A LANDMARK OF FUTURE: Land levelling work in progress on the site at Veerapandy in Tirupur.- Photo: M. Balaji.

TIRUPUR: Establishing Government-sponsored apparel parks is still a non-starter in the rest of this region; Tirupur is proving to be a success story in many new concepts. Knitwear Fabric Village that aims to facilitate processing of yarn to fabric to finished garments in one compound is the latest addition.

A pioneer house

Propelled by Textile Technology Incubator Services (Texteis), a unit of Centwin Group, one of the pioneering export houses, the proposed village is located on a 32-acre site in Veerapandi, a hub of dyeing factories.

"The whole concept is to reduce production time, avoid transportation hassles and improve overall quality. In Tirupur, fabric rolls are being transported from one place to several places for various purposes. It causes production delay and strains in handlings,'' says W.R. Kesavan, project coordinator.

Effluent treatment

As per the plan land will be sold with buildings only for garment making and related activities. It will include a range of activities from yarn depot to knitting, dyeing, bleaching, chest printing, embroidery, stitching and packing. The campus will have an effluent treatment plant and electricity sub-station. The promoters will provide the entire basic infrastructure including roads, streetlights, water supply and storm water drains.

"Our intention is not to sell the land but the concept. We will offer technical support to the new investors. Having a vast land in the prime locality of Tirupur is our main advantage,'' Mr. Kesavan says.

Levelling of land is nearing completion on the site. Road laying work will take place in the next weekThe village will house around 120 plots each 12,000 sq ft. Space will be provided in lieu of future expansion. On the response from the industry, Mr. Kesavan said it was encouraging.

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