27/11/2022
Delhi–Mumbai industrial corridor: Economic and environmental consequences
Seth Schindler and Shruti Sharma
Journal Articles | Economic and Political Weekly: A Journal of Current Economic and Political Affairs
The Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor represents a re-centralisation of urban planning in India with the primary objective to foster export-oriented growth. An analysis of census and manufacturing data shows that the DMIC is likely to increase regional inequality. Moreover, rather than fostering regional integration, this state-led corridor development remains a series of discontinuous and fragmented territories.