Andhra all set to gear up for its new 'green' bus-manufacturing plant

Amravati, April 1: Empowering the need to use renewable resources, attempts to create everything with optimum use of it have resulted to quite fruitful. After the high tech cycle inaugurated in Amravati Secretarait, Chandrababu Naidu has launched yet another project. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday laid the foundation stone for a new 'green' bus-manufacturing plant of Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of Hinduja group.

 

The green field factory will be the first plant of Ashok Leyland in the state. The plant is situated at the Model Industrial Park, Mallavalli village in Krishna district. Part of the fast upcoming manufacturing hub in krishna district, the plant will be spread over 75 acres and will include latest technologies to deliver high-quality standards.

Once fully completed, the plant will be able to produce 4800 buses per annum. Further, a state of the art learning center and an advanced service training centre will also be set up.

The plant will have the potential to employ over 5000 employees. While the plant will have the capability to make the entire range of buses of Ashok Leyland brand, the facility will also include an electric vehicle development centre comprising of a futuristic conveyor line, pilot assembly line and prototype development.

It will be a complete green facility with rooftop solar panels, LED lighting, battery operated vehicles for in-plant movement, positive water balance and zero discharge.

While addressing the occasion, Chandrababu Naidu said, "Today is a landmark day for us. We are excited to have such an established company like Ashok Leyland setting up a factory in Andhra Pradesh. It is a key addition to our fast expanding manufacturing hub here. This factory will not only provide jobs to our youth but also help improve the skill level of our people in the state and overall economy of the region.”

This factory will not only provide jobs to our youth but also help improve the skill level of our people in the state and overall economy of the region. After bifurcation, many industrialists came forward to set up industries in the state.” As part of that, people of Mallavalli came forward to give lands for industrial development. Farmers of Krishna district gave their lands for this industrial hub.

“As many as 702 units will come here, providing 1 lakh jobs. We are developing AP as automobile hub, CM Naidu informed. Kia motors at Anantapuram, Ashok Leyland here and many big shot companies are being set up in different parts of the state,” CM Naidu said. “We will make AP one of the top three states in India by 2022, top state in India by 2029 and top class state in the world by 2050.