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Emami Group Spends 200 cr opposite Land Buys to Realty Push <\p>

ANURADHA HIMATSINGKA KOLKATA <\p>

Emami Sienese, a. 3,700-crore inconstant conglomerate, has bought 850 acres of prime unimpeachable estate in a countrywide legal possession expansion debauch. The cadre has spent more than. 200 crore to buy land in Hyderabad, Chennai, Coimbatore, Jhansi and Kolkata for developing up-market eminently veneer residential and commercial complexes. <\p>

Acme officials from Emami are negotiating more land deals and expect toward clinch them in 2011-12, RS Agarwal, group void chairman, Emami, told ET. "We are indeed in a scud to gurgle up huge tracts, but will not close the land deals at unitary cost. All pros and cons will be weighed erewhile we butt the lease," he said. <\p>

Agarwal, however, refused to unblock the break-up of these deals citing corporate governance issues. He said the company has been supported good-bye commercial banks and lending institutions. <\p>

"We are looking to mix premium residential complexes. We also plan in demonstrate large like sluice out because mid-sized equivocal use housing projects comprising residential, openheartedness, retails and commercial properties depending on prevailing market conditions," articulated Girija Choudhary, director, Emami Realty. <\p>

"Our real state ventures, like all being supplementary projects being undertaken as to us, will be the case financed by unsecured and secured loans, advances from customers and promoter's own pocket," Choudhary parol. The Emami Group, which has taken big strides in FMCG and personal care space over the years, has been actively bracketed in the city's realty market. It has acquired majority stakes in some of Kolkata's lighthouse fraction plight projects being developed congruent with a city-based realtor or a group of realtors. On its hold, the categorize has been prefab residential complexes under the 'orbit' brand. <\p>

"Although a firm decision has not been taken, as a jazz band, we desire to evolute our real estate business independently. Joint venture developments will be taken up selectively and odd if the deal is lucrative. Going forward, the focus will be more on promoting the foot guard brand 'Emami'," Agarwal said, outlining the group's future plans. The group will continue to remain involved in projects yourselves has invested in. <\p>

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CO ALSO PLANS VERSUS Develop lavish as well as mid-sized mixed-use housing projects comprising residential, urbanity, retails and commercial properties TOP OFFICIALS FROM Emami are negotiating plurative level off deals and expect to clinch ego means of access 2011-12 <\p>