Industrial Land use Pattern
A large number of industries are established in and around Raipur city. These include cement industry and steel industries, However new firms are located in the fringe area because of non-availability or high cost of land in the centre, In course of time the worker employed in these limits would change their residence to live near their place and so move to new houses built in the fringe area or outgrowth towns. This is universal phenomenon and noticed in Raipur also. During the past 30 years a number of industrial units have come up in the city. Its impact finds expression not only in overall pattern of spatial development but also in the economy of fringe community.
Urla and Bhanpuri are important industrial growth centres of Raipur city. Besides these industrial units, other small industrial units also cater their goods and services to the city at larger extent. Escalation in number of workers engaged in secondary activities of the city shows expansion of industrial activities with in the city but besides these expansion land utilisation rate decrease from 1.7 hact/1000 persons in1971 to 1.35 hact/1000 persons in 2001. Various types of industries have mushroomed in and around the city, which may broadly be grouped into general industries, Household and Service Industries, Agro based industries and Forest Based Industries. A statement of land use devoted to these groups of industries is given in table.
AREAL COVERAGE OF VARIOUS INDUSTRIES 2001
| Type Of Industries | Area (Ha.) | Percent To Total |
|---|
| General Industries | 620 | 53.91 |
| Household and Service Industries | 80 | 6.96 |
| Agro based Industries | 250 | 21.74 |
| Forest Based Industries | 200 | 17.39 |
| Total | 1150 | 100 |
In 1971, there were only 10 industries in the city. By 2001, the number of industries had spiralled to 81. The number of connection of electricity in industries has increased phenomenally from 1815 in 1971 to 2293 in 1991
The Industrial development in and around the city during past three decades has changed the land use pattern of the city. The development plan 1976-91 envisaged 850 ha. of land for industrial purpose ,out of which 429 ha of the land has been developed under industrial use up to 1994. Industrial areas proposed at Urkura, Birgaon and Bhanpuri have been developed, whereas in Khamtari, Gondwara and Gogaon, nearly 10 percent of the total land proposed has been developed. This is mainly because most of the proposed area is still under private ownership. More industrial development took place in – Industrial Estate at Urla by AKVN covering a total area of 298 ha. , while the industrial growth center at Siltara occupied about 1310 ha.
Major Industrial Growth Center
Although the industries are unevenly distributed in Raipur but two industrial complexes can be easily identified. A brief account of each of these is given below:
GROWTH CENTER URLA
- State Government Approved In 1984
- Acquisition Of Land Start From 1981.
- Sarora 19.134 Hectares
- Rawabhata 54.823
- Total Area- 162.729 Hectares
- Number Of Large Units 43
- Small Units 381 Area 78.63 Hectares
- Provinding Direct Employment To 16500 Persons
Major Products
The major products of the industries may broadly be grouped into the category viz (a) Steel products (b) Agro based products (c) Gas products (d) Aluminium products (e) Wood products and misc.
INDUSTRIAL AREA OF BHANPURI
- Bhanpuri Industrial Growth Center Area 54.139 Hectares Of Area In R.M.C
- Maintained By M.P. Audyogic Kendra Vikas Nigam
Number Of Large Scale Units- 2 And Small Scale 53
Employees – Large 330,Small Scale 289
- Main Product Of Industries is Vanaspati Oil, Steel Ingots, Jute Twine Railway Sleepers, Etc.