The Centre has asked the UP government to expedite process of land acquisition for the UP Defence Corridor, which is expected to span nearly 5,000 hectares across six nodes, namely, Aligarh, Agra, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Kanpur and Lucknow.
So far, the state has taken possession of over 1,300 hectares, while projects with investments totalling ` 3,732 crore have been launched. These include ` 1,077 crore by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), ` 1,200 crore by Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL), ` 240 crore PTC Industries, ` 200 crore Bharat Forge and ` 900 crore by Kanpur-based MKU.
Presiding over a virtual conference, defence minister Rajnath Singh asked the UP government to complete all ongoing projects according to their timelines, while forging close coordination with investors to redress their grievances.
