CHENNAI: Tamil Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay inaugurated the Rs 301 crore Periyar Arivulagam at Gandhipuram in Coimbatore on Friday. The eight storey facility has a built-up area of 1,98,000 sq ft. equipped with modern technological amenities.The Periyar Library and Science centre’s foundation stone was laid by the former Chief minister MK Stalin and was considered one of the significant projects of the DMK Period.However, it was scheduled for inauguration in February this year but was postponed due to construction delay.The library has over 80,000 books and digital-library facilitation. The centre also features a planetarium, STEM Lab, dedicated floor offering reading space for differently abled and also an incubation centre for MSMEs.During the event, chief minister inaugurated 89 completed projects implemented at a cost of ₹408.25 crore, laid the foundation stone for 144 new projects estimated at ₹32.32 crore, and distributed welfare assistance worth ₹34.72 crore to 9,343 beneficiaries
