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Courtesy Dinamalar dot com

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=169808

SIDA Meet at Dot Com Infoway Coimbatore

The Annual Planning Meeting of SIDA (Software Industries Development Association of South Tamil Nadu) was held at the premises of Dot Com Infoway�s Coimbatore office on December 22, 2010.

SIDA (Software Industries Development Association of South Tamil Nadu) was formally launched in October 2010 with the primary objective of supporting local software services companies to achieve international standards and thereby, create a conducive environment for Information Technology in South Tamil Nadu, India. As a part of the forum�s activities, an Annual Planning Meeting was held at Dot Com Infoway�s Coimbatore office premises recently, on December 22, 2010.

The President of SIDA, Mr. R. Sivarajah of Winways Systems Private Limited welcomed the members and briefed the establishment process of the forum and spelled out objectives of the meeting. He also briefed on the work plan for the year 2011. The Secretary of SIDA, Mr. Ashwin Desai of A&T Network Systems announced the proposed structure of the forum, including that of the chairpersons for SIDA�s various panels.

The office bearers for the year 2011 will be as follows: Mr. R. Sivarajah � President; Mr. A. Kathirkamanathan and Mr. C. R. Venkatesh as Vice Presidents; Mr. Ashwin Desai as Secretary; Mr. Shivakumar as Joint Secretary; and Mr. P.Varadarajan as Treasurer. The panel for Human Resource Development will be headed by Mr. C. R. Venkatesh while Mr. A. Kathirkamanathan will be the Head of Finance and Fund Raising panel. Mr. Srinivasan will lead the panel for Business Operations Support and Mr. S. Radhakrishnan will be panel head for Business Development.

The members of SIDA discussed about various issues related to the software industry in South Tamil Nadu. They demanded Elcot to provide projects related to South Tamil Nadu to the software industries located there. They also planned to organize a Road Show in Chennai and Bangalore as a step for brand creation. The members were also advised to purchase land in Coimbatore SEZ with a vision to form a cluster in the near future.

As the Chairperson of HRD, Mr. C. R. Venkatesh of Dot Com Infoway handled a session on Human Resource problems faced in a tier II city like Coimbatore. He said that the best and usual method for hiring is through job portals and people mostly hire from other cities like Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kochi. The company has to offer outstation candidates a relocation bonus, in addition to the allowances for food and accommodation. So, to tackle this problem, �70 percent of the employees are appointed as freshers� in his company, he added. Further, in his speech he said, �Poaching is a main problem here in Coimbatore and we should stand united to curb it.� Other members also shared their views about the united initiatives SIDA needs to take to curb problems faced by IT companies in Coimbatore and South Tamil Nadu.

About Dot Com Infoway:

Dot Com Infoway is a multi-national information technology company based in India, with offices in Netherlands and the United States. An ISO 9001:2000 certified multi-disciplined IT company, DCI is a Microsoft Gold Partner and Sun Associate Partner and a proud member of the prestigious NASSCOM and STPI. For more than a decade, Dot Com Infoway has been offering a full suite of information technology services to numerous small, mid-sized and enterprise class clients in the Americas, Europe, Australia, Africa and far-east countries. DCI�s spectrum of services includes Custom Software Development, Mobile Application Development, Mobile Application Marketing, Web Design and Development, Internet Marketing, Content Management Systems Development, e-Commerce solutions development and other complex software development projects that serve the needs of B2B and B2C clients. The company has been consistently listed among the fastest growing companies in India and abroad and is ranked as one of the top 5 mobile app development companies in India.

About SIDA:

SIDA is Software Industries Development Association of South Tamil Nadu. Launched in October 2010, SIDA�s primary objective is to help IT companies in South Tamil Nadu achieve international standards and compete on par with their counterparts in India and abroad.

Source Page :- http://www.dotcominfoway.com/news-room/press-release/sida-meet-at-dot-com-infoway

Press Information:
Dot Com Infoway

Plot No 3, Vaigai Colony II Floor
Anna Nagar,
Coimbatore � 625 020
Tamil Nadu
India
Tel: +91-452-2522257

Contact Person:
C.R Venkatesh
CEO
Phone: +91-452-2522257
eMail: info@dotcominfoway.com

Web: http://www.dotcominfoway.com

Central Government Official coming up with Projects for Coimbatore Improvement as Industrial City

Central Government official has discussed with other officials to come up with list of projects for improvement for Coimbatore as a industrial city.

