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42nd Issue

MahaConnectThe Business NewsletterFrom Government of Maharashtra - MIDC

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The world’s second-largest baby diaper maker will finallylaunch its brand Libero in the country by next month in a bidto partake of the growth inone of the world’s mostpromising consumermarkets...Read more on page 6

EditorialDear Reader,

Maharashtra has been at the forefront of the industrial development in the county. A testimony of thisfact, would be the overall mega projects approved in the state. Till date the state has approved 397mega projects with total investments of INR 3.2 Lakh Crore and giving an employment to more than3.5 lakh people. The issue updates you with the latest developments on this domain with the latestMega projects announced in the state.

Also in this edition, we have included a district profile for Nagpur, and an industrial Estate Profile forBaramati . Additionally, we have detailed out the performance of the ports in the state . An accountof the 2 Major ports and 53 Minor Ports with the latest figures on their performance have beenprovided for your perusal.

We hope that these articles are informative and help you in giving a perspective for your businessstrategies.

For any feedback or query, please write back to us at mahaconnect@midcindia.org. Also, visit ourwebsite www.midcindia.org

Warm Regards,Bhushan Gagrani (IAS)CEO, MIDC.

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Cover Story of the Month

It is practically at geographical center of India, in fact the zeromilestone of India is in this city. All major highways NH-7(Varanasi - Kanyakumari ) &NH-6 (Mumbai - Sambalpur –Calcutta) and major railwaystrunk route (Mumbai,Chennai, Howrah ,Delhi)pass through the city. ….Readmore on Page 3

Nagpur — Zero Milestone of India

Industrial Estate Profile — Baramati

Baramati is a city and a municipal council in Pune district inthe state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the banks of theriver Karha. It is situated 100 km from Punecity. Baramati has created a niche for itselfin the field of education with a large numberof institutes set up in the district givingopportunities.....Read more on Page 4

Industrial Estate Profile

Update on the Performance of Ports in the State

Maharashtra is a leading state in providing physicalinfrastructure to its investors. Along a coast line of 720 km,there are two principal ports:MbPT and JNPT. In addition, thereare 53 minor ports. ,…read more onpage 5

SCA makes its Foray into Maharashtra

Investment News

Ports

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Update on the Mega Projects in the State

The Government of Maharashtra had declared IndustrialMega project policy from 2nd June, 2005.The main purpose of this policy has beento attract more investment in state andgenerate more employmentopportunities as well as to .…..Readmore on page 6

MIDC

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Nagpur — ZeroMilestone ofIndia

District Profile

MAHACONNECTOctober, 2013

Socio Economic Indicators

Population (in 000s) 4653

No. ofhouseholds(‘000)

996

Literacy rate 89.52 %

Decennial GrowthRate (%) (2001-11)

14.39

GDDP (in INR Crore) 55,162

Per capita income(inINR)

100663

Infrastructure Indicators

Airports Dr. BabasahebAmbedkar InternationalAirport

Cargo Hub MIHAN

Roads 8442 km.

Railways 421 km

Specialized Infrastructure Parks

Common EffluentTreatment Plant(Commissioned)

Butibori - 5 MLD (+Butibori Planned 5MLD)

IT Parks Software technologyPark; Parsodi IT Park;Butibori Public IT Park;

Others InfrastructureFacilities available

Common HazardousWaste Treatment &Disposal Facilities, FireStation, Textile ApparelPark, Food Park

Industrial Scenario (up to September 2013)

Number of MegaProjects Approved

36

It is practically at geographical center of India, infact the zero milestone of India is in this city. Allmajor highways NH-7 ( Varanasi - Kanyakumari ) &NH-6 (Mumbai - Sambalpur - Calcutta) and majorrailways trunk route (Mumbai, Chennai, Howrah *Delhi) pass through the city. Important Central &State Government offices and institutions arelocated in Nagpur. Industrial Development isexisting along the fringe areas like Kamptee,Hingna, Wadi, Khapri, Butibori and Kalmeshwar.Nagpur is 837 km. From Mumbai, 1094 Km southof Delhi, 1092 km north of Chennai and 1140 kmwest of Calcutta. Nagpur district lies between20.35 to 21.44 North Latitude and 78.15 to 79.40East Longitude.

Coal reserves have been found in the North-Westbelt of the district i.e. from Saoner to Kanhan (Kamptee apart from the high coal found in umrertahsil). Nagpur district is richly endowed withManganese Ore and the district is well placed inthe country as far as production of Manganese oreis concerned. Manganese ore is found particularlyin Ramtek and Saoner tahsils. Good qualitylimestone is found in Kandri and Deolapar, Micaand Tungsten are also found in the district. Thesand from Kanhan River is considered to be of highquality as far as the construction ofbuilding is concerned.

