Timber treatment plant stone laid
Nurpur, March 22
Forest Minister Rakesh Pathania laid the foundation stone of a timber treatment plant on the premises of Himcast timber sale depot here on Monday. Presiding over the ceremony, Pathania said the trading activities of the state forest corporation were being expanded so that corporation could generate its income.
He said Rs 25 lakh was being spent on it and it would be functional in six months. “It will be the third plant in the state. Earlier such plants are already functioning at Baijnath and Hamirpur. Consumer will get the facility of treating the timber for pest control or safety from termite,” he said. — OC
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