KodaiKanal Princess of Hill stations

APPLE VALLEY kODAIKANAL

Kodaikanal (also known as ''Kodai'') is a city and a Dindigul district Taluk division of Dindigul district in the States and territories of India state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Kodaikanal is sometimes referred to as the "Princess of Hill stations" and is a popular tourist destination. Much of the local economy is Hospitality industry based on national and international tourism. Kodaikanal was established by American missionaries around 1845, as a refuge from the high temperatures and tropical diseases of the Deccan plateau plains.

Kodaikanal City 250,000,AMS.jpg|thumb|left|Kodaikanal topography Kodaikanal stands in a 2,195 m (7,202 ft) high basin at the southern edge of the central part of the Palani Hills in the Western Ghats. Kodaikanal is at the top of a steep 2,000 m escarpment which is dramatically visible from Pillar Rocks. It is located between latitude 10°7' N - 10°20' N and longitude 77°16' E - 77°45' E. It has a beautiful lake and numerous scenic mountain views of the plains below. There are several Palani Hills National Park#Geology|waterfalls in the area, which are popular attractions. To the north east is Perumal Malai (Mount Perumal), a hill which resembles an extinct volcano.

Kodaikanal, the fog in the mountains. Due to its high altitude, Kodaikanal has a temperate subtropical climate. Surface temperature varies from moderate to quite cool. During the summer average temperature is 11 - 20°C (52 - 68°F) and during the winter it is 8 - 17°C(46 - 63°F). In January, night temperatures sometimes drop to freezing, and thin ice is seen on the lake edges.

The average rainfall is 1650 millimetre mm, mostly during the Monsoon North-East Monsoon .28Retreating Monsoon.29 North East retreating monsoon from June to September.

As of 2001, Kodaikanal had a population of 32,931 on 21.45 km². Kodaikanal has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 69.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 73%. In Kodaikanal, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. The languages spoken in Kodai are Tamil language Tamil and English language English.

Kodaikanal farming estates
The nearest airports are Madurai (135 km), Trichy (200km) and Coimbatore (170 km). The nearest Railway stations are Palani Railway Station (64 km) north, Kodai road|Kodai Road Station (80 km) south east and Dindigul Railway Junction (100 km) east. The 2 - 3 hours drive to Kodai by bus or taxi via the Ghat Roads|Ghat roads is a fantastic experience. Travelers may stop at turnouts on the road and enjoy the scenic beauty of the Palani hills.

There is a 28 km shortcut from Periyakulam to Kodaikanal via Kumbakarai under construction. Bicycle rentals, taxis, vans and limited city buses are available. Auto rickshaws are not available.

There are at least 50 hotels of all classes and over 30 South and North Indian, Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian, Continental, Western and Chinese restaurants, not counting many bazaar shops and tea stalls. There are six banks: Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Indian Bank, Kodaikanal Urban Bank, State Bank of India and Union Bank of India. The two medical facilities are The Van Allen and Government Hospitals. Places of worship for Hindus, Moslems and Christians include the Kurinji Andavar, Mariamman, Vinayagar and Murugan Temples; Ellis Villa and Munjikal Mosques; and the Sacred Heart, Munjikal, St. Francis Xavier, Gorapur, St. Mary's, La Salette, St. Joseph's, Lutheran Mission and Lake End Churches.

Established social clubs in Kodaikanal are the Kodaikanal Lions Club Established 1985 under the jurisdiction of Lions Clubs International Dt. 324B., Kodaikanal Boat Club Established 1890 has nearly 650 permanent members. Kodaikanal golf Club (1895) has 18 holes, spread over 143 acres and The Indian Club (1915) on Poet Thyagarajar road.

Kodaikanal is a romantic hill station for the newlyweds to go for a honeymoon. An artificial star shaped 45 ha. (60 acres) lake built in 1863 is located close to the centre of town. Next to the lake is Bryant Park, a botanic garden. Rowing boats and pedalos and riding horses can be hired. A five-kilometer path that skirts this lovely lake is a favourite walk.

