 "J&K's first biotech park to be ready in 18 months")
The upcoming biotech park project near Kathua (Jammu & Kashmir), the approval for which was given last year by the centre, is expected to be completed in 18 months, following which this first ever biotech park of the region will become functional.
After the approval last year, there was some hassle regarding the land clearance for which the Ministry of Environment was approached and guidelines were suitably modified. As it is now, the project is through for construction at a budget of around Rs 100 crore in the first phase.
According to Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, the proposed biotech park coming up at Kathua will be a game changer not only for Jammu & Kashmir but for the entire northern part of the country. This would be the first such park of its kind in North India after the one that exists in Lucknow.
After the approval last year, there was some hassle regarding the land clearance for which the Ministry of Environment was approached and guidelines were suitably modified. As it is now, the project is through for construction at a budget of around Rs 100 crore in the first phase.
According to Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, the proposed biotech park coming up at Kathua will be a game changer not only for Jammu & Kashmir but for the entire northern part of the country. This would be the first such park of its kind in North India after the one that exists in Lucknow.
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