37-477: Edappadi (also spelt Edappadi or Idappadi ) is a municipality in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu , India . Edappadi was once known for its thriving power loom industry. The economy is diversified by agriculture, heavy truck transport, granite, entertainment and foundries. The rocks around Edappadi are expected to contain rare minerals. The name is derived from the family name 'Edayar', which means
74-561: A special-purpose district . The English word is derived from French municipalité , which in turn derives from the Latin municipalis , based on the word for social contract ( municipium ), referring originally to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting
111-413: A thousand acres of land each. The Airports Authority of India has already stated that even if the land is acquired for current airport also, its runway would have to be broken down, and a new runway would be built, which would cost almost the same as building a new airport. This is also the reason why farmers and protestors are opposing the expansion of current airport and requesting the officials to stop
148-570: A variable terrain. The Sankagiri-Edappadi route via Veerappam Palayam and Sunnambukkuttai is rocky. Edappadi is located in the Salem District of the state Tamilnadu . It is one of the most important textile areas. It is situated 43 km from the West of Salem city. The major geographical features of the region include the Sarabanga River and Soriyankaradu Mountain, which is 5 km away from
185-611: A warehouse and a hangar to provide maintenance to larger aircraft, covering an area of around 100 acres. The newly proposed expansion falls under the UDAN Scheme, an initiative jointly funded by the Government of India and state governments across India that aims to 'let the common citizen fly'. The expansion is mainly viewed for the operation of more flights to major and further destinations in India and abroad, like Delhi , Mumbai and for
222-688: Is Sankari Durg, located 16 km away. Edappadi is well-connected by road with major cities in Tamil Nadu . A new outer ring road was constructed around Edappadi, which connects Edappadi to Sankari Road, Salem Road, Jalakandapuram Road, Poolampatti Road, Koneripatti Road, and Komarapalayam Road to avoid more traffic in town. The Edappadi bus stand is situated in the center of the town. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation , Salem provides daily bus services from Edappadi to Chennai , Bengaluru , Coimbatore , Trichy , Madurai , Kumbakonam , Chidambaram , and Hosur . The Government Boys Higher Secondary School
259-568: Is a domestic airport serving the city of Salem , along with neighboring cities of Erode and Karur , in Tamil Nadu , India . It is located at Kamalapuram in Omalur taluk , 19 km (12 mi) north-west from the city centre. It was the sixth-busiest airport in Tamil Nadu after Chennai , Coimbatore , Tiruchirappalli , Madurai , and Tuticorin airports. It is also the fifth-largest airport in Tamil Nadu in terms of runway length. The airport
296-403: Is capable of handling 4 ATR-72 type aircraft and 2 Airbus A320 type aircraft. Its terminal building can cater to 100 passengers. Navigational facilities at the runway include Very high frequency (VHF) radio, Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI), and a Non-directional beacon (NDB). The excellent conditions prevailing at the airport are highly suitable for flight training. The airport
333-534: Is in the Konganapuram Idappadi Taluk Salem District. Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term municipality may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to
370-621: Is located on National Highway 44 (NH-44), about 19 km (12 mi) from the Central Bus Terminus . Frequent bus services are available from the Town Bus Terminus and also from the central bus terminus via Omalur . The airport is 17 km (11 mi) from the major railway station, Salem Junction , and the nearest railway stations are Omalur Junction railway station and Karuppur railway station . Cab services, call taxis and auto rickshaws provide 24 hours commuting services to
407-453: Is now the hotspot for the establishment of flight training and pilot training centers in southern India. Given the state of the art infrastructure available here, it is an ideal training airport and base for aspiring pilots. The flight training organisation (FTO) "Ekvi Air" has started functioning from August 2023 at Salem and now is the only licensed FTO in Tamil Nadu, out of 36 FTOs in India. The Government of Tamil Nadu has issued orders for
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#1732863268939444-585: Is one of Edappadi's oldest schools. It has the second biggest playground in the Salem Dt. The following are also local schools: Periyar University Constituent Arts & Science College has been functioning in Edappadi since 2016. It was inaugurated by Government of Tamil Nadu Late Chief Minister Dr. J. Jayalalitha . More than 1200 students were studying in the Arts & Science College. The Vidhyaa Arts and Science College
481-605: Is supplied by the Cauvery River and 'Periya-yeri' (Big-lake) near the town. It is surrounded by many lakes, including Periyayeri, ChettiarYeri, Punka-yeri, Reddipatti-Yeri, Kavadikaranoor -Yeri (Aachampalli Yeri). Edappadi has an average elevation of 288 m (945 ft). It is situated at the basin of a hill called 'Soorieya malai' (Mountain of Sun). The mountain does not have any plants due to its rocky and unusual properties. Research done by Periyar University Geologist shows it consists of rare radioactive minerals. Edappadi has
