Vikram Udyog Nagari is an upcoming business district in Ujjain, India. The Government of Madhya Pradesh has allotted 1,200 acres for the development of an industrial area on the Dewas-Ujjain Road near Narwar village.[1][2] Japan Bank for International Cooperation and Japan International Cooperation Agency will lend funds for the project.

Vikram Udyog Nagari
Planned City
Nickname:  VUN
Coordinates: 23.4040°N 75.5433°E / 23.4040; 75.5433
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Ujjain
Named for	Vikramaditya
Government
• Body	Ujjain Municipal Corporation
Languages
• Official	Malvi, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	+91
Vehicle registration	MP-13
Website	www.ujjain.nic.in

History

Originally named "Vikramaditya Knowledge City", the area was envisaged as an educational hub. Due to diminished investment prospects, it was renamed to "Vikram Udyog Nagari" or "Vikram Industrial City".

The stakeholders in the project include the Government of Madhya Pradesh and the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Trust. The district is projected to have office space, residential areas, facilities for these residential areas educational institutes like Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), engineering colleges, medical colleges and it will be part of Ujjain Smart City project. This will be first planned city in the state of Madhya Pradesh.[3]

References

External links

Official website