Tripura CM looking at investment with reduced insurgency

Agartala, Aug 2 (UNI) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said that with the ''improvement of law and order situation and drastic fall of insurgency,'' many entrepreneurs are eager to invest in the state.

Talking to reporters last night after his return from Delhi, the Chief Minister, who is also in charge of home portfolio, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had also expressed happiness over the improvement of law and order situation in the state during his visit last year.

Militants were cornered now, following various reasons. mainly pressure from security forces and division among themselves. But the insurgents were yet to be wiped out completely, he added.

Many of the rebels from various outfits Including National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) had returned to the mainstream.

Militants are camping in Bangladesh, he added.

During the Director General of Police G M Srivastava is tenure the insurgency problem improved manifold and keeping in mind the situation, the state government requested the Centre to extend his service in the state, the Chief Minister said.

Regarding industrialisation, Mr Sarkar said a number of compaines including Pailan, Camellia and Poddar groups have expressed interest in investing in the state.

He said, ''now the atmosphere is congenial for setting up of industrial projects. The state government had also constituted a high level committee consisting four members to examine the investors proposals. The chairman of the committee is Chief Secretary R K Mathur.'' The Chief Minister also said very recently a steel factory was inaugurated at the industrial estate in Bodhjungnagar in West Tripura district. The daily capacity of production was 40,000 mt, of which the state government alone required 50 per cent, Mr Sarkar said.

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