518-437: Is too small to be expanded further due to rise in urban growth around it and issues, as well as protests from people and farmers, towards acquiring land for expansion and development, it has been considered to build a new airport for the city. There are area constraints too, where two areas–the steel plant area of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and the magnesite mining area of Tamil Nadu Magnesite Limited (TANMAG)–own more than
555-504: The Hyderabad -based Turbo Megha Airways Private Limited had intimated the AAI of commencing flight services from Salem in the first week of December 2018. Air Odisha was also likely to commence operations from the airport by the middle of February in the following year. The AAI had already signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with these airlines. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has changed
592-670: The state . Municipalities may have the right to tax individuals and corporations with income tax , property tax , and corporate income tax , but may also receive substantial funding from the state. In some European countries, such as Germany, municipalities have the constitutional right to supply public services through municipally-owned public utility companies . Terms cognate with "municipality", mostly referring to territory or political structure, are Spanish municipio (Spain) and municipalidad (Chile), Catalan municipi , Portuguese município . In many countries, terms cognate with "commune" are used, referring to
629-452: The Salem collectorate to protest against land acquisition for airport expansion in the city. The primary reason for the protest has been the safeguarding of the land and livelihoods. The proposed expansion of the airport requires 567 acres of land. The main reason for this protest is that if 570 acres of fertile lands are acquired, then their livelihoods would be ruined, and due to long distance from
666-552: The Spanish term ayuntamiento , referring to a municipality's administration building, is extended via synecdoche to denote the municipality itself. In Moldova and Romania , both municipalities ( municipiu ; urban administrative units) and communes ( comună ; rural units) exist, and a commune may be part of a municipality. In many countries, comparable entities may exist with various names. Salem Airport (India) Salem Airport ( IATA : SXV , ICAO : VOSM )
703-524: The acquisition and change the location of the airport. Flight services resumed now from October 2023 to Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Cochin. Lok Sabha member S. R. Parthiban stated that new routes from the airport would be added soon. IndiGo makes connections to 82 destinations from Salem via above mentioned metros. There is high demand from various trading associations and business fraternities to commence night landing facilities and additional flights to Chennai from Salem Airport. The airport
740-613: The age of six, constituting 2,759 males and 2,652 females. Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes accounted for 7.62% and .01% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 64.67%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 14,560 households. There were a total of 27,764 workers, comprising 1,327 cultivators, 4,140 main agricultural labourers, 2,071 in household industries, 19,257 other workers, 969 marginal workers, 30 marginal cultivators, 129 marginal agricultural labors, 114 marginal workers in household industries and 696 other marginal workers. As per
777-488: The airline withdrew the service only after three months, citing non-viability as the reason. The airport laid in disuse since then, as no airline was willing to invest in this sector. Although the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had spruced up the airport and made it ready for operation, airlines did not show interest to fly, fearing low patronage. In 2006, Air Deccan agreed to begin its Salem operations, but only if
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#1732863268939814-491: The airport by beginning flights to Bangalore and Kochi , from 16 October 2023, under the UDAN 5.0 Scheme. IndiGo has started flights from the airport to Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad from October 2023. Also, Indigo makes connections to over 83 domestic and 11 International destinations, from Salem via Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. The airport has one runway, oriented 04/22, and is 6,000 feet long. Its 200 by 75-meter apron
851-410: The city centre, they requested that instead of using thousands of acres of land, the land could be chosen which is more available and more easily accessible within 10 to 15 kilometres from the city centre. The land for the initial airport was acquired in 1989 from the parents and grandparents of those protesting now. When the Salem district administration began formalities to acquire lands for expansion,
888-461: The communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction , from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco , to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York . The territory over which a municipality has jurisdiction may encompass: Powers of municipalities range from virtual autonomy to complete subordination to
925-525: The community living in the area and the common interest. These include terms: The same terms "Gemeente" (Dutch) or "Gemeinde" (German) may be used for church congregations or parishes, for example, in the German and Dutch Protestant churches. In Greece, the word Δήμος ( demos ) is used, also meaning 'community'; the word is known in English from the compound democracy (rule of the people). In some countries,
