Minister K. Ganthiraj inspects Tata Motors unit at Panapakkam SIPCOT
Minister K. Ganthiraj inspected industrial units at Panapakkam SIPCOT near Tirupattur, where Tata Motors and Johnson Electric have facilities. The visit highlighted expected local employment benefits and a demand for priority hiring of local residents. The district coordination meeting ordered speedy completion of development works and clearance of waterbody encroachments.
Minister K. Ganthiraj conducted an on-site inspection yesterday at the Panapakkam SIPCOT industrial area near Tirupattur. The inspection was attended by Collector Priya, MP C.N. Annadurai and several district officials.
The companies at the site include Tata Motors (noted in the release as occupying 470 acres) and Johnson Electric (26.69 acres). The release states that once operations are fully functioning these units will create substantial local employment; one item in the text cites 7,350 jobs. (Numerical figures in the OCR source show inconsistencies and have been flagged as uncertain.)
Ganthiraj urged company management to prioritise local hiring and asked that pending development works in the district be completed quickly. A district development coordination and monitoring meeting chaired by Collector Ravikumar was also held; officials were instructed to remove encroachments on waterbodies and ensure timely execution of all departmental works.
Courtesy: Hindu Tamil Thisai