Bahadurgarh, which may confuse you with some tourist ‘garh’ or fort,
has been much talked about as an upcoming industrial hub these days. The
place is highly approachable from Delhi for it is less distant from the
capital and has good road infrastructure now.
The Delhi Metro route till Mundka has also benefited many people
commuting to Bahadurgarh. Soon, Delhi Metro is slated to extend and pass
through the heart of Bahadurgarh, which will change the face of this
place. Similarly, Rohtak industrial belt is too set for a robust growth
in the coming years because of the fast paced infrastructural
development in the area.
Bahadurgarh
Industries and commerce poised to leap forward Earlier, the
development of industrial belt or residential zone used to be the
driving force behind creating road connectivity. But now, the road
development plans and connectivity is deciding the way future cities are
emerging, or are likely to come up. Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway,
135km-long, coming up around Delhi, is one of the best examples here,
which would prove to be a bonus to Bahadurgarh.
Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway is set to prove the single major
catalyst of both residential and commercial development in Haryana. Also
known as Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE), it is already under
construction. The corridor will see major industrial and residential
development in the next few years. Already, major developers like TDI,
Parsvnath, Ansals, Omaxe, etc. have started coming up with mega
residential and commercial projects close to the expressway to cater to
future needs.
The alignment of the expressway takes off from National Highway-1
near Kundli, crosses NH-10 at West Bahadurgarh, crosses NH-8 near
Manesar, and finally joins NH-2 near Palwal. It passes through Gurgaon,
Mewat, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Faridabad, which are the fastest growing
urban centres in NCR.
To boost industrial development along the corridor, specialized
industrial estates have been planned at strategic locations. They
include footwear and leather-garments parks at Bahadurgarh, food park at
Kundli in Sonipat, gems and jewellery park at Udyog Vihar in Gurgaon,
and two apparel parks, one in Gurgaon and another at Barhi in Sonipat.
Besides, we will soon see completion of a six lane project on
Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak Road, which will bring major relief to the
commuters on this highway.
Industrialists are quite happy with the on-going progress in and
around Bahadurgarh. Amit Kapur, MD, Everest Blowers, says, “In terms of
overall development of Bahadurgarh, it is progressing with good pace
now. With Delhi Metro’s expansion plans, six lane
Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak highway and KMP expressway, I can easily
foresee a new Bahadurgarh in next five years.” Apart from widening the
existing national highway, two long bypasses are also in the process of
construction at Bahadurgarh and Rohtak. The bypass of Bahadurgarh would
be 13 km long and bypass of Rohtak would be of 25 km.
“Though these road projects are running behind scheduled time, yet,
once they become operational, will prove to be a boon for Bahadurgarh’s
and the State’s economy”, says N.L. Narang, general secretary, BCCI, and
owner, Filcard Industries. The Sector 16 of Bahadurgarh has been
developed as a generalpurpose industrial area, Sector17 as a Footwear
Park and Sector 4B, which is spread over an area of 189 acres, is the
newest expansion area of the estate. Gulshan Kumar, DGM, HSIIDC,
Industrial Estate, Bahadurgarh, District Jhajjar, gave a clear idea of
current scenario these three sectors.
In Sector 17, out of 368, more than 200 plots are under construction
and 10 units are carrying out production in full swing. Sector 16 has
241 plots in total, out of which 100 are in the construction mode and
five units are in the production phase. Sector 4B, has 46 plots and only
two are in the process of construction so far.
According to Amit Kapur, MD, Everest Blowers, “The industrial belt of
Bahadurgarh is one of the oldest of all industrial areas in the NCR and
up country areas. The industrial zone here is more that 50 years old,
and we have been operational here since past 15 years. Talking
specifically about Modern Industrial Area (MIE), nothing has been done
for the area’s progress. The word ‘modern’ does not gel with MIE given
problems like muddy roads and bad sewerage systems.
Water and electricity problems also exist but they are manageable
somehow. In terms of overall development of Bahadurgarh, it’s developing
with good pace now. With Delhi Metro’s expansion plans, six lane
Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak highway and KMP expressway, I can easily
foresee a new Bahadurgarh in next five years.”
Rohtak
The last one decade has seen remarkable growth and
development in the NCR. Be it residential, educational or industrial
sector several areas in NCR are on the upward move. While talking about
industrial development in NCR one area that occupies the prime place is
the Rohtak industrial belt. It has fast become a commercial and
industrial hub in the NCR and offers a promising future for the new age
entrepreneurs.
The locational advantage of the Rohtak Industrial Belt provides it a
unique place and a large number of medium and small scale industries are
located here. Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development
Corporation (HSIIDC) has developed an Industrial Model Township (IMT) in
the area which is spread over 1200 hectares and runs along NH 10.
“There are tremendous growth opportunities in this belt because of its
strategic location and the absolutely no problems related to
availability of labour and law and order in this part of the NCR. What
we need to do is to improve upon the existing resources,” says Neeraj
Gulati, a resident.
What will act as the prime mover for this industrial hub is the large
scale infrastructural development and enhanced connectivity. “Focus
should be on providing better transport and communication facilities to
all those who all are working here. There should be proper bus and train
services as a large number of people are working here in this
industrial zone. Metro services should also be extended to this area,”
says Nikhil Awasthi, who works in the area. To provide a further
momentum for the growth of this industrial hub proper maintenance of the
basic services is required.
Says Shikhar Sharma, owner of a manufacturing unit, “The need of the
hour is to focus on problems like power shortage, sewerage system,
maintenance and cleanliness of the area, etc. It is crucial for the
future growth of Rohtak Industrial Area.”
In this regard some steps have been taken and in various industrial
towns of Haryana work is already allotted for development of
infrastructure. “As per sources, this includes a package of Rs. 166.22
crore for Industrial Estate at Panipat; Rs 85.22 crore for Industrial
Estate at Bahadurgarh (Sector 4B) and Rs 78.40 crore for Industrial
Estate Rai, Ph-II (Sector-38).
The work involves creation of services like road network, water
supply, sewage system, storm water drainage system, horticulture works,
electricity distribution network, etc”, says Romesh Vig, CMD, Micron
Precision Screws Ltd, manufacturer and exporter of industrial and
automobile high tensile fasteners. To sum up, looking at the state of
affairs, it will not be a surprise to see Rohtak Industrial Area
becoming one of the leading industrial areas in and around Delhi-NCR in
times to come.
(Source- Economics Times)
