Construction of proposed food park to be completed soon: SJDA

Mr Saumitra Mohan, the chief executive officer of Siliguri-Jalpaiguri Development Authority said today that the construction work for a flagship Food Park project at Fuleswari in Siliguri was going on in full swing and was expected to be complete soon.
Giving details of the project, he said that the primary works like the erection of boundary wall, construction of an overhead water reservoir, internal and approach roads, electrification, drainage and sewerage and administrative building including an export facilitation centre had already started and were likely to be completed. “Enthused by the project several private industries have already acquired lands in the complex and started construction for setting up manufacturing units there,” he said.
Dwelling upon the positive impact of the project on local economy the SJDA official said that the successful implementation of the project would definitely rejuvenate the local economy. “The project would benefit the local people as it would enhance employment and market opportunities substantially,” he said.
“The Food Park would be spread over 30 acres of land and would include facilities like cold storage, warehousing, banking and other related services. It would also be an integrated venue for processing and packaging all types of food items,” Mr Mohan said.

Courtesy: The Statesman

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