Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor | Proposed [Archive]

TechCity

May 22nd, 2008, 01:57 PM

About Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor
The industrial corridor is being developed in two phases.The first phase will run from Chennai to Sriperumbudur and then to Ranipet. The second phase starts at Ranipet to reach Bangalore through Hosur. Industrial parks, Special Economic Zones, information technology parks and integrated townships are expected to come along the corridor.

Key Advantages

With plans of a bullet train, a six-lane road and an extension of the metro rail from Chennai to Bangalore, the two cities are coming closer .Sriperumbudur to the west of Chennai is already the most industrialised zone in Tamil Nadu.The government has allocated Rs.3 billion to upgrade two key highways - the industrial artery to Sriperumbudur which is destined to become a six-lane highway and the Rajiv Gandhi Road or the Old Mahabalipuram Road, now known as Chennai's IT highway, says Tamil Nadu's industry secretary Shaktikanta Das.

The Madras Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) has submitted a detailed development plan to the Ministry of Railways for rail connectivity to Sriperumbudur, about 80 km from here.

Approval for a railhead near Sriperumbudur, linking it with south Chennai, and a second line to access Ennore and Chennai ports are in the offing. Two other roads are being made to link SEZs in the Sriperumbudur-Kancheepuram area with the airport.

A third rail line is to link technology parks and IT companies like TCS, Satyam and Wipro along the Rajiv Gandhi Road to Siruseri, a fast-emerging SEZ.

In the offing is also the Rs.50.6 billion Chennai Metro Project to link Chennai to Sriperumbudur.

Sriperumbudur and Chennai are home to 110 automobile and ancillaries industries. Tamil Nadu exports auto components worth about $250 million per year.

Mahindra World City, 30 km from Chennai airport, is monitored by the MEPZ and has about 80 companies including the TVS Group and BMW. The companies here hope to export products worth Rs.80 billion by 2012.

Chennai airport is south India's largest airport with more than 270 passenger flights and more than 30 cargo flights out of it every week.

Tamil Nadu has been lobbying for a bullet train between Bangalore and Chennai, 450 km apart, for some years. At present, it takes about four hours by train to travel between the cities.

Salient features:

Where to where: Chennai-Sriperumbudur-Ranipet-Hosur-Bangalore
Potential for investment of at least $25 billion
Karnataka would like corridor from Chennai to Mumbai, passing through Bangalore, Davangere and Hubli-Dharward
Pluses: Skilled manpower and infrastructure facilities
Bangalore’s strength is in IT, Chennai’s edge lies in automobile tech, manufacturing and electronics

TechCity

May 22nd, 2008, 02:04 PM

Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to “announce the development of the Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor as an Industrial Corridor of Excellence on the lines of the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor.”

In a letter to Dr. Singh on October 26, Mr. Karunanidhi said many multinational companies had chosen Chennai to set up huge manufacturing facilities. Many Special Economic Zones were coming up. Most of these investments were in the corridor between Chennai and Sriperumbudur.

“Our Government has, therefore, decided to develop Chennai-Sriperumbudur-Ranipet as an Industrial Corridor of Excellence. It is our vision to locate industrial parks, SEZs, IT parks, integrated townships, etc., along the corridor,” he said. The objective was to provide “globally competitive infrastructure and promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development.”

Said Mr. Karunanidhi: “We expect that this process of development will slowly move beyond Ranipet on the National Highway towards Bangalore. Thus there is great potential to develop the Chennai-Bangalore corridor as an Industrial Corridor of Excellence similar to the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor announced by the Government of India. “You will agree that the concept of balanced development of all regions would call for urgent steps to develop the Chennai-Bangalore corridor while the Delhi-Mumbai corridor is being developed.

“The corridor between Chennai and Bangalore has already several key strengths in terms of availability of industries, skilled manpower and other basic infrastructure. Such a corridor can capitalise on the strength of Chennai and Bangalore. The international airports in Chennai and Bangalore and the two major sea ports [Chennai and Ennore] in Chennai can further contribute to the growth of this corridor.” Asked about benefits of such a corridor, Industries Secretary Sakthikanta Das said it would benefit Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Strengths of Bangalore and its neighbourhood in information technology, and that of Chennai and its nearby areas in automobile technology, manufacturing and electronics would attract more investments to the region. The corridor would also enable development of the neighbourhood within a radius of about 20 to 25 km.

source: http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/01/stories/2007110158920100.htm (http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/01/stories/2007110158920100.htm)

TechCity

May 22nd, 2008, 02:07 PM

With plans of a bullet train, a six-lane road and an extension of the metro rail from Chennai to Bangalore, the two cities are coming closer and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has sent a proposal for the development of an industrial corridor between the two metros to the prime minister.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Thursday welcomed the proposed corridor, to be built on the lines of an industrial corridor planned between Delhi and Mumbai.

Under its City Connect programme, the CII has held several discussions with senior officials of the Tamil Nadu government to develop the new corridor.

Sriperumbudur to the west of Chennai is already the most industrialised zone in Tamil Nadu.

The government has allocated Rs.3 billion to upgrade two key highways - the industrial artery to Sriperumbudur which is destined to become a six-lane highway and the Rajiv Gandhi Road or the Old Mahabalipuram Road, now known as Chennai's IT highway, says Tamil Nadu's industry secretary Shaktikanta Das.

The Madras Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) has submitted a detailed development plan to the Ministry of Railways for rail connectivity to Sriperumbudur, about 80 km from here.

Approval for a railhead near Sriperumbudur, linking it with south Chennai, and a second line to access Ennore and Chennai ports are in the offing. Two other roads are being made to link SEZs in the Sriperumbudur-Kancheepuram area with the airport.

A third rail line is to link technology parks and IT companies like TCS, Satyam and Wipro along the Rajiv Gandhi Road to Siruseri, a fast-emerging SEZ.

In the offing is also the Rs.50.6 billion Chennai Metro Project to link Chennai to Sriperumbudur.

Sriperumbudur and Chennai are home to 110 automobile and ancillaries industries. Tamil Nadu exports auto components worth about $250 million per year.

Mahindra World City, 30 km from Chennai airport, is monitored by the MEPZ and has about 80 companies including the TVS Group and BMW. The companies here hope to export products worth Rs.80 billion by 2012.

Chennai airport is south India's largest airport with more than 270 passenger flights and more than 30 cargo flights out of it every week.

Tamil Nadu has been lobbying for a bullet train between Bangalore and Chennai, 450 km apart, for some years. At present, it takes about four hours by train to travel between the cities.

'The Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor would go a long way in tapping the potential of the two states to attract investment and help creation of a skilled workforce,' Gopal Srinivasan, chairman of the CII's Tamil Nadu Council, said.

'The establishment of such an intra-state corridor would ensure inclusive, sustainable and balanced regional growth,' he added.

'Intra-state corridors also help facilitate the convergence of industry verticals. The Bangalore-Chennai corridor would give the much needed impetus to niche areas and help in the promotion of engineering services in a big way, apart from effectively leveraging the strengths of the IT and electronics industry in south India,' he pointed out.

source: http://andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=28498 (http://andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=28498)

TechCity

May 22nd, 2008, 02:12 PM

CHENNAI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accepted in principle the suggestion of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi that the Chennai-Bangalore highway be declared an industrial corridor. In his April 1 letter, a copy of which was released by the Tamil Nadu government on Friday, Dr. Singh said the highway had the potential of getting developed into an industrial corridor.

If this was extended up to Mumbai, the benefits would be more. After consulting the State governments concerned, the Centre would come out with a policy in this regard. In October, the Chief Minister wrote to the Prime Minister following the Centre’s announcement of making New Delhi–Mumbai an industrial corridor.

source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/12/stories/2008041254860700.htm (http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/12/stories/2008041254860700.htm)

TechCity

May 22nd, 2008, 02:15 PM

The Government will consider establishing an industrial corridor linking Chennai-Bangalore-Mumbai, according to an official press release.

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr M. Karunanidhi, had written to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, in October 2007, requesting the creation of an industrial corridor between Chennai and Bangalore along the lines of Delhi and Mumbai.

source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041450421500.htm (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041450421500.htm)

TechCity

May 22nd, 2008, 02:16 PM

The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) on Thursday invited the U.K.-based Mott MacDonald to conduct a feasibility study for the proposed industrial corridor of excellence that will run from Chennai to Bangalore.

The industrial corridor is being developed in two phases, so Mott MacDonald has been given 20 weeks each to submit the study. The first phase will run from Chennai to Sriperumbudur and then to Ranipet. The second phase starts at Ranipet to reach Bangalore through Hosur. Industrial parks, Special Economic Zones, information technology parks and integrated townships are expected to come along the corridor.

“Out of the four companies that responded to the global tender floated by the SIPCOT, only two firms fitted the bill. One bidder quoted Rs 1.77 crore, while MacDonald quoted Rs 50.5 lakh. We have asked them to complete the study within 40 weeks from the date of acceptance of the contract,” SIPCOT Chairman and Managing Director N. Govindan told The Hindu.

Going by the success of Saint Gobain, Nokia, Hyundai and others, multinational companies started zeroing in on the State to set up their units in and around Sriperumbudur. Today, Sriperumbudur is a regional manufacturing hub for automobiles, electronics hardware and telecom firms, and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi wants to make it a manufacturing hub of Asia.

Sensing that the development would slowly extend beyond Sriperumbudur, the Industries Department mooted the Chennai-Bangalore, Coimbatore-Salem and Madurai-Thoothukudi industrial corridors. The Chief Minister wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, urging him to announce development of the Chennai-Bangalore corridor to provide globally competitive infrastructure and promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development. The Prime Minister’s Office gave the nod on April 1.

source: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/25/stories/2008042554370500.htm (http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/25/stories/2008042554370500.htm)

Kewl Batty

March 3rd, 2009, 05:32 PM

Nod for extension of Industrial Corridor
N. Anand

CHENNAI: The Union government has given its nod for the extension of the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor up to Cuddalore, an official of the State Industrial Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) said.

“What was started as an experimental industrial corridor from Chennai to Hosur has assumed a new dimension, with the recent approval from the Centre. The industrial corridor starts at Cuddalore and ends in Mumbai, and it has been rechristened Cuddalore-Chennai-Bangalore-Mumbai Industrial Corridor,” SIPCOT Chairman and Managing Director N. Govindan told The Hindu.

The extension will mean inclusion of important places such as Puducherry, Tindivanam, Chengalpattu, Tambaram and Oragadam, along with Tier-II and Tier-III cities, to provide competitive infrastructure and promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development up to Mumbai.

The Chennai-Hosur industrial corridor is developed in two phases. The United Kingdom-based Mott McDonald has submitted an interim report for the first phase that will span from Chennai-Sriperumbudur to Ranipet. The second phase starts at Ranipet to reach Bangalore through Hosur. . The draft concept paper was conceived by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and the Union Ministry of Commerce of Industry. “After going through the interim report, we have made some suggestions to Mott McDonald. After incorporating the changes, the consultant is expected to submit one more report in the next two weeks,” Mr. Govindan said.

On Monday, the SIPCOT board cleared an industrial corridor connecting Madurai and Tuticorin. The board will shortly float a tender to fix a consultant for conducting a feasibility study.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/03/stories/2009030354350500.htm

Kewl Batty

February 15th, 2010, 02:26 AM

New Chennai-Bangalore road to cut 100 kms (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/New-Chennai-Blore-road-to-cut-100-kms/articleshow/5574492.cms)
Aparna Ramalingam, TNN, 15 February 2010, 04:37am IST

CHENNAI: The travelling time between Chennai and Bangalore by road could get shorter with the governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka evaluating possibilities of reducing distance between the two cities to about 250km from the present 350km, with plans also afoot to promote this route as an industrial and manufacturing hub. A pre-feasibility study has already been completed in this respect by management and engineering consultancy, Mott Macdonald.

While financial details of the project are not available, it is expected to be in two phases, with the Chennai-Bangalore corridor being developed in the first phase, followed by the Bangalore-Mumbai corridor. “Apart from developing a freight corridor, there are plans of making the entire stretch an industrial and commercial hub,” said Rajeev Ranjan, principal secretary, industries department, Government of Tamil Nadu. There would also be rail linkages along the route.

According to officials, active discussions are on with their counterparts in Karnataka. This would not be part of the Golden Quadrilateral, they clarified. “As far as the route, we are working on various permutations and combinations. We are also evaluating the shortest route of 250 km,” added Ranjan. Auto and electronic firms are expected to develop along the corridor.

Kavalier

February 17th, 2010, 06:01 AM

Kewl Batty

February 17th, 2010, 06:05 PM

Final report on Phase 1 of Industrial Corridor of Excellence soon (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/17/stories/2010021760340900.htm)

N. Anand

CHENNAI: The United Kingdom-based Mott McDonald will submit the final report on Phase 1 of the Industrial Corridor of Excellence (ICE) within the next fortnight, said N. Govindan, Chairman and Managing Director, State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT), on Thursday.

SIPCOT is developing the industrial corridor in two phases. The first phase will cover Chennai-Ranipet and the second, Ranipet-Bangalore. Industrial parks, special economic zones, information technology parks and integrated townships are expected to come up along the corridor.

Mott McDonald was given 40 weeks to prepare and submit a feasibility study.

The draft report was submitted to the steering committee in the presence of Chief Secretary K.S. Sripathi.

After going through the report, the steering committee members, comprising the Industries Secretary, Special Secretary, Industries, TIDCO Chairman and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau Executive Vice-Chairman, suggested changes.

“We have asked the consultant to identify non-cultivable dry land for construction of industrial complexes so that we don’t face any problem in future, and hotspots for setting up social infrastructure such as educational institutions, hospitals and entertainment centres,” Mr. Govindan told The Hindu.

Though Mott McDonald was given 20 weeks to submit the draft report for the first phase, it was submitted after 20 months. :rofl:

Mr. Govindan said that they would take adequate steps to expedite the project at the earliest.

On the Madurai-Tuticorin and Salem-Coimbatore industrial corridors, he said the tenders had been finalised and the consultant asked to carry out the feasibility study.

Kewl Batty

July 12th, 2010, 09:35 PM

x-posting from Chennai projects thread. :cheers:

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/07/13/stories/2010071350480200.htm

The Japanese are coming to Tamil Nadu.:cheers:

A large number of companies from Japan are looking at Tamil Nadu for investment. Among them are Nippon and Sharp, and four large suppliers of Nissan.

A delegation from Tamil Nadu, led by the State's Chief Secretary, Mr K. S. Sripathy, which visited Japan to attract investments, has come back with much work to do.

Top team

The delegation comprised the Chief Secretary, Mr Rajiv Ranjan, the Industries Secretary, Mr M. Velmurugan, Executive Vice-Chairman of the TN Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau, Mr Venu Srinivasan, Past President, CII and Chairman and Managing Director of TVS Motor Company, Mr H.R Srinivasan, Vision Holder, Take Solutions Ltd, and Mr Veerappan of Tessolve.

The mission was sponsored by the Tamil Nadu Government as a follow-up to the visit of a 60-member Japanese business delegation to the State in March.

The Indian team held four seminars — at Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo and Hiroshima. “We were surprised by the attendance,” Mr Rajiv Ranjan told Business Line, noting that over 500 companies attended the seminar in Tokyo. In all, the delegation exposed Tamil Nadu to over 1,000 companies.

Chennai-Bangalore corridor

High on the agenda was the Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor, on the lines of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. “The Japanese want to run their bullet trains between Chennai and Bangalore.” (How do you like this – Chennai to Bangalore by train in 90 minutes!)

