INDEX. Junagadh: A Snapshot. Economy and Industry Profile. Industrial Locations / Infrastructure. Support Infrastructure. Social Infrastructure

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1 Junagadh

2 INDEX Junagadh: A Snapshot Economy and Industry Profile Industrial Locations / Infrastructure Support Infrastructure Social Infrastructure Tourism Investment Opportunities Annexure 2

3 1 Junagadh: A Snapshot 3

4 Introduction: Junagadh Junagadh district is located in western Gujarat and is surrounded by Arabian sea to its south. Map 1: District Map of Junagadh with Talukas The district is divided into 14 talukas of which major ones include, Veraval, Junagadh, Kodinar, Manavadar, and Mangrol Focus sectors: Mineral based cement industry, Fish processing industry, Agriculture based industry Power sector Major players such as, Ambuja cement, Gujarat Siddhi cement, Gujarat Heavy Chemicals and Hindustan Lever Ltd. have their presence in the district Junagadh is famous for the Gir Sanctuary, the only abode to Asiatic lions and mountain range Girnar which is a major pilgrimage destination 4 Junagadh Bhesan Manavadar Keshod Vanthali Mendareda Mangarol Maliya Talala Visavadar Veraval Kodinar Una Sutrapada District Headquarter Talukas

5 Fact File Geographical Location Temperature Average Rainfall Rivers Area District Headquarters Talukas Population Population Density Sex Ratio Literacy Rate Languages Seismic Zone Source: Junagadh district Profile to East (Longitude) to North (Latitude) 42 Centigrade (Maximum) 10 Centigrade (Minimum) 787 mm 6 (Ojhat, Uben, Hiran, Raval, Madhuvanti and Machhundri) 8,846 sq. km Junagadh 14 24,48,173 (As per 2001 Census) 277 persons per sq. km 955 Females per 1000 Males 68.35% Gujarati, Hindi and English Zone III 5

6 2 Economy and Industry Profile 6

7 Economy & Industry Profile Agriculture is the backbone of the district economy. 70% of the population is engaged in primary sector, 22% in secondary sector and 8% in tertiary sector 22% 8% Fish processing industry is a major sector in Junagadh. Processed fishes from Junagadh are exported to Singapore, China, Hongkong, Japan, Dubai and other parts of the world. The industrial giant Hindustan Lever Ltd. has a frozen fish packing unit in Maliya taluka of the district 70% Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Presence of huge reserves of Limestone, makes the cement industry a thriving industry sector in the district. The major business of Junagadh district includes, Mineral based industries such as, cement & soda ash, Agriculture based industries like edible oil, groundnut units, solvent plants and oil cakes and Marine based industries like fish processing units and frozen fish Source: Junagadh district profile booklet

8 Agriculture Major crops produced in the district are wheat, oilseeds, cotton, mango, banana, onion and Fig. 1: Production of Food and Non Food Crops ( ) brinjal Total production of Oilseeds in Junagadh in Oil Seeds was 4,64,400 MT which was the highest in the State Wheat Junagadh is the largest producer of Groundnut and Garlic in the State contributing 26% and 34% to total production respectively Junagadh is the 4 th largest producer of Cereals Production ( MT) Fig.2: Production of Fruits, Vegetables and Spices ( ) Spices in the State with total production of 5,69,800 MT Vegetables in Mango and onions are produced in large quantities in the district Fruits Production (MT) Source: Department of Agriculture,

9 Major Industries There are over 40 medium and large scale industries present in Junagadh district, involved in sectors such as, Cement plants, edible oil, refinery plants and fish processing units Most of the medium and large scale industries are concentrated in Veraval, Junagadh, Manavadar and Kodinar talukas of the district Some of the major medium and large scale players present in Junagadh are mentioned in the Table 1. Table 1: Medium and Large Scale Players in Junagadh* Name of Company Agro Marine Export Ltd. Indian Rayon and Industries Ltd. Gujarat Siddhi Cement Ltd. Narmada Agro Chemicals Ltd. Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd. Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. Hindustan Lever Ltd. Austin Engineering Ltd. Creative Castings Ltd. Gujarat Dairy Development Corporation Ltd. Taluka Junagadh Veraval Veraval Mangrol Kodinar Sutrapada Maliya Bhesan Junagadh Junagadh Production Marine products Chemicals Ordinary portland cement Super phosphate granulation Portland cement Soda ash Frozen fish pack Ball and roller bearing products Alloy steel castings Pasteurized milk, butter Source: Junagadh District Profile * Indicative list

10 Major Industries Map 2 : Major Industry players in Junagadh district* Junagadh Bhesan Mangarol Maliya Veraval Indian Rayon and Industries Ltd. (Aditya Birla Group) Gujarat Siddhi Cement Ltd. Narmada Agro Chemicals Ltd. Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd. Sutrapada Kodinar Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. Hindustan Lever Ltd. Austin Engineering Ltd. Creative Castings Ltd. * Indicative list 10

