Gujarat to set up 2nd Japanese Industrial Park ahead of Shinzo Abe's visit

Rs 1,500 crore investment for Mandal-Becharaji Japan Industrial Park-I has already been committed

After Chinese auto giant MG Motors chose Gujarat as its manufacturing base for India, a slew of investments from Japan is also expected soon.

Ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit in September for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train, Gujarat has planned its second Japanese Industrial Park in the state. Japan is providing $12 billion in a soft loan for the Rs 1 lakh crore bullet train project.

To come up at Sanand, the park will be spread across an area of over 1,000 hectares. The existing Japanese industrial park at Mandal