Defence corridor gets boost, Aligarh node’s land sold out

LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s dream project of the defence industrial corridor got a major boost after private investors purchased entire land earmarked for one of the six nodes in Aligarh to set up units to produce latest weapons and defence communication systems.
“I am happy to announce that the entire 53-hectare area in the Aligarh node of the defence industrial corridor has been allotted to investors who have signed MoUs with the state government.Work to offer basic amenities and infrastructure to these companies would start soon,” said chief executive officer, UPEIDA, Awanish Awasthi, after a review meeting with officials on the defence project.
In just one node in Aligarh, which is smaller in comparison to Jhansi with 2,000-hectare area, an investment of over Rs 500 crore is expected, creating jobs for over 25,000 people, Awasthi said adding three investment proposals have been cleared for Kanpur node and for Lucknow Tata Technology has submitted a DPR of Rs 357 crore for setting up a common facility centre.
Awasthi said that the entire land of the Aligarh node has been sold to nearly a dozen companies, including Allen and Alvan Private Limited, Deep Explo Equipment Private Limited and Syndicate Innovations.