The Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation ltd (CSIDC) has commenced the process for developing full-fledged infrastructure at the proposed Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) at Sector 22 in the new capital city.
The EMC is located at about 7 kms from the Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur. The site enjoys abundant water supply from the Mahanadi river and also have also sufficient power connection to cater the needs of operation in EMC, officials stated.
The location of the EMC is at Tuta village of Naya Raipur . The chief promoter of the project is Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) and the project is to be established in an area measuring 70 acres .
As of now, there is minimal presence of Electronic System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) sector in the State. However, with its inherent strengths, the State has immense potential to become an ESDM hub of the country, officials stated.
Notably, Chhattisgarh has emerged as a lucrative investment hub among its competing states with sectors like power, mining and minerals, manufacturing, sponge iron and steel, IT/ITes, biotechnology, food processing, etc. becoming key investment drivers and has attracted both domestic and foreign investment over the past few years.
The State is steadily garnering support from the investors, transforming it to a manufacturing and power hub of the country. While the state administration is based in Raipur, a new capital for Chhattisgarh at Naya Raipur has been developed.
Chhattisgarh is poised to become the next ESDM hub of India with the availability of enabling infrastructure, minerals and talent pool.
The proposed EMC is aimed at providing one stop integrated facilities with manufacturing support, welfare and common infrastructure facilities to the prospective electronics manufacturing industries. The proposed EMC is envisaged to house world class eco system for electronics manufacturing industries.
Assessments of the key infrastructure availability in the catchment area of the Project Site suggest that the catchment region is well equipped with the sector enabling infrastructure.
Six-lane expressways provide easy access to the city.
At present, access is through NH-43 at the south- eastern boundary and NH-6 at the northern boundary of Naya Raipur. Nearly 75.2 km of 4 lane/six lane roads have already been constructed. 61 km road network is under construction, officials stated.
The power requirement of Naya Raipur is to be met in three phases. The city is having an underground power distribution system along with SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system to have online monitoring and control of power supply.
Non-conventional and alternative energy resources are being used to the maximum. Street lighting is planed using latest technology with network control and lEDs. Solar power will be used widely in administrative buildings, street lighting and traffic signals, officials stated.