Saturday, September 16, 2023

TN goes for a vertical factory in Hosur; Four-storey complex to house 69 MSME units


CHENNAI:
Scarcity of land in the state is likely to see vertical growth of factories taking place. The government in order to support and meet the prime needs of new MSME units and start-ups in Hosur has approved the the project proposal of Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited (Tansidco) for construction of multi-storied flatted factory complex at Zuzuvadi Industrial Estate in Krishnagiri district at a cost of Rs 26.24 crore with financial assistance from SIDBI.

The state of the art plug and play flatted factory building comprises stilt plus four floors to accommodate 69 MSME units of each 406 square feet size along with common infrastructure facilities like power connection, water supply, goods life, passenger lift, heavy vehicle parking, CCTV, fire safety etc. This project will help to provide new employment to 350 persons directly and 200 persons indirectly, a government release stated.

The decision to go vertical comes as land is scarce due to rapid growth of industries in Hosur and also due to high cost of land. Seeing that horizontal growth of industry is not possible, the government felt that vertical growth is the only option left, the release stated.

A large number of MSMEs are functioning in and around Hosur that are involved in manufacturing of variety of products for Automobile, Defence, Medical, Electrical and Electronic industries. Earlier TNIE has highlighted that the state is looking at high rise buildings for industrial purposes. The Rule 39 of Tamil Nadu Combined Building Rules 2019 is silent on it resulting in the Industries department seeking clarification from the Housing department.

It is learnt that Rule 39 of TNCBR 2019 prescribes the planning parameters for high rise buildings which exceed 18.3 metre height. But the confusion is that the guidelines for high rise buildings are not specified based on usage such as housing, institutional buildings and industries. The move by the Industries department seeking clarification is that the new age factories are being designed differently unlike in the past where in the Industrial buildings were flat buildings. The rules framed then did not take these into account.

It is learnt that the Industries department has sought clarification on Rule 39 that high rise buildings can be used for industrial purposes and that the conditions prescribed for high rise buildings would be applicable to industries as well. Industrial buildings are a typical factory or other larger facility that serves one or more business purposes such as manufacturing, remodeling, power generation, repair, and cleaning.

Sources said that the housing department is planning to issue clarification on Rule 39 that high rises could be used for industrial purposes and conditions prescribed for high rise buildings will be applicable to industrial buildings as well.

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