Waluj MIDC After 1960,

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(MIDC) began acquiring land and setting up industrial estates. Land was acquired near Waluj Village on Aurangabad - Ahmednagar highway in the 1970s & 1980s. Total notified area is 1298 hectares (12.98 km²).

Clients

Industries which have made Waluj their home include

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, Varroc polymers pvt ltd, Endurance Group, Marathwada Auto Cluster, Mylan Pharmaceuticals,

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, Can Pack Group, Cosmo Films Group, Garware Polymer, BKT Tires, Goodyear Tires, Star Light India Ltd,

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, Jonshan & Jonshan, Biral Group, Crompton Graves,

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, Ajantha Pharma Colgate-Palmolive, Kesona polymats, Siemens, Baxter International, and MAN Diesel
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Waluj Mahanagar

A new industrial cum residential township has been planned at Waluj in

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. It is 12 km southwest of

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/ref> The new town is named as Waluj Mahanagar.

New Town

This project is approximately eight times the size of those executed in

city.

has conceived Waluj as a ring township, with the ring route acting as a spine for urban activities around the industrial center (

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/ref> with independent and inter-linked nagars spread all around the core with their strong links between workplaces and residences. The ring routes also facilitate an easy and economic transportation system to operate within the new city. Development of Waluj is encouraged through the development of core units, boosting socio-economic development of the urban fabric. The township, when fully developed, will cover an area of around 100 km².

External links

Map of Waluj Aurangabad

References

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