Wipro Infrastructure Engineering division, the engineering division of Wipro Limited, is planning to set up a hydraulic cylinder manufacturing facility in Karnataka. The new facility is expected to come up in Nelamangala taluk near Bangalore, said highly placed sources in the state government.
According to the sources, the Bangalore-based company has proposed to establish a hydraulic cylinder manufacturing unit in the Dobbaspet Industrial Area 4th Phase with an investment of around Rs 100 crore. The facility will be under Wipro Infrastruct-ure Engineering division of the soap-to-IT services major which makes precision-engineered hydraulic cylinders, compon-ents and solutions & truck hydraulics components to original equipment manufacturers in the infrastructure industries. The division, which has eight manufacturing facilities across India, Sweden and Finland, contributes to around $233 million to the revenues of Wipro Ltd.
When contacted by Business Standard for details about the proposed plant and operation, the company in an email response said, “We will not be able to comment on this.”
According to the sources, the company expects to generate job opportunity for around 335 people at the facility. In the government order, based on the assessment by the land audit committee, the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board will allot about 15 acres in the 4th Phase, Dobbaspet Indistrial Area, Nelamangala in Bangalore Rural Disrtict. It also said that the approval is valid for a period of two years from the date of its issue.
For starting the project, the promoters also need to obtain environmental clearances from various departments like CFE from the KPSCB, MOEF, GOI / DFEE Gok as applicable. The government has also asked the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited to service 1,800 KVA. Recently, the company acquired a Brazilian hydraulic cylinder manufacturer RKM Equipamentos Hidraulicos for an undisclosed amount. Wipro Infrastructure Engineering recently also ventured into water treatment systems and solutions to cater to the needs of various industries.