Set-up of Plastic Park in Jharkhand approved

Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar on Tuesday said the government has approved the setting up of a Plastic Park in Jharkhand's Deoghar at a cost of Rs 120 crore in an area of 150 acre for the manufacture of a range of polymer products.

A statement from the ministry said the Minister requested the Jharkhand government to facilitate land/building infrastructure to set up the Central Institute for Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET) alongside the Plastic Park for training people to become plastic engineers and technicians.

"This human resource is of vital importance as the plastic industry is growing at a rapid pace and the polymer consumption in India would double from the current 10 million metric tonnes to 20 million metric tonnes by 2022," he added.

Ananth Kumar also announced the setting up of Rs 3.5 crore Plastic Recycling unit at Deoghar to tackle the menace of plastic waste being generated due to the place being a tourist attraction.

--IANS

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