Chhattisgarh to promote bio-technology, which financial support from Government of India is establishing Bio-technology Park in state. In the first phase of the Rs 44 crore Bio-Technology Park project, in Indira Gandhi Agriculture University premises at cost of Rs 30 crore, Biotech Incubation Centre would be established. State Agriculture Minister Brijmohan would be present in the tripartite signing of MoU on September 4 between, Bio-Technology department, Government of India, Agriculture and Biotechnology department, Government of Chhattisgarh and Indira Gandhi Agriculture University.
On the occasion, Agriculture Production Commissioner Sunil Kujur, IGAU Vice Chancellor Dr S.K. Patil and secretary Agriculture and Biotechnology department Anup Kumar Shrivastava would also be present.
Chhattisgarh Biotech Promotion Society Chief Executive Officer Dr Girish Chandel said that under Bio-Technology Party project bio-technology related industries would get benefit along with it would also promote the research works. He said that bio-technology based industries would also help for generation of employment in state providing skilled human resources in the sector.He added that the five year plan would be implemented in two phases. The first phase would have establishment of Bio-Tech Incubation Centre in IGAU premises and it is expected to be completed within two years.
The second phase would be implemented in village Mungi of Arang tehsil in Raipur district covering 9.59 hectares of land were Business Enterprise Zone would be established. State Government has already allocated the land.
He hoped that with these new avenues of possibility for development of bio-technology in state would be opened.