Chakan Fights For Supremacy
Auto Components India|May 2023
To manufacture the whole, the proximity to suppliers is vital. Prateek Pardeshi checks on how Chakan is fighting back to help retain Maharashtra's supremacy as a leading manufacturing hub.
Prateek Pardeshi
Chakan Fights For Supremacy

Once knighted as the Detroit of India, Chakan, 30 kms from tier 2 city Pune has had to put up a fierce fight for Maharashtra to retain its supremacy as a manufacturing hub. The competition is getting stiffer against other states like Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in the country among other states also vying for the numero uno status. In Maharashtra, the industrial hub in the Chakan belt is undoubtedly the brewing ground for both legacy manufacturers and startups alike. It is also a choice of Centre of Excellences (CoEs) fed by a steady pool of skilled manpower and fresh IT and engineering graduates that are a constant. Strategically located on the National Highway 50 (NH 50), it benefits from its proximity to the Mumbai-Pune Highway, Pune-Nashik Highway, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Talegaon Industrial Area, Pimpri-Chinchwad Industrial Area, Pune International Airport and the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport and Nashik. Chakan is benefits from its connectivity to Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad by an extensive road network. It also benefits from rail and air connectivity. The Phase III of Pune Metro would connect Chakan to Moshi, and further link it to an International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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