AURANGABAD: Experts said on Friday that the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project will create new opportunities for Aurangabad residents as the historical background will give an edge to the city over other destinations.
Speaking at an inaugural session of a two-day national conference on
SEZ and DMIC organized by Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Institute of Management in the city, experts talked about the project and elaborated on the challenges to make it a reality.
Emphasizing on making the system more transparent for the industries, C P Tripathi, chairman of Aurangabad Management Association, downplayed the role of various government agencies. "Why should we need so many approval for setting up industries? To a large extent, the polices of the government are to be blamed for poor industrial growth in many regions. We need to have efficient, realistic and time-bound programmes to achieve growth," he said.
He said that rapidly increasing population would further hamper the land acquisition process for setting up industrial units. Tripathi said that policy makers should think about allowing industrial units in minimum possible spaces. "Providing huge land for industrial purpose may not be possible in the country in the coming days. Hence, we must think about optimum use of available land," he said.
Tripathi said that India's industrial growth could not be directly compared with that of China and Japan. "India has its own set of challenges and opportunities," he added.
Rishi Bagla, chairman of Marathwada zone of Confederation of Indian Industry, said that DMIC project would bring Aurangabad on the global map. "We are going to have world-class manufacturing units set up here which would drastically improve the quality of living," he said, adding that the industrial infrastructure and the city's rich historical background would make it an ideal tourist destination.
In his key note address, vice-chancellor of Dr Babasahed Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU), Vijay Pandharipande, stressed on the co-ordination between the industries and academicians. He said that the benefits of DMIC project must reach the students of BAMU. "People say that DMIC project is taking seven different states in its stride, but I want it to take BAMU students in its march towards growth," he said.
Pandharipande said that Marathwada was not a backward area. "It has a huge potential to progress and with a vast pool of human resources available in the region, it will create its unique identity," he added.
Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com