11 Small Scale Industries (SSIs) There are over 7,000 Small Scale Industries operating in Junagadh district in sectors which includes food products, chemicals, electrical equipments, textiles and repairing & servicing Maximum number of SSI units (3,018 Units) related to repairing & servicing are located in Junagadh followed by food products industry with over 503 units Most of the small scale industries are located in Junagadh, Keshod, Veraval, Manavadar, Kodinar and Mangrol talukas of the district Figure 3 & 4: Contribution of Sectors in SSI Units 21% 7% Food products Repairing and Servicing 11% 4% 14% Tobacco and Beverages Chemicals Textiles 5% 5% SSI Contribution 42% Glass, Ceramics and Cement Non ferrous metals Metal products 20% Other SSI 19% Wood Leather Rubber and Plastic 5% 5% 5% 5% Machinery Paper and its products Others 20% 12% Electricity related equipments Automobile parts Source: Junagadh District Profile

12 Industry Investment Trends As per the Industrial Entrepreneur Memoranda (IEMs) filed, the total investments during was INR 2,270 Crore (USD million), and during 1998 Fig. 5: Investments in Vs Comparative Data in Last Two Decades 2007 investments were to the tune of INR 3,484 Crore (USD million) Around 90% of the investments during came from sectors such as Chemicals and Cement & Gypsum products while the major investment during was contributed by industries involved in Cement & Gypsum, Chemicals, Boiler and Steam generating units and Infrastructure sector. Investment (INR Crore) Cement and Gypsum sector observed significant growth in investments over the previous decade Fresh investments were witnessed in sectors such as sugar, infrastructure projects and boiler and steam generating units during Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007

13 Investment Trends: During cement and gypsum products attracted the highest investment of INR 1,548 Fig 6: Major Investments & Employment during crore (USD million) contributing 68% to the total investment in the decade Highest Investment The sector also generated highest employment opportunities creating 6,012 jobs with a share of 26% Chemicals sector witnessed second highest investment of INR 489 crore (USD million) and created employment opportunities for 4,369 persons Investm ent and Em ployment Cem ent and G ypsum pro ducts Highest Employment 489 Chemicals 4369 Sectors Food Processing Industries Textiles 3512 Food processing industries generated second highest employment with 5,312 jobs and contributed 23% to the total employment Investment Employment 13 Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat,2007

14 Investment Trends: Cement and gypsum products witnessed highest investment of INR 2,026 crore (USD million) projecting a growth of 31% and contributing 58% to total investments These also generated highest employment opportunities creating 1,465 jobs with a share of 42% in total employment generated Boiler and steam generating units and infrastructure projects invited fresh investments during the decade with INR 350 crore (USD 83 million) and INR 300 crore (USD 71 million) respectively Sugar industry emerged as a new sector inviting investments during the decade and generating second highest employment of 860 jobs Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 Investment and Employment Fig 7: Major Investments & Employment during Cement and Gypsum Products Highest Investment 756 Chemicals Highest Employment Investment Boilers & Steam Generating Units Sectors Infrastructure projects Employment 15 Sugar 860

15 Investments in Pipeline A total of 11 MoUs amounting to INR 5,968 crore (USD 1,455.6 million) of investments were signed in Junagadh during Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit (VGGIS) hosted in the years 2003, 2005 and 2007 Cement, Tourism, Textiles, Agro & Food processing, Power and Ports sectors invited investments during Vibrant Gujarat s three summits With an investment of INR 4,000 crore (USD million), JSW Power Co. propose to set up coal based power plant at Simar in Junagadh Maximum number of MoUs were signed in Cement industry and Agro & Food processing industry 3 MoUs were signed in cement industry with proposed investment of INR 1,360 crore (USD million) Agro & food processing industry also witnessed 3 MoUs to establish fish processing units and Mango processing units 15 Fig8: Number of MoUs Signed (VGGIS 03, 05, 07) No. of MoUs signed Years Fig 9: Sector wise MoUs (VGGIS 03, 05, 07) Signed Mineral based Industries (Cement) 3 Tourism 1 1 Textile and Apparels Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, Agro and Food Processing Power Port based

16 Economy Drivers The economy of Junagadh is mainly based on agriculture. With the new Government policy of biotechnology, Junagadh has been identified as one of the agriculture biotechnology zone. This will boost setting up of agro-biotech industries in the district Veraval port in the district will have separate facilities for commercial activities in near future. This will increase commercial traffic at the port and would fuel the industrial activities of the district With the development of Simar as a power port, opportunities exist for setting up of power plants along the coastline of Junagadh Cement has been a key industry of the district and will experience further growth with upcoming cement units thereby leading to economic development of the district Junagadh boasts of some of the best tourist destinations in the State and hence experiences a huge influx of tourists every year Source: Indian Real Estate: Growth and New Destinations,FICCI and Ernst & Young,

