Imbibing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘5F’ vision (Farm-Fibre-Factory-Fashion-Foreign), the Yogi Adityanath government is set to develop the PM Mitra Mega Textile and Apparel Park in Lucknow as the government has already identified land for the park at Atari village in Malihabad tehsil of the state capital.
“Once completed, the park will provide employment opportunities for one lakh youth,” a government spokesman said here on Tuesday.
The Yogi government is expecting an investment of Rs 10,000 crore to come to the state through different investors at the proposed park, which will provide employment to one lakh youths and will be equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities to become globally competitive.
The objective behind setting up the park is to provide all the necessary facilities related to the textile industry to the traders under one roof, reducing the cost of production.
Attari village has been selected keeping in view the connectivity of the park. It is located 20 kilometres away from National Highway-20 and State Highway-20, both of which are four-lane roads connecting Lucknow to Sitapur and Hardoi, respectively. Furthermore, there is also a 20-kilometre outer ring road with six lanes.
The proposed apparel park also has good railway connectivity with Malihabad railway station located 16 kilometres away and Lucknow railway station 40 kilometres away. Moreover, the Lucknow international airport is 45 kilometres from the park, while the dedicated freight corridor is 95 kilometres away at Kanpur node, and the inland container depot is 111 kilometres away in Kanpur.
The proposal is to develop the park on a public-private partnership (PPP) model. Under this plan, core infrastructure worth Rs. 500 crore will be constructed while a provision of Rs. 300 crore has been made for manufacturing units based on a first-come, first-served basis.
The park’s construction has been divided into three parts to provide cutting-edge facilities: common infrastructure, social infrastructure and premium space.
The common infrastructure includes road networks, 24/7 power supply, water supply, warehouses, zero liquid discharge effluent treatment plant, training and skill development facilities, administrative building with product display facility, and exhibition centre with testing laboratory, etc.
The social infrastructure includes workers’ hostels, housing zones, medical facilities, commercial and recreational facilities, open spaces and parks, security arrangements, etc.
Similarly, the premium space consists of industrial plots and plug and industrial sheds.