SHIMLA: Industries Minister Bikram Singh has pressed for inclusion of Una in Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC) project.

Singh pleased the case of Un in a meeting of Apex Monitoring Authority for National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP) at Delhi today.

Industry Minister emphasized that the Una district, which is just 80 km from BBN Area, has a potential of becoming another industrially developed district of the State.

He apprised them the district is well-connected with the excellent road as well rail network.

He informed that the State Government has already proposed Bulk Drug Park and EV Park in the district.

He said that the district has State’s first Food Park and seven developed industrial areas.

Further, there are few upcoming Industrial Areas in the district with a total land parcel of around 2000 acres.

Keeping in view of these development he requested to include Una under AKIC project that will provide much desired impetus to the industrial development of entire region that constitutes almost 50 percent of State’s population.

He shared that the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), a joint venture between the State Government and NICDC is being formulated and the master plan for the trunking infrastructure has been prepared by the professional agency hired by NICDC.

He apprised that in the BBN Area projects of ‘National Importance’ have been grounded such as Medical Devices Park (300 acres), Defence Park (800 acres).

He also informed them about development made in BBN Node and completion of ground survey and identification of five Integrated Manufacturing Clusters (IMC) in BBN Area with a land pool of more than 1000 acres.