17 3 Industrial Locations / Infrastructure 17

18 Industrial Locations / Infrastructure 6 Industrial Estates Industrial Estates Vishwadar Shil Junagadh (2) Veraval Junagadh Sutrapada Junagadh 1 Industrial Park Industrial Park M/s. Safona Textile Pvt. Ltd. 18

19 Industrial Estates Table 2: Industrial Estates in Junagadh Map 3: Industrial Estates in Junagadh Industrial Estates Vishwadar (RIDC) Shil Junagadh I Veraval Junagadh II Sutrapada Area in Hectare Source: Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, Government of Gujarat,

20 Industrial Parks Table 3: Industrial Park in Junagadh Map 4: Industrial Park in Junagadh Name Of The Developer Location Park Project Cost (USD million) M/s. Safona Textile Pvt. Ltd. Near Talala Taluka : Veraval District : Junagadh Integrated Textile Park Integrated Textile park Veraval Status of Approval Upcoming Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat,

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22 Road and Rail Connectivity Road National Highway 8D passes through the district with a total length of 116 km, connecting Junagadh with Rajkot With a length of 96 km, National Highway 8E passes through the district connecting it to Bhavnagar and Amreli district. The district is also connected to Jamnagar and Porbandar through NH 8E (Ext.), with a total length of 43 km Distance from major industrial centers: Ahmedabad (327 km), Surat (563 km), Vadodara (396 km), Gandhinagar (355 km), Vapi (652 km), Palanpur (473 km), Rajkot (102 km), Mehsana (401 km) and Bhavnagar (205 km) Rail The district has Junagadh-Veraval and Veraval-Somnath railway lines present Junagadh is connected to Ahmedabad and Rajkot cities 22 Map 5: Junagadh Road and Rail Network Table 5: Distance of Junagadh from Major Industrial Centers Locations Chennai through rail Source: Junagadh district profile booklet Delhi Mumbai Hyderabad Kolkata Distance (in km)

23 Airports, Ports and Water Supply Air Map 6: Air connectivity of Junagadh The district has a domestic airport located at Keshod connecting it to Porbandar and Mumbai Port Veraval port is in Junagadh has good road and rail connectivity The port is connected with Ahmedabad by road and broad gauge railway line Anchorage lies about 1.5 km offshore and at the anchorage three vessels can work at a time GMB has issued LOI for development of Sutrapada port on BOOT basis Sutrapada is located 14 km East of Veraval port. It is planned to develop 2 berths for bulk cargo in Phase 1 at an investment of Rs. 600 crores Gujarat Ambuja cement has developed captive jetty at Muldwarka for their cement plant. The main cargo handled at the jettyis coal, cement and clinker Water Mumbai Water supply for industrial purposes in the district can be obtained from four main sources, viz Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board (GWSSB), irrigation canals, bore wells, and Lakes Source: Gujarat Maritime Board, Government of Gujarat 23

24 Power Supply Network Power Junagadh has a well developed network of sub stations to cater to the need of electricity for industry and residential use There are five substations of 220 KV, four substations of 132 KV and fourteen substations of 66 KV each with a total of 16 substations in the district Power projects of approx. 4000MW proposed. Map 7: Junagadh Power Supply Network 220 KV Sub Station 132 KV Sub Station 220 KV Sub Station line 132 KV Sub Station line Source: Gujarat State Electricity Board, Government of Gujarat, Gujarat State Petrochemical Corporation 24

25 Veraval Port Veraval is a fair-weather lighterage port situated in the south-west coast of Saurashtra and is mainly engaged in fishing activities Gujarat Veraval The main cargo handled at the port include wood pulp, food grains, fertilisers, coal, coke, pig iron, oil cakes, fish, onions, lime stone, soda ash, and cement With rich fish grounds, Veraval is also rich in agriculture product Source: The Ports of Gujarat, GMB. Government of Gujarat 25

26 Proposed Infrastructure Projects Port Projects Gujarat Maritime Board has identified Simar as a potential site for development of a power port for handling coal and LNG to meet the requirement of the power plant. The envisaged cargo handling capacity of port envisage about 10MMTPA Sutrapada port is proposed to handle general cargo. The cargo handling capacity envisages about 23 MMTPA. The proposed site is about 8 km from N.H. no. 8E Tourism The State Government has sanctioned the project for development of Circuit Tourism project at Junagadh Source: Indian Real Estate: Growth and New Destinations (FICCI and Ernst & Young), Industries Commissionerate 26

