Parrikar pulls out all stops for the deluge

 That giant leap from a  ` 238 crore investment in 12-13 to the expected ` 25,000 crores in 5 years looks unrealistic and banks heavily on new land and industrial estates, dedicated power, water and data to each of these hubs. While the policy hasn’t been announced, the final draft policy, seen by the Chief Minister is clear. Herald highlights key areas 

Industrial 

estates: Expand 

eight add 5

Under the new investment policy the Government is planning on expanding eight existing industrial estates in Salcette, Mormugao, Canacona, Pernem, Bardez, Tiswadi, Ponda and Bicholim and setup new industrial estates in Latambarcem (Bicholim), Carambolim (Tiswadi), Shiroda (Ponda), Sacordem (Dharbandora) and Poinguinim (Canacona). 

The process of acquiring land both these purposes is on.

GIDC to be infrastructrure daddy: GIDC would be the sole provider of infrastructure for the industrial estates. 

It would provide power by setting up power transformers and an underground distribution network, water, data connection, effluent treatment and solid waste treatment and disposal. 

Goa IDC will bill industrial units directly for these utility services. 

There is alos a proposal that larger existing industrial estates, like the Verna Industrial Estate, where utilities will be augmented, operated and maintained by a separate entity will work like SEZ’s model. 

Micro Industrial Zones

MIZs in each taluka “in a phased manner.” The logic is to have these as a cheap and readily available facilities. The aim is to provide infrastructure like as water, electricity and other utilities within the MIZ.

Easy Logic: 3 logistics hubs

The Government is planning three logistics hubs in Pernem, Dharbandora and Canacona. The

Pernem hub that will be around 5 lakh sq. mt, is to be developed first through the PPP route will is to include an ICD, warehousing, truck terminal, cold storage facilities, perishable agri-produce facilities, hazardous cargo facilities, workshops, container repairs

Dharbandora will also encompass around 5 lakh sq. mt. and consist of a CFS, warehousing, truck terminal, cold storage facilities, perishable agri-produce facilities, hazardous cargo facilities, workshops, container repairs etc. 

A fuel pipeline between Mormugao Port and the Dharbandora hub is also planned.

The Canacona hub will consist of a warehousing, truck terminal, cold storage facilities, perishable agri-produce facilities, and workshops.  

No power now but full power promised

The draft policy promises 24 x 7 quality power.

Currently, Goa gets approximately 460 MW from NTPC stations, 28 MW from NPCIL. A small quantum of power (approx. 47 MU) is procured from co-generation plants in Goa and around 16 MW of power from Reliance. 

Reliance also supplies power of around 16 MW directly to industry.

 The government is expecting around 270 MW from its PPP after an allocation in the Gare Pelma, Sector III Coal Block at Chhattisgarh. The coal block has the potential to power an 1800 MW power plant. The , the total availability of power from the coal block is 450 MW. 100 MW of power from the project is expected to be available to Goa by mid-2014 with the remaining available by the end of 2014;

The government is trying to get firm additional allocations from various NTPC and NPCIL plants. According to the policy, the government has also received an expression of interest from a number of companies for setting up of gas power plants. The supply of gas for the power plants would be through the GAIL pipeline from Gokak to Goa, which has already been commissioned. Gas would be made available to industries in and around Verna, Kundaim, Tivim and Colvale. 

Voice and data infrastructure

All telephone exchanges in Goa are automatic. The Goa Broadband Network will be provided along the key roads in the industrial areas. Each industrial unit can connect to this network.