The Chennai-Bangalore

Industrial Corridor An industrial corridor is a package of infrastructure spending allocated to a specific geographical area, with the intent to stimulate industrial development. An industrial corridor aims to create an area with a cluster of manufacturing or another ...

Project is an upcoming mega infrastructure project of

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. The corridor plans to come up along

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

, Sriperumbudur, Ponnapanthangal,

Ranipet Ranipet is a southern suburb of Chennai, India. Ranipet (lit. Queen's colony) is an industrial hub of Southern Chennai city in southern India. It is located about from the Chennai city center. It is a major industrial town located on NH 4 Che ...

, Suburbans of

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Hoskote Hoskote (historically known as Ooscota or Ooscata) is a taluk in Bangalore Rural District, India. Headquartered at the Hosakote town, it consists of five hoblis - Anugondanahalli, Jadigenahalli, Kasaba, Nandagudi and Sulibele. History Hoskote ...

and

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. It is expected to boost commerce between south India and east Asia by enabling quicker movement of goods from these places to the Chennai and

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ports and recently it has been planned to be extended to Coimbatore city of

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and

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

city of

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. It is one of the five industrial corridors coming up in India under the aegis of National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT).

Connectivity

In his Budget speech, finance minister of India said the project with assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will be developed in collaboration with the governments of three southern states. The Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor is being modeled along the $100 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). Two major backbone infrastructure projects are planned for the corridor, upgrading both the road and rail connectivity. These are Bangalore - Chennai Expressway and Bangalore - Chennai Dedicated Freight Corridor.

Node 1: Ponneri (Tamil Nadu)

A Comprehensive Integrated Regional Master Plan for Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor Final Report has been prepared by JIC

A detailed Master Plan for Ponneri Node has also been prepared by JIC

Node 2 & 3: Tumakuru & Krishnapatnam

A request for quote and request for proposal was put out for consultancy services of a detailed master planning and preliminary engineering for the Tumkur, Tumakuru and

Krishnapatnam Krishnapatnam or Kistnapatam is a port town in Muthukur mandal of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh, India. Demographics Census of India, the town had a population of . The total population constitute, males, females and children, i ...

Node of the project.

Extension to Kochi

After many requests of the Kerala government, the Centre has decided to extend the Chennai-Bengaluru industrial corridor to Kochi. The industrial corridor, as part of the national industrial corridor, will be extended through Coimbatore to Kochi. The National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) intimated the Centre’s decision regarding this to the state government. Among the two Integrated Manufacturing Cluster (IMC) that will be developed as part of the Coimbatore-Kochi industrial corridor, one will be in Palakkad while the other will be in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Kerala’s Integrated Manufacturing Cluster will be coming up in the 100 kilometer stretch on either side of Kochi-Salem National Highway. The IMC will be focusing on sectors like electronics, food processing, Agriculture industries, IT and traditional industries. The Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), jointly set up by the state government and the Centre, will be in charge and control of the IMC. An SPV is a separate legal entity that is protected from the parent company’s financial risks, including bankruptcy. Sagarmala project and related capacity and infrastructure enhancements are expected make add to the capacity of this corridor.

References

{{Reflist Proposed infrastructure in Tamil Nadu Economy of Karnataka Economy of Tamil Nadu Industrial corridors in India

Connectivity

Node 1: Ponneri (Tamil Nadu)

Node 2 & 3: Tumakuru & Krishnapatnam

Extension to Kochi

See also

References