ANANTAPUR: The newly sanctioned Industrial Corridor in Tumkur district of Karnataka would be a big boost for border areas of Anantapur district too. The proposed location is 42 km from the Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka border and 48 km by National Highway 48.
The Centre recently announced the establishment of three major industrial corridors including Krishnapatnam in Nellore district Rs 2,139.44 crore and Tumakuru in Karnataka at Rs 1,701.81 crore.
The Tumkur industrial corridor is expected to generate business opportunities for entrepreneurs of Anantapur and jobs for unemployed youths and work for skilled labour from various sectors. For the Tumakuru corridor alone, employment of about 88,500 persons is estimated including industries retail, offices and other commercial opportunities in the initial development phase.
The Karnataka government had already marked out the Vasanthanarasapura in Tumakuru as a major industrial hub as part of the Chennai-Bengaluru industrial…