{{Short description|Tech Park in Chennai, India}} {{About|the building in Taramani, Chennai|its eponymous building|TIDEL Park, Pattabiram}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox building | name = TIDEL Park | native_name = | image = Tidel Park.jpg | image_size = | caption = Front facade | alternate_names = | location = Taramani, Chennai, India | address = 4, Rajiv Gandhi Salai | coordinates = {{coord|12.9896946|80.2487258|display=title}} | construction_start_date = 1998 | completion_date = 2000 | inauguration_date = 4 July 2000 | building_type = IT Special Economic Zone | roof = {{cvt|169.55|ft}} | top_floor = 12 | floor_count = 15 | elevator_count = 19 | architectural_style = | cost = {{INRconvert|3.2|b|year=1999}} | floor_area = {{cvt|1280000|ft2}} | architect = CRN Architects | structural_engineer = | main_contractor = Hyundai Engineering | developer = TIDCO and ELCOT | owner = TIDEL Park Limited | operator = | references = <ref name="Emporis">{{cite web|title=Tidel Park|work= Emporis|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/tidelpark-chennai-india|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228071542/http://www.emporis.com/building/tidelpark-chennai-india|archive-date=28 December 2013|access-date = 18 Dec 2011}}</ref><ref name="Tidel">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tidel-parks-journey-from-chennai-to-smaller-towns-across-tamil-nadu/article67868563.ece|title=TIDEL Parks: journey from Chennai to smaller towns across Tamil Nadu|date=21 February 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref name="CIOL">{{cite news|url=https://www.ciol.com/pm-asias-largest-it-park-chennai/|title=PM opens Asia's largest IT park in Chennai|date=4 July 2000|access-date=1 June 2024|work=CIOL}}</ref><ref name="Info">{{cite web|url=https://properties.cityinfoservices.com/tidel-park-south-a-tharamani-chennai/la29asw/pjd|title=Tidel park|work=City info|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="ET">{{cite web|url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/news.nsf/(docid)/3FFA0B782058088965256941003F73BD|title=Chennai Tidel park to be ready by 2000|work=The Economic Times|date=11 February 1999|issn=0013-0389|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=5 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405022453/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/news.nsf/(docid)/3FFA0B782058088965256941003F73BD|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}
'''TIDEL Park''' is an information technology (IT) park in Chennai, India. It is located on Rajiv Gandhi Salai in the southern locality of Taramani. The building was developed by the Tamil Nadu government agencies TIDCO and ELCOT. It was opened in 2000, and was amongst the first and largest IT parks in South Asia.
== Location == TIDEL Park is located along the Rajiv Gandhi Salai in the southern suburb of Taramani in Chennai. It is located close to the high traffic junction of the road connecting Thiruvanmiyur, opposite to Thiruvanmiyur railway station on the Chennai MRTS line.<ref>{{cite news|title=Relief in sight near Tidel Park|date=30 June 2011|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/30/stories/2011063064330200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704184208/http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/30/stories/2011063064330200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 July 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=26 Oct 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Jul/13/u-shaped-flyover-near-tidel-park-signal-to-be-ready-in-two-weeks|title=U-shaped flyover near Tidel Park signal to be ready in two weeks|date=13 July 2024|access-date=1 August 2024|newspaper=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
== Planning and construction == The Government of Tamil Nadu planned to establish an Information technology (IT) Special Economic Zone in the late 1990s to cater to the growth of the industry. The government assigned TIDCO and ELCOT for the planning of the project.<ref name="Tidel"/> In 1996, suitable locations were scoured and plans were made to utilise eight acres of state land in Taramani. The foundation stone for the construction was laid on 21 August 1998.<ref name="Tidel"/> The building was constructed by Hyundai Engineering.<ref name="ET"/> It was inaugurated by then Indian prime minister Vajpayee on 4 July 2000.<ref name="Tidel"/>
== Financials == The project was built at an estimated cost of {{INRconvert|3.2|b|year=1998}}.<ref name="CIOL"/><ref name="ET"/> The project had an equity share of {{INRconvert|0.94|b}}, of which {{INRconvert|0.4|b}} was held by the state government. The project has a debt to equity ratio of 2.4:1 and the remaining cost was financed through debt.<ref name="ET"/>
== Design == The building has a built up area of {{cvt|1280000|ft2}} including about {{cvt|850000|ft2}} of office space.<ref name="ET"/> The park was amongst the first and largest IT parks in South Asia.<ref name="CIOL"/> The building is divided into eight sections, four each on north and south sides of the structure. The front and back sections are separated by an atria in the middle.<ref name="Info"/> The building has 13 floors including the ground floor and two additional basement floors. It is equipped with 19 elevators and 2 escalators.<ref name="Emporis"/> The design of the building provides office space of various sizes ranging from {{cvt|4000-9000|ft2}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chennai Tidel Park to float global tender for O&M|newspaper=Business Line|date=3 April 2000|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2000/04/03/stories/140360a4.htm|access-date=26 Oct 2011}}</ref>