The Shenbaganur Museum, founded in 1895, is open for the public to view their outstanding collection of more than 300 exotic orchid species and artifacts of the ancient Paliyans tribes people whose descendants still live in these hills.

Kodaikanal is near the center of the proposed 736.87 km² Palani Hills National Park. The Kodaikanal Solar Observatory is at the highest location near Kodai. A former director John Evershed, discovered the phenomenon of radial motion in sunspots, now known as the Evershed effect. The kodaikanal Terrestrial Telescope can view the complete surroundings of the hills which covers sothupparai dam, Vaigai Dam, periyakulam, Varaha river etc.

Green Valley View (previous name was changed for better appeal to tourists), Pillar Rocks, Silver Falls, Kodai Television tower and the Guna caves (made popular by the Tamil movie Guna) are popular places where many tourists visit. The Kurinji Andavar temple is famous for its Strobilanthes kunthiana|Kurinji flower which blossoms only once every 12 years. The blums, Berikke, Kodai milagaay, Red carrot are the most common natural edibles available. Cauliflower, cabbage, chillies and onions are cultivated on the outskirts of Kodaikanal.

There is an excellent bazaar where one can buy woollen clothing, flowers, vegetables, fruit, meats, handicrafts, hot snacks, children toys, medicinal herbs and oils. The cosmopolitan nature of Kodai is evident at the market place where it is not uncommon to see Scandinavian backpackers, retired French tourists and people from other parts of India enjoying fresh pastries served by Tibetan refugees.

Kodaikanal is renowned for the Kodaikanal International School and the Kodaikanal Public Schoolhttp://www.kodaikanalpublicschool.org. The other renowned schools are: St. Peters Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Zion Matriculation Higher Secondary School Bhavan's Gandhi Vidyashram, Brindavan Public School, St. Joseph's Public School and St. Xavier's High School. The two colleges are Kodaikanal Christian College and Sacred Heart College. Mother Theresa University is distinctive as India's only university devoted to exclusively women's issues.

In Kodaikanal have many tourist places are Lake, Parks, Coakers Walk, Kurinji Andavar Temple, Physical Observatory, 40 Miles Rounded Falls, Kukkal Caves, Pillar Rocks, Dolphin Nose, Vembadi Peak Palani Hills, Trekking Routes.

Madurai Special Meenakshi Temple

Meenakshi Amman Temple

It would be no exaggeration to state that Madurai is a true representation of the cultural ethos of India, and of the grandeur of Indian art. Central to this standing is the sprawling Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple.

The plurality of faiths centered around the Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple, the splendour of its festival traditions, the invocation of events from the 1st millennium CE in its festival traditions (as in the enactment of the Tiruvilayadal Puranam), the association with the Golden age of Tamil literature - the Sangam period, the abundance of literature associated with the temple, the wealth of sculpture seen in the temple, the popularity of the temple in terms of the number of visitors etc. contribute to this standing.

The literature of the pre Christian Sangam period speaks of Madurai. The devotional hymns of the Nayanmars venerate Somasundarar - or Aalavaayan of Madurai. The Haalaasya Mahatmyam or the Tiruvilayadal Puranam speak of the various legends associated with Shiva, which still form a part of the festival traditions of this temple.

2ஜி ஸ்பெக்ட்ரம் அதிர்ச்சியளிக்கும் ஆடியோ உரையாடல்

2ஜி ஸ்பெக்ட்ரம் அதிர்ச்சியளிக்கும் ஆடியோ உரையாடல்

அரசியல் வட்டாரங்களிலும், ஊடக மேலிடங்களிலும், செல்வாக்குள்ளவர் நீரா ராடியா. இவர் 2009-ஆம் ஆண்டு சில அரசியல் தலைவர்கள் மற்றும் ஊடகப் புள்ளிகளிடம் நடத்திய தொலைபேசி உரையாடல்கள் இப்போது வெளிவந்து பெரும் பரபரப்பை உண்டாக்கியிருக்கிறது. ஸ்பெக்ட்ரம் ஊழல் தொடர்பாக உச்ச நீதிமன்றத்தில் நடந்து வரும் வழக்கில் இந்தத் தொலைபேசி உரையாடல்களின் பதிப்பு ஆதாரமாக தாக்கல் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. நீதிமன்றத்தில் தாக்கல் செய்யப்பட்ட உரையாடல் பதிவுகளிலிருந்து சில பகுதிகளை இங்கு வெளியிடுகிறோம்.

