Amritsar–Kolkata Industrial Corridor

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Location of Amritsar, Delhi and Kolkata within India

The Amritsar Delhi Kolkata Industrial corridor (ADKIC) is a proposed economic corridor in India between the cities of Amritsar, Delhi and Kolkata, developed by the Government of India.

The project is aimed at developing an Industrial Zone spanning across seven states in India and 20 cities under these states. The project is intended to bring about major expansion of infrastructure and industry in the states along the route of the corridor.

The corridor encompasses one of the most densely populated regions in the world and houses about 40% of India's population. This is a region which needs a major push for industrialization and job creation.

As of 20 January 2014, the Government of India has approved the project.[1]

Development[edit]

The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal has proposed the establishment of a 5,749 crore (US$810 million) for the first phase. The Minister said these projects are important in terms of boosting the manufacturing sector in the country as it would help in creating millions of jobs.[2] [3]

States included[edit]

The ADKIC will be spread across 20 cities in seven states: Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, extending from Ludhiana in Punjab to Dankuni near Kolkata . The cities which will covered by the ADKIC Project are Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Ambala, Saharanpur, Delhi, Roorkee, Haridwar, Dehradun, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Bareilly, Aligarh, Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Gaya, Hazaribagh, Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Asansol, Durgapur, Burdwan and Kolkata.[4] The corridor would be built along the 1,839 km long Eastern Dedicated Freight corridor between Khurja and Mugalsarai, and will leverage the Inland Waterway System being developed along National Waterway 1 which extends from Allahabad to Haldia. The IMG has also proposed to integrate the existing highway network.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News".
  2. PTI (21 December 2013), "Commerce Ministry to soon seek Cabinet approval for Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial Corridor - Economic Times", The Economic Times, Economictimes.indiatimes.com
  3. "Cabinet approval for Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor likely in Jan: Anand Sharma - India - DNA". Dnaindia.com. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. "Press Information Bureau English Releases". Pib.nic.in. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. Soni, Anusha (18 September 2013). "Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata industrial corridor to benefit 20 cities: Panel". Business Standard India. Business Standard. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

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