Prayagraj IMC
Prayagraj is the most advanced node on the entire corridor: the letter of award to the EPC contractor for trunk-infrastructure works was issued on 27 October 2025 — construction is contracted, not merely tendered. At 351 acres (partly inside the existing Saraswati Hi-Tech City) it is the smallest AKIC node, which is precisely why it could move first.
Industries coming up
Infrastructure & connectivity
- New Karchana EDFC station 7 km; Naini ICD 5 km
- NH-35 adjacent; NH-30 at 10 km; Prayagraj airport 24 km; inland-waterways terminal 5.5 km
- Part of the node sits inside the existing Saraswati Hi-Tech City
- ~81% of 351 acres zoned industrial
Incentives & land: Land ~₹2 cr/acre, plots 0.5–50 acres; UP industrial / EV policy incentives. The smallest AKIC node, built partly on serviced land — which is why it moved fastest.
Anchor tenants & demand signals
No anchor tenants or MoUs are publicly recorded yet — at a greenfield IMC, plots are allotted only after trunk infrastructure is built, so the absence of named tenants this early is expected, not a red flag. NICDC markets a developed land parcel specifically for the EV sector here — the clearest forward demand signal on the corridor, and Prayagraj is the only node past EPC award.
Timeline
- Aug 2024CCEA approval
- Mar 2025Environmental clearance (SEIAA UP)
- Oct 2025EPC contractor LoA issued (trunk infrastructure)