Close on the heels of announcing new industrial policy and legislating an Act supporting it to simplify the process of setting up industries in Telangana, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will take up an aerial survey of government land identified for setting up Pharma City on Wednesday.
He will be accompanied by representatives of the Bulk Drug Manufacturers’ Association (BDMA) and big wigs of the pharmaceutical industry. Official sources stated that the Chief Minister will first take aerial survey of about 2,000 acres government land identified for the purpose between Muchherla (Ranga Reddy) and Kadthal (Mahabubnagar) villages.
The Chief Minister and others would land at one-two places for physical inspection after having aerial view of the site from helicopter, government sources told The Hindu adding that the District Collectors of both Ranga Reddy and Mahabubnagar were already directed to arrange helipads for landing of the chopper. Asked whether the site was also being considered for the proposed film city, the sources responded in negative.
Asked about the significance of the aerial survey, the senior bureaucrat said it is an attempt to send positive vibes to the industry that the Chief Minister really means business and he would not stop after announcing a policy. “The Chief Minister’s personal involvement in giving a push to the policy and to spur industrial growth will boost the confidence among entrepreneurs,” the senior officer explained.
About the site identified for Pharma City, the sources said infrastructure would be developed there, if it was finalised by the Chief Minister and the industry captains. It had no road connectivity now, though it lies between the roads to Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar. It had some rocky terrain but it could be used for developing greenbelt as 20 to 30 per cent of land in such layouts had to be earmarked for the purpose.
There were new technologies available now with zero liquid effluents and the solid effluents (slush) from the Pharma City could be utilised by cement and a few other industries, the sources noted.
