₹290 cr sanctioned for MK library in Tiruchy
The New Indian Express Madurai|December 19, 2024
THE state government has sanctioned ₹290 crore for constructing a "world-class" library and intellectual centre in Tiruchy, which will be named after DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi.
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The library will be built on 1.85 hectares of land near circuit house road.

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