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Raipur when was a part of Madhya Pradesh was used to be the Third Commercial Capital of Madhya Pradesh after the city of Indore and Dewas. Now also it is primarily a commercial city. Traditionally, the city of Raipur has been described as "an agricultural-processing and saw-milling town". The city is located centrally in the state of Chhattisgarh, and now serves as a regional hub for trade and commerce for a variety of local agricultural and forest products. Recently, The Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Corporation Limited is soon going to develop its second Headquarter of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in city of Raipur which will be Second in Central India while first in Chhattisgarh hence Raipur will soon competete with other Commercial Capitals like Indore and Nagpur for agriculture - bias. The upcoming building of Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Corporation Limited is the Largest Building of the company which is in Raipur instead of its Headquarters at Bhopal. The traditional face of city has changed, and the city of Raipur and its neighbourhood are now becoming an important regional commercial and industrial destination for the coal, power, steel and aluminium industries. |
| Raipur is among the richest cities & India’s biggest iron market - there are about 173 steel rolling mills, 170 sponge iron plants, more than 250 steel plants, 800 agro-industries and 70 ferro-alloy plants in and around the city. There are more than 300 rice milling plants, and all major and local cement manufacturing companies have a presence in the city. |
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Raipur is among the richest cities &
India’s biggest iron market - there are about 173 steel rolling mills,
170 sponge iron plants, more than 250 steel plants, 800 agro-industries and
70 ferro-alloy plants in and around the city. There are more than 300 rice
milling plants, and all major and local cement manufacturing companies have a presence in the city. Raipur, like many other Tier II Indian cities, is experiencing a boom in construction and development. Firms like Indigo Design & Engineering Associates PLC., Soma Developers, DLF, omaxe, merlin group etc. are among the trailblazers in the city. The new airport along with improved road and rail infrastructure is expected to give a general filip to the city. |
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| Naya Raipur Development Authority, the project promoter, is developing the township that will have an 18-hole golf course over 400 acres (1.6 km2), golf villas, residential and commercial buildings, and a hotel. |