Bus manufacturing plant commissioned in Telangana

[Hindustani78]

Hyderabad, July 11:
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday inaugurated a Rs.300 crore bus manufacturing plant near here.

Set up by Deccan Auto Limited, it is the first bus plant to come up in the newly created state.

Located at Kodakachani village in Medak district, about 40 km from Hyderabad, the plant has the capacity to produce 3,000 buses annually in the initial phase.

Located in a 75-acre area, the first module has been built on 18 acres with a covered area of 200,000 square feet.

The company proposes to double the capacity to 6,000 units a year after completion of the first phase.

M.S.R.V. Prasad, chairman of Deccan Auto, said the facility would serve both domestic and export markets in Asia and Africa, where the company has a big presence in the cement and steel industry.

Deccan Auto has a technical association with a state-owned Chinese auto company, Jhongtong, which exports its vehicles to more than 30 countries worldwide.

The plant will also manufacture buses for Pune-based Corona Bus Manufacturing, in which Prasad has the majority stake. While Deccan will focus on the luxury segment targeting the private sector, Corona would continue to focus on government transport buses.

Speaking on the occasion, Chandrasekhar Rao said the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) would soon place an order for the buses.

The chief minister said he was pleased to commission the first bus plant in the state which would provide employment to 5,000 people.

He promised round-the-clock electricity supply to the industry and said steps were being taken to produce an additional 25,000 megawatts of electricity.

Rao said the new industrial policy launched last month was helping the state attract huge investment.

He said the single window created under the policy was one of its kind in the world and it cleared 17 projects in 11 days.

 

[Georgeclark]

@itachiii @damakrishnana

 

[Ryuzaki]

"He said the single window created under the policy was one of its kind in the world and it cleared 17 projects in 11 days."

 

[itachiii]

deccan auto ?? never heard of it..

 

[OrionHunter]

He promised round-the-clock electricity supply to the industry and said steps were being taken to produce an additional 25,000 megawatts of electricity.

25,000 megawatts?? Wow! That's a lot of juice! But by when?

 

[itachiii]

damn they dnt even have a website... BTW I found a 2013 article on deccan auto.. essentially they use chinese technology to build the vehicles... whatever, get the investments coming.. and the authorities need to make sure that the buses aren't cheap low quality chinese products.. before certifying them for road clearance..

Deccan Auto The new Buzz in the Bus industry | Motorindia

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Holy shit is this the new company
Deccan auto limited

deccan auto ?? never heard of it..

They supply customized luxury coaches built on Chinese platforms - not exactly a "manufacturing" plant - though their buses look cool!

Interestingly their Navigator is a close copy cat of Neoplan Starliner -

 

[Srinivas]

Yes didn't you heard of it.


Hey did you see the Bahubali movie. It has broken all the records on Box office and also in US.

The Movie is good,special effects and war sequences - never seen in an Indian movie before. The story is made into two parts .... this is only beginning of the story.

 

[itachiii]

Hey did you see the Bahubali movie. It has broken all the records on Box office and also in US.

watched it today bro... I am disappointed that I need to wait for 1 year to see the next part.. fcuk bollywood and there stupid movies.. tollywood is the new hollywood for Indian cinemas..

 

[Hindustani78]

The Movie is good,special effects and war sequences - never seen in an Indian movie before. The story is made into two parts .... this is only beginning of the story.

‘Baahubali’ is tribute to Indian epic Mahabharat: Filmmaker

 

[Srinivas]

‘Baahubali’ is tribute to Indian epic Mahabharat: Filmmaker

Yes the story of rivalry between the brothers is same as Mahabharata, Some aspects of story are new.

 

[itachiii]

‘Baahubali’ is tribute to Indian epic Mahabharat: Filmmaker

did he really say that ?? I felt the same while watching the movie.. .. especially the character katappa reminded me of beeshma pitamaha, he promised to serve the throne and the kingdom no matter who sits on it..

 

[Hindustani78]

25,000 megawatts?? Wow! That's a lot of juice! But by when?

Telangana to set up power projects totalling 25,000 MW - The Economic Times
By PTI | 11 Jul, 2015, 07.15PM IST
MEDAK: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today said his government will set up power projects totalling 25,000 MW by investing over Rs 90,000 crore in the next four years.

Rao, who inaugurated a bus body building unit set up by Deccan Auto Limited at Kodakanchi village in Medak district, asserted that Telangana would become a power surplus state and suffer no power cuts in future.

"There were some power cuts last year. We have undertaken works to hike the present thermal power capacity of 4,320 MW to 25,000 MW in the next four years with Rs 91,500 crore investment," he said.

On his government's efficiency, he said it issued permission letters to 17 industries in just 12 days.


The bus body manufacturing unit, he inaugurated, is set up with an investment of Rs 250 crore and can manufacture 3,000 units a year.

The facility will serve both domestic and export markets in Asia and Africa where the group has a big presence in cement and steel sectors, according to the promoters of Deccan Auto.

The Chief Minister also handed over symbolic keys to Goa, Amritsar and Chandigarh Transport Corporations.

Deccan Auto has received order for 18m-long vestibule buses from Pune Municipal Corporation.

It already has order for 300 plus buses, which is going to go up to 1000.

 

[Echo_419]

"He said the single window created under the policy was one of its kind in the world and it cleared 17 projects in 11 days."

God intiatovr by telangana govt

They supply customized luxury coaches built on Chinese platforms - not exactly a "manufacturing" plant - though their buses look cool!

Interestingly their Navigator is a close copy cat of Neoplan Starliner -

But they will manufacture the whole thing here,right?

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

But they will manufacture the whole thing here,right?

Ghanta! They'll import its chassis and engine from China and will integrated their customized luxury bus coaches onto the same.

You can't install a full fledged bus manufacturing facility with an annual capacity of 3000 buses for just 250 crore rupees.