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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (RS/SB)
Mangalore, Feb 13: The state has planned to set up industrial corridors thereby making way for establishment of several industries to industrially empower state in line with other neighbouring states, said Murugesh Nirani, large and medium scale industries minister on Saturday February 13.
Speaking to presspersons at Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), he said that the state has planned to set up industrial corridor in several places along the national highways connecting other states. Four industrial corridors will be set up along the seven national highways in the state, he said.
As a pilot project, five textile industries will come up in the state that will provide in employment to 10,000 women apart from plans to set up automobile, pharmaceutical industries as well as food processing industries, said Minister. He added that there are plans to set up corporate offices of nearly 45 banks to solve the problem of investors’ financial needs at Devanahalli near international airport, Bangalore, thus recognizing the area as global financial district. He reiterated that there will be no acquisition of farm lands or any land against the will of the farmers.
KCCI president Srinivas S Kamath, MLA N Yogish Bhat and Coastal Development Authority chairman B Nagaraj Shetty were also present.