Two Electronic manufacturing clusters to be set up in Tirupati

Tirupati, June 20 (KNN) Industries Minister of Andhra Pradesh Gudivada Amarnath said that two Electronic Manufacturing Clusters (EMC I and II) will be established in Tirupati district on priority basis.

It will be spread across 700 acres along with IIT and IISER, located in the vicinity.

The district will be developed in all areas including education and industries as it is located between Chennai and Bengaluru, he said.

He also said that along with focus industrial development Tirupati would be advanced in the area of tourism as well.

The minister inspected arrangements in the industrial areas in Srikalahasti constituency on Sunday ahead of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s visit on June 23.

He visited Inagaluru village where CM Reddy would be performing ‘bhoomi puja’ for the proposed Apache footwear unit and also the TCL manufacturing unit.

It is coming up on 290 acres with a financial outlay of Rs 800 crore, which is expected to create 10,000 local jobs.  (KNN Bureau)