Lucknow, 08 May (HS): On May 11, a

BrahMos missile production complex worth Rs 300 crore will be launched in

Lucknow, according to an official. According to a government release, the

factory was constructed in 3.5 years as part of the Uttar Pradesh Defence

Industrial Corridor. The statement comes while India is embroiled in an armed

conflict with Pakistan, with both armies firing heavily over the Line of

Control, and multiple terror camps in Pakistan destroyed.

Shrihari Pratap Shahi, Additional Chief Executive Officer of the Uttar Pradesh

Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), stated that the state

gave the plant with 80 hectares of free land in December 2021. The unit plans

to employ around 500 engineers and technicians, as well as thousands of

trained, semi-skilled, and general people as indirect recruits. The BrahMos

missile was developed by BrahMos Aerospace, an Indian-Russian joint company. Furthermore,

Uttar Pradesh is becoming as an important center for defense industry, having

awarded 117.35 hectares of land to 12 additional defense enterprises under the

Defence Corridor project. According to

the statement, these defense projects are expected to produce more than 3,000

employment in the region.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi