Aurangabad best industrial destination
Published On
08-01-2015
Network-18 and Aurangabad Industrial Suppliers' Association (AISA)
jointly organised a panel discussion on 'The shifting status from 'why
Aurangabad' to 'why not Aurangabad' here on Saturday.
Part of the
'Engineering Expo,' the event was held at Hotel Bagga International.
Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture President (CMIA)
president Mukund Kulkarni, Grind Master managing director Milind Kelkar,
Ratna Prabha Motors managing director Mansingh Pawar, Rucha Engineering
managing director Umesh Dashrathi and AISA president Jayant Soni were
the speakers.
Mukund Kulkarni and Mansingh Pawar reviewed the
industrial development happened in Marathwada region in the past three
decades. Giving statistics of the industrial development in the region,
Kulkarni said Aurangabad industries alone contribute an annual revenue
of Rs 7,000 crore to the government and export goods to around 72
countries. Aurangabad and Jalna have emerged the 'beer capital' and
'steel/seed capital' of India, respectively.
Aurangabad has a
quality infrastructure with a good connectivity of air, road and
railway, essential for industrial development, he added. Milind Kelkar
said Aurangabad is known as the City of Mercedes across the world, while
Umesh Dashrathi shed light on the industrial development and the
upcoming auto-cluster in Waluj. Archana Naidu anchored the programme on
behalf of Network-18. Jaswant Singh and others took efforts for the
success of the event, which saw participation by industrialists, traders
and experts.