Canadian biz houses interested in setting up units in Haryana

Several business establishments of Canada have evinced an interest in setting up units in Haryana in agriculture, agri-food, food-processing, education and renewable energy sectors.
It was announced at a meet between Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and a 30-member delegation of Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC), led by its President Nawal Bajaj here today.
Bajaj told Hooda that Haryana has a huge potential in sectors such as education, agriculture, food-processing and renewable energy and the economic cooperation with the state can go a long way in strengthening the business community in Canada.
Responding to the proposal of mutual cooperation in the field of renewable energy, Hooda said Haryana has a huge potential in the areas of solar energy as well as energy from solid waste.

The state is looking for entrepreneurs to set up their ventures for this purpose. Besides, the state has a huge network of canals which could be used for harvesting renewable energy, the CM told the delegation, according to an official release issued here.
On tapping the energy from solid waste, Hooda said the state government had prepared a solid waste management policy for Gurgaon and Faridabad under which 1,000 tonnes of solid waste was collected everyday.

"Urbanisation is taking place in Haryana at a rapid pace. More than 50 per cent area of National Capital Region (NCR) falls in Haryana," he added.

The CM also referred to the education sector as one of the key areas offering great scope for mutual cooperation.
Hooda told the delegation that during the last eight years, the state has achieved progress in all fields, be it agriculture, education, health, infrastructure and sports.
"The 7.1 per cent economic growth rate of Haryana in 2012-13 was higher than the national growth rate of 5 per cent," he added.
Bajaj invited Hooda to visit Canada which would further encourage the business community in Canada. The Chief Minister accepted the invitation, the release added.