962-444: The dharishanam of Palani Murugan Temple at Palani . The economy of the town revolves around the manufacture of towels and lungis . Most of the population depends on agriculture and power loom weaving. Thousands of power looms stand idle due to workforce migration in search of higher pay in other industries. A lack of irrigation projects has led to frequent droughts even though the large Cauvery river flows just 10 km away from
999-622: The expansion of the airport by acquiring an additional 570 acres of land from the nearby villages of Sikkanampatti, Thumbipadi, Pottiyapuram, and Kamalapuram, mostly for the expansion of the runway from 1,806 m (6,000 ft) to 2,438 m (8,000 ft) to handle larger aircraft like the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 types, and in the future to make it capable of serving the Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 types. The existing runway can only handle ATR-72 type aircraft. More facilities have been planned to be added to make it at par with large international airports, such as
1036-405: The farmers and the residents strongly opposed it. They also urged the district administration and the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu , Edappadi K. Palaniswami , to drop the survey, even as they were assured of huge amounts in compensation. On 19 June 2018, activists including Piyush Manush and Mansoor Ali Khan were arrested for protesting against the airport expansion. As the airport
1073-427: The local industry deposited at least ₹ 90 lakh or gave a commitment for 50% bookings. Meanwhile, Air Deccan merged with Kingfisher Airlines . Kingfisher Airlines did provide a service to Chennai, but terminated the service in 2012 owing to its financial problems. After a 3-year wait and prolonged negotiations, Kingfisher Airlines resumed daily flights to Chennai using its ATR aircraft on 15 November 2009. The service
1110-473: The night parking facility of aircraft from Bangalore and Chennai . At present the airport is equipped to park four ATR-type aircraft or two A320s. Protests have been going on against the expansion of the airport since 2010, when the then state government started acquisition of land. The villagers forcibly stopped the survey and even held the team of officials in hostage for some time. On 27 April 2018, hundreds of farmers and their family members laid siege to
1147-445: The people who survived with cows, buffalo and house animals. Edappadi is located at 11°35′N 77°51′E / 11.58°N 77.85°E / 11.58; 77.85 . The Sarabanga River , originating from Shevaroy Hills passes through the town of Edappadi. After developments and urbanization, the river has dried and become more of a sewage canal. The Cauvery River flows 6 km away from Edappadi. Edappadi's water
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1184-603: The religious census of 2011, 96.1% of Edappadi's population were Hindus , 3.03% were Muslims , 0.72% were Christians , 0.01% Sikhs , 0.0% Buddhists , 0.0% Jains , 0.13% following other religions and 0.0% were following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference. Edappadi has a festival celebration every year: "kavadi padhayathirai", held by the Sri Vanniyar Kula Shathriyar and ParuvathaRajakulam( Parvatha Rajan Vamsam) communities. The festival follows 370 years of tradition. People from Edappadi go to
1221-598: The status of the airport to “served airport” from “underserved and unserved” status, to enable introduction of flight services in March 2018, as a major development. The only commercial passenger flight to Chennai operated by TruJet was suspended after the airline was shut down due to bankruptcy in June 2021. Since then, the airport remained inoperative, until when in September 2023, Alliance Air announced to restart flight operations from
1258-458: The town. Edappadi is spread over an area of 28.22 km. The climate in Edappadi is very hot in the summer and mildly cooler in the winter. The monsoon rain starts around October to November. May and June are windy when the summer rainy season begins. According to 2011 census , Edappadi had a population of 54,823 with a sex-ratio of 946 females for every 1,000 males, much more than the national average of 929. A total of 5,411 people were under
1295-462: The town. Former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami proposed a diversion of 0.5tmcft of Mettur surplus water to the Salem tanks for a total cost of 565 Crores. The above scheme could bring irrigation to land in the Edappadi and Sankari taluks that was previously without irrigation, which would help enable sustainability for the people in the area. The nearest airport is Salem Airport , situated 38 km from Edappadi. The nearest railway station
1332-627: Was constructed in April 1993 at a cost of ₹ 6 crore (US$ 720,000), covering an area of 136 acres, which was extensively donated by local traders and industrialists. A total of around ₹ 50 lakh, including ₹ 30 lakh, was funded by Salem Steel Plant . Originally, it was planned for Vayudoot to begin flight services, using small aircraft and conceived with a 1,350-metre runway, it was later expanded by another 600 meters to accommodate bigger planes. Initially, NEPC Airlines operated flights to Chennai and Coimbatore via Salem, using Fokker F-27 aircraft. However,
1369-516: Was withdrawn again on 28 October 2011, due to its financial problem. At last, flight service commenced again from the airport to Chennai under the government's UDAN Scheme in March 2018, this time by TruJet . G. K. Chaukiyal, executive director (UDAN-RCS) at Airports Authority of India (AAI), in an e-mail message to the President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Salem, stated that
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