Concerned over the land crunch in the State’s largest industry hub, Adityapur Industrial Area, the Adityapur Industrial Area Development Authority (AIADA) has started hunt for fresh land in the nearby areas. According to information, about 70 odd projects are hanging fire in the absence of adequate land for the projects to take off on the ground.
AIADA managing director Jugal Kishore Choubey said they are scouting for land at Sini in Seraikela-Kharsawan district and also at Bahragora in the East Singhbhum district. He pointed out the AIADA is seriously searching for fresh area for providing land to the entrepreneurs. “We need more land to pave way for setting up more units. land crunch in the industrial belt is a major concern and we have decided to focus on the crisis and hunt for land at Seraikela and East Singhbhum,” he noted.
He informed that Sini and Bahragora have possibilities of fresh land for industries. Meanwhile, Adityapur Small Industries Association’s president SN Thakur said that there are over 1200 industrial units, including medium-scale units exist in Adityapur and Gamharia under the AIADA. He said that several entrepreneurs are forced to look beyond Jharkhand due to lack of availability of plot. Steps should be taken to increase availability of land to the industrialists. This will be a great achievement and will prove a boon towards development of State of Jharkhand especially Kolhan.
“After the formation of a stable Government we have been asked to focus on industrial development. Moreover, the result has also boosted the morale of the industrialists and traders. We will work to ensure that the investors are given all the facilities hassle-free and under one roof so that they can move ahead with their projects,” noted an official of AIADA.
Sources informed that the Adityapur Industrial Area Development Authority of the total 2,923 acre is now looking forward to for its expansion, around 2,076 acres comprising six villages falls in nearby Gamharia while another 226 acres is located a little further away at Seraikela, another piece of around 621 acres of land is at Bahragora adjacent to East Singhbhum.
It may be noted that the sprawling Adityapur Industrial Area houses 1200 units- including 11 large-scale, 64 small scale and 166 tiny industries. A few important industries that has global presence are Usha Martin Group, RSB Group, Tata Steel Growth Shop(TGS) etc., too situated in this industrial belt, situated in Seraikela-Kharsawan.
There are 20 industries, which export its products to the USA, Australia and other European countries.