are several Notable industries present in sivagangai district. Some of them are listed below Sakthi Sugars Ltd., Sivaganga. EID Parry India Ltd., Sivaganga. Britannia Indian Foods Biscuit Factory, Thiruppuvanam. TAMIN, Sivaganga. Kaleeswarar Mills, Kalayarkovil Tamil Nadu Chemical Products Limited, Karaikudi Some Coir Industries Around Sivagangai District, Hi-Tech Industries, Manalur (Near Thiruppuvanam) Ammaiyappar Textile Industry, Sivaganga SIDCO Industrial Estate, Sivaganga SIDCO Industrial Estate, Karaikudi SIDCO Industrial Estate, Kirungakottai (near Manamadurai) SIPCOT Industrial Area, Manamadurai Many more small scale industries in sivagangai district. Solar power farm Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited (MBCEL) has commissioned a 5 MW grid connected solar PV project at Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The project was awarded to Sapphire Industrial Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the farm, through a competitive bidding process conducted by the Tamil Nadu Renewable Development Agency. The project is, then, implemented under the 50 MWp generation based incentive scheme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. Transportation The nearest airport to Sivagangai District is the Madurai International Airport. An unused British-era airfield also exist near karaikudi which is named as chettinad airport and maintained by Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry Department. The district is well connected by road network. Some of the notable national highways such as NH-49 Kochi-Madurai-Rameswaram-Dhanushkodi National Highway pass through the district and this highway is also a part of Asian Highway network AH-43 and NH-87. The state's first private national highway (Chennai to Karaikudi) originates from this district. The district is well connected with Railways. The district has two railway junctions, namely, Manamadurai Junction and Karaikudi Junction. The district headquarters railway station is located at Sivaganga. The district has three goods-handling railway stations, namely, Chettinad (Karaikudi), Melakonnakulam and Manamadurai Junction. Other railway station in the district are Thiruppuvanam, Tiruppachetti, Rajagambiram, Manamadurai Junction, Melakonnakulam, Sivaganga, panangudi, Kallal, Devakottai Road, Karaikudi Junction, Kottaiyur, Chettinad, Kandanur Puduvayal, and Periyakottai. Places of interest Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary, which is located near to Tiruppathur, attracts a number of migratory birds such as white ibis, asian openbill stork and night heron, as well as some endangered species including the painted stork, gray heron, darter, little cormorant, little egret, intermediate egret, cattle egret, common teal, Indian spot-billed duck, pintail and flamingos. The best season to visit is from November to February. Chettinad Chettinad is the homeland of the Nattukottai Chettiars (Nagarathar), a prosperous banking and business community. It is well