New medical & engg colleges for backward districts. A world-class mega science city would be established in Chennai by the Tamil Nadu government, which would bring over 69 institutions involved in advanced research, and Indian Institute of Technology. Besides, the state government is also planning to set up new medical colleges in three more districts as part of its one medical college per district plan. In his customary address to the state Assembly, the Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala said that the mega science city would bring together more than 69 institutions of advanced research like Anna University and the Indian Institutes of Technology. “This will flourish as a pristine centre facilitating higher scientific research to encourage the younger generation in advancing their knowledge, leading to scientific inventions in future,” he added. He added, the state government has started Anna Universities of Technology at Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Madurai and Chennai. With the objective of having at least one engineering college in each district, the government has established 12 new engineering colleges apart from setting up 12 new Arts and Science colleges.
He said apart from this, Government Arts and Science colleges would be established in Kancheepuram district between Rajiv Gandhi Salai and East Coast Road at Nemeli, at Nagalapuram in Thoothukudi district, at Harur in Dharmapuri district, at Kallakurchi in Villupuram district and at Thiruchuli in Virudhunagar district. The Governor said, the Government has established new medical colleges in Thiruvarur, Dharmapuri and Villupuram districts. Works were in progress at new medical colleges in backward districts like Sivaganga, Perambalur and Thiruvannamalai. “Further, new medical colleges will be opened in Ramanathapuram, Cuddalore and Dindigul to fulfill the objective of having ‘one medical college per district’ as envisaged by this government,” said the Governor. As a result of this, the number of qualified doctors in Tamil Nadu will increase significantly in the coming years. With a view to developing the traditional system of Indian medicines and Homeopathy a University of Indian medicine and Homeopathy will be established in Kanyakumari district this year covering existing six government colleges of Indian medicine and Homeopathy along with 26 similar private colleges, said the Governor. For the benefit of students in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts, which were predominantly agrarian in nature, a new agricultural college would be set up at Kivelur in Nagapattinam district. ''As announced by the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, M Karunanidhi in the agricultural officers conference recently, the government which has the distinction of starting the first Veterinary University in the country and also for starting Agricultural University at Coimbatore, will establish a separate Horticulture University at Krishnagiri this year'', said the Governor.
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