In a bid to ensure even spread of the industrial development across Uttar Pradesh, the State government has decided to expedite the implementation of Integrated Industrial Township proposed on the banks of Sangam in Allahabad.
New township will form the New Allahabad to be developed on the lines of Noida and Greater Noida. A State University has been planned in the township on an area of 40 acres at a level next to existing NIT, IIIT etc. with focus on emerging technologies like Bio-tech, Nano technology and Design.
It is planned to be developed on around 1200 acres of land with world-class infrastructure catering to all needs of industries and residents. It was decided that the access-controlled township will have 4 G network and full Wifi connectivity with homogeneity of design for all building structures.
Principal Secretary, Industrial Development Sanjiv Saran said that around 25 per cent area of the township would be reserved for industries. “Dedicated power supply, prepaid electricity meters, provision for 100 per cent water harvesting, zero-discharge mechanism, CNG supply network are some of the main features planned to develop it as a smart self-sufficient working and residential place”, he added.
Saran said that the government was seriously considering the allotment of land to Amity University, Fortis Healthcare and Maruti Suzuki in the proposed township as these companies have expressed investment interest in the State.