TIDEL Park is an

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(IT) park in

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, India. It is located on

Rajiv Gandhi Salai State Highway 49A (SH-49A), also known as Rajiv Gandhi Salai and Rajiv Gandhi IT Expressway or just IT Expressway, is a major road connecting Chennai, Tamil Nadu state with Mahabalipuram in Chengalpattu district, in the same state. It is 45&nb ...

in the southern suburb of

Taramani Tharamani is an area in the south Indian city of Chennai. It is known for the presence of the city's first IT parks and numerous government educational and research institutions. It is located adjacent to the posh residential area of Adyar an ...

. The building was developed by the

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agencies TIDCO and

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. It was opened in 2000, and was amongst the first and largest IT parks in South Asia.

Location

TIDEL Park is located along the

in the northern suburb of

. It is located close to the high traffic junction of the road connecting Thiruvanmiyur, opposite to

Thiruvanmiyur railway station Thiruvanmiyur is a station on the Chennai MRTS in India. Located opposite the Tidel Park on Rajiv Gandhi Salai at Taramani, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS. History Thiruvanmiyur station was opened on 26 January 2004, as part of the seco ...

on the

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line.

Planning and construction

The

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planned to establish an

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(IT)

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in the late 1990s to cater to the growth of the industry. The government assigned TIDCO and

for the planning of the project. In 1996, suitable locations were scoured and plans were made to utilise eight acres of state land in Taramani. The foundation stone for the construction was laid on 21 August 1998. The building was constructed by

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. It was inaugurated by then

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Vajpayee on 4 July 2000.

Financials

The project was built at an estimated cost of . The project had an equity share of , of which was held by the state government. The project has a

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of 2.4:1 and the remaining cost was financed through

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Design

The building has a built up area of including about of office space. The park was amongst the first and largest IT parks in South Asia. The building is divided into eight sections, four each on north and south sides of the structure. The front and back sections are separated by an

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in the middle. The building has 13 floors including the ground floor and two additional basement floors. It is equipped with 19 elevators and 2 escalators. The design of the building provides office space of various sizes ranging from . The building has a 650-seat

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, a 130-seat

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, and a

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. There is a parking space for 4,000 two-wheeler and 1,200 cars in the basement. The building is equipped with central air conditioning, a

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, and dedicated

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lines. An integrated building management system is used for the management of the building. Electricity is provided by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board through a dedicated substation.

Other projects

Several other TIDEL Parks have been established across the state. In 2010, a TIDEL park was established in

Coimbatore Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...

. Spanning , it was built at a cost of . The park was built on a plot near arterial

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. Conceived in August 2006, foundation stone for the Park was laid in February 2007, and the construction began in September 2008. The park has five floors apart from three underground floors. In 2024, a new

TIDEL Park TIDEL Park is an information technology (IT) park in Chennai, India. It is located on Rajiv Gandhi Salai in the southern suburb of Taramani. The building was developed by the Tamil Nadu government agencies TIDCO and ELCOT. It was opened ...

complex was opened in the western suburb of

Pattabiram Pattabiram is a neighbourhood situated on the western part of Chennai, India. The suburb, which falls under Avadi Municipal Corporation, is about 25 km from the Chennai Central railway station. It is an immediate neighbour of Chennai cit ...

in Chennai. The 21-storey building spanning across was constructed at an estimated cost of . The state government has planned to expand the existing TIDEL Park in Coimbatore on an adjoining plot at a cost of . Parks have also been planned at other cities such as

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. Smaller neo parks have also been planned in

Tiruppur Tiruppur or Tirupur ( ), is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of the Noyyal river in Western Tamil Nadu, it is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the administrative capital of T ...

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, Salem,

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, and

Sivagangai Sivaganga () is the City and headquarters of the Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is known for the 16th-century Sivagangai Fort, located in City Centre. Inside the fort, the Rajarajeshwari Amman Temple features many orn ...

with the first such park inagurated in

Villupuram Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a municipality and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district. Located south west of a Tiruvannamalai and north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major and largest railway ...

in 2024.

References

External links

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