A new Silk Park will come up in Malda district of West Bengal,a state in eastern India bordering Bangladesh,Prasanta Bhattacharyay,Small Scale Industry and Textile Commissioner,has announced.
The Silk Park would be set up on an 18-acre area at Madhu Ghat,located at a distance of about 10 km from Malda.
The land,where the proposed park is to be set up,belongs to the Department of Sericulture.Earlier,there was filature unit at the same place and silk spinning was carried out,but the unit is now closed.
The Planning Commission has already sanctioned Rs.390 million for setting up the Silk Park,Mr.Bhattacharyay said.
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