Can anybody tell me about sripermandur which is situated near Kanchipuram?

Question

I am interested in the history and any sight seeing details in and around this place

Answer 1

Sriperumbudur is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It located in proximity to Chennai, is a town in the Kanchipuram district of Tamilnadu, India. On 21st May 1991, Rajiv Gandhi, the then former Prime Minister of India was assassinated by a human bomb in Sriperumbudur. Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering is located near Sriperumbudur. It is the birth place of Sri Ramanuja , one of the most prominent Hindu Vaishnava saints. There is now a temple of Lord Vishnu at his birthplace.

Sriperumbudur has been an attraction for major electronic and hardware manufacturing companies as they have started setting up shops in the past few months. It all began with Nokia, the Finnish telecom major setting up a Telecom SEZ, first of its kind in the country at a cost of $ 100 million, along with all of its major suppliers. The unit has already begun production, and the company plans to pump-in another $ 150 million into the project. Following suit was the US-based Flextronics, which offers electronic manufacturing services (EMS), committing $ 100 million, for an industrial park, which would manufacture telecom equipments including handsets.

Recent entrants include Taiwan-based Honhai-Foxconn - the world's second largest EMS manufacturer - and US-based Motorola (for making handsets). It all began with Nokia and Flextronics, leading to a naturally created manufacturing hub for electronics, which then pulled in other companies.

Sriperumbudur is strategically placed on the Chennai-Bangalore highway, just about 40 kilometers from the main city, and offers all that the international giants want to get their business running in the country. Industrial infrastructure facilities are being constructed while the companies are in the process of setting up their units. With good highways and infrastructure and not being too far from a major metropolis (Chennai), Sriperumbudur offers all the facilities that these companies want. Sriperumbudur is already becoming a strong case for being developed into a satellite township.

Hyundai cars are manufactured here.Nokia has set up a production center here. Saint Gobain manufactures floating glass here.Vellakotai Murugan temple is just about 9kms away from Sriperumbudur, where u can find the tallest Murugan statue in India.

Other Nokia partners from Finland such as Salcomp and Perlos are also in the process of setting up their units in Nokia Zone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriperumbudur

Sriperumbudur has transformed into a technology hub with the biggest global names like Nokia, Flextronics and Hyundai setting up shop here.Set among rice fields and wetlands, sleepy Sriperumbudur jumped on to the world map that night May 21, 1991, with the assassination here of Rajiv Gandhi, who many at that time thought was the future of India.

Answer 2

Sriperumbathur has got Rajiv Gandhi Memorial... its the place where he was assasinated. Also a car racing track is there. Further lots of industries in and around this town.

Answer 3

if this is abt sriperumbudur then refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriperumbudur

I dont think there is any place of historic significance in and around srip... Kanchi is a good option.. sri... is known for is industries and not a tourist destination..

Answer 4

its the place where rajiv gandhi assasinated