Indore, June 12 (KNN) The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) department has identified 23 hectare and 63 hectare land for developing textile clusters at Mohammadpura and Sukhpuri in Burhanpur town of Madhya Pradesh.

The infrastructure development work at Sukhpuri has not yet started while development work at Mohammadpura is almost 60 per cent done, according to the MSME department.

As per reports, over 100 industries have taken up land at the upcoming textile cluster in Nimbola village in Burhanpur out of the total available 127 plots.

The Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed to set up the cluster has allotted land to 108 industries in the cluster. The SPV is anticipating an investment of Rs 200-250 crore in the textile cluster.

Abhilash Meravi general manager, DIC, Burhanpur said, “Land has been allotted to 108 industries in the Nimbola cluster. The infrastructure development work is under progress in the area with road, drainage and other civil work under construction.”

“Industries are likely to soon start the construction work for setting up own facilities in the cluster,” he said.

The cluster will be developed in 4 phases where the state government will contribute 10 per cent of the total infrastructure spending or Rs 10 crore whichever is less and the rest of the expenses will be taken care of by the industries. 

The Nimbola textile cluster is one of the first among the four clusters proposed in Burhanpur for local power looms and textile units.

Burhanpur is a hub for looms with nearly 40,000 power loom units operating from homes, small rooms and in unorganised workshops in the city.  (KNN Bureau)