A day after Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved said it’s pulling out of its proposed Rs 6,000-crore mega food processing project in Noida, the Uttar Pradesh Government on Wednesday sprung into action and assured that the issue would be resolved in a week.
The matter would be placed before the Cabinet meeting on June 12. Official sources said the matter was accorded top priority after the intervention of the Prime Minister’s office asked the UP Government to resolve the issue.
“land measuring 455 acres was allotted to Patanjali Ayurveda Pvt limited on November 2, 2016. later the Union food Ministry granted in principal approval to Patanjali to set up mega Food Park. later on March 23 this year Patanjali Ayurved pvt limited demanded for the transfer of 91 acres of land to Patanjali food and Herbal Park, the subsidiary of the Patanjali Ayurved Pvt limited. The earlier allotment was made with the approval of the Cabinet and the proposal of transfer of 91 acres of land will also be approved by the Cabinet”, said the industries Minister Satish Mahana here on Wednesday.
“CM Yogi Adityanath has talked to Baba Ramdev and heard his grievances and directions have been issued to officials to expedite the process of resolution of the matter’’, said the Minister. Patanjali Ayurved said on Wednesday that it is pulling out of the project along the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh due to non-cooperation from the State Government.Blaming Adityanath Government for the pullout, Patanjali Ayurved limited managing director Acharya Balkrishna posted on micro blogging site Twitter on Tuesday: “Came to know about quashing of Mega Food Park, approved by the Centre, in Greater Noida. The pledge to bring prosperity to the lives of farmers in the land of Sri Ram and Krishna remained incomplete because of the indifference of the State Government’’.
Citing the reason for pulling out of the State, he said, “We did not get any cooperation from the State Government for this project. We have waited for long time for the clearances but could not get from the State Government. Now we have decided to shift the project.”