New Cluster Plan
EEPC is working on a plan for development of the castings and foundry industry of Howrah in a cluster format to the state government’s directorate of cottage and small scale industry which will send it for the Centre’s approval.
EEPC proposes to bring 100 units within the cluster.
These units are not part of the foundry park which is being set up in the same area by the Indian Foundry Association under the Industrial Infrastuctre Upgradation scheme of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.The investment in the small cluster will depend on the scale of the common facility, which will have the physical laboratory, radiography checks and other facilities.
Estimated investment is likely to be Rs5-6 crore to be co-financed 60 per cent by the Centre, 30 per cent by the foundry owners and 10 per cent by the state government.
The technology is from Pum NI, a Dutch NGO.
If the proposal is successful in Howrah, EEPC plans to take the model to other cities such as Ludhiana for its bicycles, Chennai for auto components and Rajkot for diesel engines.
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