Two industrial clusters are expected to accommodate up to 150 plastic units and 70 rice mills Hyderabad: The Telangana State Industrial ...
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC), which has been drawing up plans to put industrial sector across TS on a fast track growth, has planned two new industrial clusters for plastics industry and rice mills.
Both the clusters will come up in Ranga Reddy district. The plots in them will be made available for outright sale as they are not special economic zones (SEZs). “The plastics park will accommodate up to 150 units depending on the size of each plant while the cluster for rich mills or Rice Hub will have space for around 70 rice mills,” E V Narasimha Reddy, Executive Director, TSIIC, told The Hans India. The Rice Hub which is meant for shifting of rice mills from LB Nagar and other locations in Ranga Reddy district will come up on 120 acre land parcel near Kongara Kalan village in Ibrahimpatnam mandal of the district.
“The land is ready now and we are in the process of developing it. The Rice Hub will be ready in six months to one year,” Reddy said. The TSIIC is tapping the funds from central government to develop the cluster so that it can offer the plots to the rice mill owners at lower cost. For the cluster for plastics industries, TSIIC has identified 100 acre parcel of land near Manchal in the same Ranga Reddy district. “We expect units in this park to go up to 150 units, but it depends on the size of each unit,” he added. The TSIIC is planning to develop the park as a state of the art hub for plastic industries. It is also trying to secure funding from central government for the park’s development.
When contacted, V Anil Reddy, President, Andhra Pradesh Plastics Manufactures Association (APPMA), said that the association would support the initiative to establish the plastics park. “We have requested the government to allocate 1000 acres for the plastics industry cluster. However, the government is developing this in the first phase. It is a good move,” he said. He is hopeful that TS government will give more land in next phases. “They may be apprehensive that the project may not be successful if large parcel of land is given at one go. However, if government develops a park in 1000 acres, it will have space for big industries, small scale units as well as micro units. Besides, a state of the art effluent treatment also can be developed,” he added.
