Coimbatore - a snapshot in Year 2008 - special report from Coimbatore Machan

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I was analyzing what I have done last year and what I am planning to do next year - as I was approaching the end of the year. My 2008 was great and lot of things has happened and changed. All personal stuff and I am proud of it.

While I was doing that, I also went through the Coimbatore Times (Made in Coimbatore)blog for all the months of this year 2008. I was very much depressed and kind of disappointed with no positive change at all in 2008 for Coimbatore, except for just news!

Only News and very less action in 2008(Positive):
1) Coimbatore IT park news were out all this year - Ilandaikulam and Vadapalanji
2) Coimbatore International Airport.

Things happenned in Coimbatore 2008:
1) Violence in and around - even today, as I write this.
2) Collectors changed frequently - Udhayachandran, SS Jawahar and now Seetharaman.
3) Coimbatore Real Estate boomed
4) Coimbatore High court; Coimbatore Passport Office - good and bad comments
5) Coimbatore online presence is increasing
6) More SEZs are promoted - Farmers protest
7) More businesses into Coimbatore
8) More software companies coming into Coimbatore - incl HCL, Satyam bought land for future branch
9) Rise in prices of all commodities
10) More builders and construction companies in Coimbatore
11) Few more Hotels in Coimbatore
12) ELCOT active in Coimbatore - IT park work started.
13) CII Coimbatore Chapter working hard to give positive image
14) Election
15) Cable war
16) Coimbatore gets 610 acres for Airport
17) More rowdies and gangsters floating in Coimbatore and having upper hand
18) Entrepreneurs cropping all around Coimbatore

Movies based on Coimbatore:
1) Mattuthavani
2) Subramaniapuram
3) Paruthi Veeran
4) Pazhani
5) Seval
and more...

Visitors ---- I am sure I have missed few itesm. Your additions and comments are welcome...