New auto hub to cover Gurgaon, Manesar, Bawal

Gurgaon-Manesar-Bawal region of Haryana has been identified as an auto hub by the Government of India, and the state government has taken initiatives to further boost the sector.

While stating this, Haryana Industries Minister Mahender Partap Singh said the state would continue to accord priority to this sector in allotment of developed industrial land for the existing manufacturers for meeting their expansion requirements, as well as the new entrepreneurs.

He said the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation had earlier allotted eight acres of land to Automotive Research Association of India (Arai) in IMT Manesar for setting up of an automotive testing laboratory, which is being run by National Automotive Testing, Research and Development Infrastructure Project (Natrip).

Another site measuring 46 acres has been allotted at concessional rates in IMT Manesar. It is proposed to create a railway siding facility at IMT Manesar for smooth transportation of the manufactured goods to be exported from the IMT area and across various destinations in the country.

The Minister said Maruti-Suzuki is developing its testing track and research and development facility at IMT Rohtak, which will further boost the development of this industry in the region.

Haryana-based units are suppliers to most of these manufacturers, he added.