Himachal wants private partner for biotech park
March 8th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANSShimla, March 8 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is looking for a partner to develop a multi-billion biotechnology park under public-private-partnership (PPP) mode, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Tuesday.
“We are looking for a private partner and the selection process is on,” Dhumal, who also holds the science and technology portfolio, said in a written reply in the state assembly.
The state cabinet has granted permission for the development of a Rs.200 crore biotechnology park with central government assistance.
It will be set up at Aduwal village near Nalagarh in Solan district. It will have a biotechnology incubation centre and a biotechnology industrial cluster.
Britain-based multinational Matt MacDonald Private Limited, which was engaged by the state to prepare the feasibility report for the biotechnology park, has submitted its report.
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