Here are some projects in Coimbatore -

1) Workforce diverse city worth 1500 Crores
2) Maditssia 50 acre small business park
3) CII 100 acre herbal park
4) 2011 1000 hand business candidates training
5) In panchayat gramin Guam abiyan central govt programme
6) District business improvement council to be formed
7) Construction industry training for 5000 people in alliance with L&T.

Why Coimbatore did not become a business/industrial city

An excellent article from Dinamalar -

http://www.dinamalar.com//News_Detail.asp?Id=107767

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Highway from Samayanallur to Thoppur in 4 months

An infrastructure update in Coimbatore is -

a 4 way roadways track to be laid out from Samayanallur to Thoppur in Coimbatore. Currently it is a 2 way track only. This project is aimed to be completed in 4 months and its budget is 20 crores.

Coimbatore Impression has to change for good gradually

Given the situation that IT parks to be ready by September and by the year end companies who would be interested would take over their offices in the IT park - I am guessing impression of Coimbatore would change gradually.

Though it is just 114 cents (just more than one acre land in each location - Vadapalanji and Ilandaikulam), it is a great step from the government for the development.

As we have seen growth of Chennai IT highways and Coimbatore's significant growth - it is expected that Coimbatore would change its impression for fellow Indians.

Given the road infrastructure these days as bypass, Coimbatore is set grow to heights!

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Coimbatore Tirunagar to Coimbatore Airport Road Infrastructure Approved

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Since there is IT park coming up in Vadapazhanji area in Coimbatore, it was evaluated that there is a possibility of lot of traffic from Tirunagar area and traffic from Theni area in future. If anybody has to go to Coimbatore Airport from Theni or Thirunagar area in Coimbatore, they have to go a long way via Palgalai nagar, Vadapazhanji, Thirunagar, Kappalur, Ring road to reach Coimbatore Airport. This leads too much time and lot of petrol wastage.

Hence, there was a proposal for a road from Tirunagar to Coimbatore Airport and it is approved by Tamil Nadu State Transport.

Great! It is an infrastructure improvement in Coimbatore and at the same time Coimbatore Real Estate will have great improvement in that area.

Thoppur AIIMS in Coimbatore - Latest News and Updates

This is an official release of news (dinamani.com) about Thoppur AIIMS development - a Super speciality Hospital in Coimbatore. It is said that by September 2011, the AIMS will be complete.

Click here for Dinamani link.

Good Coimbatore Improvement News in Internet - Dinamalar

I think I have written about this before in one of our previous articles - here it is.

I was looking around for Coimbatore news and all I was finding was about Coimbatore's civil cases - like someone killed somebody, divorce, suicide cases and some corporation news or at times "long-time same status" infrastructure news like Airport, IT Park etc., I really was looking for improvement or criticism news about Coimbatore with photos.

If that was not available, I thought of doing so. Anyway, I was able to find that kind of improvement news in dinamalar.

The issues like Lot of Posters are there in all kinds of walls in Coimbatore. The issues like animals are all around coimbatore and nobody cares about it. The issues like broken roads, crazy traffic in coimbatore and rules not being followed etc., The interesting thing is that the improvement or issues articles are posted with photos.

Check it out yourself.

Economy of Coimbatore as of Jan 2010 - a reality check

Please see my previous article about people in coimbatore and their classification based on salaries. That should tell about the different kinds of people in Coimbatore.

I have written a similar article in April of 2009 for Economy of Coimbatore - a reality check in 2009.

At any case - let us check the status now:

One major complaint in Coimbatore economy is there is no major manufacturing divisions started up. Anything started up recently are retail outlets, refined grocery outlets, service outlets of different companies, shops etc., which sell things, insurance, banking etc.,

Only when there are more than 70% manufacturing companies, then only there is a significant improvement in economy of Coimbatore. In fact, there is reduction in number of manufacturing companies. On those days, atleast Fenner was great. But there are countable ones - Fenner, TVS companies etc.,

Every individual who works thinks of a secondary income and gets the compulsion of starting off something by himself, while he does the day job. While this happens, they always end up doing only service stuff and they don't create anything.

