02-07-2025
Over Rs700 crore infra work to begin at PM Mitra Park in Dhar
Indore: Infrastructure work amounting to more than Rs 700 crore will be carried out at PM Mega Integrated Textile and Apparel Park (PM MITRA) in Dhar, one of the seven textile parks being set up in the country under the Centre's scheme to promote textile manufacturing in the country.
The first phase of the PM MITRA Park will be developed on 2,158 acre of land in Dhar district at a cost of over Rs 2,050 crore. The master developer of the project, Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation, has floated the tender.
"The work for internal infrastructure at the park will start soon. The internal work will include roads, drainage, electric poles, and all infrastructure-related work. The tenders were issued on June 30, 2025," said MPIDC Ujjain executive director Rajesh Rathod.
The tenders floated were worth Rs 773 crore for the first phase of the PM MITRA Park development. MPIDC has so far received investment proposals amounting to Rs 12,000 crore from 47 industries for PM MITRA.
PM MITRA Parks are being developed in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra. These parks have secured approval with an allocation of Rs 4,445 crore for a seven-year duration, extending until 2027-28.
The master developer of the project also plans to establish more than 800 plug-and-play facilities for the garment industry. The industrial precinct shall feature residential plots, officer quarters, women's worker hostels, worker hostels, and accommodation for unskilled workers.
