UP defence manufacturing corridor: The government may spend up to Rs 5,000 crore on many military-ware projects in Chitrakoot to support the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC). The union environment minister has now approved the development of 60 hectares of land in Chitrakoot designated for UPDIC.
The environment ministry has approved projects worth over Rs 5,000 crore, which the Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) claims could generate 100,000 jobs in Chitrakoot.
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Greenbelt would take up a third of Chitrakoot. The developers will cover all contemporary energy conservation, waste management, firefighting, noise, water, and air pollution issues. According to Business standard reports, six nodes—Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Aligarh, Chitrakoot, and Agra districts—make up the industrial corridor.
One government official added, “This corridor is key to propelling the ‘Make in UP’ mission of the Yogi Adityanath government and contributing to India’s military self-reliance and exports.” Drone, helicopter, gun, and ammo manufacturers would all be included in the corridor.
Up to now, the state government has inked 140 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with both public and private enterprises and approved defence manufacturing projects valued at Rs 25,000 crore.
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Signed Memoranda of Understandings were with Adani Defence and Aerospace, BrahMos Aerospace, Ancor Research Labs, Tata Technologies, Bharat Dynamics Limited, Delta Combat Systems, SpiceJet Technic, Division, HAL, Gliders India, Defence Research & Development Organisation, Aerolloy Technologies, etc.
While the expressway authority is expected to buy roughly 5,000 hectares for UPDIC, 1,700 hectares have already been purchased and given to investors.
Jhansi has allocated investors around 1,000 hectares to be used as a centre for the manufacture and testing of weapons and ammunition. The leading investor in Jhansi is Bharat Dynamics.
