Mizoram sets up industrial development centre

Aizawl, Sep 20 (UNI) With an aim to boost the small scale industries in the state Mizoram government has established an Integrated Industrial Development Centre (IIDC) at Pukpui in the southern part of Mizoram.

State-owned Zoram Industrial Development Corporation (ZIDCO) has been entrusted the task to implement the project in 35 acres of land at a cost of Rs 4.81 crore.

The main abjective of IIDC is to provide infrastructure and equipments to small industries such as carpentry and small machinery plants.

The IIDC is the 51st such centre set up under a Central government scheme throughout the country.

ZIDCO officials stated that they would also put more efforts to lead the state towards industrialisation through development of small and medium enterprises and would gear up its work on infrastructure building.

Upgradation of Zuangtui industrial estate under industrial infrastructure upgradation scheme involving Rs 50 crore is also being contemplated.

Establishment of export promotion industrial park at Bairabi, Champhai and Tlabung, and setting up of district industrial centres in the new districts are also in the pipeline.

New avenues were also being explored for providing better road connectivity, sewerage and waste disposal system for industrial growth centres through Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan, the officials added.

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