Infrastructural works @ Rs. 290 crore to be carried out at 'Knowledge City'.

State government is all set to float tenders for carrying out infrastructural works at the proposed 'Vikram Udyogpuri' near Ujjain. 'Infrastructural works will be carried out while spending Rs. 290 crore and tenders will be floated shortly at global level,' informed sources dislcosed to Free Press adding that the proposed Knowledge City will be developed as Smart City.

It was earlier conceptualised as Knowledge City and was to house prime educational institutes. The site for the proposed Vikram Udyogpuri is located about 15 km from Ujjain and 17 km from Dewas on the Ujjain-Dewas Road near Narwar village in Ujjain district. It has a total area of 442.79 hectare (1096.63 acre). Project will have sustainable economic base primarily driven by industries (manufacturing) integrated with institutional (public and semi-public use) and supported by residential land use and commercial activities. The township would consist of automotive and auto-components, IT/ITeS and engineering services industries and educational institutions, supported by residential, commercial and other urban facilities including supporting social and physical infrastructure to boost the same. Tata Consulting Engineers Lts was assigned the job of geotechnical investigation of the site and it has already submitted its detailed report.


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