In fact, so hot is the project that the Tamil Nadu Government and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Investment (METI) are to soon sign an agreement to set up a ‘joint working group' with co-opted members from Karnataka.

“METI is very keen to take this forward,” said Mr Ranjan.

Economic corridor

Tamil Nadu also wants to develop a Chennai-Ennore Industrial and Economic Corridor with the Japanese; wants to set up an exclusive industrial park for Japanese companies. The fact that as many as 170 Japanese companies are operating in Tamil Nadu seems to have gone down well with the Japanese.

“I see a lot of positives coming out of this visit,” says Mr H R Srinivasan of Take Solutions.

The Japanese, who have traditionally looked at China as their manufacturing backyard, now want to diversify their base. India is an obvious choice and within the country, Tamil Nadu is seen as a better investment destination, Mr Ranjan said.

barrykul

July 13th, 2010, 07:36 AM

Chennai-Bangalore is the most viable industrial corridor in the country, there is no other place in India where two tier1 cities are located so close to each other.

Imagine in a few decades if they had a high speed rail network, people could actually live in one city and work in another. :cheers:

I agree. The potential of the entire region should be evaluated. Bluru and Chennai belt along with Chennai to Pondicherry would be a powerhouse in terms of industry, talent, output, etc. Getting a high speed train with no stops would make Chennai/Bluru as one entity. The trains should operate frequently and 1 hr travel is highly plausible. People can move back and forth with ease. Talent/Workforce pool can instantly double. Investments would also double, since there would be a need to hold potentially two residences one in Bluru and one in Chennai. The synergies far outweigh the separate operations.

ChennaiIndian

July 13th, 2010, 07:34 PM

^^ Talent and workforce wont double in these two cities because of this. This is because the industrial corridor will create boom towns and will create potential Tier-2/3 cities along the way. The hi-speed rail if at all becomes a reality will only benefit the rich due to the hi-travel costs involved. As a result, only upper middle class and above can travel in these. This means the industrial labor force can't use this facility.

Overall those are good. However there are political realities. These two cities are in different states which compete for resources most of the time.

rakshit gowda

October 11th, 2010, 05:21 AM

not much use for Karnataka, if it is not extended upto Mumbai or at least upto Hubli and Dharwad. An alternative to this could be Mangalore-Mysore- Blore - Chennai Corridor. This way both sates can benefit and moreover Mangalore port connectivity can be improved. The Central Government has given no importance to develop Mangalore port or the NHs in Karnataka State.

engineer.akash

October 11th, 2010, 05:23 AM

Central Government has given no importance to develop Mangalore port or the NHs in Karnataka State.

hahahha you still think we can ask for better deals like how TN politicians do??Dude start a regional party and vote them to power....You will see our state doing wonders...

ChennaiIndian

October 11th, 2010, 04:31 PM

^^ Most importantly, have that regional party as part of the ruling coalition :cool:

engineer.akash

October 11th, 2010, 08:36 PM

^^ Most importantly, have that regional party as part of the ruling coalition :cool:

Thank you bro...but sadly our state is not united like your state :(

dakshinapraja

October 12th, 2010, 09:04 AM

An alternative to this could be Mangalore-Mysore- Blore - Chennai Corridor. This way both sates can benefit and moreover Mangalore port connectivity can be improved. The Central Government has given no importance to develop Mangalore port or the NHs in Karnataka State.

Yeah, that would be really great - a Mangaluru-Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai Corridor. Hope that this dream does come true soon.

darkprinz

October 13th, 2010, 04:40 PM

Whats the status of this project ??? Atleast it will reduce my travel time between chennai and bangalore :lol:

engineer.akash

October 13th, 2010, 05:46 PM

Whats the status of this project ??? Atleast it will reduce my travel time between chennai and bangalore :lol:

I want --chennai-Mysore....I will be disappointed if it is only till Bangalore :(

rakshit gowda

October 13th, 2010, 07:21 PM

engineer.akash

October 13th, 2010, 08:00 PM

Akash. It is true that Karnataka politics/people are not as united as TN. We do have a useless regional party (JDS) remember? But they are pro farmer and anti development. Chennai Indian, Just because you have a ruling coalition does not mean that the central government should favor only your state, especially after the 2G telecom scam by the DMK minister. It is sad that our people do not plan for long term development. This project will be better off if it is M'lore-M'sore-B'lore-Chennai rether than just B'lore- Chennai

I doubt if a regional party can ever emerge in Karnataka.....Karnataka is too diverse---People speak different languages in the northern part,southern part,coastal regions .....In my opinion they must divide the state into 3 parts--North,South and Coastal.

JD(s) as per election commission is a national party--They are contesting in Bihar polls as well-For More (http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/30/stories/2010093056151500.htm)

Well, Karnataka-One state Many worlds says it all :banana::lol:

SSCaddict

October 13th, 2010, 08:18 PM

I want --chennai-Mysore....I will be disappointed if it is only till Bangalore :(

hmmm.. i thought bangalore=mysore as mysore comes under bengaluru :lol:

rakshit gowda

October 13th, 2010, 10:52 PM

I called JDS regional because there was a regional party called Kannada Nadu Party (KNP) which merged with JDS in 2006. There is also no charismatic leader who can start a new regional party. It is prob because of the diversity like you said. And to add insult to injury, there is BSP and AIADMK contesting for MLA and MP seats from Karnataka.

The only person who could have started one party was 'Annavru' but unfortunately he was not into politics. He could have won some seats. It is also bad luck that BJP+ is not in power at the central level when it is in power in Karnataka. When they were in power between 1999 and 2004, we had congress govt in Karnataka. All opposites.

darkprinz

October 14th, 2010, 03:46 PM

I want --chennai-Mysore....I will be disappointed if it is only till Bangalore :(

ok let us make it chennai-mysore :lol: no worries friend

sixsigma1978

October 14th, 2010, 08:08 PM

^^ Again - Please stop hijacking threads for opinionated discussions. Move it to chaibar - these threads are for PROJECT related topics only!!

ChennaiIndian

October 15th, 2010, 03:34 AM

I doubt if a regional party can ever emerge in Karnataka.....Karnataka is too diverse---People speak different languages in the northern part,southern part,coastal regions .....In my opinion they must divide the state into 3 parts--North,South and Coastal.

JD(s) as per election commission is a national party--They are contesting in Bihar polls as well-For More (http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/30/stories/2010093056151500.htm)

Well, Karnataka-One state Many worlds says it all :banana::lol:

Yeah, its time to divide KA and give the 'rightful share' to various other states as per linguistic norms. Kannadiga population is very less for the size of the state. :lol::lol:

Akash - you guys are occupying lots of 'extra land' and calling it many worlds. :tongue: :lol::lol:

Anyway - just kidding!! No serious args!!

engineer.akash

October 15th, 2010, 08:15 AM

Anyway - just kidding!! No serious args!!

Wait I will start a regional party................yoooo :banana:

Sriram27

October 15th, 2010, 11:38 AM

^^ seriously if you do it you've definitely got my vote..can't take this kind of pathetic politics anymore where the politicians put themselves before the state and even bring the rep of the state down with their run-of-the-mill politics..it sickens me:bleep:

seku

October 19th, 2010, 07:43 PM

friends, it's to everyone's interest we propose to extend it further to other cities in both the states... but before the project coming to the light itself, if we/ political parties from both states keep adding/ extending, then never the project may come to light even in near future. Once after making one stretch, extending it further to other cities based on the initial results and experience, it will be much more easier task compared to making one full stretch from mumbai to cuddalore / mangalore... remember, after the success if delhi metro's success, in one go all major cities are going for it... same way, first we have to come-up with one such industrial corridor...

and finding the source of investment for such a huge project is also not an easy task... investors will also look into RoI.. may be they should consider doing it in phases .... Chennai -> B'lore is highly feasible option, as many investors will come forward seeing the RoI... and next they can go for B'lore -> Mysore phase as lot many companies are there in that stretch as well.

seku

October 19th, 2010, 07:44 PM

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ChennaiIndian

October 20th, 2010, 04:55 PM

^^ This industrial corridor is mainly promoted by the Japanese manufacturing companies. For them to transport finished goods out of India, Chennai port is the closest compared to ports in KA. So, Chn-Blore will be given importance. Blore-Mysore will not suit this requirement.

R2IChennai

October 21st, 2010, 05:30 AM

Isnt Blore-Mysore in fertile cauvery belt area?

seku

October 22nd, 2010, 08:07 AM

Isnt Blore-Mysore in fertile cauvery belt area?

it's, but may not be in the inerest of japanese.

nandan_ks

October 22nd, 2010, 09:31 AM

seku

October 22nd, 2010, 12:42 PM

What do they got to do with Bangalore. There aren't many of their manufacturing units in B'lore.

there are not many, other than toyota.. and some plans for daihatsu to launch its own plant. toyota being world's largest market holder, if they expand their india operations, it can go up many folds. currently they are not into small cars in india. given every one entering into small car market, even they should be having plans..fyi.. their china market is 13+ million units last year... :nuts:

jaadu

October 25th, 2010, 04:54 AM

there are not many, other than toyota.. and some plans for daihatsu to launch its own plant. toyota being world's largest market holder, if they expand their india operations, it can go up many folds. currently they are not into small cars in india. given every one entering into small car market, even they should be having plans..fyi.. their china market is 13+ million units last year... :nuts:

dude the total car market in China was that size not only of Toyota .. which is actually a very small player in China ... something like:) 150,000 units sold last year !!

seku

October 25th, 2010, 09:44 AM

dude the total car market in China was that size not only of Toyota .. which is actually a very small player in China ... something like:) 150,000 units sold last year !!

:ohno: oops.. your are right. but here's some news..

Cross post from Chennai Projects thread. Courtesy: Subra

Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor launch likely

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Ch...-likely/701938

The construction of a Chennai-Bengaluru industrial corridor and a joint search for valuable rare earth materials, whose production is currently monopolised by China, are expected to be among the major strategic projects to be announced in Tokyo on Monday by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart Naoto Kan.

The decision to build a Chennai-Bengaluru industrial corridor will mark the deepening of the Japan-India Special Economic Partnership Initiative launched a few years ago and underline Japan’s strategic commitment to India’s rapid economic development.

A new bilateral initiative on rare earths, which are needed for the production of a range of high technology goods, will help frame the convergence of the Indian and Japanese interests in securing strategic natural resources at a moment when China is leveraging its monopoly for political purposes.

Delhi and Tokyo had announced in 2005 two ambitious mega projects to modernise India’s lagging infrastructure. One was dedicated rail freight corridor (DFC) to move goods between Delhi and Mumbai. The other was an develop a Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) all along the new rail line to be built between the two cities with Japanese assistance at a cost of nearly US$90 billion.

The decision on Chennai-Bengaluru corridor will extend the concept to peninsular India. Delhi and Tokyo also plan to link this new corridor to Southeast Asia as part of an effort to integrate India into the Asian industrial production chains.

As in the Western corridor, the Southern Corridor too will involve the development of green cities, industrial parks, special economic zones and the development of new ports. This high quality infrastructure will be developed through collaboration between private and public sectors of India and Japan.

China, which today controls more than 90 per cent of world’s production of rare earths, started curbing the exports of rare earths to Japan last month after their recent spat over disputed islands in East China Sea.

Anti-Japanese rallies in China and anti-Chinese protests in Japan have showcased the enduring maritime conflict between Tokyo and Beijing.

As Singh landed in Tokyo amidst the growing between Tokyo and Beijing, the Japanese government urged China on Sunday to restart the exports of rare earths. China supplies nearly 90 per cent of Japanese rare requirement.

As Japan scrambles to find alternative sources for rare earths, it is natural that Tokyo turns to India among others. According to US Geological Survey, India has about 3 per cent of world’s rare earths reserves, located mostly in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Orissa.

Besides assisting India in the exploration of additional reserves, Tokyo could transfer technologies that can improve the efficiency of its rare earths production. The two countries could also collaborate in the exploration and production of rare earths in third countries.

rakshit gowda

October 30th, 2010, 07:48 PM

it is good to see that Japan investing in the South as well. It will be great if they could invest in some high speed rails between major Indian cities. Hope this project starts soon and creates more jobs. Extension can be done later when the need arises.

ChennaiIndian

October 31st, 2010, 07:51 PM

What do they got to do with Bangalore. There aren't many of their manufacturing units in B'lore.

Hosur has lots of manufacturing units. B'lore has Toyota. So, if these are connected to Chennai port, it will be easy to transport goods to Chennai.

karthikarthik

November 1st, 2010, 05:41 AM

there are not many, other than toyota.. and some plans for daihatsu to launch its own plant. toyota being world's largest market holder, if they expand their india operations, it can go up many folds. currently they are not into small cars in india. given every one entering into small car market, even they should be having plans..fyi.. their china market is 13+ million units last year... :nuts:

Toyota is going to launch a small car(Etios) in 2011.

darkprinz

November 1st, 2010, 02:07 PM

Are they goign to decrease the roadway distance by anyway ??? And which route this is going to follow ???

tharun

November 2nd, 2010, 07:02 AM

darkprinz

November 2nd, 2010, 07:38 AM

Thanks :) So 100 km reduction ... even shatabdi can make 250 kms in 1.5 hours @ 140 kmph... Are they planning for any other train with much higher speed ??

Raji7373

November 2nd, 2010, 08:06 PM

http://www.prajavani.net/Content/Jul72010/district20100707193339.asp

I googled and found this 4 months old article in Prajavani. As per this article the new 6-lane Bangalore-Chennai expressway starts near Hoskote runs parallel to NH4, passes through AP near Venkatagirkote then enters TN. This article gives full detail about the alignment within KN, but it does not give details about the alignment within AP & TN. As per this article a consulting company is already working with people living in villages along the alignment about land acquisition.

I think out total length of 250KM, about 90KM will be in KN, 30-40KM in AP and remaining 130KM in TN.

Can you please translate in English some pf the crucial points in the whole news. Is it roadways or are they planning to lay railway line. If so what kind of train - some Bullet train kind. I wish I could go to bangalore everyday for work and return back to chennai - home sweet home, instead of being there.
How nice it would be ...:banana:

seku

November 2nd, 2010, 08:08 PM

^^ If they have to reduce 100 Kms from the existing (NH4 is 328, and NH4-NH46-NH7 is 342 Kms), then as shown below

1. altogether new highway, which could reduce up to 100 Kms
2. till ranipet NH4, and then new stretch. As till ranipet, lotta automobile corridor is there. this route will reduce up to 60 - 70 Kms.

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4160/connects.jpg

darkprinz

November 3rd, 2010, 04:47 AM

rakshit gowda

November 5th, 2010, 04:06 AM

... IF some bullet train kinda travel is built .. it will reduce the travel to meagre 1 hr or so ...:)

^^ given the fact that we have a minister running railways, I dont think we will be seeing bullet trains in India for atleast 10 or 15 years. :ohno: I dont see the point of building a Bengaluru Chennai express way. Upgrading the current NH4 to 6 lane and making it signal free will do the job.

sixsigma1978

November 5th, 2010, 05:40 PM

^^ Correct .With DIDI giving preference to Bengal and starting Double Decker and High speed trains to connect VILLAGES there and justifying it too- we should not give silly recommendations to connect Metropolitan cities !! After all - its inter village connections that can pay for these services. Not the cities - which can make do with bullock carts and tractors!
DIDI knows best!!!

darkprinz

November 5th, 2010, 06:30 PM

^^ :hilarious:hilarious

Raji7373

November 11th, 2010, 12:07 PM

Raji7373

November 11th, 2010, 12:18 PM

^^ I think they have included Sriperumbudur and co in the plan.. So most likely ur second plan is the one ...Coupled with Hi-speed train in can do wonders ...

