The State government-owned Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra), has obtained environmental clearance for the proposed electronics manufacturing hub at Kakkanad.
The project is expected to be ready for allotment by the end of 2019.
Kinfra managing director K.A. Santhosh Kumar said around 20 acres of the total available 69 acres was being developed in the first phase, and nearly ₹12 crore had been spent on construction of road and compound wall and preliminary requirements. He was speaking on the sidelines of a seminar on food processing industry held here on Thursday.
The seminar, with focus on Kerala as a processing industry destination, was organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
The electronics cluster at Kakkanad, meant as a facility of international standards, is being set up with Central government assistance. Kinfra has its focus on promoting mostly Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), and the upcoming facility has generated encouraging enquiries, Mr. Kumar said.
During his presentation on the activities of Kinfra at the inaugural ceremony of the food processing summit, he said Kinfra had introduced theme-based industrial parks with designated facilities for sectors like gem and jewellery, food processing, information and entertainment, and apparels.
Food park
Mr. Kumar also spoke about the work in progress at the mega food park in Palakkad, defence park at Ottappalam, spices park at Thodupuzha, footwear park in Kozhikode, and the Global Ayurveda Village projects at Thonnakkal and Varkala.
Another major initiative of the State government is the seafood hub being set up at Cherthala at a cost of around ₹129 crore.
The hub that is coming up at Kakkanad will be served by pre-processing units at Vypeen, Thoppumpady, and Munambam, the three major fish landing centres in the State.
The Palakkad Mega Food Park will also provide common facilities specially meant to cater to the requirements of the food processing sector like spices processing, warehousing, and packaging houses.
