INDIAN STATE : ASSAM

Industrial/ Export Infrastructure

Software Technology Park

A Software Technology Park has been set up at Guwahati near the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi airport. This park at Guwahati is similar to the ones set up at Noida, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar by Software Technology Park of India Ltd, a Govt. of India organization.

Export Promotion Industrial Park

AIDC has implemented an Export Promotion Industrial Park (EPIP) at Amingaon near Guwahati in the district of Kamrup at an estimated cost of Rs. 14.62 crores. The foundation stone of the Project was laid down on 26th December 1996 and the project was completed and inaugurated on 3/2/2000. The Export Promotion Industrial Park developed to provide infrastructural facilities of high standard for export oriented units.

The basic objectives of EPIP are:

• Build and provide industrial infrastructural facilities in an integrated manner.
  
• Encourage growth of export oriented industrial units in the state.
  
• Sustain the involvement and interest of the state govt. in building and maintain such facilities.

The important features of the EPIP are:

• The park will provide developed plots and industrial sheds with power, water, road sewerage and drainage, telecommunication and other requisite facilities.
• The park is located at Amingaon within Greater Guwahati and adjacent to Inland Container Depot. The Guwahati Airport is 15 kms. away from the site.
  
• Allotment of plots will be made to non-polluting industries only.

The total area of the park is 68.10 acres. AIDC has constructed three industrial sheds and allotted to three industrial units. Today, the park has the presence of 37 companies and firms out of which 17 are having manufacturing activities.

Food Processing Park

The Government of India has sanctioned a food-processing park with a total project cost of Rs. 5.95. The park is being set up near Chaygaon in the district of Kamrup (rural). The implementing agency for the FP is Assam Small Industries Development Corporation Ltd.

Agri Export Zone for Ginger

The Government of India has sanctioned an Agri Export Zone for fresh & processed Ginger for the State in February 2003. The Nodal Agency for implementing this project is Assam Industrial Development Corporation Ltd.

Industrial Growth Centres

Industrial Growth Centres with high standard infrastructure are being set up at Balipara in Sonitpur district and Matia in Goalpara. Both the growth centers would be having excellent approach and internal roads, dedicated power lines, adequate water supply, communication facilities and central effluent treatment plants. Besides, the centres would be having facilities such as banks, post office, fire station, police station etc.

Salient feature of the above two Growth Centres

Matia

• Total project cost: Rs. 22.00 crores
  
• Total area: 700 acres (around 450 acres is being proposed to be developed)
  
• 18 kms. away from the heart of the Goalpara town
  
• 135 kms. away from the heart of Guwahati city
  
• 110 kms. from Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi (Borjhar) International Airport
  
• 18 kms. from Goalpara Railway Station

Balipara

• Total Project cost: Rs. 25.44 crores
  
• Total area: 400 acres
  
• 15 kms. away from heart of the Tezpur town
  
• 200 kms. from Saloni (Tezpur) Airport
  
• 7 kms. from Balipara Railway Station
  
• 2 kms. away from NH - 52

IID Centre at Bhomoraguri / Naltali, District Nagaon

The Central Government has approved setting up of an Integrated Infrastructure Development (IID) Centre at Bhomoraguri / Naltali in Nagaon district at a project cost of Rs. 510.00 lakh. The Government land measuring 41 acres has already been taken over. The foundation stone of the project was laid down on 10th January 2001 and activities for various infrastructure developments are nearing completion.

IID Centre at Dalgaon, District Darrang

The Government of India has approved setting up of an Integrated Infrastructure
Development (IID) Centre at Dalgaon in Darrang District at a project cost of Rs. 418.00 lakh. The Government land measuring 35 acres has already been taken over and the project works are in progress and nearing completion.

New IID Centres

IID Centre at Demow, District Sivasagar

The Govt. of India has sanctioned a IID Centre at Demow in the Sivasagar District at a cost of Rs. 470.00 lakh. Land measuring 111 Bihgas at Demow has been taken over for the project. The foundation stone for the project has been laid on 23rd July, 2003.

IID Centre at Malinibeel, District Cachar

The Govt. of India has sanctioned another IID Centre at Malinibeel in the District of Cachar. An area of 90 Bighas of land have already been taken over by AIDC for the project. The total cost of the project has been estimated at Rs. 510 lakh.

Proposed IID Centres

• Titabor in the district of Jorhat
  
• Rangia in the district of Kamrup
  
• North Lakhimpur in the district of Lakhimpur

Border Trade Centre, Mankachar, District Dhubri

The Govt. of India has approved setting up of a Border Trade Centre at Mankachar in Dhubri district at a project cost of Rs. 426.00 lakh. This BTC is going to be implemented by AIDC Ltd.

Border Trade Centre, Sutarkandi, District Karimganj

The Govt. of India has approved setting up of a Border Trade Centre at Sutarkandi in Karimganj district bordering Bangladesh at a project cost of Rs. 8.16 crores. The project is being implemented by Assam Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.

Border Trade Centre, Darranga, District Kamrup

AIDC has prepared a project proposal for establishment of a Border Trade Centre at Darranga bordering Bhutan considering the increasing Border Trade with neighbouring Bhutan. The project cost has been estimated at Rs. 18.00 crores. The project proposal has already been submitted to Govt. of India for its approval.

Useful web links

Government of Assam
Department of industries and commerce, Govt. of Assam