Seriously they have to think of reducing time of travel btw these two close important cities ... This kind of setup rarely occurs ...

Now that air travel is taking logically more time than shatabdi ... IF some bullet train kinda travel is built .. it will reduce the travel to meagre 1 hr or so ...:)

I think there are already Shathapthi which runs 100 Kmph speed (actually 160 Kmph) from Bhopal to Delhi, I guess. If they lay track straight as mentioned in the map & reduce the distance by 100 Kms and introduce this train, in 2.5 hrs we can reach the destination.

As didi wont do and we have bunch of idiots as ministers in center who are representing TN who are good for nothing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatabdi_Express

ferrari_fan

November 11th, 2010, 04:30 PM

Raji7373

November 12th, 2010, 10:02 AM

Oh would you stop acting so victimised, please?!

NO. It is not acting, it is real concern. What bothers you? ...if you don't want to read, just skip & go off.:bash:

rakshit gowda

November 21st, 2010, 08:03 PM

http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?sectionName=Business&contentId=8165376&programId=1073754899&pageTypeId=1073754893&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@

This not anything realted to this thread, When Japanese government & Korean govt wants to develop Chennai - Bangalore corridor Indian govt wants to develop only Mumbai - Delhi corridor. See, the plans have started and in few years time this will be in place when we still brooding over our wonderful Chennai - bangalore corridor. this is the reality.

Dude everybody can whine about developments that are not happening in their region. Personally I think Chennai has a lot going for it given the fact that DMK arm twists Congress and gets whatever portfolio/projects it wants. Im from Bangalore and imagine how pissed I should be when I learn that your DMK minister cost the nation $40 Billion in the 2G scam.

ChennaiIndian

November 21st, 2010, 08:55 PM

^^ You are right. I have generally observed that most people feel more unhappy when the scam happens elsewhere in India. For the KA mining scam, people elsewhere were most unhappy than folks from KA. I think its time for India to get out of that mentality. :)

rakshit gowda

November 22nd, 2010, 07:35 PM

ChennaiIndian

November 22nd, 2010, 10:49 PM

^^ That was a type from me :D. I should have typed "For the KA mining scam, people elsewhere were least unhappy than folks from KA." :D :D

What am trying to say is...no matter what happens elsewhere in India, people generally don't react to it collectively. They react a lot only when it happens in their own state and not a pan-India issue even though it is otherwise. For example, why should people in KA alone feel unhappy of the mining scam? Isn't it our nation's property and shouldn't we all feel responsible? :) That's my point!

rakshit gowda

November 23rd, 2010, 12:48 AM

^^ That was a type from me :D.

Man you made a Typo in Typo! :lol: Anyway dude, I get your point. Cheers.

ChennaiIndian

November 23rd, 2010, 04:29 AM

^^ Good catch! :lol:

Raji7373

November 24th, 2010, 12:18 PM

^^ where did you learn that people outside KA were more angry than people from KA. Please don't bring analysis and observations without supporting evidence. In fact people from KA need to be more angry because Reddy brothers who are pillaging our state's resources are from Andhra.

Yup.."KA need to be more angry because Reddy brothers who are pillaging our state's resources are from Andhra"

May be if they are Kannadigas - what would be your sentence..:lol:

rakshit gowda

November 24th, 2010, 06:46 PM

Yup.."KA need to be more angry because Reddy brothers who are pillaging our state's resources are from Andhra"

May be if they are Kannadigas - what would be your sentence..:lol:

Did not get your point.

slakhs

November 25th, 2010, 07:20 AM

^^Instead of Reddy brothers, they were Shetty brothers, would / should the anger be any lesser?

engineer.akash

November 25th, 2010, 07:49 AM

^^Instead of Reddy brothers, they were Shetty brothers, would / should the anger be any lesser?

Looters are looters irrespective of their whatever.Shetty brothers just reminded me of underworld dons :ohno:

rakshit gowda

November 25th, 2010, 04:51 PM

^^Instead of Reddy brothers, they were Shetty brothers, would / should the anger be any lesser?

Definitely less angry. I would be proud of my boys.:lol: just kidding man. KA CM land scam is from our own people and I am angry.

seku

November 27th, 2010, 08:25 AM

^^ irrespective of which state the minister belong to, the money looted doesn't goes into the pockets of the respective state ppl. the beneficiaries are just the ministers and their parties may be, and ppl from whole country is looser, which includes every state. so, every scam will irk the common man. esp., these days its a array of scandal across the country :ohno:

rakshit gowda

November 28th, 2010, 05:33 PM

^^ Yes. I think we have to rename our country to Scamistan or Corruptionistan.

madrasi7777

December 16th, 2010, 08:35 AM

This is precisely why we must have a rule to protect the whistle blowers and strengthen the Right to Information. With corruption the losers are Indians. Does not matter where we come from.

^^ Yes. I think we have to rename our country to Scamistan or Corruptionistan.

vlakshmi_n

December 17th, 2010, 05:02 AM

Arul Murugan

December 17th, 2010, 06:55 AM

After getting the report, the NHAI will seek clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests as in some places the proposed road passes through forests.

The road will run parallel to the existing National Highway–4, connecting the two cities, and pass through Kolar, Palamaner, Chittur and Ranipet. It will start near Hoskote from Bangalore side. It will cover 74 km in Karnataka, 90 km in Andhra Pradesh and 94 km in Tamil Nadu.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/121272/chennai-blore-expressway-moves-forward.html

Here comes the check, whether Jairam ramesh will approve this expressway going through forest? Mostly "NO" as the project is going to connect Chennai.

b/w the expressway will pass through all three states and more or less equal length is all the three states.

Sadly Hosur and Vellore is not in the picture. :ohno:

Bangalore_Geek

December 17th, 2010, 01:26 PM

The Chennai-Bangalore six-lane expressway dream is showing signs of turning real with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) asking a private company to study the feasibility of the project.

The NHAI, the nodal agency to build national highways, has given the task of conducting the feasibility study-cum-preliminary design to Egis-Secon. The report is likely to be complete by March 2011. After getting the report, the NHAI will seek clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests as in some places the proposed road passes through forests. The government expected to complete all these process and plans to kickstart the project to by the end of 2011, NHAI Chairman Brijeshwar Singh told Deccan Herald. The expressway will reduce the distance between the two cities by 86 km, from 344 km to 258 km, and drivers could hope to step up their accelerator to up to 120 km/hour without being bothered about potholes on the way to slow them down. Currently at the blue-print stage, the expressway, to be built with public-private participation on built-operate-transfer basis, will be 100 per cent access-controlled. The road will be constructed at a cost of up to Rs 18 crore to Rs 20 crore per km. The State government will actively participate in the project as it also involves land acquisition. The road will run parallel to the existing National Highway–4, connecting the two cities, and pass through Kolar, Palamaner, Chittur and Ranipet. It will start near Hoskote from Bangalore side. It will cover 74 km in Karnataka, 90 km in Andhra Pradesh and 94 km in Tamil Nadu. This project is part of the ministry’s plan to build 1,087 km of expressway in four identified stretches. The other expressway stretches the ministry is looking at are the 66-km Delhi-Meerut, the 400-km Vadodara-Mumbai and the 277-km Kolkata-Dhanbad. To expedite the expressways project, the Ministry is in the process of constituting an Expressway Authority.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/121272/chennai-blore-expressway-moves-forward.html

This is excellent news, but the sad thing is, if they say end of 2011, we can expect construction to begin only by end of 2012, or even beginning of 2013. :ohno:

And the reporter doesn't know what he's talking about as far as 'potholes' are concerned. Even the existing route via Krishnagiri-Vellore (NH7-NH46) is pothole-free. In fact the road surface is excellent throughout, and I have myself done over 100-120 on NH46 around 10 days back on a trip to Chennai. The only problem with the existing stretch is, very frequent gaps in the median, and villagers with two wheelers who drive on the wrong side at the extreme left, just to save 2-3 minutes :nuts: I encountered one moron who was actually driving on the wrong side on the right lane (fast lane), at a curve! All this for a time saving of 2-3 minutes. This even after NHAI has provided gaps in the median almost every 1.5 km!

Here comes the check, whether Jairam ramesh will approve this expressway going through forest? Mostly "NO" as the project is going to connect Chennai.

b/w the expressway will pass through all three states and more or less equal length is all the three states.

Sadly Hosur and Vellore is not in the picture. :ohno:

Why do you say "Mostly "NO" as the project is going to connect Chennai."?

rakshit gowda

December 18th, 2010, 05:14 PM

Sadly Hosur and Vellore is not in the picture. :ohno:

The point is to find a short distance between the 2 cities, going through Hosur and Vellore will only increase the distance. We need to get this to go parallel to NH4 so that Kolar in Karnataka, Chittoor in AP are also served. Moreover, I think this expressway is a huge waste of money and precious land. Improving the NH4 and NH7 highway and making it signal free and adding more lanes will do the job.

seku

December 20th, 2010, 01:49 PM

even i started feeling so... coz, NH4, NH7, and this new expressway..., all going to scatter the traffic. i thought they will enhance either of NH7/ 4 by-passing in between cities n towns... anyway, babus need new projects to make more money..

seku

December 20th, 2010, 01:54 PM

rakshit gowda

December 21st, 2010, 04:31 PM

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4160/connects.jpg

if it has to pass by kolar and chitoor, then it is not going to be the shortest possible distance.... i think, NH4 from bangalore is now called as OLD madras highway... now, in the name of expressway, they are going back to OLD days. after deciding to build a brand new road, they should go by the shortest distance. additional 50+kms could have been reduced..... another ill planning project. :ohno:

Well, I somewhat agree with you. No offence to you, but building road with shortest distance is not as easy as you have shown in the drawing. There are a lot of things to consider, like rivers, fertile land, forests etc. Although a short route will reduce time, it will result in agriculture land being acquired for construction which is not good. we already have 2 roads connecting Bangalore and Chennai. expressway will reduce time, but farmers will lose livelihood.

seku

December 22nd, 2010, 06:05 PM

^^ agreed, that no expressway on the cost of farm land. but what's the point in making a 3rd road just parallel to NH4? land acquisition will be here as well, and we dont know the reason behind not considering the shortest path.

madrasi7777

January 9th, 2011, 01:12 PM

I think if this project gets environmental clearance it will be the best thing happening for the cities of Chennai and Bangalore. No where in India does two major cities so close to each other. If the road becomes a reality then living in Chennai and working in Bangalore or vice versa will become feasible as this alignment can be used for high speed train for connectivity.A one or 1.5 hrs journey will look very attractive to may people. Many people in europe do this. In my opinion this will become one of the largest urban conglomeration in the world touching 3 states of south India. Imagine what it can do to the economy of this region.

I am for it as it will have long term economic benefits in the long run. I know there will be many hurdles for a project of this size but we must proceed with this project.

The Chennai-Bangalore six-lane expressway dream is showing signs of turning real with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) asking a private company to study the feasibility of the project.

The NHAI, the nodal agency to build national highways, has given the task of conducting the feasibility study-cum-preliminary design to Egis-Secon. The report is likely to be complete by March 2011. After getting the report, the NHAI will seek clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests as in some places the proposed road passes through forests. The government expected to complete all these process and plans to kickstart the project to by the end of 2011, NHAI Chairman Brijeshwar Singh told Deccan Herald. The expressway will reduce the distance between the two cities by 86 km, from 344 km to 258 km, and drivers could hope to step up their accelerator to up to 120 km/hour without being bothered about potholes on the way to slow them down. Currently at the blue-print stage, the expressway, to be built with public-private participation on built-operate-transfer basis, will be 100 per cent access-controlled. The road will be constructed at a cost of up to Rs 18 crore to Rs 20 crore per km. The State government will actively participate in the project as it also involves land acquisition. The road will run parallel to the existing National Highway–4, connecting the two cities, and pass through Kolar, Palamaner, Chittur and Ranipet. It will start near Hoskote from Bangalore side. It will cover 74 km in Karnataka, 90 km in Andhra Pradesh and 94 km in Tamil Nadu. This project is part of the ministry’s plan to build 1,087 km of expressway in four identified stretches. The other expressway stretches the ministry is looking at are the 66-km Delhi-Meerut, the 400-km Vadodara-Mumbai and the 277-km Kolkata-Dhanbad. To expedite the expressways project, the Ministry is in the process of constituting an Expressway Authority.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/121272/chennai-blore-expressway-moves-forward.html

TShyam

January 10th, 2011, 07:42 AM

Another road is just a waste of money. A dedicated freight corridor will be a much better option w.r.t money spent, carrying capacity, land required etc. All the talk of 86 km length reduction is BS. The current roads are not so convoluted. Maybe 30 - 40 km reduction at max.

dis.agree

January 12th, 2011, 05:31 AM

dis.agree

January 12th, 2011, 05:39 AM

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4160/connects.jpg

if it has to pass by kolar and chitoor, then it is not going to be the shortest possible distance.... i think, NH4 from bangalore is now called as OLD madras highway... now, in the name of expressway, they are going back to OLD days. after deciding to build a brand new road, they should go by the shortest distance. additional 50+kms could have been reduced..... another ill planning project. :ohno:

i think that reporter was wrong. he's simply stating existing alignment of nh4.

don't know how long this expressway to take to fructify, but for now i hope they 4 lane nh4. 4 laning till a little past kolar is already complete. after that road is bad. this used to be preferred road for private vehicles until 2005 since it is shorter compared to hosur-vellore route by 20-40 km depending on where you start/end in bangalore. i don't know why they chose to 4 lane just this small stretch - there is hardly any traffic here. if they 4 lane all the way till ranipet it will significantly increase the private vehicle traffic. ideally they should have given priority to this instead of this expressway/6 laning hosur - vellore route.

gtmashok

February 8th, 2011, 11:37 PM

I have been following this thread for many months now but there seems to have been no visible progress. Looks like CG is giving step-motherly treatment to this project compared to Delhi-Mumbai corridor (and understandably so even if it is not justifiable).

Anyways, in earlier posts, some of you were suggesting that the corridor be extended to mysore in order to serve k'tka better, since I do agree TN benefits more from this than k'tka. But I think instead of Mysore, I would support an extension to Mangalore, making it a Mangalore-Bangalore-Chennai industrial corridor due to the presence of a port in Mangalore. I believe this city has potential to be an industrial hub. Besides, geographically, the three cities are in a straight line.:cheers:

sixsigma1978

February 9th, 2011, 07:51 PM

^^ A friend of mine recently went from Bangalore to Kanyakumari - she says there's a WORLD of difference between the infrastructure of Karnataka vs Tamil Nadu - TN has gone generations ahead - in terms of quality of life, as well as development - in roads, power, etc.
Karnataka would probably stand to gain more from this project in this context.
If only our squabbling infant politicians give up their immaturity.

ChennaiIndian

February 9th, 2011, 10:37 PM

gtmashok

February 10th, 2011, 05:13 AM

^^ World of difference?? How come? We are living in the same country and there is little difference between KA and TN except for the fact that TN has a more denser rail and highway network than KA. However, these don't qualify for 'a world of difference'.

