DIC

The Ministry of Commerce, Government of India has proposed Industrial Corridors covering potential areas across the country. A project for development of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor has been initiated. This Project has focused on many potential areas lying between Delhi & Mumbai which can be logically served through connectivity with JNPT, Mumbai and Pipav, Gujarat.

The overall objective of such Industrial Corridors is to accelerate development of industrial growth through infrastructure support and enable contribution to the economy from potential areas along the corridor.

In the budget 2008-09, the State Government spelt out its intension to implement Suvarna Karnataka Development Corridor Programme throughout the length and breadth of the State for Industrial Development. Such a corridor will possibly benefit many potential areas in the Karnataka Region from Bengaluru to Belgaum and laterals of about 50 to 1500 kms. from the national highway and rail network, both of which can form the necessary freight corridor for trade industry. Conceptually identification of investment regions backed by core infrastructure would be the key for development along the Industrial Corridor.

Core infrastructure such as energy, road & rail linkages, inland container depots, free trade zones and urban infrastructure are the major key segments to take advantage of this Corridor to make a significant impact on Karnataka’s economic growth. The corridor proposes to cover 11 District headquarters and more than 20 major towns along the highways/major roads and rail links. As a part of this Programme, the major industrial corridors/zones/nodes are proposed along the following:

Bidar-Gulbarga-Bellary-Hiriyur

Tumkur- Honnavar via Shimoga

Chitradurga-Mangalore via Shimoga-Udupi

Chitradurga-Hospet-Koppal-Raichur

Chitradurga-Hospet-Bagalkot-Bijapur

Corridor Map