Source: Dinamani

About Kavalan

Kavalan Review

Vijay has been playing Bhoominathn in the film while his love interest Asin is playing a role of liquor baron’s daughter Meera. Bhoominathan, who loves heroism, encounters with a former liquor baron and leading businessman.
Bhoominath becomes fan of the businessman and joins him as bodyguard to protect his beautiful daughter Asin (Meera).

Gradually duo falls in love without knowing to each other. However, duo separated forcefully. To know what happened to this love story, you have to visit the theaters.

About Legend of A.R.Rahman

INTRODUCTION:

The name A.R.Rahman needs no introduction. The man who redefined contemporary Indian music and is the pride of the entire nation and an idol for millions all over the world needs no preamble. But if you  happen to be one, still among the few unfortunate souls, who are a stranger to him and his heavenly music, then read on.

Going back in History, the following question arises. Six years ago, who listened to Tamil music? Only Tamilians. Five years ago, what did teenagers dance to at discotheques? What else but Michael Jackson, Dr.Alban or the latest Western dance hit of the day. But one man singlehandedly changed all that. With his universally appealing tunes, A.R.Rahman has demolished all conventional rules in Indian film music. He amazes with the manner in which he seamlessly integrates traditionally incompatible harmonies. If anyone can make a perfect potpourri of the latest dancehall rhythms, electro-pop, Latin melodies, Western and Indian classical and pepper it all with a local folk touch or even something as otherworldly as Reggae and serve it all in a contemporary Indian manner that mesmerises listeners, it is A.R.Rahman. His music transcends all barriers - geographic, age or linguistic. Everyone from 6 to 60, Kashmir to Kanyakumari, as the cliché goes, are fans of his music. He was the first to successfully and solidly bridge the gap across the Vindhyas with Hindi speaking denizens who did not understand one word of Tamil enthusiastically lapping up his music. He gave film music a trendy legitimacy, a legitimacy that made Indian youth who were till then ashamed of admitting in public that they enjoyed Indian film music, dance to Humma Humma, Muqabla Muqabla, Musthafa Musthafa and Chaiyya Chaiyya at every pub, club and disco. Overnight, Indian film music considered 'infra-dig' by the youth became 'cool' and 'hep'. All in all, quite arguably, no one has influenced Indian music as much as Rahman has in recent times.

He is the man who helped south Indian cinema go national in a way that was considered impossible even a decade ago. He bridged the gap between Tamil (and even Telugu on occasion) and Hindi with that most universal of all languages: music. Predictably Rahman would later say "I hate the discrimination between south, north, Tamil, Hindi. If I represent India that is good enough for me. But we should cross all these barriers." Rahman did more: he made, to use film industry jargon, music a territory in its own right. Thus, the soundtrack of each movie was sold as if it were a separate entity from the film itself. And as if to prove him right, his music assumed a life of its own, flying off the shelves at record speed even when the film in question bombed at the boxoffice.

Rahman's strength lies not only in his perfect sense of melody and rhythm but also in his immaculate sound engineering. His music has been hailed as that of the digital age and has also been assailed for the very same reason. His music can never be adequately described in words.  One has to personally experience the pleasure of his creations. Many of his compositions might actually sound ordinary the first time. But his music has this amazing capacity to grow on you and establish a firm hold on the listener. His compositions are an intriguing cocktail of musical pieces that literally blow your mind. His music is unique in its offbeat instrumental interludes, unconventional harmonies, and use of far from perfect voices and thumping rhythms.