I completely agree with chennaiindian. To sum up, TN seems to be ahead of KA in health, education and other social indices. TN also has more National highways, rail lines and decent bus services and more urban areas than KA (although KA's inner cities are more clean thanks to lower population). Industry-wise, TN leads in manufacturing and KA in IT and BT, thanks to efforts of forward-looking politicians like S M Krishna.

Although overall TN is ahead, I am worried for its future due to its bankrupt and corrupt political leadership. Its growth/development is due to infrastructure left behind by British and efforts taken by first-gen politicians (Kamaraj, et. al).

There is no Modi/Chandrababu Naidu/S M Krishna for TN at the moment. In this respect, KA is better

Thats my dispassionate analysis and I may have drifted slightly off topic. Hope this doesn't turn to some sort of forum war. Peace.:hug:

Leo_r

February 10th, 2011, 10:11 AM

Its growth/development is due to infrastructure left behind by British and efforts taken by first-gen politicians (Kamaraj, et. al).

This is totally an inference from a closed mind. You may hate DMK or ADMK for personal reasons,but be generous and give credit to their immense contribution. TN wouldn't have reached this level of development but for them.

Concepts like Bangalore-Chennai Industrial corridor will take lots of time materialise. End of 2011 will see a Japanese township taking a first step in Chennai. A Japanese Industrial cluster there will give a domino effect to take up this project in next 10 years.

sixsigma1978

February 10th, 2011, 04:22 PM

^^ World of difference?? How come? We are living in the same country and there is little difference between KA and TN except for the fact that TN has a more denser rail and highway network than KA. However, these don't qualify for 'a world of difference'.

Dude - I'm not stating something out of thin air. I'm FROM Karnataka - and I'm Praising TN !! Lets give them credit where credit is due !! - TN is ahead of Karnataka in each of the following:
1) Roads - TN roads - both Rural and Urban have undergone a sea-change. Most of SH's in Karnataka are decrepit.
2) Power - TN has become the first state in the country that has allowed the Power industry to directly approach the govt for all clearances, including environmental. This is an acknowledgment that govt involvement only causes delays - and this is leading to a slew of projects taking off - especially on TN coast. It takes DECADES to get a power project off in Karnataka - the UMPP in Karnataka is a joke - first Karwar, then Tadri then kudgi ... even that isn't 100% certain!! Cogentrix packed up and went off because they got tired of paying bribes and got no result! Our mainstay - Raichur - is literally falling apart!! We're not ADDING capacity - we're LOSING what we have. I get the old BIHAR deja vu here!!
3) Health care - TN along with Gujarat has the most advanced health care in the country. Karnataka doesn't even feature.
This is a small list - we can do apples-to-apples by looking at each sector!

All WE have to show for ourselves is services, which other states are now catching up with INFOSYS is no longer going to be bangalore centric - to Pune's gain!!! (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=news&cd=16&ved=0CFwQqQIwBTgK&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bangaloremirror.com%2Farticle%2F1%2F201101212011012102310394675271126%2FCity-will-soon-lose-Infosys-edge-to-Pune.html&rct=j&q=infosys%20bangalore&ei=4QBUTbylEpG3tge0m_THCQ&usg=AFQjCNHt_VRkEeD5U_fh54mciB-e-PFrLw&sig2=ISfF-d4kkBV704nOPw9J_A&cad=rja) - they couldn't take the headache of working with the hopelessly inept Karnataka Administration over critical tasks like land acquisition, power risks etc - its a SHAME we lost a golden goose because of our own stupidity!!!

Karnataka is not Behind because it doesn't have the will. It lags because the fucking politicians here are barbarians and have no vision. Its either the farmer father son duo of JD(S) trying to get back to power by any means possible - including disrupting the government at all levels - or govt focusing on very specific sections unlike TN which is targeting the WHOLE state!!

ChennaiIndian

February 10th, 2011, 05:17 PM

^^ Well, ok. Regarding this project, I want to see it connecting to major cities in the region before being extended to other parts. So, Chn-Blr could be 'Phase 1'; extension to Mlore could be 'Phase 2'.

gtmashok

February 10th, 2011, 11:40 PM

This is totally an inference from a closed mind. You may hate DMK or ADMK for personal reasons,but be generous and give credit to their immense contribution. TN wouldn't have reached this level of development but for them.

Concepts like Bangalore-Chennai Industrial corridor will take lots of time materialise. End of 2011 will see a Japanese township taking a first step in Chennai. A Japanese Industrial cluster there will give a domino effect to take up this project in next 10 years.

Well, I didn't mean to say that MK and Jaya haven't done anything for TN. DMK has brought much needed investments in recent years and both parties have done some good things on the health, infrastructure, and education side. But they seem to lack a long term vision as far as what TN should be like in 15-20 years. I was lamenting the fact that we don't have visionaries like Modi, Nitish, etc who have long term plans for their states. Other states may one day soon overtake us unless we elect strong leaders.

Although I am not deeply attached to any political party, but I hate corrupt politics wherever it comes from and whichever party practices it. You only need to look at the TN chaibar section to see how people hold all parties in low regard.

Karnataka is not Behind because it doesn't have the will. It lags because the fucking politicians here are barbarians and have no vision. Its either the farmer father son duo of JD(S) trying to get back to power by any means possible - including disrupting the government at all levels - or govt focusing on very specific sections unlike TN which is targeting the WHOLE state!!

I always thought that's more true of TN.:lol: You only have to see the politics being played for land acquisition for chennai's second airport in sriperumbudur. I guess as they say, grass is always greener on the other side.

Anyway, I hope this project will get implemented soon.

seku

February 24th, 2011, 12:36 PM

CC: Subra
Cross post from Chennai discussion II thread.

http://www.bangaloremirror.com/artic...%E2%80%99.html

The Old Madras Road could become the ‘New Madras Road’ as the six-lane Bangalore-Chennai expressway would begin from Hoskote, in north-east Bangalore. The NHAI has now finalised this new alignment.

A senior officer from the National Highways Authority of India said, “We are giving final touches to the topographical and geo-technical surveys. After their completion, we will go in for a final feasibility report and seek approval for the technical design (of the expressway).”

According to him, this process would take about six to nine months. Work on the project, which would begin in a year’s time, is expected to be completed in three years.

SHORTEST ROUTE
When complete, this 250-km route will be the shortest distance between the capitals of the two southern states. The expressway will be connecting Hoskote and Sriperumbudur, which is about 40 km from Chennai.

The officer said the NHAI wanted to reduce the distance further, but since the Eastern Ghats are on the same route, it feared it may not get clearance from the Ministry of Environment.

Now, instead of going through the ghats, the expressway would make a slight deviation.

The road will cut through Hoskote and Malur in Karnataka, V Kota and Palmaner in Andhra Pradesh, and Gudiyatam, Arakkonam and Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.

It would be a world class road, where vehicles can zip at 120 kilometres per hour. Besides, the road embankment will be three to six metres above the ground level, which will ensure hassle-free driving.

HIGHER TOLL
NHAI says it might have to spend Rs 15-16 crore per kilometre for laying the road. “The toll will be higher than that on other NHAI roads,” said the officer, adding that the toll rates have not been finalised.

ALTERNATIVE ROAD
Meanwhile, NHAI officials plan to have an alternative road from Bangalore up to the expressway, which begins at Hoskote. At present, the Bangalore-Mulbagal road tollgate is located near Hoskote and the new expressway too begins at this point.

“Motorists would not like to pay toll at two points. So, we are considering connecting the expressway to NH-207 (between Hosur and Dobbespet),” he said. However, a final decision is yet to be taken in this matter.

The project was first announced by then finance Minister P Chidambaram in his budget speech during the nineties. However, it had failed to take off.

Routes to Chennai
» The Hosur-Krishnagiri (golden quadrilateral) route, a distance of about 343 km, is the most widely used road. This four-lane road passes through two states. With too many towns en route and a long detour near Krishnagiri, it takes a lot of time

» The second route is the Old Madras Road that goes through Kolar and Chittoor. This route is comparatively shorter than the Hosur Road (about 332 km), but it is not preferred for two reasons: One, it is largely a two-lane road and second, it passes through three states, making it a costly route as motorists end up paying multiple entry taxes

As given above, if i plot in google maps, the distance is around 350+km approx. They say it's 250 Km. :nuts: if it comes down it's awesome, with 120 km/hr we can reach in 2-3 hours.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9559/chnbloreexpwy.jpg

Arul Murugan

February 24th, 2011, 01:55 PM

^^

1. Sriperumbudur which is Auto/Electronics hub of Chennai 40KM away from Chennai city
2. 250KM is between Sriperumbudur and Hoskote and not between two cities.
3. as per the report the road passes through Arrakonam, but your plot shows via Kanchipuram.

Unless both the cities have expressway inside the city i.e from Hoskote to core Bengaluru and Sriperumbudur to Central Chennai, the travel time will not reduce to 3hours.

Above alignment will give us 4hrs 15min travel time. (1+2.15+1hr)

Hope they acquire enough land for high speed trains and even dedicated freight corridor.

dis.agree

February 24th, 2011, 06:51 PM

^^
alignment, v kota - palamner - gudiyattam - arakkonam - sriperumbudur, is all over the place.

on bangalore side hoskote or a new alignment somewhere south of it & east of whitefield is quite good. that would mean it would intersect it's peripheral ring road. but on chennai side, this expressway falls way short. it should be connected to chennai bypass. sriperumbudur is a good 30-40 km short of irr and is the most important/slowest stretch.

gtmashok

February 26th, 2011, 12:00 PM

Instead of going thru Palmaner in Andhra, I think they should cut the distance short by having direct link from V Kota to Gudiyatam. From the map, we can see there is state highway slready present. Only need to expand this into expressway.

Seku, thanks for creating the map. How do you post a google map as an image in SSC?

seku

February 28th, 2011, 02:38 PM

@Arul.

Updated pic, from Hoskote -Sriperumpudur via Arakonam. Comes down around 300 Km (approx). may be all these sharp cuts in the pic will be reduced further down to 250 Kms

http://i.imgur.com/Ae79E.jpg

@gtmashok

no wonder. Copy paste as JPEG :lol:

yes, avoiding palamenur route will further reduce 20+ Km. may be to impress/ pull AP's interest as well in this project they go that way. yes, it's compromising the term expressway.

seku

February 28th, 2011, 03:03 PM

^^ i believe the reason for choosing palamenur might be due to the eastern ghats (as stated in that article). i thought, eastern ghats starts from tirupathi. any folks knowing that territory can help out on route between v kota and gudiyatham.

wlbkng

February 28th, 2011, 05:00 PM

^^ Studied in younger ages that both eastern and western ghats join at Niligiris in Tamil Nadu, so eastern ghats too might be the reason..

rsrikanth05

May 4th, 2011, 06:24 PM

Is the proposed Chennai Bangalore expy part of tis??

staravindan

August 11th, 2011, 12:24 AM

Chennai -Bangalore- Mangalore Industrial corridor

express way extending to mangalore

Dedicated rail corrider from chennai port to mangalore port

murlee

August 11th, 2011, 08:07 AM

Chennai -Bangalore- Mangalore Industrial corridor

express way extending to mangalore

Dedicated rail corrider from chennai port to mangalore port

is this your idea or has this been proposed by official agencies??

Arul Murugan

August 11th, 2011, 08:51 AM

^^

First Mangalore and Bengaluru should be directly connected on railway line i.e Bengaluru-Sharvanabelagola-Hassan new line is running for decades! and the railway connectivity fron B City to M City is poor.

The western ghats running in Hassan-Mangalore stretch is a stumbling block even to create one more railline or 4 lane road... I don't think industrial corridor upto to Mangalore is that easy and environmental ministry will oppose for sure.

Arul Murugan

August 31st, 2011, 04:19 AM

Project report for industrial corridor ready

The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the first portion of Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor (CBIC) from Chennai to Ranipet is ready and it is under preparation for the rest of the corridor, said Industries Secretary Sundaradevan on Tuesday.

Delivering the special address at a conference on ‘Industrial corridors in the Southern region' organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, he said that they are planning the CBIC along the traditional route instead of the route mooted by the Centre.

According to Dr. Sundaradevan, CBIC would pass through Chennai-Ranipet-Hosur-Bangalore, while the one suggested by the Centre along three National Highways (NH 4, NH7 and NH46), linking Chennai and Bangalore through Nellore and Chitradurga. Besides, the State had drawn up plans to develop Madurai-Tuticorin-Tirunelveli corridor and Coimbatore-Salem corridor.

As location played an important role in the setting up of industries, the Government would focus on industrialisation of southern districts with world-class infrastructure facilities to attract global investors and to encourage dispersal of industries, he said.

T.T. Ashok, Chairman, CII Southern Region, said industrial corridors were proposed along Chennai-Bangalore-Hyderabad, Chennai-Hyderabad, Kochi-Coimbatore-Bangalore and North-South in Kerala, for the development of manufacturing and service industries. The focus in Tamil Nadu could be automobiles and auto ancillaries, aerospace in Bangalore, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals in Hyderabad.

Huge investments have to be made in road and rail network and for power generation.

The investment model has to tackle problems such as funding, land acquisition, rehabilitation of the affected people and expertise of large project management, he said.

C. Jayaraman, Director- Projects, Bangalore Airport Rail Link Ltd, Karnataka Government, said the proposed CBIC should be extended to Mumbai for the benefit of less developed districts in the State. CBIC would link 10 to 12 districts in Tamil Nadu, four in Andhra Pradesh and 17 in Karnataka and it had the capability to trigger production and create employment.

S. Chandrasekhar, Chairman, CII - Karnataka State Council, said an industrial corridor from Bangalore to Mumbai could be developed along the Dhabol –Bangalore gas pipe line of the Gas Authority of India.

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•Corridor to pass through Chennai-Ranipet-Hosur-Bangalore
•Plans to develop Madurai-Tuticorin-Tirunelveli corridor and Coimbatore-Salem corridor

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2413431.ece

Old NH i.e first NH route la ellam industrial corridor!

I guess there will be no co-ordination b.w all 4 states!

1. Kerala wants Cochin-Coimbatore industrial corridor, but largely benefiting only KL and TN/CG is mute on that.
2. TN wants Chennai-Ranipet-Hosur-Bengaluru corridor, largely benefiting only TN and KA/CG is mute on this
3. KA wants Chennai-Bengaluru-Mumbai corridor, largely benefiting only KA, but CG is mute on this.
4. AP wants Chennai-Vijayawada-Hyderabad corridor largely benefiting only AP, but CG is mute on this

Finally it looks nothing will take off.

saysenthil

September 15th, 2011, 10:13 AM

Highways authority plans 1,000 km expressways

The National Highways Authority of India [ Images ] has planned to construct 1,000 km of expressways on the BOT (toll; build-operate-transfer) model.

"We have started preparing the alignment and also acquiring land for the Vadodara-Mumbai section," said a senior NHAI official, who did not want to be identified.

The other three sections where expressway work is expected to be taken up are Delhi-Meerut, Kolkata-Dhanbad and Bangalore-Chennai.

"We are doing a viability check of these projects," said the official.

Expressway construction is part of the sixth phase of the National Highways Development Programme.

The official said they would need to expand the ambit of the award structure, by adding more incentives for the developer in the concession agreements.

NHAI estimates a km of expressway would cost around Rs 55 crore (Rs 550 million) to build.

It is discussing models to offer longer concession periods and land pockets for real estate development along the stretches, to attract developers for the project.

The Model Concession Agreement will not change much for the expressways.

