With a view to accelerating industrial development in Chhattisgarh, the State Government will be setting up an Engineering Park in every district in a sequential manner, said Chief Minister Raman Singh.
Dedicating a newly-developed Engineering Park in Hathkhoj industrial area situated near the Steel City Bhilai on Sunday, Singh said Bhilai is famous across the country and abroad as ‘mini India’ and the newly set up Engineering Park is going to play a remarkable role in boosting-up industrial development here.
He said that numerous industrial projects are to be established in the Engineering Park which is going to open employment opportunities for local populace.
Aiming to create employment opportunities for people here, the State Government is making several efforts for industrial development which resulted in building of an optimistic environment for investment in sectors like Information Technology, electronic equipments, solar energy and Agri-based industries.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Singh also conferred registration certificates to industrialists who completed formalities required for setting up projects in the Engineering Park.
The Engineering Park is spread in a sprawling area of around 121 hectares is developed by Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) with an expenditure of around
Rs49.78 crore.
As many as 215 industrial plots of varying sizes have been developed here in the Park for establishment of small and medium scale industries.
Industries involved in business of producing engineering products, equipment, auto components, casting and forging could be setup here.
The Engineering Park is going to witness the investment of around Rs2000 crore and expected to generate employment opportunity for about 5000 people.
“Besides, technical development of Engineering units, establishment of the Park will result in development of the region. The companies engaged in production of engineering products are going to set up projects here and possibilities for development of other sectors, including defense, electronics and automotive industries would also grow,” Singh said.
Meanwhile, The Industrial Growth Centre at Urla near Raipur is set to emerge as one of the key industrial zones having world-class infrastructure in the country.
The Centre accorded final approval for upgradation of infrastructure at Industrial Growth Centre, Urla in Raipur district at a project cost of Rs54.81 crore last year.
The Central Government’s grant approved for the project is Rs12.26 crore, officials stated.
The upgradation of the infrastructure is being done under Central Government’s ‘Modified Industrial Infrastructure Scheme (MIIUS).
As many as 11 projects in the country have been accorded final approval with Central assistance of Rs283.23 crore.
Notably, CSIDC has also identified Industrial Growth Centre at Siltara near Raipur to be developed as a ‘ Steel Cluster’ under Centre’s 'Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme' (IIUS), officials stated.
The administrative approval of Rs54.10 crore had been received from the Central government for the scheme.
A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)-- Chhattisgarh Ispat Bhumi ltd., Raipur (CIBl) has been formed under Public-Private Partnership for implementation of the project. The project would be developed by CSIDC.
The objective of the IIUS is to enhance international competitiveness of the domestic industry by providing quality infrastructure through public-private partnership approach in selected functional clusters/locations which have greater potential to become globally competitive.
The CSIDC has also created an Amenities zone in Industrial Area Siltara, Phase-I.
The construction of building is completed and the complex has shops, office spaces, ATM kiosk, restaurant etc. Allotment of spaces for shops and offices are being done. Nearly 60 per cent of 120 spaces have been allotted so far, officials stated.
The complex is situated adjacent to NH-6 (Ring Road 1), this complex is developed on a piece of land measuring 1600 sqmt. Total built up area of the complex is an estimated 3000 sqm. It may be recalled that the Chhattisgarh Government is also mulling over plans to establish a mega industrial zone at an estimated cost of Rs 177 crore near Raipur.
The industrial zone would be spread over 1730 hectares of land, official stated.