A. R. Rahman or Allah Rakha Rahman was born actually  A. S. Dileep Kumar on the 6th of January in the year 1967, in Madras (now Chennai), to a musically affluent Tamil Mudaliar family.  The second of four children he had three sisters Kanchana, Bala (now Talat) and Israth, Kanchana being elder and the other two younger. His father R.K. Sekhar was a composer, arranger and conductor in Malayalam movies and had worked under the likes of Salil Chowdhary and Devarajan. His mother was Kasthuri (now Kareema Begum). Dileep's baptism in music happened early in life. Dileep's earliest memories  of the studio are with his father. On one of those visits, a music director Sudarshanam Master found the four year old playing a tune on the harmonium. He covered the keys with a cloth. It made no difference. Dileep replayed the tune effortlessly. This impressed the music director who suggested that he be trained in music. Dileep started learning the piano at the tender age of four. He recieved his early training in music from Dhanraj Master.

But he wanted to grow up to be an electronics or computer engineer. He says today, in reminiscence " I was not crazy after music. I was more interested in technology".  He was first drawn to music strongly when his father bought a synthesiser, one of the very first in film circles then, from Singapore. Till then he now says, "As a child, music seemed to be a means of earning bread and butter. I had no special fascination for it... it was associated purely with work. Yet I couldn't take my eyes away from the synthesiser, it was like a forbidden toy." This instrument was an object of much curiosity to the young Dileep and caught his fancy. Dileep used to spend hours experimenting with the novel instrument. This instrument was to shape the future of this child. It was perhaps divinely ordained that the synthesiser would become Dileep's favourite instrument since it was the ideal combination of music and technology.

vairamuthu, the lyricist, with whom Rahman shares a special bond remarks "I am considered to be a great poet, but I don't have any words to describe his genius. A.R.Rahman is not a normal music director. He has some God given gift in him. Otherwise, how can he compose such soul-stirring numbers? He is a rare pearl in an ocean of music.When one composes  a song he is always worried as to whether the song will click or not. But Rahman is one composer who does not care about the commercial success of the song. He is always confident that if a number is composed wth a good heart and self-confidence it will be a big hit. He is like a younger brother to me. The total submission of his (A.R.Rahman) life for the cause of music; his thirst for creating not any chaff but only grains appeals to me the most!" Another veteran lyricist Vaali says "I have been in this field for decades and have seen a lot of music directors come and go.. But this young boy has held me spellbound! His talent, energy, enthusiasm is a lesson to all youngsters. He is always experimenting and is always open to new ideas." Grammy Award winning instumentalist Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt says "Rahman has a good understanding of both Western and Indian classical music. I was asked to play for Mani Rathnam's film Anandam (renamed "Iruvar") which Rahman has scored. He has high regard for others, and gives due respect to other forms of music. I find Rahman very innovative, and wouldn't mind doing more films with him."

