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Brandix Apparel City ready for inauguration

Friday, 30 April 2010 05:07 administrator
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The Hindu 30.04.2010

Brandix Apparel City ready for inauguration

Santosh Patnaik

The apparel city is developed with world-class facilities on 1,000 acres

It has 749 acres of processing zone and 251 acres of non-processing zone

VISAKHAPATNAM: The person who is responsible for bringing the Sri Lankan multinational Brandix to this part of the State will finally dedicate the project to the nation on May 3. Chief Minister K. Rosaiah, who in his capacity as the Finance Minister visited Sri Lanka to convince the apparel major on the need to invest in Visakhapatnam, will inaugurate the Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC) at Achyutapuram in the presence of Union Minister of State for Textiles Panabaka Lakshmi.

BIAC is a unique apparel supply chain city managed by Brandix India Limited. The apparel city is developed with world-class facilities on 1,000 acres on the concept of `Fibre-to-store' concept.

It has 749 acres of processing zone and 251 acres of non-processing zone. In the first phase, it has in-built water and effluent treatment facilities. The commercial operations as of now have yielded encouraging response, sources said

It has been given the status of Special Economic Zone. The land was allotted at Re. 1 per acre per year lease keeping in view the promoters' commitment to provide 60,000 jobs. The promoters, who suffered the onslaught of global meltdown and its fallout on overseas garment market is showing signs of recovery. Sources told The Hindu that it would post an impressive turnover in coming years fulfilling its commitment on creating job opportunities to the local youth mainly women.

By bringing together internationally renowned apparel chain partners from design to consumer brands in flawless integration, the promoters want to put Visakhapatnam in the apparel market of the world. Fibre-to-store concept envisages bringing together all the verticals of apparel manufacturing at close proximity in the value chain. Fibre-to-store concept and the planned placement of each operating unit is expected to ensure true verticality.

BIAC plans to have 20 apparel factories, two fabric mills, eight accessories factories, a logistics warehouse and a finishing plant at its complete stage with an overall investment of $ 1.2 billion to provide jobs for 60,000 once it becomes fully operational.

Last Updated on Friday, 30 April 2010 05:10
 

Citizens’ forum demands jogging park at Nashik Phata

Thursday, 29 April 2010 11:26 administrator
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Indian Express 29.04.2010

Citizens’ forum demands jogging park at Nashik Phata

Express News Service Tags : parks, corporation Posted: Thursday , Apr 29, 2010 at 0145 hrs

Pune: The Citizens Forum of Kasarwadi has reiterated its demand for a jogging park at Nashik Phata. The forum has been demanding a park in the area for long but has received little response from the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.

Activist Jayant Kariya said in a recent meet the forum passed a resolution demanding a park at Nashik Phata. “There is no garden for the suburb of Kasarwadi. This despite the fact that the development plan of Pimpri-Chinchwad says the suburb should have at least one garden. Instead of a garden the PCMC allowed the land to be used for construction purpose,” Kariya said. “Not only garden even the other basic amenities as stated in the development plan like playground, water tank, library are missing. Over the years the PCMC officials blatantly violated the norms by giving open land for construction purpose and ignoring the basic amenities,” said Kariya.

Another forum member Anita Landge said the jogging park at Nashik Phata will be an ideal setting. “The entire Pune-Nashik highway right from Nashik Phata to Bhosari and beyond is lined with tall trees. If the wild grass and shrub below are removed and track is laid it will be a perfect ground for health conscious citizens. It will benefit not only residents from Kasarwadi but also Nashik Phata, Shankarwadi, CIRT and Landewadi areas. Even industrialists from Bhosari MIDC will benefit,” she said.

Chetan Kachi, a resident of Nashik Phata, said if the PCMC does not act quickly the area in Nashik Phata will be taken over by slumdwellers. “All the slums from Nashik Phata are slowly spreading towards Bhosari. People who sell bat and other wooden equipment encroached on the land last year by setting up their hutments. These hutments are now slowly spreading,” he said.

Municipal Commissioner Asheesh Sharma had promised to remove the hutments, however, little action has been taken, activists said. Kariya said the forum will wait for a fortnight for PCMC’s response. “If there is no action we will launch an agitation for the jogging park,” he said.

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 April 2010 11:29
 

Leisure Valley Park dries up civic body claims

Tuesday, 27 April 2010 09:54 administrator
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The Times of India 27.04.2010

Leisure Valley Park dries up civic body claims

Nidhi Singhi, TNN, Apr 26, 2010, 09.33pm IST
LUDHIANA: The tall claims of municipal corporation regarding maintenance of parks in the city falls flat on seeing the condition of 3 km-long New Leisure Valley Park running parallel to Sidhwan Canal, adjacent to the Model Town Extension.

The park that was developed by the MC almost 5 years ago at a cost of over Rs 60 lakh is in a shambles today. Migrant labourers are making the most of the situation by taking nap in the soaring heat.
Sources said the condition of the park is such that almost 90% of the lamp posts here are devoid of any bulbs or covering shades. It is only through the open electric connections at the bottom of these bare polls that one comes to know of them being lamp posts.

Besides, though arrangement for fountains are present at two places, the fountains have either been stolen or removed by the installing contractors themselves to be installed some where else.

The overgrown grass on the concrete path here and the scattered garbage on the periphery of this long park further adds to its appaling condition. The stinking smell makes things worse, sources added.

In view of this, the residents of adjoining localities, who were very excited to have a park in the area, are fed up with the utter neglect of the corporation.

“When the park was constructed some years ago, we were really delighted. The idea of taking a walk near the canal thrilled us, but the dream has fallen flat owing to the MC’s failure,” rued Manjeet Singh, a resident of Model Town Extension.

Talking on similar lines, Karan, another resident, said it is very important to maintain greenery in the form of parks.

When the civic body officials allot space, they should develop and maintain these, he added.
Landscape officer Surinder Kumar said owing to the shortage of staff, they were facing problems in maintaining the green belts. But they conduct plantation drives on regular intervals and would start another drive in July and August, he added.
 
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