The CII will play a facilitating role to promote the concept of integrated approach of regional industrial corridors and facilitate formation of a tri-partite alliance with Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Governments.

The CII-South and the three State Governments will appoint a consultant to study and identify various industrial clusters, locations and gaps in infrastructure. Respective State Governments will formulate industrial policies in line with the recommendations of the study, said Dr Esther Malini Victor, DGM, Roads and Bridges, L&T-ECC, at a CII conference on industrial corridors.

Another study will examine the techno-economic viability of providing inter-city high-speed corridors in the southern region. An approach paper will be sent to the Ministry of Industries to support regional industrial corridors with inter-city rail connectivity for possible funding, she added.

According to Mr K. Srikanth, Vice-President, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Japanese company are working together to improve the access road of Ennore-Chennai port for industrial growth.

With regard to Ennore, four-laning of the Thiruvottriyur Ponneri Pancheti Road, improvement of inner ring road and construction of outer ring road have been initiated. Construction of four-lane elevated road from Chennai port to Maduravoyal has been initiated.

Mr B. Suresh, President and CEO, Mahindra Consulting Engineers, said the Coimbatore-Tirupur-Namakkal-Erode-Salem corridor is expected to attract investment of Rs 14,711 crore to create infrastructure alone, which will subsequently create investment opportunities of Rs 43,188 crore.

The Madurai-Tuticorin-Tirunelveli corridor will attract Rs 40,105 crore to create infrastructure and this will create investment opportunity of Rs 1.90 lakh crore and create employment for 18 lakh. Infrastructure in these corridors will be created in association with private partners, added Mr Suresh.

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