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In India, a total of 10 plastic parks have received approval, as revealed by Bhagwanth Khuba, the Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers and New and Renewable Energy, during his address to the Lok Sabha.
These approved parks include two in Madhya Pradesh and one each in Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh. These projects are currently progressing through different stages of development.
The establishment of plastic parks falls under the subscheme of the Central Sector Scheme of the New Scheme of Petrochemicals.
Plastic parks in India
| S.No | Location | Final Approval Date | Land Area (Acre) | No. of Plots | Total Project Cost (Rs cr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamot, Madhya Pradesh | 09.10.2013 | 122 | 155 | 108.00 |
| 2 | Paradeep, Odisha | 09.10.2013 | 120 | 80 | 106.78 |
| 3 | Tinsukia, Assam | 21.02.2014 | 173 | 104 | 93.65 |
| 4 | Deoghar, Jharkhand | 20.12.2018 | 93 | 107 | 67.33 |
| 5 | Bilaua, Madhya Pradesh | 20.12.2018 | 93 | 107 | 68.72 |
| 6 | Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu | 30-7-2019 | 239.82 | 79 | 216.92 |
| 7 | Sitarganj, Uttarakhand | 03.12.2020 | 40 | 45 | 67.73 |
| 8 | Sarora, Raipur, Chhattisgarh | 13.04.2021 | 47.29 | 55 | 42.09 |
| 9 | Ganjimutt, Karnataka | 21.01.2022 | 112 | 53 | 62.78 |
| 10 | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh | April, 2022 | 88 | 92 | 69.58 |
What are Plastic Parks?
Plastic Park is an industrial zone, developed in a cluster approach for establishing units for plastic enterprises and its allies. Industries to consolidate and synergize the capacities of the domestic downstream plastic processing industry.
Plastic Parks encompass a range of amenities and provisions, including shared facilities like common effluent treatment plants, cutting-edge testing labs, advanced research and development hubs, specialized training centers, and streamlined logistics assistance, all meticulously customized to cater to the precise requirements of plastic manufacturers.
This Park has state-of-the-art infrastructure with common facilities, including a plastic waste management system. Plastic Parks play a key role in the growth of the plastic processing community, including material and machinery suppliers, plastic processing companies, and plastic recycling companies.
The Plastic Park is being developed by State Governments with grant-in-aid funding support from the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers. These parks have great potential for attracting investments and generating more employment opportunities for the local population.
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