The Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority (JIADA) approved the proposal to setup two new industrial areas located at the vicinity of capital Ranchi. The industrial areas are proposed to come at Sodha of Namkum and Patratu of Ramgarh.
JIADA meeting chaired by Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday allocated 210 acres of land at Sodha and 222 acres at Patratu for that purpose. “The industrial areas would cater the needs of entrepreneurs of Ranchi and around since we were getting demands from them for a fairly long period of time. This apart the JIADA Board of Directors also decided to allocate land for developing leather Footwear Park at Dhabad and IT parks besides few others,” said a senior official present in the meeting.
The Chief Minister addressing the Board told the Authority to improve infrastructure facilities in industrial areas which are already exiting in different parts of the State.
“The State Government is providing all sorts of facilities to investors and entrepreneurs. JIADA should work hard in building conducive atmosphere in the State so that more and more investors can come,” said the CM.
He at the same time also indicated the authority to work for greenery, plantation and improving basic facilities like road, drainage etc which are directly concerning to the people. The CM also suggested that facilities for the investors should be developed where they actually want.
Besides the Chief Minister, Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) Sukhdeo Singh, Principal Secretary to the CM Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Revenue and Road Construction Secretary KK Soan, Industry Secretary Vinay Kumar Chaubey, JIADA Secretary Sunil Singh and other Board members were present in the meeting.