"Rahman's amazing," drools upcoming composer Vishal Dadlani, "I've listened to the music of Dil Se.. a hundred times and, each time, I learn something new. It is like an encyclopaedia on production." Director Suresh Krissna with whom he worked on 'Sangamam' and then the Indian version of 'The Return of the thief of Baghdad',  calls him a 'die-hard perfectionist' and said "Rahman's manner of working sounds very unusual. Generally music is composed, lyrics are readied and the recording is done. But with Rahman it is not so. Far from it, Rahman composes and mixes the voice with a basic rhythm track. Then he goes on adding the music making innovations, inclusions and improvisations till the very last minute, or rather till the cassette stage itself. At every point the workaholic in him keeps goading him to feel that 'there should be something more to it.' The singer, under Rahman's direction, is given incredible scope to delve into every conceivable variation and the whole of it is recorded. This system of working was a revelation for me." Upcoming lyricist Ilayakamban who is working with Rahman in 'Tenali' says "His musical ability to confine the whole world's air in his flute; his glowing inner peace; the simplicity of a mother is what I saw in him." Singer Harini, who was discovered by Rahman in a talent search competition says, "The best part about singing for Rahman is the freedom he gives the singer. Even for my first song he let me sing the way I was comfortable with, eventhough I was a nobody then." "Singing for Rahman was a wonderful experience. I really enjoyed the song. A R Rahman is a wonderful, humble person to work with. A complete workaholic and very involved with his music. He is very creative and undoubtedly talented,"  says singer Roopkumar Rathod. Singer Abhijeet echoes his thoughts, "It is every singer’s dream to work with A R Rahman because he makes you feel like God. I worked with Rahman for a beautiful song called E Nazneen suno and for Nayak. Of course, I did get nervous when I had to record with him, especially since he records at an unearthly hour like three in the night. But he makes you feel as if you are AR Rahman and he is just an ordinary fellow. Other music directors should learn to be humble like him. Today’s music directors do not respect their singers. If one singer is not around they replace them with another. Also, they demoralise you when you are in front of the mike."

Director Shankar, again a favourite with Rahman - having worked with him on on some of his earliest films like 'Gentleman' 'Kadhalan' and later 'Indian' 'Jeans', 'Mudhalvan' 'Nayak' and 'Robot', has only praises for him, "A.R.Rahman - the name speaks for itself. He knows what clicks and what does not. He composes music according to the demand of the situation. He slogs so much to see that a song is good. He does not want to give anyone in the world the chance to tell him that his compositions are bad. What I like best in Rahman is his fighting spirit and 'never say die attitude' ." World famous guitarist, Jeremy Spencer ,formerly of Fleetwood Mac says 'The only contemporary Indian composer I know of and like is A.R.Rahman. His 'Vandemataram' was brilliant'. Lyricist Mehboob, who made his debut in 'Rangeela' and later penned Maa Tujhe Salaam cannot stop singing the praises of Rahman, "If there is one person whom I revere after God, our prophet, and my family then it is Mr. AR Rahman. He is like a brother to me. I adore him so much that I have no words to describe my feelings for this gentleman." The veteran director Shyam Benegal who shifted from his long time regular, the equally veteran Vanraj Bhatia, to Rahman, for the film Zubeidaa says, ', I admire three things about Rahman. Among the young composers he probably is the most original. He has a strong sense of melody and his harmony is unbeatable. Finally he gives his music a rich tonal color, richness through his combination of instruments, a character to the music.'

Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy, the composer trio can't stop raving about Rahman. Says Loy Mendonsa, "Rahman is a great musician, a great human being, his music is fresh, and honest. That's very important, writing something from the heart". Adds Ehsaan Noorani, "A R Rahman is my favorite, he's a genius, his personality reflects in his music, it's fantastic, his music is so pure, it's from the soul." And finally Shankar Mahadevan, "A R Rahman is my favourite  because he's a genius, he knows exactly what he's doing, he's very well versed in classical as well as western jazz, all kinds of stuff. And he's open minded."

Bombay Dreams, which had a slow start, went on to become a major hit through word-of-mouth publicity and its run was extended by more than year. A relieved Andrew Lloyd Webber announced plans to take Bombay D reams to Broadway in 2003-2004. Bombay Dreams ended up becoming the biggest West End hit of the year. The music of Bombay Dreams was released to wide spread publicity in India in mid-july with Rahman making an appearance at Planet M in Mumbai and Music World in Chennai to release the music. The British press crowned him with the title 'Mozart of the East'. In India too, the Bombay Dreams score turned into a chart-topper, hitting the number one spot for five continuous weeks on MTV India World Chart Express the list includes top albums from the US and Australia. And Sony Music, which had the rights to the music, said it had a hit on its hands and had already sold 150,000 copies despite the fact that it was priced at a premium like other international numbers and was in English. Webber summed up, "In Rahman, I met someone who I believe could carry the torch of musical theatre into a new dimension."

