Himachal Pradesh is all set for a tobacco boom as the state government has cleared a major project for Hamirpur district where 80 bidi units will be set up soon.
West End Tobacco Pvt Ltd will set up a network of bidi units across the home district of Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal. The company has promised to provide a staggering number of jobs — estimated to be over 40,000.
The state government cleared this and eight other new industrial proposals on Saturday here, while it gave its nod to expand 21 existing units. All of them propose to bring in an investment of over Rs 700 crore.
Nitin Lifescience proposes to set up a Rs 24-crore unit near Poanta Sahib in Sirmaur district. While, Eco Polyfibres will set up its polyster unit in western Una district. Virtue Irrigation will spend Rs 17.5 crore on its unit in Baddi.
Pan Asia Bio-Tech will invest Rs 53 crore on its bio-tech unit, while Council Sciences and Maharaja Whiteline will invest Rs 21.75 crore and Rs 8.76 crore respectively in setting up their units .
