State Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal announced on Wednesday that a Biotechnology Park will be established near Raipur at a cost of Rs 43.77 crores.
He was addressing the first meeting of Chhattisgarh Biotech Promotion Society (CBPS) here.
Agrawal said that 9.59 hectares of land had been allocated for setting up the Biotechnology Park at Munagi village near Raipur.
The Minister said that there is tremendous scope of boosting employment opportunities in the Biotechnology sector.
In June last year, the Minister had informed that the Chhattisgarh Government is in the process of drafting a ‘Biotechnology Policy’.
Notably, Biotechnology experts from across the country are involved in preparing an action plan in Raipur for Biotechnology initiatives, Agrawal had stated said while chairing a meeting of eminent biotechnology experts at Indira Gandhi Agriculture University (IGAU) here.
The Minister during the meeting had stated that biotechnology could be used for enhancing agriculture productivity as well as conserving the environment.