TS builds 2.3L acre bank

Land to be allotted to industrial sector

The TS government has identified 2,34,909 acres of land in the state that can be utilised for industrial purposes.

The state government has categorised these lands in A, B and C groups — Plain land, lands with boulders and lands with hillocks and plain lands.

The TS government asked district collectors to reserve these lands for allotment to industries as and when required.

These lands will be handed over to TS Industrial Infrastructure Corporation under Telangana BhuBank (Land Bank of Telangana).

Land in Category A (plain lands) can be utilised for establishment of industries immediately, while that in Category B, with boulders and hillocks, while Category C has land situated at between of hills and non-plain land. Ranga Reddy district has the largest chunks of Category A lands, Khammam district has most Category B lands while Nizam has most Category C lands.

At present, the total acreage covered in industrial parks is 28,458 acres and land available in these industrial parks for allotment is 5,430 acres.