At the backdrop of the historic and far-reaching decision by Govt. of India on 28^th Aug,2024, approving 12 Industrial nodes/cities in the country under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme, Shri Amardeep Singh Bhatia, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, GoI visited the proposed site for development of the Dighi Port Industrial Area (DPIA).

Accompanied by Shri Rajat Saini, CEO & MD - NICDC, Shri P.D. Malikner, MD – Maharashtra Industrial Township Limited and other senior officials and consultants, Secretary-DPIIT visited the key locations of the site and understood the key features of the site.

In a discussion with local stakeholders during a visit to a nearby existing industry in MIDC area, a brief about Dighi Port Industrial Area was given by Secretary- DPIIT. He underscored that DPIA proposed over 6,056 acres at a cost of Rs.5,469 Crore will be a port led development due to its proximity to the Dighi Port which is at 55 km from site. He also highlighted that the project shall leverage the nearby Mumbai Goa and Pune-Mangaon Highway to decongest both nearby urban centres of Mumbai & Pune. The upcoming Navi Mumbai Airport shall also be an added advantage for the project.

Secretary- DPIIT also informed that with the sector like general engineering, food & beverages, pharmaceuticals etc proposed to set up their manufacturing units at DPIA, an investment of Rs. 38,000 Crore is expected from these industries creating employment opportunities for about 1,14,000 people. CEO&MD, NICDC expressed that these are very conservative nos. and these figures are likely to go up due to its USP which is its strategic location and plug-n-play infrastructure with walk to work concept that shall be made readily available for the industries. On being asked about project timelines, Secretary- DPIIT informed that the trunk infrastructure like road, power, utilities, treatment plants, ICT network will be ready in next 3 years.

CEO&MD, NICDC added that that a lot of time savings have already been made in terms of master planning, obtaining EC from MoEF&CC and land acquisition which will reduce the turnaround time for industries to start their production once infrastructure is ready and DPIA will be compliant to Industry 4.0 standards making it truly Industrial Smart City.

Secretary- DPIIT requested the media for an extensive outreach of this prestigious project for the development of Konkan region.

Port-led industrial development at Dighi Port Industrial Area to catalyse manufacturing investment and regional infrastructure rollout. Secretary DPIIT visited the proposed Dighi Port Industrial Area, a port-led development over 6,056 acres leveraging proximity to Dighi Port, major highways and a forthcoming airport. The project plans trunk infrastructure-roads, power, utilities, treatment plants and ICT networks-within three years, targets manufacturing sectors including engineering, food & beverages and pharmaceuticals, and emphasises plug-and-play infrastructure and Industry 4.0 compliance to accelerate time-to-production following master planning, environmental clearances and land acquisition.