While laying the foundation stone of a plastic park at Tamot in Raisen district on Friday, Union Chemical and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar said that fertiliser plants will be established at Jabalpur and Jhabua. The plants costing Rs11,000 crore will produce 26 lakh MT urea.
Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said that demand of plastic in industry will be fulfilled with establishment of the Plastic Park. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that jobs will be provided to 1.50 lakh persons in coming years in the state. Home Minister Babulal Gaur, Forest Minister Gaurishankar Shejwar, Revenue Minister Rampal Singh, Commerce and Industries Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia and Minister of State for Tourism Surendra Patwa were also present.
Ananth Kumar said that plastic units costing Rs775 crore will be established at the Plastic Park at village Tamot. He said that about 4 crore tonne gunny bags used in the state will also be produced here.
Referring to Krishi Karman Award conferred to the state thrice, Kumar said that it has become possible due to willpower of exiting leadership and active contribution of farmers of the state. Kumar informed that about 25 lakh MT urea and other chemical fertilisers have been stored in advance in the state so that farmers face no difficulty.
Sushma Swaraj said that Madhya Pradesh is the first state among 4 states sanctioned Plastic Parks where foundation stone for the park has been laid.
The Chief Minister said that people of the area will get employment opportunities and plastic requirements of farming and industries will be fulfilled with establishment of the Plastic Park in the area. He informed that area under irrigation in the state has been increased from 7.5 lakh hectares to 36 lakh hectares. It will be increased to 50 lakh hectares by year 2018.