# Tamil Nadu CM opens 301-crore library and science centre

> Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay inaugurates Periyar Arivulagam in Coimbatore, a major cultural facility housing 80 lakh books and multiple learning spaces.
- Title: Tamil Nadu CM opens 301-crore library and science centre
- Summary: Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay inaugurates Periyar Arivulagam in Coimbatore, a major cultural facility housing 80 lakh books and multiple learning spaces…
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- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-inaugurates-30171-crore-periyar-arivulagam-in-coimbatore/article71591658.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-10-16T10:17:47+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: c. joseph vijay, periyar arivulagam, coimbatore, tamil nadu, library, science centre, news, politics
## Vijay opens Periyar Arivulagam
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay inaugurated Periyar Arivulagam on October 16, 2026, a library and science centre built at three hundred one point seventy one crore rupees in Gandhipuram, Coimbatore.
## Statue of Thanthai Periyar unveiled
At the inauguration, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay also unveiled a statue of Thanthai Periyar at the facility.
## Building spans eight storeys
The eight-storey building, including the ground floor, has a built-up area of one point ninety eight lakh square feet and stands on six point ninety eight acres of land belonging to Coimbatore Central Prison.
## Eighty lakh books and multiple facilities
Periyar Arivulagam houses a collection of eighty lakh books and includes an auditorium, planetarium, science centres, libraries for children and persons with disabilities, and facilities for competitive examination aspirants.
## Vijay signs visitors' book first
During the inauguration, Chief Minister Vijay toured the facility and interacted with government schoolchildren. He became its first person to sign the visitors' book, writing Know More Fear Less.

> Know More Fear Less.
## Foundation stone laid in November 2024
The foundation stone was laid and construction began on November 6, 2024, during the previous DMK regime.
## Vijay inaugurates 89 other projects
Chief Minister Vijay also inaugurated eighty nine completed projects worth four hundred eight point twenty five crore rupees and laid foundation stones for one hundred forty four new projects estimated to cost thirty two point…
## Key takeaway

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay inaugurated Periyar Arivulagam, an eighty-lakh-book library and science centre built at three hundred one point seventy one crore rupees in Coimbatore.