GUWAHATI: The construction work has begun 500 TDP (Ton Per Day) Methanol Expansion Project of Assam Petro-Chemicals Limited at Namrup in Eastern Assam with chief minister Sarbananad Sonowal setting ball rolling for the work.
Sonowal said Assam Government is working vigorously to set up industries at a fast pace so that employment opportunities can be generated for the unemployed youths of the state. Stating that skill development was one of the key objectives of the state government, Sonowal said that the government was sincerely working towards creating skilled human resources in the state.
He also said that the new 500 TDP Methanol Project which would be set up involving a project cost Rs. 1337 crore. The new plant once completed would herald a new beginning for the industrial sector of the State and leading to setting up of several ancillary industries using the increased methanol production from the new plant.
Stating that Assam was a highly industrialised state during the pre-Independence period, Sonowal reiterated his government’s commitment to work resolutely to usher in a new era of rapid industrialisation. Sonowal also announced that the 4th Unit of Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited would soon be set up which will revitalise the organisation and Rs. 6000 crore has been earmarked for the proposed plant.
Commenting that tea industry is one of the mainstays of Assam’s economy, Sonowal stated that the Government is working towards modernising tea industry. He also called upon the tea growers to maintain quality in tea production to compete at the global market.