Nano will trigger investment drive in Ahmedabad region
The proposed Nano plant is set to trigger a major investment drive in the auto-ancilliary and engineering sectors, worth Rs 14,963 crore, in the proposed Ahmedabad Metropolitan Region.
Some of the major strategic advantages for Nano plant are its proximity to Delhi-Mumbai Infrastructure Corridor (DMIC) and plans of connectivity via state highways to major ports like Dholera special investment region.
Of the total 156 km of the DMIC that will pass through Gujarat, almost 22 km would fall under greater Ahmedabad. Auto ancilliary, engineering and ceramic ware sectors, according to a December 2007 CEPT University report on DMIC, are capable of generating employment for 44,090 people in the state.
Apart from this, industrial clusters like textile and apparel, gems and jewellery, pharma, biotech and agro-processing units are poised to come up in this region. Residential township projects would also get a boost with these investments.
Another effect of Nano project, according to GIDC officials, is that inquiries for space for small-scale industrial clusters in Dholka, Bavla, Dhandhuka and on Bopal-Sanand road have received a new impetus. The 25-odd villages around Dholera SIR too are set to see phenomenal growth in service sector.
“In an almost 70-km radius around DMIC-Dhanduka investment region, state government has already either set up or identified land for seven industrial parks, 19 GIDCs and 11 special economic zones (SEZ), out of which two SEZs have been notified. Nano coming to Chharodi has come as a boost for regions around greater Ahmedabad and Sanand taluka where the DMIC will pass through,” says a senior Gujarat Urban Development Corporation (GUDC) official.
“One of the major motives of charting out special investment areas is to create a hassle-free operational regime, state of the art infrastructure and support services,” adds the official.
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