WHY MIHAN IN NAGPUR

A Presentation by:
Vilas Kale
President, Vidarbha Economic Development Council

(VED)
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WHY MIHAN IN NAGPUR

God Wants It

No other city in India can boast of the

advantages Nagpur has.

Nagpur is ready for it

GOD WANTS IT!!
“Every individual, region, country has a role
that it is destined to play”

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

GOD WANTS IT
Look at Nagpur’s location.
Centre of the World
Centre of the Country
 Nagpur’s Location

Centre Of The World

 Nagpur’s Location

Centre Of The Country

3,800 hectares of land available right next to
the existing airport
If the Government of Maharashtra had chosen to develop
Nagpur with the same enthusiasm that it showed for
Western Maharashtra’s development, even we would not
have had the kind of unused land that we now have next to
the airport and which is a major advantage for MIHAN at
Nagpur.

Perhaps we were destined to wait for MIHAN

 Nature’s Bounty

Mineral Wealth Rich coal deposits of more than 5600

Million tons…… 100% of Maharashtra
coal reserves

100% of Maharashtra’s manganese,

Kyanite. Siilimanite and quartzite deposits

226 million tons of iron ore deposits

Sizeable deposits of dolomite, limestone,

barytes, fireclay, fluorite, gold and
Kaolin.
All this means very good business opportunity for
Mining, Steel, Cement & Power Industry.
Forest Wealth
Vidarbha has 37 % of its land under
Forests which offers great business
Opportunities for

Paper Industry
Timber & Timber products
Bamboo products
Medicinal & Aromatic plants
Wild Life & Eco Tourism
Added to the above nature has given us fertile lands that can produce
excellent agri products ,vegetables,flowers & fruits…. Each offering crores
of rupees worth of business in textiles,agriculture & agro-processing
industries.
No other city in India can
boast of the advantages
Nagpur has!
ADVANTAGE NAGPUR

Salubrious climate
ADVANTAGE NAGPUR

All-Weather Airport
 ADVANTAGE NAGPUR

365 days of take-offs & landing

 ADVANTAGE NAGPUR

37 airports in India can be reached from Nagpur

within 1 hour 20 minutes, and so Nagpur can be
made into a domestic hub for airlines for domestic
passengers and cargo as well
 ADVANTAGE NAGPUR

Excellent road connectivity, National

Highways 6 & 7 pass through Nagpur
connecting Kolkata to Surat & Mumbai.
Kanyakumari to Kashmir.
 
ADVANTAGE NAGPUR

Rail Connectivity

Overnight train journeys to the

metros.
Overnight connectivity to sea-ports
on the East and the West
Nagpur is a perfect hub for rail, road
and air
 ADVANTAGE NAGPUR
Availablity of Quality Labour

Nagpur offers quality labour across the

band, from the highly technical Engineers to
skilled, semiskilled literate labour force.

Surplus POWER Vidarbha produces 2400 MW of power and

consumes barely 1100 MW… it has the
potential to produce 10000MW,
additionally….
Nagpur is ready for it !
Nagpur is ready for it.
Nagpur is ready for it.

Quality life at reasonable costs

Truly Cosmopolitan Culture
Almost all communities are
here and find themselves
mixing together in a spirit that
can be truly called “Nagpuri”
Nagpur is ready for it.

Excellent education
Nagpur is ready for it.

Good quality health care

Nagpur is ready for it.

Reasonable rates for good

quality residential accomodation.
Nagpur is ready for it.

Recreation, Restaurants & Night Life

….we have it all
Nagpur is ready for it.

Quality Shopping
Nagpur is ready for it.

Broad treelined roads

Very little traffic

congestion
Nagpur is ready for it.

Clean & a green city

Nagpur is ready for it.

Good law and Order

situation.
Finally, Nagpurians are known as a warm, loving, people
who care, and that is why even those who come here on
short postings choose to settle here.
Thank You