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MEENAKSHI PAPERMILL -PUNALUR
In 1888, the TRAVANCORE PAPERMILL WAS COMMISSIONED. THE THEN TRAVANCORE KING GAVE PERMISSION TO ONE BRITISH INDUSTRIALIST Mr. T.J.CAMEROON FOR STARTING A PAPERMILL. ' REEDS' ,THE MAIN RAW MATERIAL FOR MAKING PULP,WERE AVAILABLE IN ABUNDANCE ,IN PUNALUR FORESTS.ESPECIALLY IN KULATHUPUZHA HILLS.
HE SOLD THE MILL TO ONE OF INDIAN INDUSTRIALISTS AND THE NEW NAME WAS LAKSHMI PAPER MILL.
G. SUNDARARAJA IYENGAR NEGOTIATED WITH HIM AND BOUGHT THE MILL . BEING A STRONG DEVOTEE OF MADURAI MEENAKSHI AMMAN , CHETTIYAR WANTED TO NAMETHE MILL AFTER HIS FAVOURITE GODESS . MEENAKSHI.
THUS LAKSHMI PAPER MILL GOT THE NAME " MEENAKSHI PAPER MILL" .
G.SUNDARA RAJA IYENGAR BECAME THE FIRST HEADCLERK / ACCOUNTANT OF THIS MILL.
NARASIMHA IYER WAS THE MANAGER .
ENTRUSTING THE MILL ,CHETTIYAR WENT BACK TO MADURAI.
THE MAIN CLIENTS WERE THE TEXTILE MILLS OF MADURAI WHO WANTED THE PAPERBOARD CONE FOR THE THREADS TO BE WOUND AND PUT ON MACHINES .
THE FIRST PRODUCTS WERE PAPER BOARD CONES AND HARD BOARDS FOR PACKING CLOTHES .
MEENAKSHI PAPERMILL STARTED IN THE BEGINNING OF 20th CENTUARY .
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