The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has approved setting up of 108 units in the timber zone that falls under four talukas of Gandhidham, Bhachau, Anjar and Mandvi in Kutch district. President of Gandhidham Timber Merchants Association, Navnit Gajjar said on Tuesday.
"With the approval from the Supreme Court-appointed CEC, the total number of units in this timber zone will go up to 950, which is Asia's biggest timber zone and about 20,000 people will get direct and indirect employment," Gajjar said.
On 22 November 2005, the Supreme Court had directed to allow the wood-based industry in these four talukas falling under this timber zone, Gajjar said adding that since then it has not looked back and the timber business here has flourished.
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