The Cabinet has approved construction of various trunk infrastructure components for (a) Krishnapatnam Industrial Area in Andhra Pradesh with an estimated cost of the project of INR 2,139.44 crore (approximately USD 290 million); (b) Tumakuru Industrial Area in Karnataka with an estimated cost of INR 1,701.81 crore (approximately USD 230 million); (c) Multi Modal Logistics Hub (MMLH) and Multi Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh with an estimated cost of INR 3,883.80 crore (approximately USD 524 million). The objective of Industrial Corridor Programme is to create greenfield industrial cities with sustainable, ‘plug n play’, ICT enabled utilities to facilitate the manufacturing investments into the country by providing quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure to industries. Krishnapatnam Industrial Area in Andhra Pradesh and Tumakuru Industrial Area in Karnataka help kick start the development in Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor Project. These greenfield industrial cities will be self-sustained with world-class infrastructure, road and rail connectivity for freight movement to and from ports and logistic hubs along with reliable power and quality social infrastructure.