India has been revelling in Oscar night glory, with the success of Slumdog Millionaire, its composer AR Rahman and the documentary Smile Pinki.

Rahman won two Oscars, best original score and best original song - Jai Ho

Resul Pookutty bagged another award for sound mixing of the rags-to-riches Mumbai movie, which also won best picture and best director.

Smile Pinki, about an Indian cleft-lip girl, won best short documentary.

The success of Slumdog

The Big New Terminal Airport in Madurai

 

Airport specifications
A Kingfisher Airlines ATR-72 at Madurai airport

 

The new terminal was inaugurated recently.A total of 610 acres (27,000,000 sq ft) of land is under acquisition for the expansion of the runway to 12,500 ft (3,800 m) to accommodate large jet aircraft. This terminal with an area of 17,600 m2 (189,000 sq ft) can handle a passenger capacity of 250 each on arrival and departure.citation needed] With the inauguration of this new terminal, Madurai airport would see an addition of international destinations. There is a public demand for direct connectivity to Singapore, Dubai and Kuala Lumpur. SriLankan Airlines had visited the airport in keen interest for commencement flights to Colombo. AirAsia too has expressed its interest in opertating flights to Madurai from Kuala Lumpur.  

 

 

 

Flight operators to introduce bigger aircraft (updated)  

MADURAI: Competition among the airlines in the Madurai-Chennai sector is hotting up with the Jet Airlines introducing Boeing 737 aircraft from Friday. The move will not only increase the number of seats available on the sector, but also reduce airfare significantly.

Airport sources said that Jet Airways would operate the 118-seater Boeing aircraft instead of the ATR aircraft in its morning and evening services. The operator has intended to use it till September 30.

Though the airline sources said that it was only a temporary “fleet-plan” arrangement, travel industry here feels that the airline could consider operation of bigger aircraft on a permanent basis in the long run. “The volume of air passengers from Madurai has increased on a fast pace. The demand is expected to further increase,” said N. Sriram, director of Balika Tours and Travels.

Stating that Spicejet would be introducing its services with Boeing aircraft from this month-end, he said that it would force other players also to fly bigger aircraft.
“A popular perception among passengers is that bigger aircraft are safer. If the services of flight operators are similar, people prefer the one who flies the bigger aircraft,” he said

He pointed out that the immediate impact of Jet Airways flying Boeing aircraft was that it would be doubling the number of seats in the two flight services. He expected that the average airfare that was hovering around Rs. 8,000 on Madurai-Chennai sector would come down by at least Rs. 2,000. Early booking could help passengers save much more, he said.

However, the real airfare war would start only after low-cost airline Spicejet begins its services from September 27. It would be operating daily flights to New Delhi and Mumbai, with a touchdown in Chennai.

Meanwhile, in its winter schedule, Jet Airways would introduce a new flight service to Bangalore from Madurai from October 31, Mr. Sriram said.

Source:- THE Hindu

மதுரை விமான நிலைய புதிய முனையம் திறப்பு

மதுரை : ஒரே நேரத்தில் 7 விமானங்களை நிறுத்தவும், 500 பயணிகளை கையாளவும் ஏற்ற நவீன வசதிகளுடன், மதுரை விமான நிலைய புதிய ஒருங்கிணைந்த முனையம் இன்று திறக்கப்படுகிறது.  ஒருங்கிணைந்த முனையம் 17,500 சதுர மீட்டரில், 128 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில், உள்நாட்டு, வெளிநாட்டு விமானங்கள் வந்து செல்லும் வகையில் உருவாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதில் மூன்று ஏரோ பிரிட்ஜ் இணைப்புகள் ("ஏரோ பிரிட்ஜ் பிங்கர்ஸ்') கட்டப்பட்டு உள்ளன. இதன்மூலம் விமான நிலைய கட்டடத்தில் இருந்து, நேரடியாக விமானத்திற்கு செல்ல முடியும். ஏற்கனவே மதுரை விமானநிலையத்தில் ஒரே நேரத்தில் 5 விமானங்களை நிறுத்த முடியும். புதிய முனையம் திறக்கப்பட்டதும் ஏழு விமானங்களை நிறுத்தலாம்.

