INDIAN STATE : KARNATAKA

General Information

Situated on a tableland where the Western and Eastern Ghat ranges converge into the Nilgiri hill complex, the state of Karnataka is confined roughly within 11.5 degree north and 18.5 degree north latitudes and 74 degree east and 78.5 degree east longitude. The state is bounded by Maharashtra and Goa states in the north and northwest; by the Arabian Sea in the west; by Kerala and Tamilnadu states in the south and by the state of Andhra Pradesh in the east.

Karnataka is India's eight largest state,both in terms of of area and population-is well and truly one of the nation's most progressive industrialized state.The state has an illustrious history of successfully implementing several industrial and technological initiatives.

Fact File

Advantage Karnataka

• Investor friendly Government- Simplified procedures, Fast Track approvals through Single Window Mechanism, and escort service from Karnataka Udyog Mitra.
• Salubrious climate, congenial environment, rich culture, cosmopolitan lifestyle, excellent health care and education facilities.
• Good connectivity and good logistic Support for investments.
• Good Infrastructure- availability of land, quality power and water.
• Excellent telecommunication network and optical fiber connectivity thought the state.
• Good law and order, best industrial relations and lowest man-days lost.
• Among the Country's top 5 industrialized states.
• Over 500 MNCs and 66 global fortune 500 companies doing business in the state.
• Presence of leading IT, Biotechnology, Electronics, Telecommunications and heavy machinery companies.
• Presence of More than 100 world-renowned high-end research and development organizations in the State.
• Highly skilled manpower base- large number of engineering colleges and Technical Institutions.
• First State to bring Industries Facilitation Act to ease the environment for doing business in the state.
• Among the fastest growing and largest markets in India.
  

Economic Infrastructure

Roads

Road network in Karnataka:

National Highways: 3728 Km
State Highways: 9829 Km
Major District Roads: 28247 Km
Other District Roads: 1634 Km
Village and Other Roads: 88154 Km

Power

Karnataka Power Corporation (KPCL), a public sector company, owned by Government of Karnataka is engaged in construction, operation and maintenance of generation stations in Karnataka. It is presently providing more than 70% of the needs of the State. It has built up expertise in the construction and operation of both hydro and thermal stations.

Generation:

The state owned generating company M/S KPCL and central sector establishments M/S NTPC/ NLC have already drawn up plans for establishing new generating units to meet the power requirements in the state. With the liberalization and opening up the power sector for private sector participation through policy initiatives by the Government of India and Government of Karnataka, the IPPs have also come up with proposals for establishing new generating plants in the state, to meet the state's additional capacity requirement.

Aviation

Karnataka has five functional airports at Hubli, Mysore, Belgaum, Mangalore and Bangalore.

In order to keep pace with the rapid development of Bangalore as India's leader in information technology, biotechnology and the services industry, the Government of Karnataka and the Airports Authority of India initiated a greenfield project-Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL). Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) is a Public Limited company under the Indian Companies Act, formed to build, own and operate the largest greenfield private sector owned and operated airport in India- the Bangalore International Airport.

Bangalore Metro

The Bangalore Metro has all the components required for a successful integrated public transport system. It offers:

• Comprehensive connectivity
  
• Convenience
  
• Comfort
  
• Affordability
  
• Frequency
  
• Reliability
  
• Safety
  
• Aesthetics

The first phase of Bangalore Metro envisages a 33 Km elevated and underground rail network with 32 stations. The East-West corridor will be 18.10 km. long, starting from Byappanahalli and terminating at Mysore Road terminal, going via Old Madras Road, Indiranagar, C.M.H. Road, Ulsoor, Trinity Circle, M.G. Road, Cricket Stadium, Vidhana Soudha, Central College, Majestic, City Railway Station, Magadi Road, Hosahalli, Vijayanagar and Deepanjali Nagar.The 14.90 km. North-South corridor will begin at Yeshwantpur Terminal and terminate at R.V. Road terminal going via Mahalakshmi, Rajajinagar, Kuvempu Road, Malleswaram, Swastik, Majestic, Chikpet, City Market, K.R. Road, Lalbagh, South End Circle and Jayanagar. Out of the 33 km., 6.76 km. will be underground near City Railway Station, Vidhana Soudha, Majestic and City Market and most of the rest will be elevated.