It is always only a share of existing money in Coimbatore. Only when outside companies come into Coimbatore and invest and give employment opportunities to Coimbatore people then only we get the actual productivity of Coimbatore and improvement in economy of Coimbatore.

Anyway, overall - it is good for Coimbatore's entrepreneurs to grow with new thinking of starting something of their own.

There has to be big companies coming in and giving employment to 100s and 1000s of people in Coimbatore - then there would be some difference and impact in coimbatore economy. In fact, any government concentration is only on north and not in southern parts of tamil nadu. If they concentrate, then there would be significant contribution from Coimbatore and southern districts as well.

Coimbatore infrastructure improvement idea - for fixing a possible mistake

There is an idea by the New Coimbatore Group member Mr.Sampath, for one of the Coimbatore's infrastructure project.

Please read and participate in our forum - Forum Message click here to see the thread.

The idea is "Instead of constructing railway bridge in tiruparunkundram railway track can be sifted back of hill to save money and space."

Instead of constructing two over bridges the railway track (shown as dotted line in picture) if taken behind the hillock would be more appropriate.

More ideas like this helps and we can do the needful in terms of contributing to the society.

Coimbatore Development Updates

Couple of Coimbatore Updates - Jan 1st 2010:

On the Classical Tamil Conference at Coimbatore, Union Minister MK Azhagiri said that Karunanidhi would host the meet in a grander manner than he hosted the 1967 conference.

On development projects in Coimbatore, Alagiri said that the branch of Anna University will soon be set up here and Karunanidhi might make an announcement regarding this during the State Budget.

Beautification works around the Meenakshi Amman temple and the sound and light show in Pudumandapam would be carried out at a cost of Rs 20 crore, Alagiri said and added that efforts are on the anvil to set up a tractor-manufacturing unit in Melur.

Following the Delhi model, 18 modern toilets were being built in the city, Alagiri said.

Coimbatore in 2009

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Coimbatore - the big village is always a village. There is progress in development and growth, but it is not as normal or as expected. The progress is very slow.

Given an example and a pity situation of Coimbatore -
An article in Hindu dated April 28, 2008 about the New Airport terminal in Coimbatore that - New airport terminal at Coimbatore to be ready by next March that is March 2009. Hello!! Today's date is nearing Jan 2010.

Will we achieve improvements in Coimbatore? What is lagging in Coimbatore? What is stopping the progress? Isn't there enough funding or resources for the project? Is it because of corruption among officials and contractors?

I am going to cover lot of topics and happenings in this article for Coimbatore in 2009 including - Health, Society, Business, Politics, IT, BPO, Entertainment - Movies, Passport office, Happennings, Improvements, Changes and Status of people.

Coimbatore Business:

To begin with - due to market slump across the globe, there is a dip in Coimbatore businesses especially Information Technology (IT and ITeS) and real estate. Last year (i.e.,2008) in Coimbatore, there were steep prices of lands and houses. Even agricultural lands in villages around Coimbatore were very expensive. But, this year 2009, Coimbatore's real estate has fallen down drastically. Lands prepared as plots are just waiting just like that. Very few buyers, so real estate agents are starving for sales of their lands. Hoping to see some improvements in the coming year 2010.

Coimbatore Slums:

Speaking about businesses and richness in Coimbatore, there are still slums in Coimbatore. Though there are many SHGs and NGOs cropping up, we are not in a situation of completely getting rid of slums and improve. However, there is increasing awareness among people in Coimbatore slums. Credit goes to NGOs and communication/media technologies like Cell phones and TVs etc.,.

Coimbatore Politics:

In Political grounds, there had been significant contribution to Tamil Nadu and India. There was Thirumangalam elections in early part of the year and changed tamil nadu politics significantly. It was a sweeping victory for DMK, though it is just a small constituency. It was a prestige issue for DMK in regards to this election and DMK did it. Tirumangalam constituency got benefited to a great extent. In fact, there were many common citizens who spent a lot due to a "stimulus" money contribution from all the parties in this constituency. Mr.MK Azhagiri became Southern Districts Seyalaalar - the one man having control over all the southern districts. Mr.MK Azhagiri becoming a Cabinet Minister from Coimbatore. Also, the fertizers minister has promised that he would change Coimbatore to a Model city. Also, Mr.Azhagiri promised steps to establish major industries in southern districts. It is a great belief that there would be great improvements in the city, considering Mr.Azhagiri's new positions in the political arena. As you can imagine, it is not one day task, so we are hoping things will materialize in the coming days.

