Srinagar June 06:(KNS) Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce Department Mr. Ranjan Prakash Thakur along with Director I&C Mr. Nazim Khan, MD SIDCO Mr. Haroon Malik and FCIK President Mr. Shahid Kamli visited the Industrial Estate Lasipora. 

The President Lasipora Industrial Estate Mr. Nisar Ahmad has accompanied the team and arranged visit to various Industrial units in the estate includes Cold Stores, Polymer units & other units. The President IE has highlighted the various issues that industrial estate Lasipora is facing and needs redressal. The President discussed the burning issues with Pr. Secretary and formal representation was also handed over to him. 

President Mr. Nisar Ahmad demanded that the unit holders who have invested huge in civil works, plant and machinery and are in Production, further some Prospective unit holders who are under process of completing the unit. We demand their provisional registrations must be revalidated at DIC level so that they can get formal registration and extension of time for Provisional registration. Further, Unit holders have started new activities may be granted permission at their existing units because their existing activities are not viable. A special order should be issued for accepting those new activities.

Further, some unit holders have acquired land from encroachers due to efforts made by them, we demand that the land may be transfer to those unit holders who have made such efforts. In addition, We demand that no new registration for the saturated Card Board Boxes At IGC Lassipora may be provided as there are enough units.

President said that the Poultry Line of activity should be allowed to change the line of activity. The CETP Power liabilities should be cleared by SIDCO till that maintenance of CETP is handed over to unit holders. 

IGC Lassipora is without dumping site and dumping site may be allotted on immediate basis. 

President demanded that one more chance for availing amnesty in Power dues may be provided as due to Pandemic we could not avail the amnesty. Further, demand walling of entire Industrial Estate should be done The President thanks the Pr. Secretary for issuing the orders for maintenance of road to the concern department on immediate basis.(KNS)