Foxconn wants JNPT land for factory

The world's largest contract electronics maker, Foxconn, has sought 14 acres for building a manufacturing unit at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust's special economic zone. 

The company has approached the Maharashtra government, which in turn has asked the shipping ministry to facilitate the request.

"Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke to me and said Foxconn had sought 14 acres of land at JNPT SEZ," Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari told reporters at a conference here.

According to previous reports, Foxconn planned to set up a factory in Navi Mumbai. The unit may be set up at an investment of $20-30 million.

In August 2015, Foxconn