UP Govt doing homework on available lands to woo investors during Summit

Lucknow, Feb 15 (KNN) The Uttar Pradesh Government is all set to persuade the investors with is reported plans to offer industrial grade land and plots available in the state.

According to a media report, such land has been identified under various state industrial development authorities, namely, Noida, Greater Noida, Lucknow Industrial Development Authority (LIDA) etc., apart from some areas in Lucknow-Agra Expressway and the proposed Purvanchal Expressway.

The government has planned to earmark land falling within the 10 km of these expressways.

The report adds that the UP industrial development minister Satish Mahana has asked the development authorities to ensure the availability of land before the forthcoming UP Investors’ Summit on 21-22 February 2018.

The plans are to be ready with the land details for the prospective investors before the summit.

Over 5,000 delegates have already registered for the Summit. Some of the partner countries at the Summit, include Netherlands, Japan, Czech Republic, Finland, Slovakia and Mauritius. The registration was stopped on February 11 sue to huge rush.

The report also adds that the UP State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDC) is in the process of finalising 25,344 acres of land at 15 industrial hubs across the state for setting up industrial units.

The Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping is on.

The Uttar Pradesh government is optimistic to achieve the target of wooing investments over Rs 2 lakh crore during its maiden first ever 'UP Investors Summit' next week. (KNN Bureau)