Monday, February 17, 2014: Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA), has proposed setting up a new Greenfield Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) at Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala in 75 Acres of land and has been accorded in-principal approval by the DeitY. This is the seventh Greenfield EMC which has been accorded in-principle approval by the DeitY.
Location:
Kakkanad Kochi, Ernakulum District, Kerala
Connectivity:
Road Connectivity: The distance of the EMC site from National Highway 47 is 7.5 km and State Highway 41 is 2.7km.
Rail Connectivity:
The Ernakulum south railway station is 15 km and Ernakulum North railway station is 12 km from the proposed site. Trains passing through these stations connect Ernakulum with all major cities of India.
Air Connectivity:
Distance of the site from Cochin International Airport (Nedumbasserry) is 25 km. It has air connectivity to all major cities of India.
Sea Connectivity:
Distance of the site from Cochin Sea port is 26 km. The International Container Trans-shipment Terminal (ICTT), part of the Cochin Port, is India’s largest container trans-shipment facility.
Power
The power supply to the EMC has been envisaged from the nearby KEPIP (KINFRA Export Promotion Industrial Parks Ltd.) / KINESCO (KINESCO Power and Utilities Pvt. Ltd.) 110 KV substation. Two 300A, 11 KV feeders in the existing switchboard are considered to be availed..
Water
The Applicant intends to draw water from the Kadambrayar reservoir, Ernakulum (Kadambrayar river flows along the border of the proposed EMC area) for both Industrial and drinking requirement which is at a distance of 105 meters from the site
Environmental clearance
The applicant will be submitting Technical Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report about the proposed cluster in accordance to the Guidance manual for Industrial Estates along with the final DPR.
Proposed Project for which assistance sought
KINFRA, plans to establish and develop Basic Infrastructure Network, Utility Plants, Common Facilities, Social Welfare Facilities, etc. over an area of 75 acres at an estimated project cost of `129.87Crore.
Contact Details
Shri. S. Ramnath Managing Director, KINFRA, Kinfra House 31/2312, Sathamangalam, Trivandrum , Kerala-695010, Tel: 0471- 272685 Fax: 0471-2724773
