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constructions ltd. is an indian construction company . 1 contents 1 overview 2 timeline 3 project updates 4 marg karaikal port 5 real estate residential 6 real estate commercial 7 marg swarnabhoomi 7.1 location 7.2 industries marg swarnabhoomi 8 marg foundation 9 references 10 external links overview edit established in 1994 marg ltd. is one of india s fastest growing infrastructure organizations and is listed by dun & bradstreet as among india s top 500 companies 2011 . the company is promoted by g r k reddy a first generation entrepreneur and is listed on the bombay stock exchange and its shares are traded on the nse under the category of permitted security . marg group employs over 1 000 people at various locations across india . citation needed timeline edit 1994 founded by g r k reddy a first generation entrepreneur . 1995 may marg announced an ipo raised rs .12 million and began trading on the bombay stock exchange 1995 december developed marg center an 8 000 sq ft 740 m2 . commercial complex in vijayawada andhra pradesh . 1996 launched sai subhodaya apartments in chennai . 1998 completion of wescare towers in chennai . 2004 completion of marg s digital zone i on the chennai it corridor . 2006 obtained the government of puducherry s concession for the development of a modern port at karaikal 2006 foreign currency convertible bonds fccb launched 2006 mou with oakwoord asia pacific for operation and management of serviced apartments . 2006 entered into a joint venture with housing and urban development corporation ltd. hudco to form signa infrastructure india limited . 2007 march conceived the riverside mall cum business hotel project 2007 may formal approval for marg s spv new chennai township private limited nctpl 2007 june completion of marg square on the chennai it corridor . 2007 july completion of digital zone ii on the it corridor . 2007 august launched ramlakshmi enclave in tenali andhra pradesh 2007 november launched tapovan villas 2008 february launched marg swarnabhoomi the 24 carat neo city with 2 notified special economic zones 2008 may marg to develop fishing harbour at rajakkamangalam thurai near kanyakumari . 2008 august marg chennai marathon in aid of give life charity 2008 december marg awarded the contract for the development and operation of the bijapur greenfield airport 2008 december marg signs consultancy agreement with surbana of singapore for prefab construction technology for marg swarnabhoomi 2009 january formal approval for port based sez at karaikal 2009 january marg launches pushpadruma an apartment project at kalavakkam on the old mahabalipuram road in chennai . 2 2009 february marg and bala vidya mandir chennai sign mou to set up a concept school at marg swarnabhoomi called bvm global . 2009 march marg launches vishwashakti an integrated township in the temple town of tirupati andhra pradesh 2009 april karaikal port inaugurated 2009 april mou signed with chinmaya heritage centre for marg chennai family quiz 2009 . 3 2009 may swarnabhoomi academy of music envisioned by prasanna launched 4 2009 october marg swarnabhoomi hosts a stop on ar rahman s jai ho world tour in aid of shakti foundation 5 2009 october marg launches marg properties brand for its real estate vertical 2009 october marg properties launches utsav apartments at marg swarnabhoomi 2009 november foundation stone laid for utsav swarnabhoomi academy of music and dhyaan dham at marg swarnabhoomi by his holiness sri sri ravi shankar 6 2010 january karaikal port flags off its first railway cargo 7 2010 february marg puduvai marathon in association with the rotary club of pondicherry 2010 march mou signed with virginia tech usa to set up virginia tech marg swarnabhoomi campus 8 2010 april marg launches savithanjali apartments on omr in chennai 2010 july marg launches maha utsav and sky meadows apartments at marg swarnabhoomi 2010 july swarnabhoomi academy of music commences with its six month diploma program 2010 sep swarnabhoomi academy of music is officially inaugurated 9 2010 oct igbc indian green building council confirmed marg swarnabhoomi as the pilot project for platinum rated city in india 10 2011 august marg karaikal port launches container handling services 11 2011 august marg institute of design & architecture swarnabhoomi launched at marg swarnabhoomi 12 2011 november virgo inaugurated at marg swarnabhoomi 13 2011 december four seasons the affordable high rise apartment launched at marg swarnabhoomi 2012 january kppl railways has despatched the 2000s coal rake on 15.01.2013 at 14.30 hrs . 2012 april marg joins hand with central institute of technology australia 2012 april marg collected the prestigious golden peacock award for corporate social responsibility 14 2012 april marg vishwashakthi township phase i handed over to customers total 192 flats . 