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Having received the status of a full-fledged state on November 9, 2000 and being granted special status by the central government, the state administration embarked on a comprehensive programme of driving industrial growth in the state. In line with the above vision of economic development of Uttarakhand, state of the art Integrated Industrial Estate (IIE) is envisaged at Sitarganj in Udham Singh Nagar district by State Infrastructure & Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (SIDCUL), which is the nodal agency for promoting industrial development in the state
The proposed site is about 300 km from Delhi and the nearest large town is Moradabad (U.P.), which is at a distance of about 80km. The earmarked site (4749720.00 sq.m.) for the Integrated Industrial Estate lies 15 km north of Sitarganj town. Sitarganj town is located 40 km east of Rudrapur, which is the district head quarter of Udham Singh Nagar.
The nearest major rail head is Lalkuan railway station, about 15 km west of the project site, and is on the main line connecting Kathgodam with New Delhi, Howrah, Dehradun and Lucknow. The other nearest railhead is at Kathgodam
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Key Features
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Area sprawling over 1200 acres with land availability to spread more; as per current availability of industrial land, it is few of the largest tract of land available in NCR (National Capital Region) and surrounding region
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Sitarganj, the Terai Agro Climatic zone of Uttarakhand is in district Udhamsingh Nagar
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Its regional connectivity (50 - 100 km) to major towns and cities: Rudrapur, Haldwani, Mordabad, Rampur, Kashipur and across states (300 – 500 km) to UP, Delhi, Haryana, HP
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SIE has two way State Highway connectivity from two National Highways, which are proposed to be widened
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Broad gauge Rail head is just 15 km away (LalKuan and Kathgodam)
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Nearest airport is at Pant Nagar (50 km) which Government intends to upgrade
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Water is available in abundance, both ground and surface water
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Cheapest power in the country with hydro as source which is uninterrupted and rightly suitable for catering to peak load demands
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Skilled and semi skilled manpower is easy availability
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Best of the equitable climatic for production and populace
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Surrounding areas offers sufficient opportunities for residential development
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