Union Chemicals and Fertilizer Minister Ananth Kumar on Friday announced that a Urea manufacturing unit based on Coal Gassification will be opened in Chhattisgarh.
The investment will be Rs 6,000 crores and the installed production capacity of the plant will be 13 lakh metric tonnes (MT).
He was speaking at a programme after jointly dedicating the newly constructed building of the Central Plastic Engineering and Technology Institute (CIPET) at Bhanpuri near here with Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh.
Thousands of youth will be provided with employment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ''Make In India'' dream will be met in starting Urea plant in Chhattisgarh, Kumar said.
He further that Plastic Engineering course will be started at the Institute from the next academic year. The Union Minister also announced sanction of Rs 1 crore for starting Plastic Recycling unit at the Institute.
Kumar said that a Plastic Park with an investment of Rs 1000 crore will be started at Rajnandgaon soon. It will provide employment to thousands of youth. About three thousand youth will be provided with skills' up-gradation at the Raipur Institute.
Notably, the Central Government's Chemical and Petro-Chemical Department sponsored Institute is built at a cost of Rs 51.32 crore, which was equally shared by the State Government and the Central Government. It is the 28th Institute of the CIPET in the entire country.
Diploma courses will be taught in Plastic Engineering and Technical course , post- diploma, post-graduate diploma, Graduate and post-graduate degree programme. Diploma courses and short-term courses in skills up-gradation had already begun on the campus.
Chhattisgarh Industry Minister Amar Agrawal, Raipur MP Ramesh Bais, Beergaon Municipal Corporation Mayor Ambika Yadu and MlA Satyanarayan Sharma were special guests at the function.
In his address, Chief Minister Raman Singh said that youth will be trained in plastic engineering and techniques in the Institute here and may get employment in Plastic Park at Rajnandgaon.
He said that Chhattisgarh is located in the heart of the country and is well-connected by air, roads and rail to various parts of the country. There are a lot of opportunities in the states surrounding Chhattisgarh.
Notably, the Union Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers has accorded 'in principle' approval to the proposed Plastic Park project in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, officials stated.
The proposed Plastic Park will be established by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) with Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) as a partner. Around 50 units to be set up in this park, officials stated.
The Chhattisgarh government would hold a mandatory 26 per cent equity in the SPV.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh government sent a proposal to the Central government for setting up a Plastic Park on July 7, 2015. The Chhattisgarh government in a bid to provide a major boost to industrial development is now planning to establish many more industrial areas and industrial parks in the State. Significantly, the Industrial Growth Centre at Urla near Raipur is set to emerge as one of the key industrial zones having world-class infrastructure in the country.
The Centre has already accorded final approval for upgradation of infrastructure at Industrial Growth Centre, Urla in Raipur district at a total project cost of Rs 54.81 crore .
The Central government’s grant approved for the project is Rs 12.26 crore, officials stated.
The upgradation of the infrastructure is being done under Central government’s ‘Modified Industrial Infrastructure Scheme (MIIUS).
As many as 11 projects in the country have been accorded final approval with central assistance of Rs 283.23 crore.
Notably, CSIDC has also identified Industrial Growth Centre at Siltara near Raipur to be developed as a ‘ Steel Cluster’ under Centre’s 'Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme' (IIUS), officials stated.
The administrative approval of Rs 54.10 crore had been received from the Central government for the scheme.
A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) — Chhattisgarh Ispat Bhumi ltd., Raipur (CIBl) has been formed under Public-Private Partnership for implementation of the project. The project would be developed by CSIDC.
The objective of the IIUS is to enhance international competitiveness of the domestic industry by providing quality infrastructure through public-private partnership approach in selected functional clusters/locations which have greater potential to become globally competitive.
The CSIDC has also created an Amenities zone in Industrial Area Siltara, Phase-I.
The construction of building is completed and the complex has shops, office spaces, ATM kiosk, restaurant etc. Allotment of spaces for shops and offices are being done. Nearly 60% of 120 spaces have been allotted so far, officials stated. The complex is situated adjacent to NH-6 (Ring Road 1), this complex is developed on a piece of land measuring 1600 sqmt. Total built up area of the complex is an estimated 3000 sqm.
It may be recalled that the Chhattisgarh government is also mulling over plans to establish a mega industrial zone at an estimated cost of Rs 177 crore near Raipur. The industrial zone would be spread over 1730 hectares of land, official stated.
The industrial zone would be established for setting up of steel plants, power plants, captive power plants and other core industries.The zone would also be developed by CSIDC.
With a view to accelerating industrial development in Chhattisgarh, the State government will be setting up an Engineering Park in every district in a sequential manner, Chief Minister Raman Singh had stated in November last year.
Dedicating a newly-developed Engineering Park in Hathkhoj industrial area situated near the Steel City Bhilai, Singh said Bhilai is famous across the country and abroad as ‘mini India’ and the newly set up Engineering Park is going to play a remarkable role in boosting-up industrial development.
He said that numerous industrial projects are to be established in the Engineering Park which is going to open employment opportunities for local populace.
Aiming to create employment opportunities for people here, the State government is making several efforts for industrial development which resulted in building of an optimistic environment for investment in sectors like Information Technology, electronic equipment, solar energy and Agri-based industries.