Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor

The seven futuristic cities being planned along the Delhi- Mumbai Industrial Corridor would require Rs 18,500 crore(Rs 2,500 cr each) of initial funding from the government. The government aims to develop the new cities, called nodes, as an answer to China's manufacturing prowess.

The cities would have world-class residential facilities, centrally integrated civic services and an integrated public transport system. The government would have to attract private investments between Rs 60,000 crore and Rs 70,000 crore for building each city, the official said.

The cities would be developed around the industrial nodes of Kushkhera-Bhiwadi-Neemrana in Rajasthan; Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh; Bharuch-Dahej in Gujarat; Igatpuri-Nashik-Sinnar in Maharashtra and Pitampura-Dhar-Mhow in Madhya Pradesh.