The project has been conceptualized as part of the Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC) project which is aimed at development of Integrated Manufacturing clusters at certain identified key nodes along the alignment of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC). Raghunathpur Integrated Manufacturing Cluster (Jangal Sundari Karmnagari) has been proposed as a high-impact, market-driven node with investment-friendly facility regimes which aim at the development of manufacturing sectors within the Purulia region to act as catalysts to trigger socio-economic development of the region.
The project site consists of the following two land parcels:
• Parcel-I: It consists of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) acquired land earlier known as Raghunathpur Steel & Allied Industrial Park, comprising of 1749.07 acres of Land.
• Parcel-II: It consists of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) acquired land earlier known as Raghunathpur Steel & Allied Industrial Park-II, comprising of 733.99 acres of Land.
These two parcels are approximately 2 km apart from each other. The two Parcels are joined by SH 5.
Over 40% of the land of 2483 acres is proposed for industrial use focused on the manufacturing sector. Industrial Manufacturing Cluster (IMC) at Raghunathpur aims to generate and transfer the socio-economic benefit to the local and regional population in terms of offering immense employment opportunities, skill development, and livelihood improvement. The provision of adequate space for MSME units has been considered. Space has also been taken into consideration for the logistics sector.
Nine distinct Industrial categories have been proposed based on detailed analysis and stakeholder consultations and various other factors.
Consultant has been appointed for the preparation of a detailed master plan and preliminary engineering for the project.