Monday 13 February 2012 Government 2.0: The Road Ahead
Textile park to come up in Himachal

It will come up in Amb tehsil of Una district at an outlay of Rs 107 crore and will offer opportunities to around 2,200 unemployed youths

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh will set up a textile park with an outlay of Rs 107 crore in Una district of the state.

"Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal will lay the foundation stone of the textile park on August 28 which will come up in Amb tehsil," Industry Minister Kishan Kapoor said.

Two subsidiaries of the Ludhiana-based Jindal group — Jindal Medicot and Jindal Speciality Textiles — will set facilities at an investment of Rs 204 crore.

"The Jindal group will commence production by next year," the minister said, reports IANS.

While Jindal Medicot will manufacture medical textile products like absorbent bleached cotton wool and cotton crepe bandages and cloth, Jindal Speciality Textiles will produce PVC laminated products, tent fabrics, and truck sliders.

He said 10 corporate houses have also evinced interest in setting up units in the park that will have potential to employ around 2,200 people.

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