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| name = Namakkal Kavignar Maligai
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| location = [[Fort St. George, India|Fort St. George]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| address = Fort St. George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 009, India
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'''Namakkal Kavignar Maligai''' is an 11-storied building at the [[Fort St. George, India|Fort St. George]] campus in [[Chennai]], [[India]], serving as the power centre of [[Government of Tamil Nadu|state secretariat]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="TOI_CMOpensRenovatedExterior"/> It is the only skyscraper built within the Fort campus. As of 2014, there were about 6,000 staff at the secretariat.<ref name="Hindu_CMOpensRenovatedSecretariat"/>

==History==
The fort was built by the [[British Empire|British]] rulers in 1640. After Independence, the entire complex was taken over by the Department of Defense. The state secretariat started functioning in the fort complex. The fort building is a three-storied one housing the offices of the chief minister and other ministers, the chief secretary, home ministry, treasury, etc. To accommodate the remaining offices, the then ruling [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] government planned to build a 10-storied building adjacent to the fort building. The building was built in 1975 and was named Namakkal Kavignar Maligai in the memory of [[Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai]], popularly known as 'Namakkal Kavignar'. This building accommodates more than 30 departments and conference halls.<ref name="MalaiMalar_CMToOpenRenovatedBuilding">{{Cite news
|title = புதுப்பிக்கப்பட்ட நாமக்கல் கவிஞர் மாளிகை: ஜெயலலிதா நாளை திறந்து வைக்கிறார்
|newspaper = Malai Malar
|location = Chennai
|language = Tamil
|date = 9 July 2014
|url = http://www.maalaimalar.com/2014/07/09082855/renewed-namakkal-kavignar-mali.html
|accessdate = 7 February 2015
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150207105816/http://www.maalaimalar.com/2014/07/09082855/renewed-namakkal-kavignar-mali.html
|archivedate = 7 February 2015
}}</ref>

==Renovations==
In 2011, it was decided to renovate the building by augmenting the built-up area in the front and the rear.<ref name="MalaiMalar_CMToOpenRenovatedBuilding"/> Renovation of the multi-storied building began on 3 March 2012 with the then Chief Minister [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] laying the foundation stone for the work. The renovation work cost {{INR}} 280 million.<ref name="Hindu_RenovationNamakkalKavignarMaaligai">{{Cite news
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| title = Foundation stone laid for renovation of 'Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai'
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
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| date = 4 March 2012
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/foundation-stone-laid-for-renovation-of-namakkal-kavignar-maaligai/article2959401.ece
| accessdate = 7 February 2015}}</ref> The renovation features have been designed by CNR Architects, after getting the approval of Archeological Department and the Heritage Committee of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority for the renovation works.<ref>{{Cite news
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| title = Facelift for Kavignar Maaligai
| newspaper = The New Indian Express
| location = Chennai
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| publisher = Express Publications
| date = 4 March 2012
| url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article340172.ece
| accessdate = 7 February 2015}}</ref>

Renovation of the external facade of the building comprised traditional and modern architectural features. Main features of the renovation include power-saving lighting arrangements within the building, centralised air conditioning, measures to ensure dust-free environment, installation of glass panels to prevent penetration of heat for up to 3,540 sq.ft. a lawn measuring 1,700 sq.ft. in front of the building,<ref name="Hindu_RenovationNamakkalKavignarMaaligai"/> and a fountain.<ref name="Hindu_CMOpensRenovatedSecretariat"/>

While the renovation of the facade cost {{INR}} 145 million, the electrical infrastructure, including revamped centralised air-conditioning system, was completed at {{INR}} 135 million.<ref name="Hindu_CMOpensRenovatedSecretariat">{{Cite news
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| title = CM opens renovated building at Secretariat
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
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| date = 11 July 2014
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/cm-opens-renovated-building-at-secretariat/article6199619.ece
| accessdate = 7 February 2015}}</ref>

A modern gym with about 29 equipments, built at a cost of {{INR}} 5 million, was also part of the renovation.<ref name="TOI_CMOpensRenovatedExterior">{{Cite news
| last = Mariappan
| first = Julie
| title = Jayalalithaa opens renovated exterior of Namakkal Kavignar Maligai
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 10 July 2014
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Jayalalithaa-opens-renovated-exterior-of-Namakkal-Kavignar-Maligai/articleshow/38138328.cms
| accessdate = 7 February 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Architecture}}
* [[List of tallest buildings in Chennai]]
* [[Architecture of Chennai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Chennai Topics}}

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[[Category:Office highrises in Chennai]]
[[Category:Office buildings completed in 1975]]

Namakkal Kavignar Maligai - Revision history

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