Coimbatore Movies and Entertainment:

In the entertainment section, too many movies based in Coimbatore has been out in the theatres. Coimbatore has been heavily untapped market for the movies and lately that was discovered. Subramaniapuram (end of 2008), Coimbatore Sambhavam, Coimbatore to Theni Vazhi Andipatti, Nadodigall are few of them. Usually, there has been movies based on Coimbatore and Chennai. People were bored I believe and now it is time for Coimbatore also. Now, people are bored of movies based in Coimbatore. I think it is beaten to the core by now.

Coimbatore Infrastructure:

Infrastructural improvements are just on the same status. Even if there has been progress, it has been minimal or slow. Coimbatore's airport terminal is still in progress. Coimbatore's AIIMS plan has been just stopped after the foundation ceremony. When dinamalar complained about why AIIMS is not progressed, State government claims that it is a central government project and it is not in our control. Central government is in the process of starting back the project - hopefully!

IT Park was started and ELCOT is progressing on that - but there is no success story yet. Hopefully next year there will be a better status and I am hoping I don't write the same status again in 'Coimbatore in 2010'.

I remember, a CPI Leader even proposed for for Anna University in Coimbatore, which did not materialize. Aeropark in Coimbatore was proposed by someone, but that also did not materialize. Only AIIMS, IT Park and Airport Terminal is in next steps to proposals.

Coimbatore Education:

Coimbatore Library to go hitech with some computers. Currently it has 1 lakh books for lending and 56000 books for references.

Coimbatore Tourism:

Many Hotels, Theatres have come up. Heritance hotels has been opened in Coimbatore. Many cinema theatres are renovated and bought by biggies and improved. Good for Coimbatore people, who do not have any entertainment.

Chithrai Thiruvizha was celebrated happily.

Coimbatore Information Technology - IT Companies:

Big Software companies have reached out to Coimbatore and planned to start their centers. Even Google has come to Coimbatore with a Google Bus. Google was collaborating with Aravind Hospital on behalf of Google Foundation. Yahoo was setting up a research center. As usual, Honeywell is already there in Coimbatore Tirunagar area.

Satyam bought land in Coimbatore for their centre, but due to Ramalinga Raju's bad karma, he had to step away to jail. I am not sure what happenned to the land bought by Satyam. Infosys was eyeing Tier-II cities including Coimbatore for expansion - similar way of thinking like Satyam! Oracle had plans to start a center in Coimbatore.

CII Coimbatore Chapter and MADITSSIA proposing Coimbatore for new projects. CII Coimbatore Chapter had been announcing that Coimbatore is the next destination for BPOs. There were many BPOs started and closed due to lack of business acumen, projects or resources. Some of the solid BPOs are still around.

Coimbatore Passport Office:

Coimbatore Passport Office is fully functional in Coimbatore, but still there are lot of complaints regarding the functioning of Coimbatore Passport office. See our post about Coimbatore Passport Office in the coimbatoretimes blog.

Coimbatore Events and Tourism:

Sivaji statue to be unveiled in Coimbatore by Mr.Azhagiri.

If you don't have time to go to Coimbatore, you can have a virtual tour in Coimbatore Meenakshi Amman temple - Coimbatore Temple Virtual Tour. Still, you can visit Coimbatore, after viewing this virtual tour.

Coimbatore Marathon, FinExe 2009 (Micro small and medium enterprises finance market place initiative) etc., were some of the events in Coimbatore.

(TMS) TM Soundarajan was appreciated for lifetime in Coimbatore by Mr.Azhagiri.

Coimbatore Miscellaneous:

Here is a list for eating spots in Coimbatore - Places to eat in Coimbatore.

here is a list of hotels for staying in Coimbatore - Hotels in Coimbatore - Place to Stay

There are n number of websites for Coimbatore - here is one of them: coimbatoreone.com

Coimbatore Health:

Chikunguniya has affected Coimbatore a lot in terms of health and in turn had affected the productivity of the Coimbatore city itself. It is advised we stay healthy and hygiene and do not catch up all these diseases. Stay away from mosquitoes - they are the main causes for this disease.