2012 may marg properties launches pushkara the lake view homes on omr 2012 may marg signs mou with malaysian based limkokwing university of creative technology 15 2013 feb bengal feeder line launches service between marg karaikal port colombo hindu business line 16 project updates edit marg group today operates the marg karaikal port having a current capacity of 21 mmtpa . in addition the group has developed 1.2 mil sqft of residential space delivered 1200 homes and has a customer base of over 4000 . the group is executing 21 major projects worth more than rs .3800 crores in varied domains through its epc division . major developments include a 1.85 million sq.ft . integrated development marg junction mall and a unique 23 million sq. ft. integrated industrial and services township marg swarnabhoomi . marg s business is mainly structured across 1 . marg karaikal port 2 . real estate residential marg properties homes at marg swarnabhoomi commercial marg junction 3 . marg swarnabhoomi 4 . serviced villa plots 5 . marg epc marg karaikal port edit awarded under bot basis by the government of puducherry in 2006 marg karaikal port is a port on the south east coast of india keezha vanjore village karaikal with a sizable primary hinterland . it is the only all weather deep water multi commodity port between the chennai port & tuticorin ports on this 680 km coastline having the advantage of being served by 4 national highways and rail connectivity through 6 private railway sidings . notably marg karaikal port is the only port in india to have in house logistic solutions & dredging facility . citation needed the port has completed development with 5 berths to handle capacity of 21 mmtpa including 2 cape size berths for handling bulk cargo 2 pananmax size berths for general cargo & container and 1 berth dedicated for handling smaller vessels up to 25000 dwt . phase 3 completion work which will lead to a total of 9 berths capable of handling 47 mmtpa is underway . over 500 major vessels were berthed since commissioning of the port . citation needed diversified cargo mix marg karaikal port is a multi cargo port and currently handles all types of dry cargo in bulk and break bulk form as well as containers and liquid cargo . bulk coal fertilizer sugar gypsum agricultural products break bulk bagged cement bagged sugar stell plates & pipes project cargo liquid bulk crude oil edible oil petroleum oils & lubricants containers all types marg karaikal port has earned a number of customers across cargo types like hoec & reliance in osv psv . krishna & co. and madras cements for general cargo . madras cements chettinad cements india cements bhatia international coal & oil devendran coal jsw malco tnpl seshasayee paper boards limited spbl dalmia cements adani enterprises for coal . thiru aaroon sugars for raw sugar . south india edible oil for copra cake . coromandel fertilizers nagarjuna fertilizers zuari for fertilizers . nagarjuna oil corporation eni bhel for project cargo . existing cargoes are expected to increase at 5 % p.a. continuously . tneb mettur and nagai power are in final stages of completion and expected to add significant volumes with certainty . further increase in potential is expected through terminalization & setting up of industries near the port . other non coal cargoes like fertilizers sugar liquid cargo containers iron ore limestone wheat maize edible oil fire clay sugar wheat scrap have been added and have a potential to contribute significantly to the traffic storage facilities marg karaikal port has an open storage area of 6 00 000 m2 with storage capacity of 3 million tons of coal iron ore gypsum and general cargo . the port is poised to handle consistent volumes of liquid cargo through 4 oil tanks with a combined capacity of 19 000 kl of which 3800 x 2 is earmarked for edible oil and 5650 x 2 for cpo . the port has 12 closed warehouses total area of 85 000 m2 with storage capacity of 2.25 lac tons of fertilizer food grains sugar cement and other clean cargo . also it has a dedicated storage yard of 800 plus ground slots for containers with a capacity of 5000 teu s. companies dealing in coal fertilisers agri products liquid cargoes containers & lng are keen to collaborate with marg karaikal port . terminalisation opportunities are being explored for coal terminal liquid cum cargo terminal lng terminal and container terminal . an in depth study on terminalisation modalities & possibilities is being undertaken by leading consultants . connectivity marg karaikal port is served by 4 national highways nh 45 nh 67 nh 45a & nh 45c . the port has developed 6 private railways sidings within 6 months of commencement of operations . rail link connects the port to major manufacturing hubs of cement steel chemical aluminum & textile in ariyalur trichy and salem districts . so far over 2700 rakes of cargo were handled . marg logistics private limited mlpl marg logistics is a fully owned subsidiary of marg ltd offering logistics services to exim customers of the port . it presently offers stevedoring transportation services & container feeder services for customers of marg karaikal port . stevedoring services marg logistics offers stevedoring services at marag karaikal port . road logistics container feeder service container feeder service opens up connections to the agro industrial heartland of central tamil nadu karaikal and pondicherry . prospective business includes coal trading coastal shipping & land logistics coal coastal shipping & land logistics cotton and logistics infrastructure . marg international dredging pte ltd midpl marg ventured into dredging and established a dredging division through incorporation of its singapore based subsidiary marg international dredging pte ltd in 2009 which is an asset owning company . a backward integration to marg karaikal port operations presently midpl has two dredgers cutter suction dredger marg cauvery and trailer suction hopper dredger marg vaigai . marg cauvery is an all welded steel non propelled cutter section dredger suitable for harbour dredging . the dredger was built in 2007 at china . the dredger is fitted with spuds for positioning during the dredging operations . for slurry the capacity is 2000 m3 h over a