After deciding the
project, technology and machinery, arrangement of finance, the next important
step is to where the unit is to be set up. The location of the unit;
In case of service industry and the micro enterprises,
the home or may be a rental place is perhaps the best starting point. Private
land with NOC & NA industry purpose, co-operative industrial estates, State
Industrial Development Corporations, Cluster, Parks, SEZ are the alternatives
for industrial location. Setting up a small, medium scale establishment
requires a plot or shed, proper constructed building owned or on lease,
interiors design, plant lay out, machinery
and equipments, power & water, water effluent treatment plant (if
required), etc.
Construction of building:
One has to find a suitable architect. Design of factory
building has to be in consonance with the type of industry and have an
appropriate plant layout.
An architect’s estimate of building construction is
essential for loan application. Further, architect’s certificate for money
spent on building is needed for disbursement of loan.
Getting the utility connections:-
That is power & water. To avoid delay in setting up
the plant, it is important to work simultaneously & rigorously on these
issues. It requires follow up. The power connection is either Low Tension (LT)
or High Tension (HT), one has to apply to it as per his/her unit power
requirement. One has to apply to State Electricity Board. An electrical
inspector is deputed for evaluation of application to factory site, after which
the load is sanctioned. As an alternative arrangement one also has to consider
a captive generation set.
In case of State Industrial Development Corporation; the
water connectivity is also obtained likewise by applying in advance in the
formal form. Tube well or a well are other alternatives.