The Delhi government’s premier infrastructure development agency, the DSIIDC, has come up with a New Year gift for Delhiites. It has started groundwork for setting up of a knowledge-based industrial park in southwest Delhi at an estimated cost of `1,200 crores.
The park, which will be developed over an area of 77 acres, is expected to provide direct employment to nearly one lakh people and indirect employment to another 2 lakhs.
DSIIDC chief managing director Chetan Sanghi said the park’s design had been approved by the government, and the MCD is currently considering the building plans.
“The design of the Knowledge Park has been approved. The DDA has approved the land use change. The MCD is considering the building plans. The work should start by June,” Mr Sanghi said.
In developing the IT park, the government is following the model of the Nokia SEZ in Chennai where setting up of the Nokia plant led to various vendors such as Salcomp, Aspocomp, Foxconn and Wintek establishing their manufacturing units.
Asked about the plan to redevelop the industrial estates, Mr Sanghi said that the work on improving infrastructure in Narela and Bawana industrial estates had been awarded to private entities under a PPP model.
The private entities would also maintain the two estates for next 15 years.
“Work has started on the ground in Narela and Bawana estates. The Patparganj and Okhla industrial estates also will be given on PPP mode in the next three months,” Mr Sanghi said.
Delhi has 29 industrial estates whose maintenance has been handed over to the DSIIDC as per the provisions of a new legislation — The Delhi Estate Industrial Development Operation and Maintenance Act, 2010.