Nagpur District in Maharashtra

•Necessary policy supportprovided by StateGovernment andregional authorities

•Vidarbha holds two-thirds of State’s totalmineral resources

•The region accounts fornearly half of thermalpower capacity of theState

•MIHAN has the potentialto transform the regioninto a cargo hub.

•USD 100 mn MROcenter is being built byBoeing at Nagpur

•Availability of unskilledlabour at reasonablewage levels

•Low cost of living

•Presence of players such asRuchi Soya, Haldiram, MurliAgro, Dinshaw, etc

•United Nations IndustrialDevelopment Organisation hasidentified 6 food processingclusters in the region

•The region is the largestproducer of oranges in theState. The region alsoproduces 5.5 mn MTPA ofSoyabean, 1.9 mn MTPA ofPulses and 1.1 mn MTPA ofPaddy

•45 percent of equity supportfor new cooperative spinningmills and 10 percent capitalsubsidy for new textile units

•Presence of textile playerssuch as Raymond, Indorama,Indoworth, Gimatex, PeeVeeTextiles, Mohata Mills, etc

•The region accounts fornearly one thirds of theState’s cotton production

FoodProcessing

Textile

Miningand PowerEquipments

Logistics

PotentialAreas ofInvestment

MIDC Area Total Land

Hingna 745.83

Butibori 2420.62

Kalmeshwar 116.76

Katol (GC) 138.44

Umred (GC) 326.01

Saoner (GC) 73.95

Narkhed (Mini) 20.59

Parshioni (Mini) 12

Kuhi (Mini) 15.55

Bhivapur (Mini) 12.68

The district of Nashik has 7 industrialareas under MIDC. The total land bankcoverage of these industrial areas isinclusive of 2102.78 hectares.

For detailed information on each of theseindustrial areas. Including availability ofland please refer to the flowing link —http://www.midcindia.org/Pages/IndustrialPage.aspx

For further information, please refer tothe following links1. For power tariffs applicable —http://www.midcindia.org/Pages/PowerTariff.aspx?IndusArea=All&Region=All

2. For Land Rates —http://www.midcindia.org/Pages/FilterLandRates.aspx?IndusArea=All&Region=All

3. For Water Rates —http://www.midcindia.org/Pages/FilterWaterTariff.aspx?IndusArea=All&Region=All

For any further information on the services provided by MIDC and other important state policiesincluding the new industrial policy 2013, please visit our website www.midcindia.org

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Location ProfileIndustrial EstateProfile —Baramati

Industrial Estate Profile

Regional Office

Officers in Charge —Shri. Nilesh Gatane (RO),Shri. A.M Bhosale(AM)

MIDC Pune, 2nd floor, Pune MumbaiRoad, Wakadewadi, Pune-41103.Dist; Pune.

Tel-020-25819444

Email — ropune@midcindia.org

Classification — C

Baramati is a city and a municipalcouncil in Pune district in the stateof Maharashtra. It is situated onthe banks of the river Karha. It issituated 100 km from Pune city.Baramati has created a niche foritself in the field of education witha large number of institutes set upin the district giving opportunitiesfor employment. Availability ofskilled manpower, water services,power and consumer marketsmakes this destination a favorableplace for the investors.

Geographical Features

General Information

Site Connectivity

Social Infrastructure

Longitude : 74.58° EastLatitude : 18.15°NorthAltitude : 538 metres (1765 feet)TemperatureSummer Average from 21- 40°CWinter Average from 8 – 25°CRainfall : Average annual rainfall 400mm approx.

MIDC has developed Baramatiindustrial area on 761.55 hectares ofland accommodating well knowncompanies like Piaggio GreavesVehicles Ltd, Kalyani Seamless TubesLtd, M/s Baramati Wire Pvt. Ltd, M/sPrabodhan Valves.

By Road — Baramati industrial are isLocated on Baramati-Bhigwan road, 5km from Baramati city, 48 km fromPhaltan , 105 km from Pune city and260 km from Mumbai cityBy Rail — The nearest railwaystation is Baramati (5 km), which fallson Daund–Baramati railway line,Daund –Baramati (42 km), Pune -Baramati (105 km), Mumbai–Baramati(260 km)Airports:- Nearest domestic airport -Baramati (12 km),Nearestinternational airport – Pune (119km) ,Baramati - Mumbai (275 km)Water Ports — Nearest portJawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (241 km)

Colleges — Vidya PratishthanCollege of Engineering(BhigwanRoad,Baramati), Tuljaram ChaturchandCollege(Baramati), SVPM's Institute ofManagement(Malegaon, Baramati)

