Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the sprawling ammunition manufacturing complex of the Adani Group, nestled within the Kanpur node of the UP defence corridor.

The complex, spreading across 500 acres in Kanpur’s Saadh area, is billed by the Adani group as South Asia’s largest ammunition and missile facility. It will produce ammunitions, artillery shells, and short-range missiles. It began production within 18 months of the land being allocated.

The chief minister highlighted the transformation of the state from the echoes of gunfire before 2017 to its crucial role in bolstering defence manufacturing for self-reliance.

The CM reminisced about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of two defence corridors in UP and Tamil Nadu, aiming to attain self-reliance in defence needs. “As of today, the state has a land bank of 5,000 acres, which is being expanded,” he said.

He said this facility is a testimony to the state’s march towards becoming an industrial powerhouse in line with the PM’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat. Work is underway in all six nodes of the defence corridor in the state.