Coimbatore Poverty - Law and Order - Crime rate:

Still poverty and crime rate is more than average. There is robbing of chains, robbing of houses, when residents have gone out of station. Even nights are not safe for anybody carrying cash and jewels. In this 'thoonganagaram' Coimbatore - Women folks do not have complete safety in the streets in nights and sometimes in day time in empty streets! What a pity!?

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Having mentioned everything about happennings in Coimbatore for 2009 - Coimbatore Times Publication wishes everyone a very very very HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone for 2010.

Ippadikku ungall nanban
- Coimbatore Machan!

Article Note: If any errors or data mistakes, please do post a comment OR if any additions/updates - feel free to add a comment below. Thank you!

Photo Note: I always choose MS Subbulakshmi for a photo for the respect and her origin from Coimbatore. She exactly signifies Coimbatore - for its beauty, mangalagaramaana mugam and singing art/ability. She is elderly and similar to that of Coimbatore. Vanakkam MS Subbulakshmi annaiye.

Recent Improvements/Updates to Coimbatore and proposals to improve Coimbatore - Azhagiri

Speaking at the foundation stone- laying ceremony of a high learning centre at Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET) at Guindy, Chennai - Union Minister Azhagiri said SPIC would be open soon in Tuticorin, near Coimbatore.

Stating that an advanced tooling and plastics product development centre of CPIET would be started soon in Coimbatore, Alagiri said steps would be taken to reopen the fertiliser company SPIC within a month.

�My aim is to make Coimbatore on a par with Chennai and its suburbs in terms of industrial growth. I will do it at any cost and will ensure that the temple city and its adjoining areas are no inferior to any part of the State. Apart from being the DMK organising secretary for South, I would also like to become the industrial secretary for southern districts,� he said.

An expert team would soon hold talks with the Coimbatore district administration on identifying the site for the proposed Rs 48,000-crore aero park, according to the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Mr M.K. Azhagiri.

Stating that the Central Institute of Plastic Engineering Technology would establish its tool design centre near here, he said, �my aim is not only to industrialize Coimbatore, but all the Southern districts of Tamil Nadu.�

He said Essar Company Ltd would establish a business process outsourcing unit in Coimbatore, which would generate jobs for about 2,000 people.

Coimbatore and my Nostalgia - A pessimistic to an optimistic outlook!!

I was living in Coimbatore from my birth to my 12th standard. I had to go out of the city around 130 kms for my BE under graduation. That is where my nostalgia started. That is where my sickness started. When I said 130 kms - it was Trichy. I used to come to Coimbatore every one week or at the most 2 weeks. I thought it was long.

Though I got lot of things outside my city Coimbatore, I started missing lot of things, as soon I went out of my city. I was a book worm and academics guy until my 12th standard, but when I went to trichy for my Bachelors, I became a free person.

I got independence from what was told to do. I got independence, but I started to miss lot of things in my life. I could not get the same stuff and feel in any other city, as I get in my city. I missed my Coimbatore from that time. I missed my mom's food. I didn't see any match to that. I started eating outside. I started to smoke, drink, friends, night show movies, but still I missed my place.

I got placed in a bangalore company and still worse. It is a good thing to get a job, but still I was going slowly away from my place Coimbatore. As I grow in my career and improve myself in my life, I started to go outside my city Coimbatore. Is it always like that - to go away from my city, when we grow and improve? Is it like that for everyone?

I had to move to Hyderabad from Bangalore, which is now further away from Coimbatore. In fact, I was able to come to Coimbatore from Bangalore atleast by an overnight journey. I used to visit Coimbatore from Bangalore once in a month - that is to kill my nostalgia and still I was happy to do that.

This hyderabad thing was much worse. I cannot come to Coimbatore just like that. I had to come to Chennai first by an overnight train and then from Chennai I had to come to Coimbatore in another train. How painful journey?!

First I was just 3-4 hours journey, then it became 10-12 hours journey and then it became 20-24 hours journey by train/bus. So far fair enough!!

After that came an important opportunity in my life. I got an opportunity in United States! Well - it is again the same journey time as my last thing, but this one frequency of travel would differ right?, because this is expensive.

Initially I thought it was only 4 months trip, but that became a longer term stay in America and I could not forego any opportunity in America and that took me far away from my dear city Coimbatore!!

