ARAI keen to set up unit in Telangana

Hyderabad: A team of Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) members, headed by its Director Dr Reji Mathai, visited the city on a two-day trip. Telangana is an emerging destination for electric vehicle (EV) and automotive industry, he said.

"We would be looking forward to starting the ARAI regional center in Telangana and feel that it will certainly add a lot of value to the existing industry and also make a good value proposition for companies to explore Telangana for setting up new units."

He adds, "The support extended by the State government is very thoughtful and we would continue our engagement to discuss further modalities with Government of Telangana and Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC)."

The ARAI currently operates out of Pune where it' is headquartered. It also has a regional office in Chennai. It is the leading automotive research and development (R&D) organisation of the country set up by the automotive industry with the Government of India.

The team was received by Sujai Karampuri, Director – Electronics, EV and ESS, Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communication (ITE&C). He briefed about the existing eco system of Telangana in a presentation on T-Works, the country's largest prototyping lab at Raidurg.