SATISH HANDA

Chandigarh : Cabinet committee has approved a plan to develop 12 major industrial towns across the country enabling to  increase GDP share in the manufacturing sector, which include Hisar in Haryana. According to the report, there is a planning  to boost manufacturing of automobile parts, renewable  electrical & electronic components, gems & jewellery, textile apparel, leather products, aero-space & defence hardwares, pharmaceuticals, metallin & non-metallic minerals,  food processing, building material, handicrafts, chemicals engineering goods and medical instruments in different states.

Industrial town at Hisar in Haryana state is being set up at a distance of seven kilometers from the town in 2988 acre area with the investment of Rs 4680 crore expected to bring industrial investment worth over Rs 32,417 crore, likely to provide employment to nearly 1,25,000 persons near the Maharaja Agarsen Domestic Airport in Hisar which is near to completion. The proposed IMC project focussing on manufacturing of aero-space & defence equipment in 343.20 acres, engineering & fabrication in 289.80 acres, food processing in 172 acres, readymade garments manufacturing in 92.20 acres and manufacturing of common ready sheds in 12.73 acres, besides developing a logistic park in 70 acres.
A proposal has been made to set up World Port, a Mega Cargo Port and Dry port in 1300 acres  with the investment of  Rs 1811 crore. According to information, the United States government has expressed desire to get land near the Hisar Airport to set up industry in this complex. A team of Kambota Group, Japan manufacturing agriculture products has also demanded 250 acre land to set up a manufacturing unit here.