The Chhattisgarh government is wooing prospective investors to take advantage of the State’s strategic location which shares boundaries with seven states.
The states are Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, officials stated.
The investors would have access to 50.9 crore population (40% of country’s population) and potential to tap 38% of India’s GDP, officials stated.
Notably, Central public sector undertaking Container Corporation of India (CCI) is in the process of developing a 'logistics Hub' on over 100 acres of land in Naya Raipuc, officials stated.
It may be recalled that China has also expressed keen interest in extending support to Chhattisgarh government for developing India's ‘logistics Hub’ in the State.
Notably, State Commerce and Industry Minister Amar Agrawal in the month of January this year had suggested Consul General of People’s Republic of China MA Zhanwu who was on a visit to Chhattisgarh that owing to its location in the heart of the country, Chhattisgarh State can be developed as 'logistics Hub of India'.
The Consulate General then had assured that China will encourage its industrialists to extend support in development of Chhattisgarh as ‘logistics Hub’ of India.
The Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) has plans of developing a ‘Transport Hub’ spread over an area of 161.9 hectares in the new capital city.
The hub would include setting up light Rail Transport System (lRTS) stations. The area being earmarked for the 'Transport Hub' would be 12.55 per cent of the total area of the new capital city, officials stated.
Notably, the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) project is already being implemented in the new capital city which is expected to be completed by end of 2016, officials informed. An interim bus service is already running between Raipur and Naya Raipur .
The Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in Naya Raipur would have 61 industrial plots spread over in an area of 30 acres, officials stated.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh government will also be setting up an IT SEZ in the vicinity of the EMC to be established at Sector 22 in the new capital.
The EMC would be at located 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 and the project is to be established in an area measuring 70 acres.