Apple supplier Foxconn to start construction of its Karnataka plant in May

Foxconn is expected to start construction of its mobile manufacturing plant in Karnataka in May this year, The Economic Times (ET) reported on Wednesday. The Rs 8,000-crore greenfield plant will be set up near Bengaluru International Airport and has already received a thumbs-up from the State High-Level Clearance Committee (SHLC).

Spread over 300 acres, it is touted to be Foxconn’s largest manufacturing unit in India. It is expected to create 50,000 jobs in the next five years.

Some things like roads to support the plants etc, however, are still to be worked on by the state government.