Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Ten months after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced fresh acquisition of 8,000 acres for the Auric Bidkin DMIC project, the Auric administration is still examining its feasibility.
Major companies including Toyota Kirloskar Motors, Ather Energy, JSW, and Piramal Pharma have already invested in the Bidkin industrial zone under the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), with total investments reaching Rs 88,000 crore. Demand for 2,500 acres has poured in from various industries, but no industrial plots remain available, prompting the administration to initiate Phase 3 land acquisition. The Phase 3 land has already been notified. The administration must now negotiate rates with farmer-landowners and pay compensation before taking possession. Industries department principal secretary Dr. P. Anbalagan had earlier stated that acquisition would begin after April.
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"We have initiated the land acquisition process for Bidkin DMIC and are currently examining its feasibility." - P. D. Malikner, Managing Director, Auric