"As of now, we have not proposed any change in the existing model. If there is any change for the expressways' award, we will make those in the MCA," said the official.

Increasing the concession period and offering land for real estate development could be some of these.

The Union road transport and highways ministry had proposed to build a huge network of expressways to connect areas with high traffic capacity by 2022, also the final year of the 13th Five-Year-Plan.

The ministry had earlier planned to build expressways in three phases - by 2012, 2017 and 2022 - and, accordingly, it had prepared a draft report for a network of 17,661-km.

However, the plan has not taken off because of a paucity of funds.

The government also wanted to form an Expressway Authority of India, on the lines of NHAI, but that plan was scrapped, after the government limited the expressway plan.

As of now, NHAI has been mandated to develop these projects. An expressway wing in NHAI is monitoring the work.

kannan infratech

September 15th, 2011, 10:42 AM

As such Chennai Bangalore Stretch is very good if not excellent in TN. Probably more fly overs and under passes may be required to avoid perpendicular movement at all the Road junctions.

Slow Moving vehicles & human tresspass should be the focus.

SIPCOT has a proposal to open 7 Industrial Clusters along the way and that can be speeded up by SG.

vimal.mdu

October 22nd, 2011, 07:42 AM

Project report on Bangalore-Chennai Expressway may get ready by March

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2557950.ece

The ambitious Bangalore-Chennai Expressway project, which will cut down travel time and fuel consumption, is picking up steam with work on the detailed project report (DPR) likely to be completed by March.

The green field project would also act as a catalyst of development in the 260-km route from Hoskote near Bangalore to Sriperumbudur, nearly 40 km from Chennai. It is estimated to cost a whopping Rs.6,000 crore. Of this Rs.5,000 crore would be towards the construction work alone —at the rate of Rs.20 crore per kilometre.

The proposed six-lane expressway would serve as an alternative to the present popular NH 7 from Bangalore to Krishnagiri, NH- 46 Krishnagiri to Ranipet and NH 4 Ranipet to Chennai route, which is 372 km long and witnessing a significant increase in traffic. The project, proposed under the National Highways Development Project Phase VI, would take the Kolar, Chittoor route and have 12 major intersections in all. It would be a toll road facility.

National Highways Authority of India, Chief General Manager, I.G. Reddy, told The Hindu that the process for land acquisition has been initiated and villages involved along the proposed alignment of the expressway in the three States have been finalised and proposal for publication of 3 (a) Notification is under preparation.

“The Central Government has given in-principle approval for the project. Environmental clearance has to be sought for the project as a portion of the alignment was passing through reserve forest area. Already no objection certificates have been obtained from the governments of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka for the project. The alignment has been fixed, detailed engineering study for the project is on and soil tests are also underway,” Mr. Reddy said.

Egis-BCEOM International S.A. and SECON Pvt. Ltd. are the consultants for preparation of DPR.

The expressway that would come up on Build Operate Transfer (BOT) basis is designed for six lane divided carriageway with 1.5 metre unpaved shoulder and 3 metre paved shoulder.

A six metre wide median has been proposed for safety and for future widening. Public consultations to elicit the opinions of the residents affected due to the proposed alignment have also been completed, he added.

Meanwhile, sources in the Industries Department said that the DPR for the first phase of the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor of Excellence (CBICE) from Chennai to Ranipet is ready. The DPR for the remaining stretch is under preparation.

It would pass through Chennai-Ranipet-Hosur-Bangalore. The Centre had planned the corridor along National Highways 4, 7 and 46, linking Chennai and Bangalore through Nellore and Chitradurga. However, the State Government chose to go with the traditional route. Plans have also been drawn up to develop the Madurai-Tuticorin-Tirunelveli corridor and the Coimbatore-Salem corridor.

rsrikanth05

October 24th, 2011, 04:26 PM

Do we really need this?

barrykul

October 24th, 2011, 08:30 PM

Do we really need this?

Seriously, we need this and much more. It is amazing how our leadership is stuck in a parochial view. The synergies of good road infrastructure is manifold. Chennai-Bluru and other neighboring cities should be treated as one continuous development zone akin to China's Guangzhou region. India should concentrate on upgrading its infrastructure in the coming years at a feverish pitch. It may sound cliche, but this is the absolute minimum that needs to be accomplished. In the coming years, the stakes are rather high. The world leadership is changing, since there is marked shift in World GDP towards India and China. India needs to behave and act like a leader not a follower anymore. In order to be the top you have to stop resting on laurels and continue to innovate in order to achieve a high level of productivity.

Recently, the Govt woke up to the fact that they need ITI to train people for the labour skills required for the economy. This was highlighted years ago. They need to plan ahead and not react by the seat of their pants. Similarly, infrastructure road system with fast roads is a must. They need to act on renewable energy like solar and wind.

Vicvin86

October 24th, 2011, 10:15 PM

There are 50+ Government ITIs in the state and they are not established this year.

barrykul

October 25th, 2011, 04:27 AM

There are 50+ Government ITIs in the state and they are not established this year.

Err, this is not adequate. I am talking about the recent news ..
India to set up 1,500 more ITIs (http://www.igovernment.in/site/india-set-1500-new-itis5000-sdcs-36728) and its follow up.

rsrikanth05

October 25th, 2011, 06:10 AM

Seriously, we need this and much more. It is amazing how our leadership is stuck in a parochial view. The synergies of good road infrastructure is manifold. Chennai-Bluru and other neighboring cities should be treated as one continuous development zone akin to China's Guangzhou region. India should concentrate on upgrading its infrastructure in the coming years at a feverish pitch. It may sound cliche, but this is the absolute minimum that needs to be accomplished. In the coming years, the stakes are rather high. The world leadership is changing, since there is marked shift in World GDP towards India and China. India needs to behave and act like a leader not a follower anymore. In order to be the top you have to stop resting on laurels and continue to innovate in order to achieve a high level of productivity.

Recently, the Govt woke up to the fact that they need ITI to train people for the labour skills required for the economy. This was highlighted years ago. They need to plan ahead and not react by the seat of their pants. Similarly, infrastructure road system with fast roads is a must. They need to act on renewable energy like solar and wind.
Why Chennai Bangalore?
Why not Hyderabad BAngalore or Chennai Coimbatore ???

Vicvin86

October 25th, 2011, 01:24 PM

Err, this is not adequate. I am talking about the recent news ..
India to set up 1,500 more ITIs (http://www.igovernment.in/site/india-set-1500-new-itis5000-sdcs-36728) and its follow up.

There are 5k ITIs across the country offers 800000 seats. This itself is a decade old data.

barrykul

October 25th, 2011, 04:59 PM

There are 5k ITIs across the country offers 800000 seats. This itself is a decade old data.

Did you read the article above. The issue is not about status quo (which is quite dismal), it is about skills required to create infra in the 21st century. The existing ITIs are not producing the required skills. Many infra projects hire external labor from foreign countries including China. There is a severe shortage of licensed people in India. Take the Auto industry, which in the past 10 yrs has bloomed, the skills required are completely different than assembling Ambassador cars of yore. The current new 1.5K ITI is not adequate.

The old 5K are very ancient in skills training. They need to be upgraded in curriculam/practical courses. In practice, it is really hard to find labor qualified in say plumbing, carpentary, glass installation, electrical and so on. India does not have a accredited license scheme to certify such people. In TN for example we see huge hordes of unskilled people from other states involved in infra building. They learn on the job and often commit huge mistakes, which reflects poorly on the quality of the project.

Vicvin86

October 25th, 2011, 05:08 PM

arun82

October 25th, 2011, 05:59 PM

Did you read the article above. The issue is not about status quo (which is quite dismal), it is about skills required to create infra in the 21st century. The existing ITIs are not producing the required skills. Many infra projects hire external labor from foreign countries including China. There is a severe shortage of licensed people in India. Take the Auto industry, which in the past 10 yrs has bloomed, the skills required are completely different than assembling Ambassador cars of yore. The current new 1.5K ITI is not adequate.

The old 5K are very ancient in skills training. They need to be upgraded in curriculam/practical courses. In practice, it is really hard to find labor qualified in say plumbing, carpentary, glass installation, electrical and so on. India does not have a accredited license scheme to certify such people. In TN for example we see huge hordes of unskilled people from other states involved in infra building. They learn on the job and often commit huge mistakes, which reflects poorly on the quality of the project.

Barrykul the training was mostly on job in Blue collar job and has taken the caste mode. For eg a particular caste people were did the particular Job like carpentery. The son learnt from the father and the skill was passed over generation. Now demand for more people and people diversifying from traditional job is taking the toll. For eg Coimbatore has the engineering firms for almost 30 to 40 yrs but still they had adequate people to support the industry. It is a fact that TN is the state with most number of factories. Now more and more industries recruit people in thousands. The IT industry and BPO in the last 10 years has taken almost 3 lakhs people from the resources which would have been in these industries. So please dont underestimate or think that there is no talent pool available.

I am confident in 5 years we will have many people will be trained to cater these industries and only agriculture will be in a bad shape and will move into the hands of commercial companies wiping the small farmers from the game.

rmvdweller

October 26th, 2011, 12:16 PM

Why Chennai Bangalore?
Why not Hyderabad BAngalore or Chennai Coimbatore ???

Why not Chennai Bangalore? Rather, why not all three of them?

rsrikanth05

October 26th, 2011, 12:52 PM

Why not Chennai Bangalore? Rather, why not all three of them?

As I said earlier, the three routes meet at Krishnagiri.
Super Beneficial.
Even Salem, Erode would benefit then.

Arul Murugan

November 12th, 2011, 03:01 PM

TV9 News: Hurdles Ahead For Proposed 6-Lane Bangalore-Chennai Expressway Project

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vlakshmi_n

January 12th, 2012, 10:45 PM

The Government of Japan on Thursday evinced interest to build the proposed Bangalore-Chennai expressway.
(http://www.deccanherald.com/content/218856/japan-keen-bangalore-chennai-highway.html)

Japan’s Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLITT) Takeshi Maeda, during his meeting with the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister C P Joshi here, said the country is keen on executing the project, especially with a Japan-based company being involved in preparing a detailed project report. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Joshi said: "We told them (Japan government) that we have a very transparent system, where you have to enter into the bidding process.

If Japan government is interested in taking up the project on government to government (G-G) basis, then you have to discuss it at the higher level." The project could be discussed at the Prime Ministerial level, he added. However, G-to-G negotiations might deprive Indian entrepreneurs the opportunity to participate in the bidding, as projects are straightaway given to a country and would be executed by companies from there.

In the highways sector, 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) is allowed and the Japanese companies can also tie-up with domestic companies to bid for the project, the Minister said. Currently, Egis-Secon, a private company, is preparing the Detailed Project Report (DPR) expected to be ready by March 2012.

“After getting the DPR, the government will decide how to implement the project -whether to go for competitive bidding or adopt any other method,” the minister said. The expressway, first of its kind in the country, will be built with public-private participation on build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis. The 100 per cent access-controlled road would cut down travelling time between Bangalore and Chennai to just three hours from the current five to six hours. As per the proposal, the expressway will have six lanes and vehicles can travel at a speed of 120 km per hour. The proposed road will run parallel to the existing National Highway–4 and pass through Kolar, Palamaner, Chittur and Ranipet.

RRaju

January 18th, 2012, 09:55 AM

Bangalore-Chennai expressway could have Japanese role

NEW DELHI: The proposed 250-km Bangalore-Chennai expressway, to be built at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore on a new alignment, could come up as a pilot project involving Japanese expressway majors. The Japanese government, which made this proposal to the highways ministry on Thursday, has been asked to submit a detailed framework.

The corridor is likely to reduce travel time between the two cities to only two hours. The expressway will have a design speed of 120kmph.

On Thursday, a delegation led by Japanese transport and tourism minister Takeshi Maeda met highways minister C P Joshi to discuss the project. "We are preparing a detailed project report and it will be complete by March. They have huge interest to develop this stretch since there is considerable concentration of Japanese firms in that region. We have told the group that highway projects in India are awarded through open bidding and 100% FDI is allowed in this sector," Joshi said.

He added that the two governments can take a decision mutually in case they agree to take up this project on the basis of government-to-government understanding. "But that deprives private players of participating in bidding of this project," he said. Joshi said other models like floating a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with investment from stakeholders including from Japan could also be an option.

Last month, PM Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda had issued a joint statement recognizing the bilateral cooperation in the infrastructure sector including cooperation in the development of expressways in India and capacity building.

Sources in the ministry said major Japanese expressway firms had shown keen interest in building expressways in India and the beginning could be made with the Bangalore-Chennai corridor.

India plans to build 17,000 km of new alignment (greenfield) expressways to improve connectivity across the country. Sources said since expressways with high capital investment were financially unviable, Japanese cooperation to get official development assistance (ODA) to build these projects would be a better option.

"Developing crucial expressways will help Japanese firms and their business. This is the reason why we are reaching out to Indian government for the Bangalore-Chennai project," a Japanese official said.

He added that operation of an expressway was very critical and needed high level of expertise. "So far, Japanese companies have been engaged as supervision consultants in Indian highway projects. But given a chance, our companies would like to implement them for timely completion and manage the projects more efficiently. This can start with the Bangalore-Chennai link," he said.

Source:http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1255

JhonJ

February 5th, 2012, 11:11 AM

Japanese push to Bangalore-Chennai expressway

The proposed 330-km Bangalore–Chennai expressway, which will be part of the PRIDe corridor, received a big push by Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), which said the detailed project report may be ready by September.
The project, which promises to be the ‘pride of India’, is expected to turn South India into the country’s industrial hub.
At the conference on ‘Intelligent Transport System (ITS) for

Strategic Urban Development in India Cities’, Yasunori Watanabe, president, JCCI, said: “The PRIDe corridor connecting the major industrial areas in South India needs to be taken up urgently. The most important among these is the Bangalore–Chennai expressway, which, once completed, will reduce travel time from seven hours to five hours. This means at least 30% reduction in time taken to travel to and fro.”

He said there was urgent need to improve the city’s infrastructure, especially transport, as private investors were eyeing Bangalore and South India was being considered as the future industrial hub.

According to him, the stretches that need immediate attention are Mysore Road between BHEL signal and Nayandahalli and Muslim Memorial ground and BHEL signal, Whitefield Road (in and around International Tech Park) and Tumkur Road (near Yeshwantpur railway station).
He called for rapid improvement in the traffic manners of the city’s two-wheeler and autorickshaw drivers to ease congestion. ITS technology could solve these issues but the government has to reform its policies, Watanabe said.

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which also attended the conference, said it would launch a survey on introduction of ITS in major cities.

“This will be taken up in March and completed in July,” announced Taro Okawa of JICA.

“We are also looking at possibilities of financial as well as technical assistance for the construction of peripheral ring road and ITS for highway transportation management system and transportation management system,” he added.

source:http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_japanese-push-to-bangalore-chennai-expressway_1645793

saysenthil

April 27th, 2012, 02:46 PM

JAPANESE CO. TO IMPLEMENT MYSORE-CHENNAI BULLET TRAIN SERVICE: INDUSTRIES MINISTE (http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=news&item=31993)R

The Karnataka government has come forward to introduce a 350km/ hour superfast Bullet Train service between Mysore-Bangalore-Chennai, Bangalore-Davanagere-Belgaum and Bangalore-Gulbarga to be developed by Japan Railway Company under the joint sponsorship of State and Central governments, said Minister for Major Industries Murugesh Nirani here yesterday.

