MP Haribabu sets target to ground the projects in one year
BJP MP from Vizag K. Hari Babu
Visakhapatnam: Vizag MP K. Haribabu on Monday said several union government-sponsored projects and premier institutes have been lined up to be launched in Vizag by setting foundation stone by the respective union minister. Talking to reporters here on Monday, the MP, who had completed one year in office here on Monday, said, he has set a target to ground 10 prestigious projects in the coming year which will help in the development of the city. He said the land iss-ues related to Union government’s electronics lab-Sameer have been so-rted out and IT and communications minister will soon visit Vizag to set foundation stone for it.
An MoU for the construction of an IT tower between Vuda and STPI will be signed soon. The IT tower will come up behind the Vuda building on the land belonging to the urban development authority. Union shipping minister Nitin Gadkari is expected to set foundation stone for the proposed Indian Maritime University which is coming up in Vizag at a cost of Rs 65 crore.
An extent of 100 acres of land had been identified for setting up Packaging Park along with Ind-ian Institute of Packa-ging in Vizag. Founda-tion for export goods testing lab for which land has been identified in Gambhee-ram and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade will be laid by union commerce minister Nir-mala Seetaraman.
He also assured launching the operations at air cargo terminal for which the MP said, tenders have been floated to pick an outsourcing agency to take up the operations. He also added that Vizag will be the headquarters of the new railway zone to be announced soon. To encourage roof-top solar power metering system, the MP said an exhibition with the solar panel makers and bankers will be held on June 14, 15 and 16 at Viswapriya function hall. He said two colonies involving active resident welfare associations will be identified to take up the solar power project.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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