Pharma cluster planned at Dindori industrial estate

NASHIK: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation is planning to develop pharma industries in the new additional industrial estate coming up in Dindori 18 km from Nashik. This is part of the state government’s policy of sector-wise development of the new industrial estates coming up in Maharashtra.
The industrial estate coming up on over 500 acres at Talegaon-Akrale villages in Dindori tehsil of the district will house pharmaceutical industries.
Speaking to TOI, an official from the MIDC said, “We are planning a pharma cluster at the new industrial estate in Dindori, near Nashik. It is easy to provide all the facilities if the industries from the same sector come at one location. All the pharma companies require a common effluent treatment plant (CETP). The final decision in the connection is to be taken once the infrastructure is developed at the new industrial estate.”
“We have already started sector-wise development in the district. The textile park is being set up in Malegaon tehsil of the district, while the Paithani cluster is being set up at Yeola. The wine park has also been set up at Vinchur in Niphad tehsil of the district,” he added.
State industry minister Subhash Desai during his visit to Nashik last month had also said the state has adopted a policy of sector-wise development for the new industrial estates coming up in the state.
The MIDC has designed a layout of the estate, which has been sent to the headquarters for administrative approval. Moreover, the MIDC has also started the tender process for the infrastructural works like roads and water supply. The new industrial estate is being set up on 500 acres (200 hectares) at Talegaon-Akrale villages in Dindori tehsil of the district and is likely to attract Rs 2,000 crore investment and employment to over 5,000 people.
Meanwhile, Mumbai-based pharma company Kilitch Healthcare will be the first company which will be setting up its new unit in the proposed industrial estate at an investment of Rs 70 crore. The MIDC’s head office has also given its approval for allotting 12.5 acres for the unit at the estate, sources close to the development told TOI.