Karnataka woos aerospace, defence manufacturing firms

The Karnataka government is wooing aerospace and defence manufacturing companies by setting up a defence manufacturing zone and putting the final touches to an aerospace policy in the state. State industries minister Mr  Murugesh M. Nirani said a draft aerospace policy is before the state cabinet for consideration and will be cleared before the budget session, by March. “We are also establishing a defence manufacturing estate in Chitradurga district, while an aerospace park in Bangalore is already in an advanced stage,” he said. Chitradurga, around 200km north of Bangalore, has become an attractive destination for defence manufacturing as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) have set up facilities in the district. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), based in Bangalore, has established a second campus in the district focused on research.

 

Source: Livemint


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