Making Uttar Pradesh, a textile hub: Here is what Yogi govt has planned

New Delhi: After bringing a mega textile park to the state, now the Yogi government has started finalizing the preparations to make UP the biggest textile hub of the country.

The mega textile park to be built on 1162 acres (903.07 acres in Lucknow, 259.09 acres in Hardoi) between Lucknow and Hardoi will be known as Sant Kabir PM Mitra Textile and Apparel Park Limited.

The huge complex of textile park to be built in Attari village of Mall block of Malihabad tehsil of Lucknow will become the primary centre of all the activities of the textile industry running in 15 districts of the state.

Here, the Chikankari and Zari-Zardozi of Lucknow, Handloom of Hardoi and Barabanki, carpet of Sitapur, Zari Zardozi of Unnao, Hosiery and Textile of Kanpur, Block Printing and Zari Zardozi of Farrukhabad, Zari Zardozi of Shahjahanpur, handloom industry of Ambedkarnagar, Azamgarh Gorakhpur and Rampur. Silk, handloom and textile clusters of Mau and Varanasi and apparel clusters of Gautam Budh Nagar will be seen contained in a single complex. Along with this, the textile park will be directly connected to these districts as well.

Textile industry will flourish with road, rail, water and air connectivity

Mega Textile Park is going to get the biggest benefit from the strengthened road, rail, air and water connectivity in UP. The mega textile park located near National Highway 30 connecting Sitarganj in Uttarakhand and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh will have direct connectivity to Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. Apart from this, being close to Lucknow-Hardoi Fourlane State Highway 25 will also give it an additional advantage. Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport Amausi being just 45 km away from here, air cargo will be easily accessible.

Moreover, Lucknow’s Charbagh Railway Station is located at a distance of 40 km and Sitapur Junction at a distance of 70 km. Also, Malihabad Railway Station being at a distance of 16 km will provide better rail connectivity for freight.

The Yogi government has already got an assessment done regarding water and solid waste management in the mega textile park to be built in Attari. As per the assessment, ground water is available below 40 feet in the area of Textile Park, due to which there is sufficient availability of water. Apart from this, the aerial distance of Gomti river is also 10 km away. The canal is also passing right next to the park. On the other hand, according to the assessment done for municipal and solid waste management, a waste to energy plant is located in Shivri village near Mohan Road, at a distance of 40 km. The presence of 33 and 11 KVA line is already available in this area for power supply. Along with this, 400 KVA substation at Jhetha will also be very helpful for the Mega Textile Park. There is no ecologically sensitive or protected area within 40 km radius of the park.