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Delhi-Mumbai Corridor holds big promise for Rajasthan

JAIPUR: The proposed Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), envisaged to come up along the 1483-km western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) from Mumbai to Delhi, holds great promise for development in Rajasthan. Over 58 per cent of the State falls within the influence of DMIC, which covers 80 per cent of its population.

The corridor development concept, which has been tried out successfully in Japan, Canada and the U.S., is expected to double the employment potential in its influence areas while tripling the industrial output in a period of five years. Rajasthan has 553kms -- maximum after Uttar Pradesh with 1002 kms -- under western DFC corridor passing through Sirohi-Marwar-Beawar-Ajmer-Kishengarh-Phulera-Reengas in Rajasthan to enter Rewari in Haryana and then Delhi.

The DMIC focus is on high impact development within a band of 150 kms on either side of alignment of DFC between Delhi and Mumbai. The development would be through market driven nodes in DMIC region with world-class infrastructure and enhanced connectivity to DFC, ports and the hinterland. In all there are 24 nodes identified along the whole route while Rajasthan has chosen seven early bird projects in Alwar district.

The short-listed investment regions in the Phase 1A of the DMIC include Dadri-Noida-Gaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Manesar-Bawal in Haryana, Kushkhera-Bhiwadi-Neemrana in Rajasthan, Ahmedabad-Dholera in Gujarat, Igatpuri-Nasik-Sinnar in Maharashtra and Pitampur-Dhar-Mhow in Madhya Pradesh.

“Rajasthan considers DMIC as a major opportunity coming across it. Of the Rs.3.6 lakh crore investment expected in DMIC, Rs.70, 000 crore are to be in Rajasthan,” Digamber Singh, the State’s Industries Minister said participating in consultation on DMIC Project here.

The consultation, organized by PHD Chamber, is among the series of such interactions planned in the areas concerned with the DMIC and DFC. Detailed presentations were made on the occasion by DFCCIL, IIDCL, IL&FS, JETRO, RIICO, Honda Siel, BIP, NHAI, Central Warehousing Corporation, and IDBI Bank Ltd.

“It is the State Government’s plan to convert DMIC passing through Rajasthan into a power house. We have identified Bhiwadi-Neemrana investment region to be made into a model investment region in the entire north India,” Dr. Singh said. DMIC is expected to create 6 lakh jobs in Rajasthan alone. The development plans for this region were being prepared jointly with the DMIC Development Corporation, Rajasthan’s Bureau of Industrial Promotion and RIICO, he informed.

Ashok Sampatram, Principal Secretary Industries, informs that Rajasthan is already geared up to seize opportunity offered by DMIC as and when it happens.

The State is planning to sign separate MOUs with DMIC Corporation for each project falling in its industrial nodes.

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