The economy of
Salem, Tamil Nadu
Salem (), is a major city in Salem district, located on the banks of Thirumanimutharu river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Salem is the List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, sixth largest urban agglomeration and metropolitan city in ...
is mostly influenced by
Information Technology
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...
,
Steel
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,
Textile industry
The textile industry is primarily concerned with the design, production and distribution of yarn, cloth and clothing. The raw material may be natural, or synthetic using products of the chemical industry.
Industry process
Cotton manufacturi ...
,
Agriculture
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and more other fields. Salem is mostly known as Steel city and Mangoes city of India. The
gross domestic product
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(GDP) of Salem city is 12,134.10 GDP (IN RS. CR.) and (YOY) is 10.31. It is the third-largest district economy in Tamil Nadu while GDP growth in
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
GDP (IN RS. CR.) 20,847.32 (1),
Coimbatore
Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...
GDP (IN RS. CR.) 23,371.63 (2),
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...
GDP (IN RS. CR.) 10,401.02 (5),
Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...
GDP (IN RS. CR.) 10,493.93 (4). Salem has one Special Economic zone over 40 in Tamil Nadu, ELCOT has established an IT Special Economic Zone at Jagirammapalayam village, Salem, in an extent of 53.33 acres of land at an investment of Rs. 40.53 crore.
Salem district
Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the distri ...
also have local planning authority called Salem Local Planning Authority for development of
Salem City Corporation area and
Salem Metropolitan Area. And also for suburbs in Salem district.
Information technology
Salem has been categorized as a tier II city and the Tamil Nadu government has collaborated with ELCOT to fortify IT park sprawling an area of 160 acres. This has the potential to employ bevy of graduates for the progression of the state. Unemployment can be warded off to some extent with the advent of this park.
Textiles
The handloom industry is one of the most ancient cottage industries in
Salem
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district of Tamil Nadu, India.
The handloom industry is one of the most ancient cottage industries in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. Next to agriculture hand-loom weaving is considered the most important industry in Tamil Nadu as well as India. In Salem district the chief industry was weaving, which was carried on in almost every large town or village.
Salem was one of the primary handloom centers of south India.
Sari
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* as, শাৰী, xārī, translit-std=ISO
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,
dhoti
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and angavasthram are made out of silk yarn and cotton yarn. In the recent past, home furnishing items are also woven, mainly for export purposes. More than 75,000 handlooms are working and the total value of cloth produced per annum is estimated at Rs.5,000 crores.
Steel authority
Salem Steel Plant (SSP), a unit of
Steel Authority of India Limited
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is a central public sector undertaking based in New Delhi, India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Steel, Government of India with an annual turnover of INR 1,03,480 Crore (US$13 billion) for fisc ...
(SAIL), is a
steel plant
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involved in the production of
stainless steel
Stainless steel is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains at least 11% chromium and may contain elements such as carbon, other nonmetals and metals to obtain other desired properties. Stainless steel's corros ...
.
It is located along the Salem — Bangalore
National Highway 44
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in the foothills of
Kanjamalai
Kanjamalai is a hill located 14 km west of Salem District of Tamil Nadu, India. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is about 1643
Iron ore
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in
Salem district
Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the distri ...
,
Tamil Nadu
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, India.
The plant has an installed capacity of 70,000 tonnes per annum in its cold rolling mill and 3,64,000 tonnes per annum in the hot rolling mill.
It also has the country's first stainless steel blanking facility.
Production facilities
The major facilities at the plant include
* Steel Melting Shop
* Cold Rolling Mill Complex
* Hot Rolling Mill Complex
* Stainless Steel Blanking Line
SSP specializes in the production of
cold rolled stainless steel in the form of coils and sheets.
The raw materials are imported and also supplied by
Alloy Steel Plant in
Durgapur
Durgapur () is a planned tier-II urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the fourth largest urban agglomeration after Kolkata, Asansol and Siliguri in West Bengal ...
.
The steel melting shop's annual capacity is 1,80,000 tonnes of slabs per annum. The hot-rolling mill and cold-rolling mill have capacities of 3,64,000 and 66,600 tonnes per annum respectively.
