Kandla port city to attract Rs 10,000 crore investment

KPT opens bids for industries, eyes edible oil, furniture, and engineering units

The country's first smart industrial port city (SIPC), coming up near Gandhidham, Kandla, is expected to attract private investments in excess of Rs 10,000 crore. 

Opening bids for auction of plots for industries, the Kandla Port Trust (KPT) is focusing on key sectors of edible oil, furniture, salt-based chemicals and engineering.

Spanning 1,425 acres, SIPC will be developed in two parts, a 580 acre smart urban township and an 845 acre modern industrial zone. The urban township in Adipur-Gandhidham includes the development of residential units, commercial complexes and entertainment zones.

Equipped with features such as smart utilities and a smart traffic system, along