Addressing a press conference here, Nirani said that a Japanese firm had opted to implement the Bullet Train project under the joint participation of State and Central Governments and a provision had been made for the project in this year's Railway Budget.

For people of the State who have just seen Metro Trains, the dream Bullet Train project with trains zooming at 350 kms an hour between major cities of the State and Chennai will indeed be a great gift.

The Industries Minister, who said that the Railways had already prepared a project which would be presented in the next State Cabinet meeting for approval, added that the Japanese firm had agreed to invest Rs. 1 lakh crore for implementation of the Bullet Train service between Chennai-Bangalore-Mysore in the first phase.

The services would be extended to Bangalore-Chitradurga-Davangere-Hubli-Belgaum in the second phase while Bangalore-Bidar-Gulbarga service would be implemented in the third phase.

He also said that a separate track for these Bullet Trains will be laid under which the journey time between Mysore-Bangalore will be reduced to just about half- an-hour while cities like Belgaum, Gulbarga and Chennai could be reached in a few hours.

Nirani, who said that the project was being launched for the overall development of the State, added that the Japanese firm had come forward with a plan to create a tunnel in the hills of Sakaleshpur in Hassan to help people reach Mangalore by reducing the distance by about 30 kms and also for the benefit of traders who go to Chennai harbour for business.

Japanese banks

Nirani also disclosed that the government would allot 20 acres of land to two Japanese Banks to open their branches on the outskirts of the city.

He added that industrial giant Honda Motor Co.Ltd. would set up its unit either near Kolar or Tumkur for which Honda had asked for 500 acres of land which the govt. was prepared to give.

The Honda also plans to set up a township, he said.

Also, consultations were held with a Singapore-based company to develop a Theme Park at the sea shore in Mangalore.

Speaking on the Global Investors Meet, the Industries Minister said that the Investors Meet to be held on June 7 and 8 would attract an investment of about Rs. 5 lakh crore.

gtmashok

May 3rd, 2012, 07:02 AM

Does this project still need approval from centre? Why is it still in proposed stage?

nishanth.kh9

May 3rd, 2012, 04:21 PM

gtmashok

May 3rd, 2012, 06:52 PM

^^ Not to mention that TN is ruled by ADMK.

Anyways, why is that such projects need approval from the Centre if the two states agree to it? (I know they haven't yet, but I am sure they approve of the idea). Which parts of the project need approval from Centre?

I hate this perverted system of states having to run behind the Centre for anything and everything. :bash:

sshivakumar

May 3rd, 2012, 07:49 PM

Crossposting..

New Delhi, Apr 30, 2012 (PTI)
India and Japan agree to move ahead with the project

India and Japan on Monday agreed to move ahead with the Bangalore-Chennai Industrial Corridor project, with Tokyo pledging to help New Delhi chalk out plans for development of infrastructure in the region.

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and his Japanese counterpart Koichiro Gemba discussed the BCIC project, which was conceived last year on the lines of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. They also discussed bilateral cooperation in the railway sector, including possibility of India obtaining high-speed rail technology from Japan and the ongoing Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, which runs through the DMIC.

“We had a preliminary exchange of ideas on the Chennai-Bangalore Corridor which had been initiated by our prime ministers at their meeting last December. We have agreed that Japan will assist in chalking out a Comprehensive Master Plan for the project,” said Krishna. He was addressing a joint news conference with Gemba after the duo had the first minister-level economic dialogue between India and Japan in New Delhi.

Krishna and Gemba also led the sixth India-Japan strategic dialogue on Monday.
During the annual India-Japan summit on December 27-28, 2011, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda had decided to replicate the DMIC model to develop “environmentally sustainable, long-lasting and technologically advanced infrastructure” between Chennai and Bangalore.

Tokyo has shown special interests in the Chennai Bangalore Industrial Corridor project, as an increasing number of Japanese companies, including small and medium enterprises, have made direct investments to establish their manufacturing base or other forms of business presence in the region.

The project is likely to include ports, industrial parks and other related infrastructure, which are to be developed by the two countries’ governments and private sectors in a mutually complementary manner.

Gemba is understood to have assured Krishna of Japan’s financial and technical support to India for preparation of the Comprehensive Integrated Master Plan for the region. “Both sides will work together to materialise the master plan on the infrastructure development in the areas between Chennai and Bangalore,” said the Japanese Foreign Minister.

Krishna and Gemba also reviewed the progress of the DMIC, a mega infrastructure project, which is being implemented at an estimated cost of $90 billion with financial and technical aids from Japan. The project covers an overall length of 1,483 km between the political capital and the business capital of India. Tokyo last year expressed its intention to invest $4.5 billion in the project over the next five years

Source : http://www.deccanherald.com/content/246055/bangalore-chennai-industrial-corridor-gets.html

Krishnamoorthy K

June 16th, 2012, 08:19 AM

PTI | 06:06 PM,Jun 07,2012
Chennai, Jun 7 (PTI) National Highways Authority of India is finalising a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for six laning of the 260 km Chennai-Bangalore highway, a senior official has said. "The six laning of Chennai - Bangalore is being finalised. We can soon expect some developments in this stretch," I G Reddy, NHAI Chief General Manager (Technical), Tamil Nadu and Kerala told reporters here. The Rs 5,000 crore project would be access controlled and have 12 junctions and grade separators, he said yesterday. Commenting on the ongoing works in Kerala, he said the Government of Kerala was "not being proactive" in cooperating with the NHAI. He said the work on two corridors - Coimbatore - Kochi and Mangalore - Kanyakumari - both passing through Kerala were proceeding in a "slow pace." PTI DSJ VS

IBNLive (http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/nhai-finalising-dpr-for-chennaibangalore-six-lane/1008823.html)

Surprised to know that developments in Coimbatore - Kochi corridor is in slow pace inspite of Kerala taking so much interest in it!

shiv.chennai

July 22nd, 2012, 09:19 AM

The proposed Chennai-Bangalore corridor, modelled on the Delhi-Mumbai corridor (DMIC), is still at the boardroom stage and officials of other states are already proposing new routes.

"We have come to make our pitch of including Andhra Pradesh in the proposed corridor," said Dr J Geeta Reddy, Andhra Pradesh minister for major industries, sugar, and commerce and export promotion at the Assocham (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India)-MCCI (Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry) national conference here on Saturday.

Andhra Pradesh officials want the corridor to link Nellore (in the east) and Anantapur (in the west). "The proposed corridor won't end up as a straight line, but will pass through a lot of industrial areas. Nellore is already home to an integrated business city ( Sri City) and we are proposing an airport at Nellore and sea connectivity through Krishnapatnam. There is a broad gauge line between Chennai and Nellore. With good sea, land and air connectivity along the route, it makes sense to expand the corridor," Pradeep Chandra, principal secretary (industries), Andhra Pradesh, said.

Others want the corridor to be extended to include Mangalore on the west coast. "There has been a meeting of senior officials from both states about shortening the time of travel between Mangalore and Chennai ports. That would involve digging tunnels along the route (Western Ghats). Experts from Japan studied this proposal and feel it's doable," C Kandasamy, director general (road development) and special secretary, Union ministry of road transport and highways, said. Some others proposed an inter-country route (Tamil Nadu-Karnataka-Sri Lanka) touching Trincomalee (a port city in Sri Lanka) en route Colombo.

Originally, the corridor was envisaged as a multi-billion dollar larger corridor that would end in Mumbai and cover Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Officials from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu had also discussed the possibility of a high-speed dedicated freight corridor with active assistance from Japan. Incidentally, Japan has provided technical and financial aid to the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor), covering 1,483 km.

SOURCE: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-Bangalore-corridor-Officials-propose-new-routes/articleshow/15085515.cms

engineer.akash

September 28th, 2012, 08:12 PM

Survey on high speed rail over (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/survey-on-high-speed-rail-over/article3944143.ece)

Chief Secretary to State Government S.V. Ranganath on Wednesday said that Japan had completed the survey on the Chennai-Bangalore-Mangalore high speed rail connectivity project.

Speaking to presspersons here after attending a function where Large and Medium Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani received a Taiwanese business delegation, he said that the Government of India and Japan Industries and Financial Association had identified Chennai-Bangalore-Chitradurga Industrial Pride Corridor also. He said the State would request the Union government for expediting the two projects during the Prime Minister’s visit to Japan.

Joker rises

September 29th, 2012, 07:42 AM

Survey on high speed rail over (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/survey-on-high-speed-rail-over/article3944143.ece)

Given the status of governance in karnataka such a big projects will be just a dream. In next state elections BJP is surely gonna lose. Congress and JDS coalition will emerge. In that case the great sleeping man HD deve gowda will never allow a single project to be executed. He is a big anti industrialist. When kumaraswamy was in power he almost scrapped the metro project saying that it is not feasible for bangalore.

engineer.akash

September 29th, 2012, 11:30 AM

Given the status of governance in karnataka such a big projects will be just a dream. In next state elections BJP is surely gonna lose. Congress and JDS coalition will emerge. In that case the great sleeping man HD deve gowda will never allow a single project to be executed. He is a big anti industrialist. When kumaraswamy was in power he almost scrapped the metro project saying that it is not feasible for bangalore.

Good BJP will lose,I am going to vote for JDs a regional party,we had enough of national parties looting us.We karnataka people cannot sacrifice any more for bangalore,Fuck it!....I want T2 cities to develop,JDs - BJP coalition was the best under HDK who introduced volvos to other parts of the state.

Joker rises

September 29th, 2012, 01:21 PM

Good BJP will lose,I am going to vote for JDs a regional party,we had enough of national parties looting us.We karnataka people cannot sacrifice any more for bangalore,Fuck it!....I want T2 cities to develop,JDs - BJP coalition was the best under HDK who introduced volvos to other parts of the state.

You may be a pro JDS for your personal reasons. Apart from volvos what did Kumaraswamy do to develop karnataka. Regional party does't mean they dont loot. Tell me any big project initiated by HDK. He proposed some 5 townships and a knowledge city near bidadi that to for his personal gains. Tier 2 cities can develop only when the capital city and its metropolitan areas are developed. Bangalore has one of the highest potholes among major indian cities. Also there are no big industry in karnataka apart from IT. You may give some examples. But GDP of karnataka is around 80 billion $ much lesser than tamil nadu, andhra , gujarat.

engineer.akash

September 29th, 2012, 01:53 PM

You may be a pro JDS for your personal reasons. Apart from volvos what did Kumaraswamy do to develop karnataka. Regional party does't mean they dont loot. Tell me any big project initiated by HDK. He proposed some 5 townships and a knowledge city near bidadi that to for his personal gains. Tier 2 cities can develop only when the capital city and its metropolitan areas are developed. Bangalore has one of the highest potholes among major indian cities. Also there are no big industry in karnataka apart from IT. You may give some examples. But GDP of karnataka is around 80 billion $ much lesser than tamil nadu, andhra , gujarat.

Baad mein jaye bangalore...I want karnataka - bangalore to develop.

engineer.akash

September 29th, 2012, 01:55 PM

But GDP of karnataka is around 80 billion $ much lesser than tamil nadu, andhra , gujarat.

Those other states are developed because their T2 cities boast of good infra and have vibrant economy. In karnataka we have none.I want atleast one T2 city in karnataka which can become the next growth engine of the state.

Joker rises

September 29th, 2012, 04:27 PM

Baad mein jaye bangalore...I want karnataka - bangalore to develop.

Ya but your language seems to be less dignified. Who will not be happy if t2 cities are developed. But JDS will make karnataka drown like West bengal by didi...

kg4129

September 30th, 2012, 01:51 PM

engineer.akash

September 30th, 2012, 02:07 PM

never mind...back to topic :)

Kandeeban

October 27th, 2012, 07:01 AM

Those other states are developed because their T2 cities boast of good infra and have vibrant economy. In karnataka we have none.I want atleast one T2 city in karnataka which can become the next growth engine of the state.

Sadly all tier-2 cities of TN are now facing the brunt of 10 hr power cuts.. if this continues any longer, blore and chennai will get overburdened (again) by ppl migrating out from these cities... ::bash::

ChennaiIndian

November 10th, 2012, 07:25 PM

Sadly all tier-2 cities of TN are now facing the brunt of 10 hr power cuts.. if this continues any longer, blore and chennai will get overburdened (again) by ppl migrating out from these cities... ::bash::
2 or 3 years ago, many other states had this problem big time than TN. Now its TN's turn and things will come back to normal in a year or two. I haven't heard of any news of people moving to cities because of power cuts.

Kandeeban

November 12th, 2012, 01:47 PM

^^ You may not hear such things as news per se.. but its a consequence...
No power=> (no new investments and no new jobs; also existing jobs are gone as industries hav nil power) => ppl move out in search of jobs

Which r the closest cities that dont hav power cuts and hence continue to generate jobs by thousands?
Blore and Chennai...
Even industrialists may be contemplating moving out...

karkal

November 12th, 2012, 05:55 PM

Chennai Hyderabad Industrial Corridor using Japanese (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rare-earths-pact-to-boost-Indo-Japanese-ties/articleshow/17196336.cms)

NEW DELHI:

Japan is also looking at building a new industrial corridor — between Hyderabad and Chennai. India will push this though sources said India's record of implementation, particularly in terms of land acquisition and securing clearances, appears to be a stumbling block.

udhaya

November 21st, 2012, 01:56 AM

CHENNAI TO BE THE HUB OF CBIC WILL SOON BE JOINING THE LIKES OF BANGKOK,KL, in growth and industry:-
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/japan-to-fund-multibillion-dollar-cbic-project-soon/article4116235.ece

karkal

November 21st, 2012, 06:51 PM

Just curious...I saw some news articles on PRIDe ? Is PRIDe an umbrella name for CBIC, CHIC type of projects (or) is it something different.

Krishnamoorthy K

November 22nd, 2012, 08:57 AM

^^
Peninsular Regional Industrial Development Corridor (http://www.advantagekarnataka.com/investment-information/pride-corridor.php)

http://www.ecfa.or.jp/japanese/act-pf_jka/H22/jdi_india22.pdf

It is Mumbai-Bengaluru-Chennai corridor as per above PDF. Further there is connection to Nellore from Chitradurga and Chennai and then there is a connection to Pondicherry from Chennai. But, Coimbatore and Kochin connection to Bengaluru is not shown. It is called Pennisular as it connects four states of southern pennisula along with Maharashtra. Anyway CBIC will be core part of it.

karkal

December 12th, 2012, 06:00 PM

Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor plan at conceptual stage (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/chennaibangalore-industrial-corridor-plan-at-conceptual-stage/article4192261.ece?ref=wl_opinion)

New Delhi, Dec 12:

The government on Wednesday said the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor ((CBIC) project is at a conceptual stage and Japan has expressed its interest to extend financial and technical support to it.

“The CBIC project is at conceptual stage and it would be too early to compare it with Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) structure,” Minister of State for Commerce and Industry S Jagathrakshakan said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

During the visit of Prime Minister of Japan to India on December 28, 2011, both Japanese and Indian Prime Ministers decided to strengthen efforts to improve infrastructure such as ports, industrial parks and their surrounding facilities in Ennore, Chennai and the adjoining areas, he said.

Japan conveyed its intention to extend financial and technical support to the preparation of India’s Comprehensive Integrated Master Plan of this region based on which planned development and work on related facilities could be taken up.

The DMIC project, which was conceptualised in 2006, aims to create globally competitive environment and latest infrastructure to activate local commerce, enhance foreign investment, create employment opportunities, enhance exports and attain sustainable development.

