The State Urban Administration and Development Department will be setting up a 27 Million litres Per Day (Mld) capacity Conventional Water Treatment Plant with re-circulation arrangement near Urla village, officials stated.
The project when completed would also be inter-connected with necessary components under 'Augmentation Water Supply Scheme' for Bhilai-Charoda Town.
The Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) is in the process of upgrading Urla Industrial Area under Centre’s ‘Modified Industrial Infrastructure Scheme (MIIUS).
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, officials stated.
The Centre accorded final approval for upgradation of infrastructure at Industrial Growth Centre, Urla in Raipur district at a total project cost of `54.81 crore last year.
The Central Government’s grant approved for the project is `12.26 crore, officials stated.
The upgradation of the infrastructure is being done under Central Government’s MIIUS.
As many as 11 projects in the country have been accorded final approval with central assistance of `283.23 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 `54.10 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 is 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) and 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 `177 crore near Raipur.
The industrial zone would be spread over 1730 hectares of land, official stated.
The industrial zone would be established for setting up of steel plants, power plants, captive power plants and other core industries.The zone would also be developed by CSIDC.
The State Government is also setting up an Export Facilitation Centre in Raipur at a cost of `7.50 crore.
The Centre is being established under Central Government’s Assistance to States for Developing Export Infrastructure & Allied Activities (ASIDE) scheme.
The objective of the scheme is to involve the States in the export effort by providing assistance to the State Governments to create appropriate infrastructure for development and growth of exports, the ASIDE guidelines issued to the States mentioned.