SSP supplies steel to
BHEL
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is an Indian Public Sector Undertakings in India, central public sector undertaking. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India. It is based in New Delhi, India. ...
-
Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...
,
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Bharat Electronics Limited
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-
Bangalore
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and
Indian Telephone Industries
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.
Stainless steel is also exported to over more than 37 countries including Spain, UK, Japan, Germany and Switzerland.
Between 1994 and 1995, around 41,500 tonnes to as many as 27 countries.
Transport
Road
Salem has six
arterial road
An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below freeways/motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector ro ...
s: Omalur Road, Cherry Road, Saradha College Road, Junction Main Road, Trichy Road and Attur Road. Three
National Highways
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originate in or pass through:
NH 44
National Highway 44 (NH 44) is a major north–south National Highway in India and is the longest in the country.
It passes through the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh ...
(
Srinagar
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via
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...
and
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tami ...
Kanyakumari
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),
NH 544
National Highway 544, commonly referred to as NH 544, (''old number'' NH 47) is a National Highway in South India connecting Salem city in Tamil Nadu to the city of Kochi in Kerala. It is also called the Salem-Kochi Highway. The highway runs ...
(Salem –
Kochi
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via
Erode
Erode () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the E ...
and
Coimbatore
Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...
and
Tiruppur
Tiruppur or Tirupur ( ) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruppur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruppur district and the fifth largest city as well as an urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of Noyyal Ri ...
)and
NH 79 (Salem –
Ulundurpet
Ulundurpettai or Ulundurpet (உளுந்தூர்பேட் / உளுந்தூர்பேட்டை) is a Municipality in Ulundurpet taluk of kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is at the intersection of NH 68 an ...
).
Salem is the headquarters of the Salem division of
TNSTC. The city has two major bus stations: the MGR Integrated Bus Terminus in Meyyanoor and the
Town Bus Station (Old Bus Stand) in the town area. Intercity and interstate routes and private buses originate at the
Central Bus Stand(New Bus Stand), and local buses originate at the Old Bus Stand. The Anna Flyover is the oldest in the city, and the Trumpet Interchange was built in the realignment of NH 544 to ease traffic towards
Coimbatore
Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...
. A new double-decker flyover runs within main city centres like New bus stand, 5 roads, saratha college road, 4 roads to ease congestion on these roads. It is the longest double-decker flyover in Tamil Nadu covering a length of 7.87 km.
The Town Bus terminus is being upgraded into a double decker bus terminus, the first of this kind in the state under the smart City scheme. The terminal building of the New Bus terminus is also reconstructed under the smart City scheme.
A new
bus port has also been proposed for the city at Jagirammapalayam near IT park with an area of about 61 acres. This includes a bypass road to connect the
Ayothiapattinam
Ayothiapattinam is a panchayat town located in Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. This village is called Ayothyapatinam because of famous Kodandaramaswamy Temple, and is called as the (Ayodhya of South India). ...
area of the city with the bus port.
Other bus stands include the
Omalur
Omalur is a panchayat town and headquarters of Omalur taluk in the Salem District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the National Highway 7 between 11° 73333" latitude and 78° 06667" longitude. It has a population of about 13, ...
bus station and
Attayampatti
Attayampatti is a panchayat town located southwest to the Salem City in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Demographics Population
India census, Attayampatti had a population of 12,867. Males constitute 52% of the population and females ...
bus station in the outskirts of the city.
Rail
Salem Junction
Salem Junction railway station (station code: SA) is an A1 category ISO 14001 certified junction railway station situated in the city of Salem in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Salem Railway Junction has been rated as the cleanest station am ...
is an A-1 category ISO-14001 certified railway junction located in Suramangalam area, west of the city. In 2005, the
Railway Board
The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, responsible for the country's rail transport. The ministry operates the statutory body Indian Railways, an organisation that operates as a monopoly in rail transport and is h ...
approved the creation of a
Salem railway division
Salem division is one of the six divisions of Southern Railway zone. Its headquarters is at Salem, Tamil Nadu.