Besides, the minister said, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) appointed a study team which conducted preliminary study and submitted the draft final report on preliminary study for the Comprehensive Integrated Master Plan for CBIC.

“Certain modifications in the preliminary report have been conveyed to JICA in December 2012,” Jagathrakshakan said.

Replying to another query, he said, 178 items have been registered under the Geographical Indications of Goods Act 1999, while 187 applications are pending at various stages of registration before the Geographical Indication Registry.

“As on November 30, 2012, 178 geographical indication products have been registered under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection Act, 1999),” he said.

jaish

December 14th, 2012, 02:03 PM

I hope this project will be fast tracked by new NIB.

karkal

December 16th, 2012, 03:08 AM

JhonJ

December 16th, 2012, 08:14 AM

AP included in Chennai-Bang industrial corridor

Hyderabad, Dec 15: The central government has agreed to include Andhra Pradesh in Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor, said state Major Industries Minister J. Geeta Reddy.

She told reporters here Saturday that the proposed corridor in the first phase would be extended upto Krishnapatnam port in Nellore district. The second phase of the project will also cover Hindupur-Chittoor belt.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency is funding Peninsular Regional Industrial Development (PRIDe) corridor along the Chennai-Bangalore highway.

During the Southern Zonal Council meeting in Bangalore last month, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy had requested the central government to extend the project to Andhra Pradesh, saying only Chennai-Andhra-Bangalore corridor could unleash economic potential of the region and ensure world class infrastructure, economic development and employment generation.

Geeta Reddy said the international Pharma Trade Centre and Research and Innovation Council of Hyderabad (RICH) were also proposed to be set up in Hyderabad. The foundation stone for both the projects are likely to be laid in March next year.

She said Andhra Pradesh has also sent proposals to the central government for setting up three National Manufacturing and Investment Zones (NMIZ) in the state.

The zones are proposed at Zaheerabad (Medak district), Chittoor and around the proposed Ramayapatnam port in Prakasam district in an area of 5,000 hectares each.

Geeta Reddy said manufacturing would be the focus of the state during the 12th Five Year Plan.

She claimed that despite slowdown and other problems, Andhra Pradesh recorded higher industrial growth rate than the national average during 11th plan. The industrial growth rate in the state during 2011-12 was 7.33 percent against the national growth rate of 3.95.

source:http://www.andhraheadlines.com/state/ap_included_in_chennai-bang_industrial_corridor-4-109173.html

RRaju

December 16th, 2012, 08:25 AM

They have changed the alignment so many times...on top of it different state politics and the current alignment is not giving me any confidence as it goes through Chitoor reserve area (no clearance from Environment ministry).

Just a 250 km expressway even with Japan assistance is being planned to compete only by end of 2017.

That's why TN should consider - Chennai - Kanchipuram - Thiruvannamalai - Harur - Salem - Erode - Coimbatore for Industrial corridor as well as High Speed Rail . As long back some one had posted a photo / image at night showing UA along this route is more than along B'lore - Chennai .

As pointed out " current alignment is not giving me any confidence as it goes through Chitoor reserve area (no clearance from Environment ministry).".

But in case of Chennai - Kanchipuram - Thiruvannamalai - Harur - Salem - Erode - Coimbatore Nobody can dare to the same as entire line is within TN , get clearances for anything and everything is just a child play for TN Politicians.

I think the thread needs to renamed to Peninsular Regional Industrial Development (PRIDe) as Andhra pradesh is also involved in it now.

karkal

December 16th, 2012, 02:21 PM

^^:lol:

The Chitoor reserve area risk is noted by the Japanese in their project details as there could be more potential delay due to clearance.
I'm all for AP getting included without this reserve area risk.

This is not just another road project;The idea is to maximise the investment by creating as many industrial parks along the way.
I'm not sure how AP can develop an industrial zone in a reserve area.

Krishnamoorthy K

January 25th, 2013, 03:34 PM

Power shortage, a worry for Japanese investors in TN (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/power-shortage-a-worry-for-japanese-investors-in-tn/article4340956.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home)

Chennai, Jan. 24:

Infrastructure deficiency, low transparency in systems and procedures and inconsistent policy were the major concerns of Japanese companies considering investments in India, according to Masanori Nakano, Consul-General of Japan in Chennai.

India is second only to China globally as an attractive destination for overseas investments by Japanese companies in the medium term.

But the survey of over a 1,000 companies by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation showed nearly half of them were concerned about the infrastructure deficiency in India, apart from the lack of transparency in rules and regulations, complicated tax system and shifts in policies, Nakano said.

Infra projects

Gujarat, after Tamil Nadu, is attracting keen interest from Japanese investors. In the southern State, the power shortage is a serious issue driving up costs for investors.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency has completed a preliminary study of infrastructure needs, with focus on power and transportation, in the Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor.

Japanese companies are keen on partnering with India in infrastructure projects, said at a meeting on infrastructure business cooperation between Japan and Tamil Nadu.
Port facilities

M. Velmurugan, Executive Vice-Chairman, Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau, said the State has charted out plans to double its present capacity of about 18,000 MW of power generation over the next five years.

From the middle of this year, the power shortage would be addressed.

Chennai has three major ports in close proximity including the L&T Port at Kattupalli to the North where over 1.2 million TEUs of container capacity is available.

With car exports taking off from Chennai ports, a multilevel car park with RORO facility is being planned on DBFOT basis, he said.

Shinya Fujii, Director-General, Japan External Trade Organisation, said the port at Kattupalli is a welcome addition to the port infrastructure for Japanese companies looking at exports.

The private port will be competitive in terms of usage costs as compared with the public sector ports – the Chennai Port and the Ennore Port, he said.

But the road connectivity is as much an issue as it is to the Ennore Port as the companies use the same roads. It is up to the State Government to upgrade the linkage, he said.

karkal

February 16th, 2013, 07:38 AM

CMDA official to go to Japan (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cmda-official-to-go-to-japan/article4419700.ece)

Development of transport infrastructure in Chennai is likely to figure prominently in discussions between Indian officials and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Tokyo next week.

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority’s (CMDA) member secretary will be part of the team of Indian officials visiting Japan next week. Projects found to be viable are likely to receive JICA funding.

Chennai is one of the cities likely to gain significantly from JICA funding. A team of officials from JICA met with officials of CMDA last week, and reviewed three infrastructure development projects in Madhavaram, Karunakaracheri and Manjambakkam for investment.

A comprehensive economic partnership agreement between Japan and India went into effect in 2011. As part of the 60th anniversary of Japan-India diplomatic relations, JICA is planning to provide assistance to other projects such as the Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor. JICA funding will facilitate strengthening of Japan-India academic-industry networks, and human resources development for industries such as manufacturing in many urban areas including the Chennai metropolitan area.

JICA is extending its assistance to contribute to stronger relations between Japan and India. The Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor project is at a conceptual stage and Japan had expressed interest in extending financial and technical support to it.

engineer.akash

February 18th, 2013, 09:20 AM

Britain PM David Cameron pushes Mumbai-Bangalore development corridor

MUMBAI: British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday he wanted his country's companies to help India develop new cities and districts along a 1,000 km (600 mile) corridor between Mumbai and Bangalore, generating investment projects worth up to $25 billion.

Kicking off a three-day visit to India with the largest trade delegation taken abroad by a British prime minister, Cameron said he wanted British firms to work with the Indian and British governments to develop nine districts to link Mumbai, India's financial capital with Bangalore, its tech hub.
"With me I've got architects, planners and finance experts who can work out the complete solution," he told an audience of business people and workers at Hindustan Unilever Limited.

"It would unleash India's potential along the 1,000 km from Mumbai to Bangalore, transforming lives and putting British businesses in prime position to secure valuable commercial deals."
India should open up its markets to allow foreign direct investment in hitherto closed sectors, he added.
His office said forecasts showed 5.8 percent of India's population growth would be in the corridor, contributing 11.8 percent of the country's gross domestic product growth by 2020.
The first phase of the project would involve investment in physical infrastructure, such as transport networks, telecommunications and power generation. Later construction would concentrate on social infrastructure such as welfare and education.

India has pushed the building of giant development "corridors" to accelerate the growth of its manufacturing base, which has lagged behind its IT and services industry.

The government has also planned to build 24 new industrial cities along a 1,483 km (920 mile) railway line between New Delhi and Mumbai with Japanese funding, but the project has progressed slowly.

Cameron's office said British and Indian officials had been working with business representatives from the two countries on the Mumbai-Bangalore project since last year and had produced an initial assessment of its scale and potential.

The British government would be willing to co-fund a feasibility study, on a match funding basis, with the Indian government costing up to 1 million pounds ($1.55 million).

By 2030, if realised, the project could generate close to half a million jobs, while indirect jobs could bring the total in the region to two million, Cameron's office said.

"Our initial scoping work suggests that accommodating the 3-4 million people attracted to each of the new cities would require close to 1 million new homes, up to 120 schools, 10 colleges and hospitals," the office said.
Cameron also said Britain planned to change the visa system to allow Indian business people to get a visa in one day.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Britain-PM-David-Cameron-pushes-Mumbai-Bangalore-development-corridor/articleshow/18555550.cms

No idea where to post this

engineer.akash

February 18th, 2013, 09:28 AM

Investment and manufacturing zone near Tumkur

The Department of Industrial Promotion and Policy under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has approved a proposal to set up National Investment and Manufacturing Zone in 12,500 acres of land near Tumkur.

Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (KSIIDC) Managing Director P B Ramamurthy said, “We had proposed to set up the investment and manufacturing zone and the Union government has approved the project in principle. We are planning to set up a special purpose vehicle to oversee the implementation of the project as this is the biggest project being implemented in the state.”

He said the State government would have to invite tenders to allot works for preparing plans and identifying the industries which should be given priority, finding water source for the project and electricity in accordance with the provisions of the 2011 National Manufacturing Policy. These plans would again be submitted to the Union government for approval, he added.

“Though we have proposed to set up the National Investment and Manufacturing Zone in and around Vasanth Narasapura near Tumkur, we have not identified the boundaries. We will notify the entire extent to be acquired for the project. However, the land would be acquired in phases as and when the project would be implemented,” he said.

The state government is also planning to set up a Special Investment Region on 5,000 hectares of land near Dharwad and would very soon place the proposal before the Union government for its approval, he said.

Both projects are planned in the area identified as Peninsula Regional Industrial Development Corridor as the Union government has proposed to develop infrastructure to provide road and rail connectivity and other facilities to promote industrial development in the corridor.

http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article1468455.ece

saysenthil

February 28th, 2013, 10:26 AM

Budget 2013: Govt ready to provide more funds (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/budget-2013-govt-ready-to-provide-more-funds-for-dmic/articleshow/18728024.cms?adcode=18)

Acknowledging the support of the Japanese government, Chidambaram said the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are currently preparing a comprehensive plan for the Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor.

"The corridor will be developed in collaboration with the governments of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka," he said, adding that the next corridor will be the Bengaluru Mumbai Industrial Corridor on which preparatory work has started.

saysenthil

February 28th, 2013, 04:37 PM

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Union Budget: Mumbai-Bangalore-Chennai corridor sees huge business potential (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/budget-2013/union-budget/Union-Budget-Mumbai-Bangalore-Chennai-corridor-sees-huge-business-potential/articleshow/18731342.cms)

With Union finance minister P Chidambaram announcing business corridor connecting important cities in the south, the Andhra Pradesh-Chennai-Bangalore-Mumbai business corridor, also called Peninsular Region Industrial Development Corridor (PRIDe corridor), has come close to reality.

"The department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are currently preparing a comprehensive plan for the Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor. The corridor will be developed in collaboration with Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The next corridor will be the Bengaluru-Mumbai Industrial Corridor on which preparatory work has stared," Chidambaram said.

Experts feel that the corridor between four states has huge business potential as these places have good infrastructure connectivity. "PRIDe is an industrial corridor providing a potentially strong transport and industrial connectivity linking these states. Going by the potential, the corridor is expected to be become industrial and energy spine of the state. The Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline project will double the potential in this corridor," large and medium industries minister Murugesh R Nirani told TOI.

Taking Chennai-Bangalore corridor, a blue print for expressway alignment running from Hoskote, outskirts of Bangalore City to Sriperambudur, industrially developed region situated outside Chennai has been finalized recently. The expressway will connect be 260-km drive and vehicles can zoom around 150-km speed covering Hoskote and Sriperambudur in just little over two hours.

Cont...

tamilbala

March 1st, 2013, 05:51 AM

This road is perfectly laid for the first 100kms from Bangalore where 150kmph is possible even today, similarly the Ranipet-Chennai also needs just widening.

So all this corridor requires is 100-120kms of wide roads.

saysenthil

March 1st, 2013, 12:51 PM

Chennai-Bangalore corridor will put industry on fast track (http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article1483257.ece)

The development of Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor has been welcomed by industrialists, traders and politicians.Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan said the freight Corridor will alleviate the logistic sector and facilitate evacuation of cargoes from Chennai, Ennore and other ports.

Takayuki Ishida, MD and CEO of Nissan Motor India, expressed his happiness on the announcement of Corridor. “We are happy about the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor to be developed jointly by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),” he said. The corridor will also be developed in collaboration with the governments of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

“This industrial corridor will play an important role in terms of logistics infrastructure for companies like ours that are present in the said region,” he added.

Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry hailed the announcement of the project. Five business hubs have been identified along the corridor like Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, Palamaner and Chittoor in AP and Hoskote and Bangarpet in Karnataka. Steel, cement, food processing, information technology, automobile zone, readymade garment zones, petroleum, chemicals and petrochemicals complex were some zones expected along the business hub.

udhaya

March 1st, 2013, 06:00 PM

Chennai-B’lore road blueprint dusted off again
Team TOI

The Union Budget has given a new lease of life to the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor project, which has remained on paper for three years. The corridor, which is to come up along Chennai, Sriperumbudur, Ranipet, Bargur, Hosur and Bangalore, is expected to boost commerce between south India and east Asia by enabling quicker movement of goods from these places to the Chennai and Ennore ports.
In his Budget speech, finance minister P Chidambaram said the project with assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) will be developed in collaboration with the governments of three southern states. “The master plan for the corridor is likely to be finalised within the a year,” said Shinya Fujii, director general, JETRO (Japan External Trade Organisation), Chennai.
Jica and the Indian government’s department of industrial policy and promotion are preparing a plan for the industrial corridor. “The corridor will be developed in collaboration with the governments of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka,” Chidambaram said. While the existing road connecting the two cities is 350km, there is a proposal to cut the distance by 100km with new roads.
More than 30% of the Japanese business base in India is located in south India. The southern region accounts for more than 50% of India’s automobile exports and hence the Japanese are stressing on better infrastructure links for a regional production network spanning India and its east Asian neighbours. To harness the region’s potential, infrastructure projects in the Chennai-Bangalore region would include expansion of Ennore port and outer ring road in Chennai. About 60% of Japanese foreign direct investment in Tamil Nadu is in the automotive sector where the state has a core competence.
Several manufacturing units would find it easier to move goods. Along the route are consumer electronics manufacturers in Sriperumbudur, leather industry in Ranipet, granite in Bargur, IT companies and commercial vehicle makers in Hosur.
Fujii said the Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor is being modelled along the $100 billion Delhi-Mumbai (DMIC) industrial corridor. “This corridor is part of the long-term relationship between Japan and India,” Fujii said.

