Himachal to develop biotechnology park

December 27th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS  

Shimla, Dec 27 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Tuesday decided to develop a biotechnology park in Solan district, an official said here.

The state cabinet decided that the department of industries would develop the park infrastructure at Aduwal in Nalagarh tehsil at a cost of Rs.33.66 crore under public-private-partnership (PPP) mode, an official spokesperson told IANS.

The park, having a biotechnology incubation centre and a biotechnology industrial cluster, would spread over 33 acres, he added.

In the budget session of the assembly in March, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal had said the government was looking for a private promoter to develop the biotechnology park.

Last year, the state had granted permission for the development of a Rs.200 crore biotechnology park with the central government’s assistance.

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