2. What is an industry…?
• The companies and activities involved in
something that is produced or is available in
large quantities ( ex: ore and minerals )
3. What is an industrial town…?
• An industrial town is a city where the economic
system is based on the industry, such as a
mining town.
• An area where workers of a monolithic heavy
industry live within walking-distance of their
places of work.
4. Industrialization in India
• In 1750, India produced nearly 25 % of the
world's manufacturing output.
• Coal mining was a profitable business
during British colonial times.
• 19th
century, textile industry.
• 1870, Bengal Iron Works.
• Tata Steel in 1907.
• 20th
century, automobile industry.
5. Case studies
• Mining Industry - Neyveli
• Textile Industry - Thirupur
• Steel Industry - Jhamshedpur
• Automobile Industry - Mahendra city
6. NEYVELI
• The Neyveli Township was developed after
mining of lignite started under the Neyveli
Lignite Corporation (NLC) in 1956.
• Neyveli Town is located at an average elevation
of 87 metres.
• The Neyveli Township was developed after
mining of lignite started under the Neyveli
Lignite Corporation (NLC) .
7. STRUCTURE OF NEYVELI
TOWN
• The Township of Neyveli is one of the modern,
well-planned townships in India.
• The residential area of the township alone
extends over 50 square Kms.
• There are 32 blocks in total (1000 m by 700 m
in size )
• The housing quarters are around 15,000 in
number with varying building types.
8.
9. INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES
• Round-the-clock, water and electricity facilities.
• It also uses well-maintained, underground
sanitation system, unlike some of the other
cities in Tamil Nadu.
• General Hospital at Block-6 and several
dispensaries at various other places.
• It was well facilitated with adequate educational
institutions.
10. • There are three big parks in the township area -
'Golden Jubilee Park' , 'Nehru Park' and the
'Navratra Park’.
• The Lignite City Club.
11.
12. Transportation facility
•Transport inside the township is managed by
the Bus Services, again a department under NLC.
•Bounded by two major national highways
NH-45c and NH-532.
•Neyveli has a railway station which lies on the
Cuddalore-Salem railway line.
13. THIRUPUR
• Tirupur popularly known as “Banian City”.
• It is started as a cluster of small and medium
manufacturing enterprises gainfully engaged in
the production and export of a range of knitted
apparels.
• Mr. Gulam Kadar in 1937 established “Baby
Knitting Industries” in Kaderpet area of
Tirupur followed by a woman, Mrs
Chellammal, in the name of Chellemmal
Knitting.
14. REASON TO BECOME AN
INDUSTRIAL TOWN
• Since agriculture was not flourishing due to
poor rainfall, the industry served as an
alternative source of employment.
• The town lies roughly in the middle of a cotton
belt.
• Tirupur has long been a thriving centre for the
sale and processing of raw cotton and has for
many years had a large exchange and market for
cotton.
15.
16. • The ready local availability of this raw material
has helped to facilitate the development of the
knitwear industy in Tirupur.
17. STRUCTURE OF TIRUPUR
TOWN
• The city is mainly points of trade.
• Production is spread in rural and small-town
clusters around these cores, and closely
connected to them.
• The expansion of sub-contracting and the
inflow of capital from agriculture helped the
industry to grow rapidly.
• In Tirupur its organization in house hold
workshops started mostly by owned funds of
enterprising individuals.
18.
19. INFRASTRUCTURE
• National Institute of Fashion Technology
(NIFT) has established its centre to provide
training in the area of fashion, design skills etc.
• Developmental financial institutions like SIDBI
also operate from this town to facilitate
industrial activities.
• The Apparel Export Promotion Council
(AEPC) has a full- fledged office in Tirupur.
21. Jhamshedpur
• Jamshedpur is the first planned industrial city of
India.
• It is the largest and the most populous Urban
Agglomeration in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
• It is one of the Global Compact Cities.
• Jamshedpur is the only million plus city in India
without a municipal corporation.
22. REASON TO BECOME AN
INDUSTRIAL TOWN
• It is rich in iron ore, coal, manganese bauxite
and lime.
• The identification of Sakchi in 1907 as the
ideal site for the steel plant was just the
beginning of a long journey of transformation.
• Jamshedpur is located at the confluence of
Kharkai and Subarnarekha Rivers.
• Several lakes of varying size are also located
near the fringes of the city.
24. INFRASTRUCTURE
• The National Metallurgical Laboratory is
located here.
• Dimna Lake is an artificial reservoir and one of
the main sources for the city's drinking water.
• Jamshedpur has a reputation as the sports
capital of Jharkhand with lot of sports academy
and complexes.
• Jubilee park which was a gift by Tata Steel to
the citizens of Jamshedpur on the completion
of its 50 years.
25. TRANSPORTATION
• The city is well connected via rail and road
services.
• Tatanagar Junction is a railway junction is the
important railway junction.
• NH32, NH33, 4 lane Expressway (Adityapur-
Kandra Road) connects Jamshedpur to Barbil.
• Sonari Airport is a tiny airport serving the city
at present.
26. MAHENDRA WORLD CITY
• Mahindra World City was set up in the year
2002 in Chennai.
• It presently has over 62 global companies and
33,000 employees.
• Mahindra World City, Chennai is the first
functional Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in
India.
27. STRUCTURE OF MAHENDRA
CITY
• The layout of the city is broken up in to Zones
by the utility of the land.
• There are 3 sector-specific Special Economic
Zones
IT (Services and Manufacturing)
Auto Ancillaries and Apparel and Fashion Accessories, a
Domestic Tariff Area.
Residential / Social zone.
28.
29. INFRASTRUCTURE AND
TRANSPORTATION
• It is facilitated with all the basic infra structure.
• Situated on the NH 45, Mahindra World City
is located 50 km from Chennai city.
• Paranur railway station is a public private
partnership initiative between Mahindra World
City and Southern Railways.
• Since it is nearer to chennai it enjoys all the
benefits of chennai.