The building has a 650-seat auditorium, a 130-seat conference hall, and a {{cvt|16000|ft2}} food court. There is a parking space for 4,000 two-wheeler and 1,200 cars in the basement.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tidel Park cuts rental by 13% |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tidel-park-cuts-rental-by-13chennai/articleshow/5870211.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|date=29 April 2010|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> The building is equipped with central air conditioning, a telephone exchange, and dedicated internet lines.<ref name="CIOL"/> An integrated building management system is used for the management of the building.<ref>{{cite web|last=Krithika Reddy|first=T.|title=Architect of change|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai|date=25 April 2011|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/money-and-careers/article1766383.ece|access-date=25 Oct 2011}}</ref> Electricity is provided by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board through a dedicated substation.<ref name="ET"/>
== Other projects == Several other TIDEL Parks have been established across the state. In 2010, a TIDEL park was established in Coimbatore. Spanning {{cvt|914000|ft2}}, it was built at a cost of {{INRconvert|4.07|b|year=2010}}.<ref name="Tidel"/> The park was built on a {{cvt|9.5|acre}} plot near arterial Avinashi road in Peelamedu.<ref>{{cite news|author=Pradeep Kumar Singh|title=One more firm takes space at the TIDEL Park|date=19 July 2011|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-19/coimbatore/29790713_1_tidel-park-tidel-park-space|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405193945/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-19/coimbatore/29790713_1_tidel-park-tidel-park-space|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 April 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref> Conceived in August 2006, foundation stone for the Park was laid in February 2007, and the construction began in September 2008. The park has five floors apart from three underground floors.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sujatha|first=S.|title=Tidel Park Coimbatore to start functioning from Jan 2010|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=2 March 2009|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-03-02/news/27659540_1_elcot-56-acre-it-sez-sq-ft|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603131842/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-03-02/news/27659540_1_elcot-56-acre-it-sez-sq-ft|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2012|access-date=26 Oct 2011}}</ref> In 2024, a new TIDEL Park complex was opened in the western suburb of Pattabiram in Chennai. The 21-storey building spanning across {{cvt|557000|ft2}} was constructed at an estimated cost of {{INRconvert|2.85|b}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=TN to set up TIDEL-III Park Pattabiram|newspaper=The Times of India|date=28 September 2016|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tidel-Park-to-come-up-in-Pattabiram/articleshow/54570113.cms|access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref>
The state government has planned to expand the existing TIDEL Park in Coimbatore on an adjoining {{cvt|9|acre}} plot at a cost of {{INRconvert|2.5|b}}.<ref>{{cite news|date=24 July 2021|title=2nd Tidel Park in the Coimbatore district strengthens the hope of unemployed youths - YourCoimbatore.com|url=https://yourcoimbatore.com/tidel-park-coimbatore/|access-date=3 December 2024|work=Your Coimbatore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Preetha|first=M. Soundariya|date=26 November 2017|title=IT parks on an expansion mode in Coimbatore|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/it-parks-on-an-expansion-mode-in-coimbatore/article20943373.ece|access-date=3 December 2024|newspaper=The Hindu|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Parks have also been planned at other cities such as Madurai, Tiruchirappalli.<ref>{{cite news|date=17 September 2022|title=CM Stalin Announces Third Tidel Park For Madurai City|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/cm-stalin-announces-third-tidel-park-for-madurai-city/articleshow/94258649.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> Smaller neo parks have also been planned in Tiruppur, Vellore, Salem, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, and Sivagangai with the first such park inaugurated in Villupuram in 2024.<ref name="Tidel"/>
==See also== {{Portal|India|Architecture}} * List of tallest buildings in Chennai * Architecture of Chennai * Software industry in Chennai
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == {{commons category|TIDEL Park}} *[https://www.tidelpark.com/ Official homepage]
{{Chennai Topics}} {{High-technology business districts in Chennai}}
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