The work for mega ‘Chhattisgarh Trade Centre’ project has started gathering pace in Naya Raipur.

The Trade Centre will coming up in around 100 acres of land which would hold major trade and business events besides conferences and even cultural functions. A large Convention Centre had also been planned at the Trade Centre.

Chhattisgarh’s Industry and Commerce Minister Amar Agrawal on Friday chaired a Departmental Meeting at the Mantralaya.

In the meeting, the Minister reviewed the works of State Infrastructure Development Corporation and also the progress in setting up of proposed new industrial projects in the State.

Agrawal also sought information about progress in development of industrial parks, Food Park and the upcoming Trade Centre at Naya Raipur.

In the meeting, Secretary of Industry and Commerce Department Subodh Singh, Deputy Secretary Sharda Verma and Managing Director of Chhattisgarh State Infrastructure Development Corporation Sunil Mishra along with senior officials of Industry and Commerce Department were also present . Notably, CM Raman Singh in August this year had directed officials to draw an action plan for operating a State-level ‘Food Processing Mission’  in the State.

 Chairing a meeting of the State Industry Department at the office in his residence in Raipur,  the Chief Minister said that as per the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, the State would run the ‘Food Processing Mission’ while using its own resources.

 He said that the State Government has made a provision of Rs12 crore for launching the State-level ‘Food Processing Mission’.

Singh said that the launching of Mission would help farmers get better prices for their farm produce and also open new job avenues for youth in the Food Processing sector.

 Officials attending the meeting said that Food Processing Sector in Chhattisgarh is being seen as a ‘focus sector’ to ensure industrial diversity.

 It was also informed in the meeting that during the last six months as many as seven MoUs were signed for attracting industrial investment to the State.

Notably on August 24 this year, Adani Enterprises—the flagship company of the Adani Group on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chhattisgarh Government to invest Rs25,000 crore in diversified sectors in the State.

The MoU was signed in a brief programme organized at the Mantralaya here.

As per the MoU, the Adani Group will manufacture Urea, SNG, Sulphur, thermal power and rice bran oil in Chhattisgarh. This will enable setting up of gas-based industrial projects, drawing in large volume of capital investment, and thereby generating employment opportunities for local people.

The first project to be established would be based on poly-generation from coal, under which coal available in the State will be used for production of ammonia, urea, and SNG. This project will cost around Rs25,000 crore.

This project includes setting up of a plant for production of urea from coal, SNG plant and coal-based thermal power plant. This project will directly and indirectly generate employment opportunities for nearly 10,000 people while catalysing the socio-economic growth of the State.

This is the first of its kind project of Adani group in India, which will be based on artificial energy received from coal, officials stated.