28 Jan 2009
Industrialists have suggested development of Kalsi in Dehradun district as an industrial hub under the Integrated Hill Policy. The policy for the hilly regions of Uttarakhand, formulated in 2008, calls for setting up of various industries in the hill region of the state to usher in development.
However, in Dehradun district, Sahaspur, Raipur, Dolwala and Vikasnagar have been kept out of its purview. Kalsi has, therefore, emerged as a favourite with trade organisations.
Industrialists feel Kalsi has scope to become an industrial hub given its proximity with both Vikasnagar and Sahaspur. According to Pankaj Goyal of the Industries Association of Uttarakhand, attention is on Kalsi as it is a hill area and is easily accessible from Vikasnagar and Sahaspur that are already on the industrial map.
Additional Director of Industries S.C. Nautiyal said the two areas that have been identified as industrial hubs under the integrated hill policy are Chakrata and Kalsi. Chakrata also is a hill region of Dehradun.
Already, industrial estates have been established in Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, Pantnagar, Sitarganj, Selaqui, in the plains. The hill areas have been classified into three categories A, B and C. Those areas under category A are Pithoragarh, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Champawat and Rudraprayag.
The areas under category B are Pauri, Tehri, Almora, Bageshwar and Dehradun and Nainital (excluding Haldwani and Ramnagar).
News Source: Yahoo News
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