INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The upcoming Rs 20,000-crore Uttar Pradesh defence industrial corridor in Bundelkhand will produce highly advanced defence
missiles and equipment like BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and drones for the armed forces, defence minister
manufactured, (but) drones, UAVs, electronic warfare (systems), aircraft and BrahMos missiles will also be manufactured and assembled
We had to look for alternatives
Again, during the Kargil War, when our armed forces felt a strong need for equipment, those countries were imparting us lessons of peace
project are 3,025 hectares in Jhansi and 500 hectares in Chitrakoot
Other smaller land parks proposed are in Kanpur (217 ha) and Aligarh (52 ha)
Creation of land bank for setting up of defence infrastructure is the foremost priority of the Yogi Adityanath-led UP government.These land
parks, where the defence units have been planned, are supported by a network of expressways for better and easy reach
So, Yamuna Expressway, Agra-Lucknow eway, Purvanchal eway, Bundelkhand eway and Gorakhpur Link eway and Ganga eway will be the arteries of
planned to be acquired is around 1,700 hectares
allotted nearly 600 hectares
He also informed that 109 MoUs have been signed, with an estimated investment value of more than Rs 16,000 crore
So far, investment of about Rs 2,500 crore has been made in the corridor by various entities, he said.IIT Kanpur and IIT BHU, Varanasi have
been approved by the state government for establishment of the Centre of Excellence related to the corridor.
