Agro-based industry hub to be set up at Fatehabad

Tribune News Service

Fatehabad, December 9

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today announced that a centre for agro-based industry would be set up in Fatehabad and Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd would purchase land for the project. Besides, the polytechnic at Dhangar village would be upgraded to an engineering college.

He made these announcements while addressing a gathering at a welcome function organised by the Panchnad Memorial Trust here. He said the proposed industrial hub would lead to increase in capital investments and provide jobs to the area youth.

Khattar said on the demand of city residents, open gyms would be set up in two parks. Besides, a new park would be developed and a gym installed there. On the Panchnad Memorial Trust’s demand for land, he directed officials to identify land and assured the Trust of all possible help.

He added there was no dearth of funds for development works. “Haryana has a budget of over Rs 1 lakh crore and development works are being carried out throughout the state by following the principles of ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas’ and Haryana Ek-Haryanvi Ek,” he said.

Mahamandleshwar Swami Dharma Dev Ji, national president of the trust, also spoke on the occasion.

Earlier, the CM along with state BJP president Subhash Barala visited the residence of former MLA Balbir Singh Chaudhary here to inquire after his health.

The CM also interacted with people during morning walk in the Swarna Jayanti Heritage Park. He visited the park to take stock of the works being done on the Chilli Lake premises.

Khattar yesterday suspended a staff nurse for forcing an expectant mother to visit a private hospital for delivery. He ordered a Vigilance probe against the general manager of the Cooperative Bank for approving a loan to a defaulter while denying it to genuine customers. Khattar, who reached Fatehabad yesterday on a two-day tour of the district, listened to public grievances and launched development projects worth Rs 75.88 crore and addressed a meeting of the district officials at the Mini-Secretariat.

Logistics hub to be developed in Narnaul 

The Chief Minister, while addressing mediapersons later, said that a logistics hub would be developed over 1,100 acres in Narnaul in which a Dubai-based company has expressed intent to invest. Khattar said the state government had taken several positive steps to attract investment in Haryana. Meetings had been held with various industrial groups and MoUs had been signed with around 150 big companies involving investment to the tune of Rs 86,000 crore. "A new industrial policy has been implemented so that huge amount of investment is made in Haryana. For this, the registration process has been made simple and all approvals related to establishing new projects are being granted under single roof," he said. The Chief Minister said some big industrialists from Dubai were keen on investing in Haryana. On the pattern of Global City being developed on over 1,200 acres in Delhi, big industrialists have shown interest in investing in similar projects in Haryana. Industrialists from Dubai would visit the state for a meeting with the government in January, 2018. Asked about the protest of the National Health Mission employees, Khattar said it was a Central Government project in which Haryana has 40 per cent share. Therefore, the Centre would take the final decision in this regard.