Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur
Multi-model International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur | |
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Location | Nagpur |
Country | India |
The Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN) is an airport project for Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur. It is the biggest economical development project currently underway in India in terms of investments.[1] The project aims to exploit the central location of Nagpur and convert the present airport into a major cargo hub with integrated road and rail connectivity.
This project has two parts:
- An international airport to act as a cargo hub and
- A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) with residential zonecovering a total area of 40.25 km2 on the southern end of Nagpur.
The
Economic and social impacts
The project has spurred a real estate boom in Nagpur, with property prices increasing 25 to 40 percent.
Nagpur has the
Mihan is already employing more than 30,000 people, and the number is expected to rise, according to the Maharashtra Airport Development Company.[7]
Details
Land distribution
The table below shows the distribution of the land at MIHAN for different purposes. The total area to be covered under the project is 4025 ha.[8]
Land Distribution | Area in Hectares (ha) |
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Total Project Area | 4025 ha. |
Airport | 1200 ha. |
Road & Rail Terminal | 200 ha. |
Captive Power House | 52 ha. |
IT Parks | 400 ha. |
Health City | 60 ha. |
Other Manufacturing & Value Added Units | 963 ha. |
International School | 10 ha. |
Residential, Open Spaces, Hotels, Roads, Interchange & RoB, Water Supply, Storm Water Drainage, Sewage System, Entertainment, Utility & Land for IAF (exchange) |
1140 ha. |
International airport
The existing airport of 400
Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
A new SEZ of 2086 hectares, the largest multi-product SEZ in India, is being built alongside the airport. Out of 2086 hectares, 1472 hectares is used by various processing units to be set up, and the remaining 614 hectares for service sector units.[9] Like all SEZs, it has financial incentives and soft taxation policy to attract investment. The initial setup material for these units and later raw material are duty-free.[10]
Major sections of the SEZ are:
- Information technology park spread over 500 hectares and including all necessary infrastructure for IT companies.[9] Many tech companies like TCS, HCL, and Hexaware have started operations and are expanding. Infosys and Tech Mahindra are constructing campuses.
- Health city spread over 40 hectares that has multi-specialty hospitals along with training institutes for nurses and medical technicians such as AIIMS, Indo-UK health medicity, and the National Cancer Institute.[9]
- Manufacturing industry unit that would include industries from sectors like pharmaceuticalsand bio-medical. Pharma giant Lupin has started its operations long ago. TAL also has started operations.
The SEZ has a residential zone adjoining it to take advantage of the various developments in the SEZ. Many townships such as Mahindra Bloomdale, Shiv kailasa, and Moraj township have developed. D Y Patil International school, DPS, teaches MIHAN employees' children. It has other recreational facilities like a golf course, flying club, and multiplex theatre complex.[9]
Other features
The Central Facility Building has administrative offices of various government departments working for the MIHAN project and the main office of the Development Commissioner of MIHAN. It also has other government offices like a post office, customs and an excise office. The total area is 22,200 sq ft (2,060 m2) and it is located at the main entrance of the SEZ. The building has three main blocks and two small blocks connecting the main blocks. Thus it resembles a "W" in outline.[11] Water demand for the project is met using a dual supply. Water from Wadgaon reservoir has been brought in along with water from two small lakes which lie within the premises of MIHAN. The two small lakes would be deepened, cleaned and beautified to store and supply fresh water to MIHAN. The Project also has its own sewage water treatment plant to reuse water for non-domestic purposes. Storm drainage work consists of a 10 km long channel and nine cross-drainage projects.[11]
A separate telephone exchange building has been built for
Organizations
The state government's
Indian Railways has a new station, "Khapri", near MIHAN to connect the cargo hub with India's rail network. MADC would later play a larger role in Maharashtra for airports not owned by AAI and IAF.[2] CIDCO has been selected as it had successfully formed the CIDCO city near Mumbai.[12]
As the project is progressing, Nagpur has seen an influx of migrants adding to the city's population. The existing city bus service would not be able to cope with this, so a new bus mass transit system will be started with combine efforts from NMC, NIT, MSRTC and MIDC.
Boeing has transferred its MRO facility to Air India. Boeing cited its exit as due to financial constraints. This facility will provide MRO facilities to all wide-bodied Air India planes. AAR Indamer has also constructed an MRO besides the Air India MRO.The MRO facility in Nagpur has potential considering its strategic geographic location and cost effectiveness.[13] The DRAL produces nose cones for falcon jets and other smaller parts of planes.
Many IT companies have taken land in MIHAN, but most of them have not started work so far. TCS and HCL have started functioning and are expanding while Infosys and Tech Mahindra are constructing campuses.[citation needed]
See also
- Make in Maharashtra
- Transport in Nagpur
- Vidarbha
- Marathwada
- Economy of Maharashtra
External links
References
- ^ a b c "Mihan is biggest development". The Times of India. 22 May 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- ^ a b "Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited". madcindia.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ^ a b c "Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited" (PDF). Press Information Bureau and Ministry of Civil Aviation. pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ^ "The great Nagpur boom". Ravi Sharma. Rediff.com. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
- ^ a b "Mass rapid transport system to be developed for Nagpur". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
- ^ a b "Changi Airports (Singapore) International clinches Technical Consultancy contract for MIHAN". CAI Press release. mihan-news.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
- ^ "Aerospace: Mihan employing over 10k, number to rise: Maharashtra Airport Development Company | Nagpur News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ MIHAN News Archived 19 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e "Modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur". madcindia.org. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
- ^ "Special Economic Zone (SEZ)". madcindia.org. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Infrastructure". MADC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ^ "Turbulence over Nagpur Airport project". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 October 2005.
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