Kakatiya Mega Textile Park

Telangana CM lays foundation stone for mega textile park in Warangal

BS ReporterHyderabad, 22 October: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao today laid the foundation stone for 'Kakatiya Mega Textile Park', a fiber-to-fabric integrated textile cluster proposed in 1,200 acres of land in first phase near Shayampet in Warangal district, about 170 km from here.This is the first industrial park project to reach the ground-breaking stage in three years after the formation of Telangana state. The project also assumes significance by its location as this cotton-rich Warangal region was once a hot-bed of naxalite activities in Telangana. The government has proposed to develop state-of-the-art infrastructure featuring common affluent treatment and zero liquid discharge facilities besides ready built factory sheds in this park at an investment of more than Rs 1,000 crore keeps a provision to expand the park to 2,000 acres in future. It has already come out with a slew of incentives and subsidies targeting the investments in textile sector.Chief minister ..