despite not being a Railway Junction. As a result Tirupur railway station is always crowded.
The New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Limited (NTADCL) is the nodal agency and NAP is the implementation agency with the Managing Director (NTADCL), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India were appointed to the Board as Directors of NAP with the approval of the respective Governments.
Tirupur Exporters And Manufacturers Association (TEAMA) conducted a Huger Strike, with more 3000 People participating in it, on 10 June 2010, insisting the Central Government to Ban export of Raw Cotton and Cotton Yarn which was backed by all major industry associations in Tirupur.
The summer months in the town of Tirupur are the months of March, April and May. The weather during these three months is very hot and dry. The maximum temperature during the summer months will be around 35 °C (95 °F) and the minimum temperature will be around 29 °C (84 °F).
Some of the most famous tourist spots of Tamil Nadu are just two to three hours drive from Tirupur viz., Kodaikanal, Ooty, Munnar, Coonoor, Udumalpet, Pollachi, Kovai Kutrallam, Black Thunder, Maharaja Theme Park, Vaidheki falls, Topslip, Neliyampathy, Valparai.
Kumaran memorial – near railway station The Town Hall, The New Railway over-bridge, Tirupur Kumaran Memorial statue near the railway station, Corporation Memorial pillar (with Globe on its top) are some of the other landmarks in the Tirupur city.
It has a wide range of factories which export all types of Knits fabrics and supply garments for Kids, Ladies, Men’s garments – innerwear exclusive. The city is known for its hosiery exports and provides employment for about 600,000 people.
The phenomenal apparel manufacturing growth of Tirupur has to be ably supported by a world class Apparel Park where the production facilities and other infrastructure are comparable to the best available as in highly developed countries.
Exports from Tiruppur, which provides employment to over six lakh people has crossed the Rs.12,000 crore mark last year in exports and another 100 billion in Indian domestic market and making the city a 220 billion market.
The soil is predominantly black, which is suitable for cotton cultivation, but it also has some red loamy soil. Tirupur falls under the Class III/IV seismic zone, having experienced a 6.0 Richter scale earthquake in 1900.