On September 20, Tata Motors Managing Director Ravi Kant met Modi at his residence and discussed at length the pros and cons of relocating the project to Gujarat and the incentives that the state could provide.
Sanand, which is about 20 km from Ahmedabad, emerged as the most favourable location for Tata Motors. Incidentally, it falls on the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor and will fetch more sops compared to other locations.
On October 3, the state government acquired 1,100 acres of land from the Anand Agriculture University's Northcote Cattle Farm. Tata said that they made the decision to re-locate to Sanand a night before signing the agreement. "It's homecoming for us," he said.
Image: Ratan Tata (left) and Narendra Modi (2 from right) applaud as principal secretary of the Gujarat state industries department Gauri Kumar (left) and Tata Motors managing director Ravi Kant (second from left) exchange documents in Gandhinagar on October 7, 2008. | Photograph: Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images
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