nagpur tata automotive solutions ltd which is setting up an aircraft components manufacturing unit in the special economic zone under the fast coming up multimodal international hub airport at nagpur mihan project will start production by july 2008 this is the first time a private player will venture into aviation industry in the country hitherto restricted to public sector hindustan aeronautics limited maharashtra airport development company vicechairman and managing director r c sinha said the tatas will be among the first to start production in the mihan sez project tatas are investing around rs 700 crore in the unit to be located in 30 acres land here the company is aiming to supply aircraft components to boeing the aviation giant that is coming up with maintenance repair and overhaul depot in the same sez the madc has also moved a proposal to the maharashtra government for setting up a biotechnology and pharmaceutical park independent of the mihan project consultants ernst and young have already submitted a report on its feasibility it would require 320 hectares land and has potential to draw a sizeable draw investment if the state gave its nod said sinha according to sinha as per the land sale agreement the companies which bought land in the mihan sez have to start utilising it for the intended purpose before september 25 2010 ie three years from the date of final approval granted by the union government to the sez he said satyam which was among the first to buy land here would now start their building work sinha was talking to reporters on the sidelines of the special lecture organised on opportunities in mihan the work on infrastructure building for mihan is progressing fast i inspected the site on friday morning 52 per cent of road network was completed at an expenditure of rs 150 crore said sinha the roundabout changeover one of the special features of mihan enabling entry and exit into sez area from nagpur as well as wardha directions without interfering with the traffic of national highway would be ready by july next sinha statedconstruction of the first township in the mihan area has already started around 300 acres have been allotted for residential townships in the project he said a 200room hotel will also come up in the project while an international school should be ready by 2009 he said