The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HSIIDC) has allotted 140 acres land in PatliHazipur, Manesar, to the Flipkart Group for setting up its largest fulfillment centre in Asia covering 3 million square feet. The allotment was approved by the state’s executive empowered committee in a recent meeting.

HSIIDC chairman Rajesh Khullar informed that in view of the increasing demand of warehousing from e-commerce companies, HSIIDC has set up a warehousing hub over an area 285 acres in PatliHazipur.

The Flipkart project shall give impetus to further investments in the region and shall be a prestigious project for Haryana, he qas quoted as saying in an official release.

Flipkart will set up a logistics park in the said land parcel over the next three to five years. The first phase of the project shall be operational by 2022. The sustainable development of the park is expected to cost more than ₹3,500 crore in capital investment and shall create more than 12,000 jobs.

Flipkart already has 12 supply chain assets in Haryana, including supply chain infrastructure for large appliances, non-large (including mobiles, apparel), grocery and furniture. The company currently employs more than 10,000 in Haryana and has created lakhs of indirect jobs in the state.

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