Industrial Profile of Aurangabad

SAMBAJINAGAR (AURANGABAD)
(Distt. Headquarter)

LOCATION Aurangabad is 363 kms by road and 374 kms by rail and less than an hour away by air from Mumbai. Tourist centre on account of Ajanta & Ellora caves, nearby.
LAND 724.69 hectares in MIDC Industrial Area Chikalthana, on the outskirts of Aurangabad and 1563.27 Hectares in MIDC area Waluj, 10 Km. from Aurangabad.
WATER 72000 cubic metres per day in Waluj. 27000 cubic metres per day in Chikalthana.
POWER 50 MVA in Waluj. 70 MVA in in Chikalthana. Rate : Rs 90/- per month per KVA plus Rs 1.95 per unit upto 300,000 units and Rs 2.00 per unit above 300,000 units per month.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS Telephone, telex and teleprinter facilities. STD links with Mumbai.

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                     Waluj         Chikalthana
                   -----------      -----------
Telephone      1164                1800
Exchange       lines                   lines
Telex              60                     200 
Exchange       lines                    lines 
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Industrial Training Institute, a Govt. Industrial training workshop, an engineering college, a polytechnic, an Institute of technology, a centre for electronics design and technology and Maharashtra Centre for Entrepr- eneurship Development.
INTERNAL TRANSPORT ST Bus services between both areas and the Aurangabad city.
FACILITIES IN THE AREA Banks; Post Office; Dispensary; Hotels; Police Station in Chikal- thana and Bank, Post Office, Can- teens, Hotels, Police Chowky in Waluj area.
SOCIAL AMENITIES Several schools including English medium, Marathwada University, several colleges including faculties in law, medicine, engineering, pharmacy; Civil Hospital, Government Medical College with hospital, private clinics and a number of dispensaries; 5-Star hotels; clubs; housing on rental in the city in addition to housing offered by CIDCO and plots by MHADA.
INCENTIVES FOR INDUSTRIES As in Group `D' for waluj and Group `C' for Chikalthana Undu the 1993 package scheme.
PROMINENT INDUSTRIES i) At Waluj Bajaj Auto Ltd., Fair Deal Corporation Ltd., Forbes Forbes Campbell & Co. Ltd. ii) At Chikalthana Garware Plastics & Polyesters Ltd., Greaves Cotton Ltd., Needle Roller Bearings Ltd.,

Source : SICOM

N.B.: AS ON MARCH 31, 1998


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