COIMBATORE - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.......

HISTORY OF COIMBATORE (1800-1900):

Coimbatore played a prominent role in the Second Poligar War against the British in 1801, when the first attack was done against the British Columns stationed in Coimbatore by the Poligars of Salem, Coimbatore and Dindigul region along with some Malabar and Mysore rebels.

In 1804 Coimbatore was established as a capital for the newly formed Coimbatore district and in 1848, it was accorded the municipality status. Coimbatore was in two parts for purposes of revenue administration. In 1804, the areas were merged into one and brought under one District Collector.

Sir Robert Stanes, a British entrepreneur and philanthropist, became the first Chairman of the Coimbatore City Council and also founded the Stanes School in 1862, a major higher secondary school that has stood until the present day as a jewel of the city.

During that time, Mr.H.S.GREAME,[I/C] from 20/10/1803 to 20/01/1805 was the Collector.In 1868, the Nilgiris District was bifurcated from the Coimbatore District. At the opening of the present century there were ten taluks in the district viz., Bhavani, Coimbatore, Dharapuram, Erode, Karur, Kollegal, Palladam, Pollachi, Satyamangalam and Udumalaipettai. The name of Satyamangalam taluk was subsequently changed as Gopichettipalaiyam. Avinashi taluk was formed in the year Karur taluk happened to be transferred to Tiruchirappalli district.

Happy to be a Coimbatore

Coimbatore News Online

This section is dedicated for online news about Coimbatore

9th August 2011
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1. It has been decided to install Solar street lights for Coimbatore roads. At present lot of street lights on roads are not glowing during nights and the main reason is due to power shortage. So the new government is planning to go for Solar street lights on roads to save electricity.

2. Lot of new companies in Coimbatore are opening for jobs. Job hunt is going in an increasing trend in Coimbatore companies.

Coimbatore Airport

New Airport building plan

New Airport at Coimbatore started functioning for about one year and the construction of Coimbatore airport is really brilliant in terms of aesthetics and functionality. Really one can appreciate the design of the new airport building. But the functioning of Coimbatore airport like verification, security scanning etc to be improved to make it a really good international airport.

Coimbatore Airport Flight Schedule

The above table shows the flight schedules in Coimbatore airport as on 06th August 2011. Schedules may change and hence viewers are requested to see the updates in other official flight schedule websites.

Nilgiris Super Market

Nilgiris Super Market is extending its branches all over Coimbatore. Recently Nilgiris opened a Super Market in Singanallur, Coimbatore. It is located just opposite to Shanthi Social Services. Already Nilgiris Super Market is located in main city areas like Ramanadapuram, Anna Statue etc.

Taj Hotel Coimbatore

Taj Hotels has now arrived at Coimbatore. Yes...! At the main area called Race Course Road, this Taj Hotels is situated and it is a new beginning for Coimbatore. For such a business class city this hotel is a pleasant stay for businessmen. All kind of business meetings, parties and other social gatherings happens here.

Aloft Hotels

A new beginning...

Aloft is another hotel series opened by Starwood groups after Le Meridien. It is a grand hotel located at the heart of the city at Kamarajar Road. Airport is easy to access from Aloft hotels. From here the main place of the city called Hopes College is very near within 1 km. Also the central bus stand situated at Singanallur is also about 2 km from this hotel.

The latest news is that Aloft hotels is going to open in Coimbatore on 1st August 2011.

Le Meridien Coimbatore

One of the best Starwood hotels in Coimbatore

Recently Le Meridien is opened in Coimbatore next to Chinniyampalayam. It is a great opening at Coimbatore as this hotel is just 5 km from Coimbatore Airport. Businessmen are very happy after opening this hotel. There are much of business class stays, meetings are happening in this hotel after its grand opening.

Improved Town hall area

Town Hall is an important area in Coimbatore and in 2011 one can see lot of improvements coming in this area. Especially new dress show rooms like Chennai Silks, Ganapathy Silks opened and running successfully. Recently the giant dress show room POTHYS opened their shop in Town Hall which is another big development here. Also the retail giant Big Bazaar (a Pantaloon group) is having a shopping mall here in town hall only. This is one of the most crowded area in Coimbatore and one can see a blend of people, buses, traffic, variety of businesses etc here. It is definitely an enjoyable one to walk through Town Hall.

