Lucknow, July 22 (TIWN) Gorakhpur is now emerging as the most favoured destination in Uttar Pradesh for industrialists after Noida.

According to the government spokesman, the total investment made by the industrialists in the past four years in Gorakhpur is estimated at Rs 1,000 crore while an additional Rs 1,500 crore is likely to be spent by the entrepreneurs in the city by the end of the year.

Prominent among the investors are the Aditya Birla Group and the Coca-Cola Company who have approached GIDA for land to set up their units.

Apart from providing land to the industrialists to set up their factories, GIDA officials are working on several projects like setting up a plastic and a textile park as well as a flatted factory in Gorakhpur to attract investors.

Schemes worth more than Rs 30,000 crore, including the textile park project, started by the chief minister, are acting as catalysts for the industrial growth of the city.