From that time, I have been in US for quite a while - I have lived in Kansas, NY/NJ, Virginia (Washington DC) and now in California! It is been 5 years I am in US!

Another problem I foresee is - if I get more and more opportunity in America and my child gets better future here in America, will I still go deep into the mess of nostalgia by going further away from my city and country?

Can I still be in a great position, by staying in Coimbatore only? If my daughter stays in United States and then I take my family back to Coimbatore - will my daughter get into this mess of nostalgia because of me - by thinking about America, when we move to India?

I am sure lot of people are going through this!!

Anyway - all of the above is more pessimistic outlook - I see that it is all for good. I would drive this negative energy into a positive energy for Coimbatore's improvement, my effectives, to fulfill my entrepreneurial dreams.

Revive Coimbatore - Coimbatoreyai meetpom

Dinamalar has come up with a web page, which I would like every Coimbatore Lover to read about -

Click here to read...

I felt there is lot of similarity in thinking the same way as New Coimbatore Foundation.
Please read the dinamalar's concern's on Coimbatore People about carelessness and lack of seriousness in improvement of Coimbatore.

Successful 900th article in Coimbatore Times Blog/Publication - From Editor's Desk

Successful 900th article in Coimbatore Times Blog/Publication - From Editor's Desk

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Coimbatore Improvement Thoughts:

Theme of problems:
For detailed problems in Coimbatore, see Problems list 1 and Problems list 2. Read further here...

What is Coimbatore today? Coimbatore is still a historic place, like india it is a developing city - but never developed. Coimbatore is filled with gangsters and survival of the fittest proves physically only. Coimbatore's talents are moving out of Coimbatore for employment and career improvement to other cities, due to under-industrialization and under-IT ecosystem.

Coimbatore's potential relies on Tourism for ages together - but not tapped to the full extent - at least not to my satisfaction. Coimbatore is great for IT and ITeS operations, but not completely used. Coimbatore is great for an export oriented facilities. Coimbatore is under-infrastructured in terms of air and road.

There is a great talent pool which is still connected to Coimbatore, but lives outside Coimbatore. Whoever is living in Coimbatore are speechless and helpless under the clutches of the political and physical powers.

Solution snapshot:

If there is a strong force of NRIs and NRMs coming and settling in Coimbatore, that would change a lot of Coimbatore to Great Coimbatore. Do you understand what I am saying?

If there is a strong self-driven REVERSE-BRAIN-DRAIN happens in Coimbatore, then no one can stop Coimbatore's improvement!

Here is how I am thinking reverse brain drain to Coimbatore will help Coimbatore become GREAT MADURAI.

1) All the NRIs and NRMs(Non-Resident Coimbatoreites - say b'lore/hyd/chennai living) would start businesses.

2) Lot of legal money would pool into Coimbatore.

3) Great Teachers with new(international) perspectives would mould children to a great future.

4) There will be lot of Non-Profit Organizations(Non-Governmental Organizations - NGOs) started, noticing/realizing the unacceptable behaviour of Coimbatore.

5) New employment opportunities would happen, due to new businesses and industries.

6) World class Medical facilities and medical professionals would be available for help in health.

7) There would be a strong need to make Coimbatore like Singapore or any other country.

This would change MADURAI TO GREAT MADURAI AND NEW MADURAI

Would you agree with my thinking? Thank you for listening and visiting Coimbatore Times Blog!!!

- Coimbatore Times Editor!
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Significance of the photo - MS Subbulakshmi is similar to Coimbatore. She is elderly but a great person. She is a legend from Coimbatore and the photo shows she is lighting us the light to kick-start for Coimbatore's Improvement and road towards Great Coimbatore!!

Coimbatore Improvement Letter - undated

Coimbatore Complex Bus Stand

Sam Kappa Venkatesh writes about Coimbatore Complex Bus Stand:

Have any one visited the Complex Bus Stand?
Complex Bus Stand opp to Periyar Bus Stand does not have a sitting
place for Passengers or a shelter from Sun/Rain.
There are shops all around and one has to wait on the path with stench
from the urinal at the centre (good selection of place) of the BusStand.
There will be pushcarts running around you selling various items and
believe me this busstand has been functioning for almost fifteen years.
The entry and exit of this busstand for buses is at absolute right
angle from road (and so it has been designed intelligently)
Members get down from your cars and take a visit once.