The Narendra Modi government today announced a grand necklace of Industrial Smart Cities, which has been modelled like the Golden Quadrilateral project. The Union Cabinet approved a dozen world-class greenfield Industrial Smart Cities under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme, spanning multiple states. The government will invest Rs 28,602 crore for this project.
"This is a landmark initiative to build robust & sustainable infrastructure to drive industrial growth and strengthen our efforts towards achieving the vision of a Viksit Bharat," the government said.
Kopparthy and Orvakal in Andhra Pradesh, and Zaheerabad in Telangana, will be covered.
Here is the complete list of the towns covered by the new initiative.
1. Khurpia, Uttarakhand
2. Rajpura-Patiala, Punjab
3. Agra and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh
4. Gaya, Bihar
5. Dighi Port Industrial Area, Maharashtra
6. Jodhpur Pali Marwar, Rajasthan
7. Kopparthy and Orvakal, AP
8. Zaheerabad, Telangana
9. Palakkad, Kerala