பசுமை கட்டடம்: சுற்றுப்புறச் சூழலுக்கு மாசு ஏற்படுத்தாத,  மின்சாரத்தை சேமிக்கும் பசுமை கட்டடமாக ("கிரீன் பில்டிங்') புதிய முனையம் வடிவமைக்கப் பட்டு உள்ளது. ஆறு "எஸ்கலேட்டர்' (நகரும் படிக்கட்டு), ஆறு "லிப்டு'கள் உள்ளன. வெளிநாட்டு பயணங்களுக்கான எமிகிரேஷன், கஸ்டம்ஸ் பணிகளுக்கு தனியிடங்கள் ஒதுக்கப் பட்டுள்ளன.  உள்நாட்டு மற்றும் வெளிநாட்டு பயணிகளை சோதனை செய்வதற்கான (செக் இன் ஏரியா) ஒரே இடத்தில் அமைக்கப்படுகிறது. புறப்படும் 250 பயணிகள், வந்துசேரும் 250 பயணிகள் என 500 பேரை ஒரே நேரத்தில் கையாளுவதற்கான வசதி உருவாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

திறப்பு விழா இன்று(12th Sep 2010) மாலை 3.30 மணிக்கு நடக்கிறது. மத்திய விமான போக்குவரத்து அமைச்சர் பிரபுல் பட்டேல் தலைமை வகிக்கிறார். மத்திய அமைச்சர் மு.க. அழகிரி முன்னிலையில், உள்துறை அமைச்சர் ப. சிதம்பரம் திறந்து வைக்கிறார்.  அக்டோபரில் செயல்படும்: புதிய முனையக் கட்டடத்தை விமான நிலையங்கள் ஆணையக் குழும திட்ட உறுப்பினர் ராஹேஜா நேற்று பார்வையிட்டார். அவர் நிருபர்களிடம் கூறியதாவது: புதிய முனையம் அக்டோபர் இறுதியில் செயல்படத்துவங்கும். இக்கட்டடத்தில் மழை நீர் சேகரிக்க முக்கியத்துவம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. வீணாகும் கழிவு நீரை தனியாக பிரித்து பிளான்ட்டுகள் மூலம் சுத்திகரிப்பு செய்யப்படும். தேவைக்கு ஏற்ப ஊழியர்கள் மற்றும் மத்திய தொழிலக பாதுகாப்புப்படையினர் பணியமர்த்தப்படுவர், என்றார். தென்மண்டல நிர்வாக இயக்குனர் தேவராஜ், பொது மேலாளர் (திட்டம்) சுதாகர், மதுரை விமான நிலைய கட்டுப்பாட்டு அதிகாரி சங்கையா பாண்டியன் உடனிருந்தனர்.

It more ever looks like New Bangalore Airport...
Left Zone - Departure Hall
Right Zone - Arrival Hall
First Floor - Immigration, Security check & Boarding - First Floor.

Airport looking very bright as natural sun light flow inside the terminal as like Bangalore airport...

Since madurai is between 3 to 4hrs distance from many important tourist locations & pilgrimage locations such as Kodaikanal, Thekkady periyar wildlife sanctury, courtallam, Rameswaram, Palani etc etc I am sure madurai will attract more foreign airlines than trichy. Madurai itself is known worldwide for meenakshi temple. Also middle east has good number of people from south TN. Atpresent most of them fly to Trivandrum and take taxi. They will find madurai as more convenient and better. So madurai will have definitely international connections starting with Middle east and far east by next Feb/March.

Atpresent madurai airport has 4 aprons and steps are taken to increase it to 6.

New terminal of trichy is having an area of around 11000 Sq.Mtrs and Madurai terminal will have built up area of 17600 Sq.Mtrs. Roughly 50% more than trichy terminal size.