One industrial estate in each federal state: Minister Pandey

Butwal / January 2: Minister for Industry Som Prasad Pandey said the government was preparing to establish one big industrial estate in each of the seven provincial states.

In an interaction organized by Butwal Chamber of Commerce and Industry here, Minister Pandey said the government was in course of identifying and searching for at least 1,000 bighas of land in the seven provinces for establishment of the industrial estates.

The Minister added that the area in Motipur of Rupendehi district would be transformed into an industrial estate within the next six months. The government’s coordination with the local bodies and the organizations relating to establishment of Motipur Industrial Estate has helped it to identify the land and hold discussion in the local level, Minister Basnet said.

The Minister went on an onsite visit to Motipur along with Industrial Estate Management Ltd (IEML) Chairman Nanda Kishor Basnet.

On the occasion, Basnet said although the previous government had allocated budget two years ago for the cause, the works pertaining to it did not make any considerable progress. RSS