Hospitals — Silver Jublee Hospital(baramati), Bhandare multispecialityhospital (near legarekar petrolpump,baramati), Bobade AccidentHospital, Dhanvantari Hospital Sangavi(baramati)

Schools — Vidya Pratishthan School(Baramati), V.P Bal Vikas Mandir(Baramati), Chaitanya's Academy, M.E.SKanya Shala(Baramati)

Hotels — Pratibha hotel (Baramati),Hotel Jeet Paradise (Phaltan) , HotelCity In (Baramati)

Water

Internal Roadconnectivity

Electricity

Telecommunications

Water Supply Scheme of 18 MLDcapacity from Ujane Dam has beenimplemented by MIDC.Source — Ujane DamSupply scheme — 18 MLDInstalled Capacity — 18 MLD

Plots are divided into small, medium& large sizes and with respect to itthe following internal road has beenprovided . The roads are mostly20,25 and 30 M wide which are wellconnected through out the industrialarea.

Maharashtra State ElectricityDistribution company ( MSEDC)provides electricity to majorindustrial areas. Surplus power isavailable in this industrial area.However new sub-stations areproposed in the area and provisionof power can be made available ondemand.Existing substation — Powersub station having capacity ofproviding 220KV/132 KV/33KV hasbeen installed within the industrialarea.Power Generating Capacity -The substation has powergenerating capacity of 75 MVACapacity (Installed) — 75 MVA

The site is in close proximity tomajor cities and district with allmajor telecom providers existinghaving a good networkconnectivity.

Infrastructure Availability External Connectivity

MAHACONNECTOctober, 2013

Plot Holder name Type of Industry

Piaggio GreavesVehicles Ltd. Tarce Vehicle Diesel

Mukat Pipes LtdGalvanised and NonGalvanised pipes

Kalyani Seamless TubesLtd Tubes

Dynamix DairyIndustries Ltd Milk Product

Soma Textiles Cotton Yarn

D'mech Felpro Pvt. Ltd. Electronics

Spentex Industries Cotton Yarn

Ortan Synthetics Textile

Baramati Tiles Pvt. Ltd Tiles

Baramati Industrial Area in PuneDistrict, Maharashtra

Tariffs

For further information on land,water and power rates, pleaserefer to the following link —

http://www.midcindia.org/Pages/DefaultMIDC.aspx#

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Update on thePerformance ofPorts in the State

Ports

Maharashtra is a leading state in providing physicalinfrastructure to its investors. Along a coast line of720 km, there are two principal ports: MbPT andJNPT. In addition, there are 53 minor ports.

JNPT is the country's largest container port. Theannual cargo handled by MbPT and JNPT is 58.038million tonnes and 64.49 million respectively, forFY13. JNPT has a container terminal, which hasbeen developed through private investment on aBOT basis.

From 2000-2010, the capacity of the JNPT andMbPT ports have increased at CAGR of 15.93 percent and 3.66 per cent respectively.

Below are some of the details on the performanceof the ports in the state —

List of minor ports in the Maharashtra —

MAHACONNECTOctober, 2013

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The state government has decided to developminor ports in the state with the participation ofthe private sector under the control ofMaharashtra Maritime Board. In Phase-I, six minorports are being developed.

The Dhamankhol-Jaigad port has becomeoperational, with two cargo berths in the firstphase. The Dighi port has successfully tested itsfirst stage of commissioning.

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• Manori• Kalyan• Thane• Versova• Bandra• Trombay• Ulwa-Belapur• Panvel• Mora• Mandwa• Karaja• Thal• Rewas• Bankot• Kelshi• Sriwardhan• Dharamtar• Kumbharu

•Harnai•Dabhol•Palshet•Borya•Jaigad•Tiwri-Varoda•Purnagad•Jaitapur•Vijaydurg•Deogad•Achara•Malvan•Niwti•Vengurla•Redi•Kiranpani•Ratnagiri•Dighi

•Dahanu•Tarapur•Nawapur•Satpati•Kelwa-Mahim•Arnala•Datiware•Uttan•Bassein•Bhiwandi•Alibag•Revdanda•Borli / Mandla•Nandgaon•Murud-Janjira•Rajpuri•Mandad

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Maharashtra allminor ports

Vijaydurg

Ulwa Belapur

Trombay

Revdanda

Redi

Ratnagiri

Kelshi

Jaigad

Dighi (Rajpuri)

