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"Vizag" — India's east-coast industrial powerhouse with its own deep-water port, RINL steel plant, HPCL refinery, and emerging pharma SEZ.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | ~2.4M (metro) |
| GSDP contribution (Vizag district) | ~₹2.4L cr |
| Skilled labour cost | ₹24,000-38,000/month |
| Land cost (industrial) | ₹2,200-5,500/sqm (APIIC SEZ) |
| Port | Visakhapatnam Port (own — 12 berths, 80M tonne capacity) |
| Nearest airport | Visakhapatnam (VTZ) |
| Top employers | RINL/Vizag Steel, HPCL, BHPV, Hindustan Shipyard, Coromandel Fertilisers, Naval Dockyard |
RINL/Vizag Steel Plant — 7.3 MT capacity, India's only coastal greenfield steel plant, currently in restructuring + privatisation discussion
HPCL Vizag Refinery (8.3 MMTPA), Naphtha cracker complex, downstream petrochemicals
Pharma City SEZ (Atchutapuram) — emerging cluster targeting bulk drugs + APIs; KSP Inc, Aurobindo presence
Vizag Port (3rd largest cargo handling India), Gangavaram Port (private, deep-water), planned outer harbour expansion
Naval Dockyard (Eastern Naval Command HQ), Hindustan Shipyard, BHPV, NSTL — east-coast defence cluster anchor
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