LUCKNOW, Dec. 13 -- Among the six nodes in Defence Corridor across Uttar Pradesh, Aligarh due to its proximity to New Delhi has emerged as a favourite destination to set up defence units with maximum 24 companies allotted land in this corridor. The industrial town of Kanpur ranks first in total land allotment with 210 hectares allocated to five companies.

The UP Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), which is spearheading the project in the state, has approved over 2,097 hectares of land across six nodes of UP Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC)-Aligarh, Kanpur, Lucknow, Jhansi, Chitrakoot and Agra.

According to the UPEIDA, in Jhansi, 17 companies have been allotted 571 hectares, and 16 companies in Lucknow have received...