HDB region emerging as promising technology, manufacturing, investment corridor: Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge

The Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi (HDB) region is emerging as one of Karnataka’s most promising technology, manufacturing, and investment corridors, according to Priyank Kharge, Minister for IT, BT and Home Department.

The HDB region has a strong industrial base and is now seeing growing capabilities in technology, advanced manufacturing, and innovation, he said adding, HDB was building capabilities across semiconductors, Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM), electric vehicles , artificial intelligence, deep tech, Industry 4.0, and advanced engineering.

These three cities bring different strengths to this ecosystem and that offers the region a strong foundation to build a larger technology and manufacturing ecosystem, the Minister stated.

Hubballi has a growing technology and entrepreneurial base; Dharwad has strong academic and research institutions, while Belagavi has an established base in aerospace, precision engineering and advanced manufacturing.