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28 Education Junagadh Agricultural University offers education in agriculture, agriculture engineering and fisheries Table 4: Educational Institutions in Junagadh It conducts fruit, oilseed, sugarcane and wheat research, testing and training centers The research center of Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) is located at Veraval taluka which is involved in research related to fishing and fish processing 28 The National Research Centre for groundnut is located in the district Technical colleges offering courses in chemical, civil, electrical, electronic and communication, information Educational Institutes Primary schools Secondary schools Higher sec schools ITIs Polytechnic Management College Pharmacy Colleges Others * Total technology, production and mechanical engineering are also present in the district * Arts, Commerce, Science,B.Ed & Law Colleges Junagadh also has a fisheries college located in Veraval taluka offering courses in Pisciculture 28 Source: Junagadh District Profile , Industries Commissionerate

29 Health Junagadh has several hospitals and research centres providing a comprehensive range of medical services backed by modern technology and trained clinicians There are 15 community and 55 primary health centers present in the district It also has 1 civil hospital, 1 Government hospital, 390 sub centres, 6 allopathic dispenseries, 1 mobile comprehensive health care unit and 2 mobile dispenseries K.J. Vyas General Hospital provides specialised medical facilities for liver diseases The district also has an Ayurvedic Regional Research Centre Source: Junagadh District Profile, Health and Family Welfare Department,

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31 Tourism Gir National Park is the major attraction for most visitors to Junagadh district. The Asiatic Lion is the key feature of the park. In addition to the lion, there are jungle cats, hyenas, jackals, spotted deers, blackbuck, porcupines and some 500 leopards Mount Girnar is the highest point of elevation in Gujarat. The mountain range has 866 Hindu and Jain temples and hermitages on the five peaks Kankai, located 50 km from Sasan Gir, is a shrine dedicated to Kankai Gir National Park Mata, the benefactor of shepherds of Gir. It is based in the heart of the jungle. The lofty temple walls and sound doors ensure safety. Talala and surrounding areas are famous for their Kesar mangoes, one of the few Indian varieties known around the world Kutiyana is a pilgrimage site of Muslims. The town is flocked with tourists during Pir Minskinsha Urs, held from 13 th through 15 th day in the Muslim month of Sabaan Girnar Hill Source: India Guide Gujarat,

32 7 Investment Opportunities 32

33 Investment Opportunities Agriculture Groundnut farming and processing Cotton seed and groundnut oil Cattle feed and poultry farm Absorbent cotton and surgical cotton bandage Marine Fish processing, fish oil and powder Boat building Mineral Limestone powder and hydrated Lime Cement industry Ceramics industry Asbestos, cement sheet and pipes Precipitated calcium carbonate Table and dairy salt Light basic magnesium carbonate * Detailed Sector/ Project Profiles for investment opportunities available at 33

34 Investment Opportunities Chemicals Fertilisers and Pesticides Dyes and Dyes intermediate Paints, Varnish and Distemper Sodium Silicate Engineering Agriculture equipments and Automobile parts Tube tyres and Moulded rubber parts Brass parts Auto repairing and service stations Plastic Plastic tubes, Pipe fittings Plastic moulded and PVC items Fishing nets Reprocessing plant * Detailed Sector/ Project Profiles for investment opportunities available at 34

35 Annexure I Maps Map 1: District Map of Junagadh with Talukas Map 2: Major Players in Junagadh Map 3: Industrial Park in Junagadh Map 4: Industrial Estates in Junagadh Map 5: Junagadh Road and Rail Network Map 6: Air Connectivity of Junagadh Map 7: Junagadh Power Supply Network Figures Figure 1: Production of Food and Non Food crops ( ) Figure 2: Production of Fruits, Vegetables and Spices ( ) Figure 3 & 4: Contribution of Sectors in SSI Units Figure 5: Decadal trend in Investments ( Vs ) Figure 6: Major Investments and Employment during Figure 7: Major Investments and Employment during Figure 8: Number of MoUs Signed (VGGIS 03, 05, 07) Figure 9: Sector wise MoUs Signed (VGGIS 03, 05, 07) Tables Table 1: Medium & Large Scale Players in Junagadh Table 2: Industrial Estates in Junagadh Table 3: Industrial Park in Junagadh Table 4: Educational Institutions in Junagadh 35

36 Annexure II : Abbreviations IEM : Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum MoU : Memorandum of Understanding SSI : Small Scale Industries MSI : Medium Scale Industries LSI : Large Scale Industries VGGIS : Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit GSECL : Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd GIDC : Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation GMB : Gujarat Maritime Board GWSSB : Gujarat Water Supply Sewerage Board ITI : Industrial Training Institute CIFT : Central Institute of Fisheries Technology 36