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Headline: “Secure Sehore” Factory Aims to Revolutionize PCB Production in India with Sustainable Design

Sehore, Madhya Pradesh – December 18, 2025 – A new factory slated to open in October 2026 in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, is poised to dramatically reshape India’s high-tech manufacturing landscape and become the world’s most sustainable printed circuit board (PCB) production facility. The “Secure Sehore” project, designed by Udaipur-based architecture practice Studio Saar for its parent company Secure Meters, is projected to meet 30% of India’s PCB demand, significantly reducing the country’s reliance on foreign imports. Currently, India sources only 10% of its PCBs domestically.

Ananya Singhal, managing partner at Studio Saar, emphasized the project’s commitment to sustainability. “Present PCB manufacturing practices are not sustainable. They use a lot of clean water and are responsible for a vast amount of carbon generation and physical waste,” Singhal stated. “Secure Sehore addresses these issues head-on through passive, circular, and regenerative design principles.”

The factory’s design integrates traditional stone architecture with modern sustainable features. These include insulated roofs with solar panels, shaded openings, facades designed to minimize radiative heat absorption, and extensive vegetation.

Water conservation is a core focus, with plans to conserve over 80% of rainwater for rewilding efforts. The design strives for 95% water reuse in the factory with the goal of retrieving usable minerals and metals from wastewater.

The surrounding landscape is also undergoing a transformation. Studio Saar is working with Secure’s “10 Lakh Vriksh” environmental initiative and rewilding experts to restore a previously degraded scrubland into a biodiverse native forest. This includes implementing bioswales to manage surface runoff and purify water.

“This is a zero-discharge site with 95% water reuse. The use of reusable and recyclable materials coupled with passive cooling, is also key,” added Singhal.

The factory will employ 1,000 people, with 500 working on-site at peak capacity. The architect also emphasized how the building and manufacturing process balance between cost, energy, water and quality

Beyond its economic impact, Secure Sehore hopes to redefine perceptions of PCB manufacturing. “I am genuinely looking forward to seeing how the staff and workers experience the joyfully designed indoors, the rewilded and biodiverse green spaces, and the experience customers will have that will completely alter the paradigm of what PCB plants can be,” concludes Singhal.

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