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International Centre for Automotive Technology in Haryana

It is reported that Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh minister for heavy industries & public enterprises laid the foundation stone for new campus of International Centre for Automotive Technology at Manesar in Haryana under the ongoing National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project of Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

The new International centre for Automotive Technology at Manesar II Campus, with an investment of INR 500 crores, will provide state of the art testing, validation and R & D facilities to the automotive industry in the northern hub. The tracks for homologation and testing laboratories in new technology areas of Noise, Vibration & Harshness, EMC and Passive Safety will be a boon for both automotive OEMs as well as component manufacturers.
iCAT is also being developed as a Centre of Excellence for component development and NVH.

The new facilities at the Manesar II campus would include a power-train laboratory, engine dynamometers, emission laboratory with Euro V capability, a fatigue laboratory, passive safety laboratory, and vehicle test tracks. iCAT is now fully operational with complete homologations handled for many domestic OEs as well as component manufacturers.

The Automotive Mission Plan was launched by the Prime Minister in 2006. NATRiP is the key instrument in achieving targets in the AMP. Currently National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project is on fast track to set up five green field centers at Manesar, Chennai, Indore, Silchar, Rae Bareilly and upgradation of two existing centers at ARAI Pune and VRDE Ahmednagar.

Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh expressed his satisfaction at the progress of iCAT project and other initiatives under NATRiP and acknowledged the contribution of the state government of Haryana for making adequate land available.

(Source: energetica-india.com)