The ultimate goal of the Tamil Nadu government is to ensure growth in all the districts, said Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in Thoothukudi on Monday.
Laying the foundation stone for establishing a world-class furniture park on a sprawling 1,156 acres of land at an estimated cost of about ₹1,000 crore, situated close to the V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Mr. Stalin said he was confident that not only Thoothukudi, but every district in Tamil Nadu would witness industrial growth. “This is just the beginning,” he said.
The furniture park, a first of its kind in the country, was the need of the hour for Tamil Nadu. Experts in the sector have predicted a huge scope for such products in international markets in the next five years as countries like Vietnam and China were in the forefront in leather goods and wooden furniture. Already, major glassmakers from Belgium have shown interest to set up shop at the proposed furniture park and an MoU had been entered with the government, Mr. Stalin said.
