June 3rd 2010 | Posted by
lavkesh
Tata Motors have inaugurated their brand new manufacturing plant at Sanand, Gujrat for the Nano. The plant was inaugurated by none other than Gujrat Chief Minister Mr. Narendra Modi in presence of Tata Sons and Tata Motors Chairman, Mr Ratan N Tata, top officials and ministers from the Gujrat government, supplier partners, dealers and associates of the company.
With full scale manufacturing in place the Nano will be freely available to hundreds and thousands of aspiring Indian middle class families which were desirous of the car. The initial capacity of the plant to begin with will be 2,50,000 units which will be achieved in phases and is expandable to 3,50,000 cars per year with some balancing.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Tata said, “We are happy that the Tata Nano has found its home at Sanand in Gujarat. We would like to thank everyone who has made this possible, particularly the Honourable Chief Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi. We would also like to thank the people of Gujarat on this occasion. I am glad that we will now be able to manufacture the Tata Nano at a plant, set up in record time by the Tata Motors team who have and continue to receive full support from the Gujarat administration. This will now allow us to better meet the strong demand for the Tata Nano across the country.”
Delivers from the new plant including the BS IV Tata Nano will begin this month. The current output supplemented by facility at Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) will in the immediate phase complete pending orders from the booking prosess of 2009.
Built in a record time of 14 months starting November 2008, the integrated facility comprises Tata Motors’ own plant, spread over 725 acres, and an adjacent vendor park, spread over 375 acres, to house key component manufacturers for the Tata Nano.
In line with latest world-class manufacturing practices, the Tata Nano plant has been equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. They include sophisticated robotics and high speed production lines.
Conscious of the critical need of environment protection, the plant has energy-efficient motors, variable frequency drives, and systems to measure and monitor carbon levels. These are supplemented with extensive tree plantation, sustainable water sourcing through water harvesting and ground water recharging and harnessing solar energy for illumination.
In November 2008 itself, simultaneously with the construction of the plant, Tata Motors also began its community development activities in the area. These initiatives, encompassing 20 villages in a 20-km radius, are on health, education, employability and environment enhancement.
The initiatives have already led to provision of drinking water for about 10,000 residents, sanitation for about 600 households, competency upgradation of about 140 primary school teachers, employability enhancement for about 500 men and women.The company is committed to developing the area, converting it into a beehive of inclusive growth.
The plant has already directly employed 2,400 individuals. The recruitment exercise covered about 156 ITIs in Gujarat. As the capacity is increased, the project, along with the vendor park, is expected to generate about 10,000 direct and indirect jobs.
At the vendor park, plots have already been allocated to 41 vendors. More will be accommodated subsequently. Vendors, accounting for about 80% of the value of components to be sourced from the park, have already begun construction. In the interim, they will supply the plant from their existing facilities in the country.
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