On Wednesday, 17-Feb I got a chance to visit the ‘Make inIndia’ centre at Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Being a resident of Mumbai, I
was quite eager to visit this since I had seen all the advertisements on large
hoarding as well as on the Web. I happened to pass through the adjoining road
of the BKC Complex a couple of days before this event was inaugurated by Hon
Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. Then I was simply astonished by
looking at the massiveness of the structure being built for the event.
After reaching the venue, we first thought of heading back due
to the huge crowd. But kudos to the Organizing team for very efficient
management, due to which we could complete the registration and enter the
exhibition within 20 mins.
The exhibition at the centre was organised across 27 halls
spread across a vast area. Several national and international establishments took
part in this event as well. Other than these, there were other halls for
holding conferences, meetings and other seminars. Over 2500 international and
8000 Indian companies are claimed to have participated in this week-long event.
During the 2.5 hrs we spent out here, we visited:
- Defence &
Aerospace, Indian Navy & Civil Aviation
- Automobiles
- Technology, IT &
Electronics
- Defence
- Maharashtra Pavilion
(highlighting initiatives and achievements from the state of Maharashtra)
- States Pavilion
(highlighting initiatives in various states of India)
Each of these exhibition areas gave an idea of the magnitude
of initiatives taking place in our country, which are mostly not known to the common
Indian man. My personal favourite was the Defence & Aerospace section. This
section showed India’s progress in developing world class defence and
aeronautics capability. The major achievement here was the frugal way in which
India has developed some of these. Some of the exhibitors in this area were
ISRO, DRDO, Boeing India, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Indian Navy and others.
The hall housing the Automobile sector was the one that attracted
the biggest crowd. Particularly the DC (Dilip Chhabria company) stall has the
most number of people flocking around. Some other exhibitors in this area were Jaguar
Land Rover, Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Mercedes India, Renault
India, Volkswagen India etc.
Country and State-wise pavilions showcased
their achievements across various sectors. 17 states from across India held the
pavilions and Germany, Korea and Sweden had country pavilions in this event.
A week after the conclusion of this event, there have been
reports mentioning about the success of this event and the magnitude in which
investment commitments have been made. It is hoped that this summit will create
positive environment for attracting investors from across the world. I myself
had not seen such a multi-sectoral industrial event and felt proud to be an
Indian, every minute of my visit.
(Posting a few photographs from the event)
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| Makes from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. at the entry gate |
Odisha state pavilion
Andhra Pradesh state pavilion
JCB products on display
Defense section
DC exhibit in Automobile hall
