Mega textile park near Lucknow in the offing

To be known as Sant Kabir PM Mitra Textile and Apparel Park, the government aims to make it a hub for textile business and other activities for 15 districts of the state, a government spokesperson said.

A mega textile park will soon come up on 1,161 acres in Lucknow’s Attari village under Malihabad tehsil, said a government spokesperson.

Units for the chikankari and zari zardozi works of Lucknow, the handloom works of Hardoi and Barabanki, carpet of Sitapur, and special works from Azamgarh, Gorakhpur and Rampur districts will be located in the park (For representation)

To be known as Sant Kabir PM Mitra Textile and Apparel Park, the government aims to make it a hub for textile business and other activities for 15 districts of the state, the official added.

The park will be located near the National Highway-30 for easy connectivity to Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. The connectivity with Lucknow-Hardoi highway will also be an advantage, along with its proximity to the Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport in Lucknow.

Units for the chikankari and zari zardozi works of Lucknow, the handloom works of Hardoi and Barabanki, carpet of Sitapur, and special works from Azamgarh, Gorakhpur and Rampur districts will be located in the park. Silk, handloom and textile clusters from Mau, Varanasi and Gautam Budh Nagar will aslo be located in the complex, the official added.

“The Uttar Pradesh government has already completed an assessment for water availability and solid waste management in the mega textile park. The area has sufficient water resources, and a waste-to-energy plant is located in Shivri village near Mohan road, he added.