History
Salem Railway Division is the newest division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It was carved out of the ...
from
Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...
and
Tiruchirapalli divisions. It is the fourth-largest of the six
Southern Railway zone divisions. Salem Railway Junction has been rated as the cleanest station among the divisional headquarters railway stations and also the ninth cleanest railway station in the entire country, according to a survey report published in June 2017. Other major railway stations catering to the city include
Salem Town
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, Salem Market,
Omalur Junction,
Karuppur railway station and
Ayothiapattinam
Ayothiapattinam is a panchayat town located in Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. This village is called Ayothyapatinam because of famous Kodandaramaswamy Temple, and is called as the (Ayodhya of South India). ...
railway station.
Air
Salem Airport (
IATA
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''SXV'',
ICAO
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''VOSM'') is located on the Salem-Bengaluru Highway (NH44) in Kaamalapuram about from the city.
Airports Authority of India
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(AAI) opened the airport in 1993 for commercial operations.
Kingfisher Airlines
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flew from
Chennai
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but ended its service in October 2011 due to low occupancy.
Trujet
TruJet was an Indian regional airline based at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. The airline commenced operations in July 2015 and ceased all operations in February 2022.
History
Turbo Megha Airways Private Limited was incorpo ...
started services to Chennai in March 2018 as a part of the Udaan scheme by
Government of India
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as well as
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gives connectivity to
Bengaluru
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and
Pondicherry
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from June 2018. The nearest major airports are
Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...
(152 km) and
Coimbatore
Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...
(148 km).
Education
Salem has several educational institutions with Arts and Science colleges affiliated to
Periyar University
Periyar University is a university in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1997. It is named after social reformer Thanthai Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. The University Grants Commissions, New Delhi bestow ...
founded in 1997.
*The Government College of Engineering was founded in 1966.
*The
Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College was established in 1986.
*The
Institute of Handloom Technology (IIHT), Salem was established in 1960 by
Ministry of Textiles
The Ministry of Textiles is an Indian government national agency responsible for the formulation of policy, planning, development, export promotion and regulation of the textile industry in India. This includes all natural, artificial, and ce ...
.
*The Government Law College was opened in August 2019.
*
Sona College of Technology founded 1997
*Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College founded 1987
*Thiagarajar Polytechnic College founded 1958
Air Force and defence
Salem is the principal city to manufacturing defence and aerospace components along with Chennai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli.
![Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Tamil_Nadu_Defence_Corridor.jpg)
The company has also planned to built a helicopter assembly factory in Tamil Nadu. Tier - II cities of Coimbatore and Salem also serves as a major export hub for defence manufacturing firms. Defence, paramilitary and police personnel across the nation use guns, ammunitions and bullets manufactured from the city.
Special grade steel used in making missiles are manufactured in Salem. India's multinational engineering conglomerate
L&T joint venture with France-based
MBDA
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, a world leader in missile systems planned a "L&T MBDA Missile Systems" facility at Aspen SEZ in Coimbatore serves as its hub to export fully assembled missile systems to Europe.
Salem is also serves head for TANEJA Aerospace and Salem Aerospace Limited.
Hospitality
In the recent years, the city has seen growth in the hospitality industry. Several 5 star hotels operate here.
Retail and e-commerce
There are malls, Multiplex and retailing centers in Salem city.
Health and hygiene
Salem city has a government multi speciality hospital, and some private multi speciality hospitals.
Cottage industry
With its abundant natural resources, cottage industries are very dynamic sector of Salem, which contribute to the exports. Among the people who cultivate sugarcane in Salem, the production of un-bleached sugar or Nattu Sarkari is a big cottage industry. Rope making from various natural resources such as Jute, coconut and Aloe Vera is another major cottage industry for the people of Salem. With a sizable weaver population, weaving is a major cottage industry in Salem. Throughout the state, the cotton and silk which is woven in Salem is popular among the people and introduced the famous Mecheri breed. This breed is very popular with the people and is reared by them main for meat. Also, Salem is famous for its handmade silver ornaments and artifacts which are sold all over the country.
Agriculture
The fifth largest city of the state is connected from all sides by road, trains and airport. Also, it works as the junction for the agro products which are produced in nearby areas. Leigh Bazaar is one of the largest bazaars for trading and export of the Agro products.
