Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur

The table below shows the distribution of the land at MIHAN for different purposes. The total area to be covered under the project is 4025 ha.[8]

The existing airport of 400 hectares would be expanded to 1364 hectares. The project consists of widening and extending the present runway (3200 meters × 45 meters) to 3600 meters × 60 meters to meet international standards. It will also have provision for a similar runway (4000 × 60 m) in the future. The airport will have parking space for 50 aircraft at any time with 50 additional bays at fringe areas. An airport terminal building in a semi-circular shape with conductive weather dynamics will have a total area of 3,000,000 sq ft (280,000 m²). The project is also building a separate cargo complex for handling and transferring cargo to and from the airport.[9] The contract for the expansion of the airport has been awarded to GMR.

A new SEZ of 2086 hectares, the largest multi-product SEZ in India, is being built alongside the airport. Out of 2086 hectares, 1472 hectares is used by various processing units to be set up, and the remaining 614 hectares for service sector units.[9] Like all SEZs, it has financial incentives and soft taxation policy to attract investment. The initial setup material for these units and later raw material are duty-free.[10]

Major sections of the SEZ are:

• Information technology park spread over 500 hectares and including all necessary infrastructure for IT companies.[9] Many tech companies like TCS, HCL, and Hexaware have started operations and are expanding. Infosys and Tech Mahindra are constructing campuses.
• Health city spread over 40 hectares that has multi-specialty hospitals along with training institutes for nurses and medical technicians such as AIIMS, Indo-UK health medicity, and the National Cancer Institute.[9]
• Manufacturing industry unit that would include industries from sectors like textiles and garments, food processing, pharmaceuticals and bio-medical. Pharma giant Lupin has started its operations long ago. TAL also has started operations.

The SEZ has a residential zone adjoining it to take advantage of the various developments in the SEZ. Many townships such as Mahindra Bloomdale, Shiv kailasa, and Moraj township have developed. D Y Patil International school, DPS, teaches MIHAN employees' children. It has other recreational facilities like a golf course, flying club, and multiplex theatre complex.[9]

The Central Facility Building has administrative offices of various government departments working for the MIHAN project and the main office of the Development Commissioner of MIHAN. It also has other government offices like a post office, customs and an excise office. The total area is 22,200 sq ft (2,060 m²) and it is located at the main entrance of the SEZ. The building has three main blocks and two small blocks connecting the main blocks. Thus it resembles a "W" in outline.[11] Water demand for the project is met using a dual supply. Water from Wadgaon reservoir has been brought in along with water from two small lakes which lie within the premises of MIHAN. The two small lakes would be deepened, cleaned and beautified to store and supply fresh water to MIHAN. The Project also has its own sewage water treatment plant to reuse water for non-domestic purposes. Storm drainage work consists of a 10 km long channel and nine cross-drainage projects.[11]

A separate telephone exchange building has been built for telecommunication related infrastructure. The entire MIHAN project has had fiber optics cable laid.[11] MIHAN has 2-, 4- and 6-lane roads with a total internal length of 51 km. Two flyovers have been built over the NH-7 which runs on one side of project. The two flyovers help connect MIHAN with the other side of highway without causing traffic congestion at the main entrance.[11]