Upcoming medical device park in Himachal to provide employment to 10,000 persons: Harshwardhan Chauhan

Written by Ruchika Sharma Published On 2024-09-05T12:15:55+05:30 | Updated On 5 Sept 2024 12:15 PM IST

Strengthening of Medical Device Industry Scheme

Shimla: The establishment of a Medical Device Park in Solan district is set to be a major employment generator in Himachal Pradesh. Spread across 265 acres, this ambitious project is expected to create approximately 10,000 direct and indirect jobs, according to Himachal Pradesh Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan.

Speaking at the state assembly, Minister Chauhan highlighted the potential impact of the upcoming park, which is being developed in Manjholi village panchayat under the Nalagarh assembly constituency.

The minister said that the state government will bear the entire expenditure on the project which is expected to be completed by December 31, 2025.

No technical sanction was pending and there is possibility of setting up 65 industrial units under the project, he added.

According to PTI, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu also informed the state assembly that 2,708 cases of forest fires were reported during six months of the current year ending June 2024, but there was no loss of human life.

In reply to another question of BJP member Sukh Ram Chowdhary, the chief minister said that out of 55 hotels run by Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC), 35 incurred losses during the past one year.

He said that 20 hotels were in profit but 35 hotels, including Shiwalik, Parwanoo, Ros Common, Kasauli, Hotel Apple Blossom, Fagu, Hotel Golf Glade, Naldehra, Hotel Dhauladhar, Dharamshala and Willy's Park Shimla, incurred losses.

In reply to a question of Satpal Singh Satti, Bikram Singh and Inder Dutt Lakhanpal (all BJP legislatures), the chief minister said that as many as six FIRs were registered and eight persons allegedly involved in fires were booked and investigations are in progress.

He added that forest fires were not the cause of deaths of wildlife animals like leopard, bear, deer, Samber, and birds like Monal and Jujurana.

The forest department was following the 2018 guidelines to prevent forest fires, he said, adding that burning was controlled on 6,768 hectares of forest land ahead of summers, besides clearing 1,096 km long fire lines and removal of heaps of pine needles.

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Source : with inputs

Ruchika Sharma

Ruchika Sharma joined Medical Dialogue as an Correspondent for the Business Section in 2019. She covers all the updates in the Pharmaceutical field, Policy, Insurance, Business Healthcare, Medical News, Health News, Pharma News, Healthcare and Investment. She has completed her B.Com from Delhi University and then pursued postgraduation in M.Com. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751