Dharamtar

Dahanu

Dabhol

Performance of Minor Ports across Maharashtra

0.9%

89.8%

1.5%0.2%1.3% 6.4%

Annual Commodity-wise Traffic for JNPT,2012-13

Cement Container Edible oil

Other goods Other liquid cargo POL

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6.4%

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Annual Commodity-wise Traffic for MbPT, 2012-13

Cement Coal

Container Edible oil

Fertiliser raw material Foodgrain

Iron and steel Other goods

Other liquid cargo POL

Sugar

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Update on theMega Projects inthe State

Mega Projects

The Government of Maharashtra had declaredIndustrial Mega project policy from 2nd June, 2005.The main purpose of this policy has been toattract more investment in state and generatemore employment opportunities as well as tocompete with other state for the leading position,The Mega Project Policy has received atremendous response and has been continued inthe Industrial Policy 2013 as well. Under the MegaProject policy, the Government of Maharashtrahas approved 397 mega projects with aninvestment of INR 3.2l lakh crore and creatingemployment opportunities for 3.53 lac persons.Over 75 per cent of the projects are located in theless industrialized regions of the state, thuspromoting balanced development.

Some of the key highlights in the of the megaprojects investments are as follows —

• Maximum number of Mega Projects are in Pune117

• More than 35 per cent of the projects are inproduction as on Aug 2013

• Maximum investment in the metal and metalproducts sector with investment of 1.01 LakhCrore (31.87 % share)

• Other top sector s include Auto & Autoancillaries at 15.62 % and Coke And RefinedPetroleum Products at 13.3 per cent share

• The top three together constitute 60.8 per centof state’s total mega project investment

• Maximum employment was provided by the‘Textiles & Apparel’ Sector of ~1.19 lakh (ashare of 33.8 per cent)

• Other leading sectors include• Metal & Metal products — 72668 at 20.52 per

cent• Auto & Auto ancillaries — 56865 at 16.06

per cent• Agro processing sector — 25407 at 7.17 per

cent• Out of 397 projects, 300 are in less developed

regions• The less developed regions contribute to the

sum of proposed investments of INR 1.86 lakhcrore and proposed employment to 2.37 lakhpeople

• The D+ regions have received the maximuminterest with 147 projects, giving a employmentto 1.63 lakh people

• Nagpur region has 62 projects in the ‘D+’regions

SCA makes itsForay intoMaharashtra

Investment News

The world’s second-largest baby diaper maker willfinally launch its brand Libero in the country bynext month in a bid to partake of the growth inone of the world’s most promising consumermarkets.

Cecilia Edebo, vice-president, consumer goods,SCA Hygiene Products India, said the company hadearmarked an investment of nearly INR 200 croreover the next year-and-a-half, to be used in settingup a plant at Ranjangaon, near Pune, besidesforming a sales & marketing team and in pushing itsproducts in the country.

Apart from Libero, which competes in mostmarkets across the world with P&G’s Pampers,Kimberly Clarke’s Huggies and Unicharm’s MamyPoko Pants, will also roll out products such asTena, which operates in the adult diaper andhygiene market, and Tempo, the world’s largestconsumer tissue brand.

Tork, which is into hand sanitisers and otherhygiene products in the institutional segment, hasbeen operational in India for a few years nowthrough the import route.

Ms. Edebo says that the 9.8-billion-euro (or Rs85,000 crore) company will for the next fewquarters import most of its products into thecountry till its plant comes on upstream. “By early2015, our manufacturing facility should be up andrunning,” Edebo says.

The push into emerging markets, Ms. Edeboexplains, is part of SCA’s larger goal of growing itspresence in these areas, which currently are notvery significant contributors to the company’soverall turnover. Bulk of SCA’s revenues comefrom Europe and North & South Americarespectively. “In the last two years, however, wehave identified West Asia, Africa and India asimportant markets and have set up a regional basein Istanbul, Turkey as part of this endeavor,” Ms.Edebo says.

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“ The company had earmarked aninvestment of nearly INR 200 croreover the next year-and-a-half, to beused in setting up a plant atRanjangaon, near Pune, besidesforming a sales & marketing team andin pushing its products in thecountry….. By early 2015, ourmanufacturing facility should be upand running”, said Cecilia Edebo, vice-president, consumer goods, SCAHygiene Products India

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Revenue Region wise distribution ofMega Projects

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163781

321443987

A B C D D+ LHDI NID

Taluka wise Division of Investments andEmployment

Proposed Investments

Proposed Employment

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Kind Attn. Mr Bhushan Gagrani, CEO, MIDC

Sir,

Thanks for sending me regularly this importantnewsletter.Excellent presentation of facts about Vile Bhagad& Nashik.MIDC website has also become more investorfriendly.

Regards,A D MahajanHead-Advisory,SICOM Limited

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