Abohar, May 2

The industrial focal point, Abohar, for which the then government led by Beant Singh acquired 25 acres along the NH-15 in 1993, will soon be fully developed. An assurance was given by Industries Minister Sunder Sham Arora, who inspected the site for half-an-hour.

Fruit exporter Surinder Charaya and another industrialist Kavinder Madaan briefed him about their plight. Eight units had become functional in the past two years, but the rest of the area was inundated with overflowing sewage water, they said.

Arora assured the industrial focal point would be developed. He asked the department to send a detailed report on its plan immediately, so that the industry could be expanded to suit the locally available raw material. He told senior officials of his department to visit the focal point on Monday and submit the report.

The minister said Rs 78,000 crore had been invested at the grassroot level by various industrialists in the state in the past four years. The Industry and Commerce Policy-2017 formulated by the CM had created a convenient environment for the industry, which had enabled large scale investment, he said.

In view of international developments, the industry was migrating from China to India, and Punjab was expected to get a big share due to upgraded facilities, he said. The state government was constructing four major industrial parks to meet the land needs of the incoming industry, Arora said. — OC