Sivakasi is a city and municipality in Virudhunagar District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
The town is known for its fire cracker, match and printing industries. The industries in Sivakasi employ over 25,000 people with an estimated turn over of ₹20 billion (US$300 million).
The town is known for its fire cracker, match and printing industries. The industries in Sivakasi employ over 25,000 people with an estimated turn over of ₹20 billion (US$300 million).
Economy
The economy of Sivakasi is dependent on three major industries: fire crackers, match manufacturing and printing.
The town has 520 registered printing industries, 53 match factories, 32
chemical factories, seven soda factories, four flour mills and two rice
and oil mills. The town is the nodal center for firecracker
manufacturing at the national level. In 2011, the industry employed over
25,000 people and some of the private enterprises had an annual
turnover of ₹5 billion
(US$74 million). In 2011, the combined estimated turnover of the
firecracker, match making and printing industry in the town was around ₹20 billion
(US$300 million). Approximately 70% of the firecrackers and matches
produced in India are from Sivakasi. The hot and dry climate of the town
is conducive for the firecracker and match making industries.
The raw
materials for these industries were procured from Sattur earlier, but was discontinued due to the high power and production cost. The source of raw materials is Kerala and Andaman. The paper for the printing industry is procured from various states.The town is a major producer of diaries, contributing to 30% of the
total diaries produced in India. Printing industry in the town was
initially utilized for printing labels for the firecrackers and later
evolved with modern machinery to grow as a printing hub. In 2012, all
the industries suffered 15–20% production loss due to power shortage and
escalating labor cost.
Transportation
Road
The Sivakasi municipality maintains 65.151 km (40.483 mi) of road. The
town has 13.035 km (8.100 mi) concrete road and 52.116 km (32.383 mi)
bituminous road. A total of 2.5 km (1.6 mi) of state highways is
maintained by the State Highways Department. Four major roads connect the town with Sattur, Virudhunagar, Srivilliputhur and Vembakottai;
there are no bypass roads around the town. There are eight major
intersections located across different parts in these major roads.
Rail
Sivakasi railway station is located in the rail head from Madurai to Sengottai. It connects Tamil Nadu with Kerala through Rajapalayam and Sengottai. The Podhigai Express connects Sivakasi to Sengottai and Chennai Egmore in either directions. All other express trains ply from Virudunagar station. There are also passenger trains running either side from Madurai to Shencottah.
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