- Directs to expedite the tender process
IBEX NEWS,Shimla.
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presided over a high-level meeting here today to review the progress of the establishment of Bulk Drug Park in the Haroli assembly segment of Una district. He said that the State Government would act as a strategic partner in the project and additional funds would be provided apart from the aid of the Government of India to ensure its timely completion.
He said that this project would be spanning in 570 hectares of land with an estimated cost of Rs. 1923 crore. It was also decided in the meeting that the State Government would cover the operational cost of the project for the first 10 years.
He said that Bulk Drug Park would feature a common effluent treatment plant with 5 MLD capacity, a solid waste management plant, a stormwater drain network, a common solvent storage, recovery and distillation facility, stream generation plant, an advanced laboratory testing centre, an emergency response centre, hazardous operations audit centre and a centre of excellence. Besides this, infrastructure such as pathways, canteen, fire station and administrative block would be constructed and site development works would also be carried out. He directed the industries department to expedite the tender process and address any bottlenecks to bring this project on the ground and complete all the codal formalities in a time-bound manner.
The Chief Minister said that Government contemplates to complete Bulk Drug Park at the earliest as it was one of the most important projects for the state. He said that this Bulk Drug Park would be instrumental in generating revenue and creating significant job opportunities for the youth.
Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan, Education Minister Rohit Thakur also contributed with their valuable suggestions to enhance the viability of the project and industry friendliness.
MLA Dharampur Chander shekhar, Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena, Principal Secretaries R.D. Nazeem, Devesh Kumar, OSD to Chief Minister Gopal Sharma, Secretary to Chief Minister Rakesh Kanwar, Advisor Infrastructure Anil Kapil, Director Industries Rakesh Prajapati and Additional Director Tilak Raj Sharma were also present on the occasion among others.
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