Krishnamoorthy K

March 2nd, 2013, 01:17 PM

‘Infra Corridor will attract foreign investment’ (http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article1485082.ece)

By Express News Service - BANGALORE

02nd March 2013 08:47 AM

The development of the Bangalore-Chennai and Bangalore-Mumbai infrastructure corridors would bring in a lot of investment for the region, according to Raj Kumar Khatri, Secretary, Infrastructure Development Department, Government of Karnataka.

While addressing a Japanese trade delegation visiting the city on Thursday, he said, “Japan has shown a lot of interest in developing the Chennai-Bangalore Corridor and the United Kingdom wants to contribute in building the Bangalore-Mumbai Corridor. We also want to propose extending the corridor to Mangalore.”

Khatri further suggested that Japanese agencies funding the project could also consider building a freight corridor on top of the road highway at the inception of the project since there would be a shortage of land once the road was built. “I appeal to the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to push this matter further in New Delhi to have a multi level system in order to save land,” he said. He also asked for private investment for the development of Dadri and Haldipur ports.

JETRO visited the state with a delegation comprising 50 automotive companies. “Bangalore can become a manufacturing hub besides being an Information Technology hub,” said Naoyoshi Noguchi, Director General, JETRO. According to figures by JETRO, Japanese companies in the past ten years have contributed 15-20 per cent of the $9.3 billion which has come into Karnataka via foreign direct investment (FDI).

What about water and power? I think lot of opportunities are there for power producers and water management companies in these corridors.

How many SIRs including ITIR, PCPIR, NMIZ are planned along these corridors? How many smart cities are proposed?

saysenthil

March 8th, 2013, 11:21 AM

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Chennai-Bangalore corridor gets Karnataka push (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Chennai-Bangalore-corridor-gets-Karnataka-push/articleshow/18855865.cms)

The Chennai Bangalore industrial corridor has got a shot in the arm with the Karnataka government starting the process of DPR (detailed project report) for the peripheral ring road project between Tumkur to Hosur. This road will be in the proposed Chennai-Bangalore corridor. "The process of DPRs is expected to be completed by the year end and we are hoping to start road expansion from next year," Dr Raj Kumar Khatri, principal secretary, infrastructure development department, government of Karnataka said. He was speaking at the sidelines of an infrastructure seminar organized by the Confederation of Indian industry (CII) in the city on Thursday.

In December 2012, the Karnataka state cabinet cleared the first phase of the PRR (peripheral ring road) project between Tumkur and Hosur. The cost of the first phase of Tumkur Hosur road spanning 65 kms is estimated to be Rs 1,750 crore. The Chennai-Bangalore corridor is being modeled along the $100 billion Delhi-Mumbai ( DMIC) industrial corridor. The initial estimate of the Chennai-Bangalore corridor is pegged at seven billion dollars but officials state that the final cost would be much higher as it is a long term infrastructure project.

In his budget address last week, Union finance minister P Chidambaram had said the project with assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) will be developed in collaboration with the governments of three southern states. Jica and the Indian government's department of industrial policy and promotion are preparing a master plan for the industrial corridor. "The corridor will be developed in collaboration with the governments of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka," Chidambaram said. While the existing road connecting the two cities is 350km, there is a proposal to cut the distance by 100km with new roads.

RRaju

March 8th, 2013, 03:55 PM

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Chennai-Bangalore corridor gets Karnataka push (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Chennai-Bangalore-corridor-gets-Karnataka-push/articleshow/18855865.cms)

First and Foremost the Distance from K R Pura Railway station to Chennai is around 310 Kms .

Since the New Road which is Planned from Hosakote to Sriperumbudur.

Bangalore to Hosakote the Distance is 25.5 Kms
Sriperumbudur to chennai is 39.5 Kms

Hosakote to Sriperumbudur is 265 Kms as now as Per NH4 and google Maps.

Thy are simply saving only 15 Kms from New alignment. All intention is only to provide a New alignment from B'luru to Chennai were only ppl can enter from Hosakote and exit at Sriperumbudur and Vice Versa at speeds of 100-150 Kms per Hour without any other entry Points in b/w.

Once it is done Hope only Single tool Booth at either end are Built and 300 - 500 Rs is collected for One way Drive and 800 Rs is collected for to and fro within 24 Hours.

ISUZU is setting a Luxury car manufacturing Unit in Chittoor , the High Speed Road Corridor are only encouraging Luxury Car,Buses unit's get Business in India

PRR is not because of B'luru - Chennai expressway . It was planned long back , since BBMP/BDA was not able to spend from it's budget it's being getting delayed.

Plans was to create a new bench mark after Hyd stole all the show of Ring Road infrastructure they have built around 160 Km Ring road.

B'lore way along had ORR in 1991. when ppl were laughing B'loreans, have gone Mad and wasted such vast lands in building the infrastructure.

The other Half of PRR ias already built by NICE Enterprises from Electronic City to Tumkur Road.

For real estate Hosakote is new Hot place to make Business.

Karnataka will not benefit anything from B'luru - Chennai Corridor as Hosakote , Malur, Kolar and Bangarpet Have already have industrial establishments and many Mou's have been signed in Various Advantage karnataka Events.

Except that it provides a Good Road infrastructure for Floating Population to come to their respective Hometowns on weekends, Long weekends , Festivals and frequent Travelers.

Supporting my Claim:

Budget 2013: Doors open for two corridors

Karnataka's unfulfilled desire to industrialise its backward districts received a big push in the form of two industrial corridor projects —Bangalore-Chennai and Bangalore-Mumbai.

Karnataka had been urging the Union government to put the Bangalore-Chennai corridor on fast track, with a special request to extend the corridor up to Belgaum. Now, a separate Bangalore-Mumbai corridor has addressed that demand, too.

Speaking to DNA, a senior official in the department of large and medium industries, said the Bangalore-Chennai industrial corridor would be implemented with participation from Union ministry of industries, state governments of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu in association with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

It would pass through Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh, Kolar, Mulbagal and Hoskote in Karnataka before reaching Bangalore. Though Karnataka had tried to convince the Centre to extend it up to Mysore, the Centre refused the state's demand.

Shiva Shanmugam, president of Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commere and Industry (FKCCI), told DNA that industrial clusters in automobile, engineering and food processing sectors would come up along the corridor that could spur the economic growth of backward regions of Kolar, Mulbagal and Hoskote. "The project also envisages development of a express highway and superfast rail corridor between Chennai and Bangalore," he added.

According to Prakash Mandoth, chairman of infrastructure committee in FKCCI, the project would benefit Tamil Nadu the most, as the maximum length of the corridor falls in that state.

source:http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_budget-2013-doors-open-for-two-corridors_1806033

Kandeeban

March 29th, 2013, 08:28 AM

Looks like this project will gather dust for some time again

portsez

April 7th, 2013, 03:04 PM

portsez

April 7th, 2013, 03:08 PM

Centre wont approve since karnataka is ruled by bjp..and i dont think apart fron bang-mysore corridor other corridors are feasible...so this is just a dream...well m not negative or specimistic but if this ever happens it wont happen for atleast 30 years..

Kindly be optimistic and positive please. your cynical expressions may ruin the minds of younger generations and that may result in producing/creating more criminals and Naxalites. please desist from such comments.Allow the younger generation to dream even if it occurs to you that it's nothing but day dreaming.

portsez

April 7th, 2013, 03:18 PM

Sadly all tier-2 cities of TN are now facing the brunt of 10 hr power cuts.. if this continues any longer, blore and chennai will get overburdened (again) by ppl migrating out from these cities... ::bash::

There is huge potential to produce solar power in PPP model utilizing the space over our Railway net work , irrigation canals, National highways and national waterways etc., The power generated can be bought back by irrigation departments for using the same for their various lift irrigation schemes, Railways ,National highways and National Inland waterways for their captive use and can be sold to the national grid in case of any surplus.
The proposal requires thorough techno-feasibility studies and a task force needs to be set up with all the stake holders. This would relieve the nation of the hassles related to land acquisition, spending huge amount on importing crude oil from Gulf, pollution ,besides ensuring protection and shade to our highways from getting damaged due to rains and creation of jobs to our unemployed youth. 100% FDI may be allowed in this sector as it requires huge capital and latest technology which we lack.

portsez

April 7th, 2013, 03:44 PM

Well, I didn't mean to say that MK and Jaya haven't done anything for TN. DMK has brought much needed investments in recent years and both parties have done some good things on the health, infrastructure, and education side. But they seem to lack a long term vision as far as what TN should be like in 15-20 years. I was lamenting the fact that we don't have visionaries like Modi, Nitish, etc who have long term plans for their states. Other states may one day soon overtake us unless we elect strong leaders.

Although I am not deeply attached to any political party, but I hate corrupt politics wherever it comes from and whichever party practices it. You only need to look at the TN chaibar section to see how people hold all parties in low regard.
I always thought that's more true of TN.:lol: You only have to see the politics being played for land acquisition for chennai's second airport in sriperumbudur. I guess as they say, grass is always greener on the other side.

Anyway, I hope this project will get implemented soon.

Stop hating corruption.Country has learnt to live and let it live.TN politicians cutting across political parties are more pursuasive than others when it comes to getting more projects and investments.

Politicians are not corrupt by birth or by choice. They are forced to become corrupt by the greedy demands of the people whose votes are badly needed to survive in politics. To expect a good politician people should also try to be good and honest.Their list of demands is endless . That's the reason why corruption is growing .

iaafosc

April 7th, 2013, 04:19 PM

Stop hating corruption.Country has learnt to live and let it live.TN politicians cutting across political parties are more pursuasive than others when it comes to getting more projects and investments.

What is this supposed to mean ??

RRaju

April 7th, 2013, 05:25 PM

There is huge potential to produce solar power in PPP model utilizing the space over our Railway net work , irrigation canals, National highways and national waterways etc., The power generated can be bought back by irrigation departments for using the same for their various lift irrigation schemes, Railways ,National highways and National Inland waterways for their captive use and can be sold to the national grid in case of any surplus.
The proposal requires thorough techno-feasibility studies and a task force needs to be set up with all the stake holders. This would relieve the nation of the hassles related to land acquisition, spending huge amount on importing crude oil from Gulf, pollution ,besides ensuring protection and shade to our highways from getting damaged due to rains and creation of jobs to our unemployed youth. 100% FDI may be allowed in this sector as it requires huge capital and latest technology which we lack.

Recently saw on one of the news channel that having solar panels parallely to Railway tracks.
which can be used to energize the Train engine to be hauled.

RRaju

April 7th, 2013, 05:39 PM

A triangular bullet train facility should be planned for Krishnapatnam port--Ennore -- Bangalore also

Bangalore-Chittoor-Naidupeta-Durgarajupatnam.
Chennai - Kolkata will go Via Naidupeta.

Naidupeta will become a junction.

The Triangle can be formed as below

Bangalore-Chittoor-Naidupeta-Chennai-Vellore-Krishnagiri-Hosur-Bangalore ( 770 Kms) win -win Situation for all the 3 states.

Moreover 400 Kms will be within TN state Limits, 220 Kms in AP and Karnataka will have only 150 Kms

Kandeeban

April 20th, 2013, 02:40 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/study-for-3-industrial-corridors-on-nh-over/article4634246.ece

Study for 3 industrial corridors on NH over

A technical study for developing three Industrial Corridors of Excellence (ICE) along national highways in the State has been completed, P. Thangamani, Industries Minister, told the Assembly on Friday.

The study was undertaken by the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) through consultants for the creation of Chennai-Sriperumpudur-Ranipet-Hosur, Madurai-Tuticorin and Coimbatore-Salem ICEs. SIPCOT planned to create industrial parks along the Madurai-Tuticorin corridor to develop the industrially backward southern districts.

A land bank of 20,000 acres would be created for promotion of more industrial parks in the south. SIPCOT had identified an additional 25,000 acres for development in the backward districts of the State.

The process of acquiring 8,075 acres of land was on for new industrial complexes and parks in Sriperumdudur, Cheyyar, Tuticorin, Madurai, Oradagam and Tindivanam. The Minister also announced a Rs. 39- crore package for procuring new machinery, like twin roll press and rewinders, for the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited.

The three per cent interest subsidy provided by the Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation to tiny, small and medium industrial units would be extended for another three years, the Minister said and added that the subsidy would be applicable for all term loans advanced by TIIC.

The Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation achieved a record production of 1.77 lakh tonnes in 2012-13 and in order to improve the quality of salt, a salt washery with 100 tonnes’ capacity would be procured at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore. The government would introduce e-tendering in the transactions of Tamil Nadu Cooperative Sugar Federation.

Keywords: Industrial Corridors of Excellence, Industries Minister P. Thangamani

Source : The Hindu

portsez

April 22nd, 2013, 03:46 PM

Recently saw on one of the news channel that having solar panels parallely to Railway tracks.
which can be used to energize the Train engine to be hauled.

In Germany where the sunlight is less they have used latest technology by using transparent P.V. solar panels just above their railway lines and using the power for their captive use. In our country Narendra modi has tried to replicate the same on Narmada canal, National highway.Let us force our respective states to replicate this technology over our Railway network, irrigation canals, National waterways, National highways and let these governments force all the citizens to generate as much solar power as possible for their captive use by using the vacant roof tops with hybrid solar and wind energy devices.

whatever123

April 24th, 2013, 03:06 PM

saurabh85

April 24th, 2013, 11:58 PM

Lamegame

April 25th, 2013, 07:13 AM

In Germany where the sunlight is less they have used latest technology by using transparent P.V. solar panels just above their railway lines and using the power for their captive use. In our country Narendra modi has tried to replicate the same on Narmada canal, National highway.Let us force our respective states to replicate this technology over our Railway network, irrigation canals, National waterways, National highways and let these governments force all the citizens to generate as much solar power as possible for their captive use by using the vacant roof tops with hybrid solar and wind energy devices.

I wouldn't call it replicate.. they are two completely unrelated projects.

Lamegame

April 25th, 2013, 07:15 AM

Solar power is not reliable it wont work in the nights. Unless we have a good grid to which solar is integrated it cannot be used to industry level purposes ..its good for heating your bath water though !

Not really, the energy produced can be stored in molten salts and/or batteries. Sure, the efficiency of these storage systems isn't very good YET. But it should improve within the next decade or so. Solar Energy has quite a lot of uses other than "heating water" :lol:

Lamegame

April 25th, 2013, 07:17 AM

Recently saw on one of the news channel that having solar panels parallely to Railway tracks.
which can be used to energize the Train engine to be hauled.

I think it has been already implemented on a few railway lines. I sure have seen a few in Gurgaon area...

It's a good development

wO_Ow

May 19th, 2013, 01:19 AM

Chenni-Bangalore corridor to be strengthened with Japanese collaboration (http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/chenni-bangalore-corridor-to-be-strengthened-with-japanese-collaboration-113051700848_1.html)The meeting between H.E. Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India and H.E. Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan was held today in Tokyo considered the enhancement of the infrastructure in the region of the Chennai Bangalore Infrastructure Corridor(CBIC).

At the meeting, India and Japan acknowledged the progress made in the CBIC project and the finalization of the preliminary report for enhancing the quality of infrastructure in the region. The issue of improving access to Ennore and Chennai ports will be taken up in partnership with the State Government.

India and Japan acknowledged the finalization of ToRs for the perspective planning of the region and for the Master Planning of investment nodes. It was agreed to reinforce their cooperation in the CBIC region and provide impetus to development of industrial clusters and skill development.