The corridor is spread across the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra and passes through major cities such as Davanagere, Chitradurga, Hubli–Dharwad, Belagavi, Solapur, Kolhapur,[1] Satara and Pune.
[2] The Indian government aims to generate an investment over ₹3 lakh crore (US$35 billion) from this corridor and expects it to create 2.5 million jobs.
[3] During the India–United Kingdom summit in November 2013, the Indian and British governments agreed to undertake a joint feasibility study on the project.
The DMICDC and the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) were appointed as the nodal agencies for the project, representing the two sides respectively.
[4] The government has envisaged at least four new cities to boost manufacturing activity across the corridor for which the detailed plan is yet to work out.