L & T Bye Pass

This is a huge gift for Coimbatore residents. Earlier before developing this bye pass, all lorries and heavy vehicles pass through the city which lead to a heavy traffic and congestion always. Now after opening this bye pass by Larsen and Tubro, all vehicles and lorries are bye passed through this road especially the trucks coming from Kerala passing through Coimbatore. Also it is a big saving grace for the truck drivers. Recent days there are huge constructions and developments happening in this bye pass road. Some new colleges like Sakthi Engineering are getting opened. Big companies like Premier Evolvics, Container Corporation of India are opened in this bye pass which makes it more popular.

Ukkadam Bye Pass

A new Bye Pass was built so that the travelers going to Ukkadam region can reach there easily through this bye pass. The construction is very good and it is a gift to bike riders through Ukkadam. Also many lorries pass through this way so that more traffic can be avoided inside the city. It is a pleasure to travel through this bye pass in night times. The illuminations on both the sides are really good and one can enjoy riding through this way.

New Bus Stand built

A new hi-tech bus stand was built in Mettupalayam Road of Coimbatore. All buses going to Mettupalayam and Ooty will start from this bus stand. All hi-tech amenities are provided in this bus stand. People visiting this bus stand are more happy that a good infrastructure is made in Coimbatore. Due to this bus stand, a good amount of traffic reduction can be achieved in Coimbatore.

New flyover at Gandhipuram

Gandhipuram is one of the busiest places in Coimbatore with a huge amount of traffic in morning and evening times. It is very difficult to drive in this area during those times. Owing to this problem, government planned to build a huge flyover at Gandhipuram. The plan is finalized and construction work is under progress. The plan image is given here.

CODISSIA Complex in Coimbatore

CODISSIA is an important development in Coimbatore. Here only all the important trade fair and other functions will take place. The recent "Ulaga thamizh Maanadu" a big international celebration happened here only. Important trade fairs in textile, automobile, agricultural industries happens here in CODISSIA complex.

CODISSIA Complex photo gallery

Hall 'E' in CODISSIA complex

Hall 'E' in CODISSIA complex

Main Hall of CODISSIA complex

Brookfields

Brookfields is a big shopping mall recently built in Coimbatore. It contains big retail stores and shopping centers like LifeStyle, RMKV, Reliance Digital, Max, Reliance Foot Prints etc. This mall is constructed in a very high budget. it contains multi storey building with two level underground parking facilities. Six theaters (Reliance groups) is going to be opened in this complex.

Now brookfields contains more branded show rooms like Max, Pantaloons, Reliance Trends, Mahindra Retail, Lilliput, Allen Solly show room, Indian Terrain and more...!

TIDEL Park, Coimbatore

The Information Technology Park of Tamilnadu called TIDEL Park is built at Coimbatore near Airport. The built up area is about 1.7 million square feet. Big companies like Infosys, TCS are going to make offices here and it will create a major employment boom in Coimbatore.

Sahara City in Coimbatore

Sahara group planned to build a huge residence city in Coimbatore named "SAHARA CITY". The plan is finalized and construction work is almost finished and now people started buying homes. The construction is huge and well planned. You can verify the website www.saharacityhomes.com/coimbatore.asp.

A latest news is that Sahara city is in a court case problem due to delay in construction of residential facilities.

PSG College of Technology Over Bridge

Bridge connecting two colleges

This bridge was built a few years before to avoid accidents of students. It connects PSG College of Technology and PSG Institute of Management facilitating the students to cross the heavy traffic Avinashi road using this bridge. It is a giant bridge connecting the two colleges. Earlier there was a accident and this bridge collapsed initially. Later this bridge was rebuilt and now it is a successful one in Coimbatore. It helps students very much and students going to hostels will cross through this bridge hence avoiding road crossings.

Coimbatore - Fastest Growing City in India

Coimbatore City (Kovai) is one of the top 10 fastest growing cities of India. Coimbatore district has a population of about 34.72 Lakhs (Census in 2011). Coimbatore is also a district capital. There are more than 25,000 small, medium, large scale industries and textile mills.

Coimbatore District has six taluks namely Coimbatore(North), Coimbatore(South), Mettupalayam, Sulur, Pollachi and Valparai and two revenue divisions of Coimbatore and Pollachi. Coimbatore is famous for Schools, Universities,Engineering Colleges, Medical,Management Schools, Textiles- Yarn, Knitted Garments, Handlooms, Textile Machinery, Motors, Pumps, Industrial goods, Cotton, Tea, and Software.