Waluj MIDC
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After 1960, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
(MIDC) began acquiring land and setting up industrial estates. Land was acquired near Waluj village on Aurangabad - Ahmednagar highway in the 1970s & 1980s.
Total notified area is 1298 hectors.
, Wockhardt
, Colgate-Palmolive
, Siemens
, Baxter International
, MAN Diesel etc.
Aurangabad is now classic example of efforts of state government towards balanced industrialisation of state.
. It is 12 km southwest of Aurangabad city and is well connected by road to the city. The new town is named as Waluj Mahanagar.
has conceived Waluj as a ring township, with the ring route acting as a spine for urban activities around the industrial center(MIDC
)
, with independent and inter-linked nagars spread all around the core with their strong links between workplaces and residences. The ring routes also facilitate an easy and economic transportation system to operate within the new city.
Development of Waluj is encouraged through the development of core units, boosting socio-economic development of the urban fabric. The township, when fully developed, will cover an area of around 100 sq.km.
After 1960, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation is a project of the Government of Maharashta State in India, and is the leading corporation of Maharashtra....
(MIDC) began acquiring land and setting up industrial estates. Land was acquired near Waluj village on Aurangabad - Ahmednagar highway in the 1970s & 1980s.
Total notified area is 1298 hectors.
Clients
Industries which has made Waluj their home includes Bajaj AutoBajaj Auto
Bajaj Auto is a major Indian vehicle manufacturer started by Jamnalal Bajaj from Rajasthan in the 1930s. It is based in Pune, Maharashtra, with plants in Chakan , Waluj and Pantnagar in Uttaranchal. The oldest plant at Akurdi now houses the R&D centre Ahead...
, Wockhardt
Wockhardt
Wockhardt Ltd. is a pharmaceutical and biotechnology company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company has manufacturing plants in India, UK, Ireland, France and US, and subsidiaries in US, UK, Ireland and France. It is a global company with a more than half of its revenue coming from Europe. The...
, Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive Company is an American diversified multinational corporation focused on the production, distribution and provision of household, health care and personal products, such as soaps, detergents, and oral hygiene products . Under its "Hill's" brand, it is also a manufacturer of...
, Siemens
Siemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
, Baxter International
Baxter International
Baxter International Inc. , is an American health care company with headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois. The company primarily focuses on products to treat hemophilia, kidney disease, immune disorders and other chronic and acute medical conditions...
, MAN Diesel etc.
Aurangabad is now classic example of efforts of state government towards balanced industrialisation of state.
Waluj Mahanagar
A new industrial cum residential township has been planned at Waluj in Aurangabad by CIDCOCity and Industrial Development Corporation
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO is a city planning organization created by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 1970 under the Indian Companies Act of 1956...
. It is 12 km southwest of Aurangabad city and is well connected by road to the city. The new town is named as Waluj Mahanagar.
New Town
This project is approximately eight times the size of those executed in Aurangabad city. CIDCOCity and Industrial Development Corporation
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO is a city planning organization created by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 1970 under the Indian Companies Act of 1956...
has conceived Waluj as a ring township, with the ring route acting as a spine for urban activities around the industrial center(MIDC
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation is a project of the Government of Maharashta State in India, and is the leading corporation of Maharashtra....
)
, with independent and inter-linked nagars spread all around the core with their strong links between workplaces and residences. The ring routes also facilitate an easy and economic transportation system to operate within the new city.
Development of Waluj is encouraged through the development of core units, boosting socio-economic development of the urban fabric. The township, when fully developed, will cover an area of around 100 sq.km.
| Appointment of CIDCO as S.P.A. | 07.10.91 |
| Total Notified Area (Ha.) | 8,670.00 |
| Area in Phase I (Ha.) | 1714.85 |
| Area developed till date | 160.00 |
| Area yet to be developed (Ha.) | 1554.00 |