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Industry yet to be set up at Natore BSCIC estate
NATORE. Jan 29: Even a single tnduslry has not yet been set up al the industrial estate of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSC1C) in the district alter passing over 14 years of Hie approval of the project, re ports UNB
According to official sour res. government acquired about 15 18 acres of land al Dattapara area near the town in 1987 ailcr-taking a plan to set up the industrial estate here in 1980
An amount of Tk 1 48 crore was sanctioned for the pro pose. Of the total amount. Ik 84.24 lakh was Spent for the acquisition ot land, earth filling. construction of the admin istrative building of BSCIC. water tank construction and for the electrification work during the 1988-4*9 fiscal, the sources said
The sources further said, construction of roads in the industrial estate sinking of
deep tubewells, construction ol staff quarters and installs non of water pipelines have been completed during the year 1993 at a cost of Taka >4 85 lakh
Six years ago the BSCIC authority invited the entrepreneur* ol this regiod to submit applications for sanctioning of plots in the area But the response was meagre from the entrepreneurs and those who have responded have not set up their industries yet
There are 94 plots in the industrial estate In which 60 small Industries can be set up. It Is learnt th.it only 15 appll cattons have so far liecn filed Tor sanctioning tlie plots at the industrial estate
Of them, one application for setting up of an engineering workshop, one for cosmetics, one for medicine production laboratory, one for tructor equipment, one for coal industry. one for dairy farm, one for producing spare parts of bi-tvdes three for chemical
fertilizer shops four for rice husking mills and the rest one for a saw mill
But none of them have established their industries due to various problems in eluding fund crista. K is learnt
When contacted District Manager. BSCIC Natore. Md All Ashraf Khan told UNB that setting up an industry Is more risky than other businesses.
Hr said there are so many problems such as difficulties In getting loans from the banks inconvenient marketing system. unbridled influx of Indian goods tn local markets, fre quent hartal, siege etc
Tor these reasons he ad ded. local entrepreneurs are not being Interested Io set up an Industry al the industrial estate here
The enthusiast entre preneura urged the concerned authority to take immediate steps to remove the bottle necki m making the Industrial estate ,i success