Listing the industries that remain closed in the State due to policies of the previous State government and the Centre in the last 10 years, Assembly Speaker M. Appavu has urged the Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to appoint a committee to study this problem and ensure early revival of these industries.
In a memorandum submitted to Mr. Stalin recently, he said over 20 lakh skilled and unskilled workers had lost their employment. The Nanguneri Multiproduct Special Economic Zone, which was conceived by late Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and late Union Minister Murasoli Maran was smothered by the successive government. Since the SEZ is yet to see the dawn even after 22 years, the 2,500-odd acres acquired for this project should be taken back from the promoter for establishing small, marginal and medium industries.
Similarly, the Gangaikondan Information Technology Special Economic Zone, which was launched by Karunanidhi, was put in cold storage and it should be revived.
