Adilabad to emerge as IT, industrial hub; 3,000-acre industrial corridor planned: Sridhar Babu

IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu inaugurates the IT Tower in Adilabad on Wednesday (November 11).

The State government is working to develop Adilabad as an IT and industrial hub to generate large-scale employment opportunities for local youth, IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu said.

He announced that a 3,000-acre industrial corridor would be developed in Adilabad.

He was speaking after inaugurating the IT Tower built at a cost of around ₹57.85 crore in Adilabad town on Wednesday.

The Minister said the construction of the IT Tower, which had earlier been stalled due to shortage of funds, was completed with the support of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.

Efforts were being made to bring IT companies to the facility and create local employment opportunities, enabling youth to avoid migrating to Hyderabad in search of jobs.

The initiative is part of the government’s plan to expand the IT sector to Tier-II and Tier-III cities and rural areas, he said.

A training centre of the Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) and an incubation hub had been set up in the IT Tower. Four IT companies had already commenced operations and were expected to provide employment to around 620 people, he added.

The government was taking steps to acquire 2,000 acres in the first phase and 1,000 acres in the second phase for the proposed industrial corridor, he said.

On the Adilabad Airport Project, Mr. Sridhar Babu said the Chief Minister was keen on expediting it. Efforts were under way to complete land acquisition and obtain the necessary clearances to facilitate the foundation stone-laying ceremony soon.

The airport, once operational, would boost industrial and IT growth in the region, he said.

The Minister said the government was committed to reviving the closed Cement Corporation of India (CCI) plant in Adilabad. Steps would be taken to resolve technical and policy-related issues to pave the way for its revival, he said.

Adilabad MP Godam Nagesh, MLA Payal Shankar, Khanapur MLA Vedma Bhojju and others spoke.