Question

Choose a cluster in Tamil Nadu based on online research and write a note on it.

Answer 1

An example of a cluster in Tamil Nadu is given below. Students can do online research on their own and write details using this as a sample.

Example case study of a pulp and paper industry in Tamil Nadu.

1. The company: TNPL was formed by the Government of India in 1979 as a public limited company under the provisions of the companies Act of 1956. Objective: The primary objective of the company is to produce newsprint and printing and writing paper using bagasse, a sugarcane residue as the primary raw material.
2. Assistance: The only paper will in India assisted by the World Bank.
3. Machinery: The state of art machines were built-in flexibility for manufacturing both newsprint and printing and writing papers in the same machine.
4. Capacity: The latest upgraded capacity enhanced to 2,30,000 in April 2003 through up-gradation of the paper machines which is considered as the largest production capacity in India at a single location.
5. Marketing: The products are being marketed throughout the country and also exported to 20 countries around the world.
6. Location: The factory is situated at Kagithapuram in Kannur district in Tamil Nadu.