UP plans vertical factory complexes to meet land crunch, promote start-ups

Initially, such complexes, which will be apartment like structures consisting of several storeys, will come up in Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Agra, Lucknow

To overcome the scarcity of industrial land for new industries, and to promote start-ups, the Uttar Pradesh government has planned to set up vertical or flatted factory complexes in key manufacturing hubs. In the first phase, such industrial complexes will be established in four districts viz. Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Agra and Lucknow for non-polluting industrial units.

UP additional chief secretary, MSME and export promotion, Navneet Sehgal has directed the nodal officials to prepare the respective detailed project reports of the four proposed vertical factory complexes for further action. In fact, the blueprint for the Agra flatted factory complex has already been