- 6,000 acres of land is available in the EMC and added that steps were being taken to develop it under the aegis of the AP Infrastructure and Investment Corporation (APIIC)
- Besides the land bank, electricity will be provided in three months and water will be supplied from Somasila project to the EMC, to enable it start production in three to four months
As per a report by the New Indian Express, , Minister for Industries, Commerce and Information Technology (IT) Mekapati Goutham Reddy has welcomed investors to set up shop in the YSR Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) at Kopparthi of Kadapa district is being developed with all facilities. The report added that addressing the managing directors and chairpersons of electronics and mobile phone companies through a video conference from his camp office here on Tuesday, the Industries Minister said that the State government was focussing on multinational companies and electronics manufacturing units
He stated that 6,000 acres of land is available in the EMC and added that steps were being taken to develop it under the aegis of the AP Infrastructure and Investment Corporation (APIIC). The report added that the minister said that besides the land bank, electricity will be provided in three months and water will be supplied from Somasila project to the EMC, to enable it start production in three to four months.
Kopparthi EMC is located 200 kms from Krishnapatnam Port, 290 kms from Bangalore and 280 kms from Chittoor. The report added that representatives from Celkon, Carbonn, Dell, Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) and other firms participated in the virtual meeting.
