The district is 25 years old, but it is yet to get an industrial corridor though it has good connectivity and geographical advantages. As per a decent survey conducted by the department of industries and commerce (DIC), over 125 entrepreneurs are eager to start industries near the district headquarter and they have demanded over 800 acres of land for setting up an industrial corridor.

Meanwhile, theKFCCIhas also placed a demand for land. The DIC has identified land near Ganajur andKolurvillages. The District Administration is negotiating with farmers for land. Chief ministerBasavaraj Bommaiwill hold a meeting next week in Bengaluru regarding Haveri industrial corridor and industrialists and traders are hoping that their long pending demand will come true soon.