Manufacturing
Salem has a large and a diversified manufacturing sector facilitated by the presence of MSB electronic industry, Samvi Habitota, Pragathi textiles, Sri Manohari chemicals, Leo poly products, Talema electronics, Sri velan ice factory, AMS battery industry, RA dyeing, Logu electronics, Talema electronics, Jai Kumar pipe industry, Annai Taurpalins and company, Vetri polymers, Senthil enterprises, Photonics, Sankar Engineering Trailering, Venus PPV Spinning Mills Private Limited, Sri Venkateshwara weldings, system control are the major manufacturer in Salem.
Paper industry
Pandiyan paper company and other private companies has a manufacturing facility in Salem for Paperboards & Speciality Paper division.
Electricity generation
The Mettur Thermal Power Station is a coal-fired
electric power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many p ...
located in
hoppur-Mettur Dam-Bhavani-Erode Rd, Mettur, Tamil Nadu 636406Salem district of
Tamil Nadu
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. It is operated by
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited
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. The power station was commissioned during various periods from 1987 and this is the first inland thermal Power Station of
TANGEDCO
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.The coal from
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) is one of the major coal producing company of India. It is one of the eight subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited was carved out of South Eastern Coalfields Limited in 1992 with its hea ...
(Talcher and Ib Valley) and
Eastern Coalfields Limited
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(Raniganj and Mugma) are transported to the load ports of Paradip (
Orissa
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),
Vizag
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Andhra Pradesh
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) and
Haldia
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(
West Bengal
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). Thereafter the coal is transported to the discharge ports of
Ennore
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and
Tuticorin
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by ships. From Ennore Port the coal is transported again through rail to
Ennore Thermal Power Station
The Ennore Thermal Power Station is a coal based power plant located in Chennai Ennore, Tamil Nadu.
History
Ennore Thermal Power Station was constructed to serve the purpose of energy generation in the year 1970. It is one of the four major th ...
and Mettur Thermal Power Station.
BGR Energy Systems Ltd
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was the EPC contractor for 600 MW unit 5 of the power plant.
Magnesite
Tamil Nadu Magnesite Limited (TANMAG) ( ta, தமிழ் நாடு வெள்ளைக்கல் நிறுவனம்) is a state-government undertaking of
Government of Tamil Nadu
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located in the
India
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n state of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
. It is mining & processing magnesite minerals in Salem Region.
Government of Tamil Nadu formed TAMILNADU MAGNESITE LIMITED, popularly known as TANMAG in January 1979. Company produce Dead Burnt Magnesite, Lightly Calcined Magnesite from raw Magnesite.
Company own captive mine and two factories to produce DBM and LCM of various grades.
Sports and health fitness
Sports
Sports are the main entertainment and important field in Salem city . Salem has more sports related stationaries and shops, Salem city host many tournaments like
Tamil Nadu Premier League
The Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league contested in the state of Tamil Nadu in India and was formed in 2016 by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). It is played during July and August of every year ...
and U19 National level tournament in different venues like
Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium
Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 2020 by Salem Cricket Foundation with assistance from Salem District Cricket Association and Tamil Nadu Cricket Associati ...
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Mahatma Gandhi stadium and SRP International Stadium etc.
Also some zonal level tournament's are held in Salem in different venues,
Mahatma Gandhi stadium host
Ranjhi Trophy.
See also
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Economy of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is the second largest state economy in India. It is also the most industrialised state in the country. More than 60% of the state is urbanized, accounting over 10.6% of the urban population in the country which is 6% of India ...
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Economy of Chennai
Chennai, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, is the largest industrial and commercial center of South India. Recent estimates of the economy of the Chennai Metropolitan Area is around US$ 78.6-86 billion, $200 billion with indus ...
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Economy of Coimbatore
Economy of Coimbatore is heavily influenced by information technology, engineering and textiles. Coimbatore is called the Manchester of South India due to its extensive textile industry, and IT industry, small and medium scale enterprise gdp(g ...
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Salem metropolitan area (India)
The Salem Metropolitan Area is the fifty-sixth most populous metropolitan area in India. It is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Tamil Nadu, only after Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai as per 2011 census.The Salem Metropolitan Area con ...
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Local Bodies in Salem
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Economy of Tamil Nadu
Salem, Tamil Nadu