Plastic Park to be set up in Jharkhand

Question: In which of the following district of Jharkhand recently, the approval of the establishment of a plastic park was approved by the Indian Government?
(a) Ranchi
(b) Deoghar
(c) Jamshedpur
(d) Dhanbad
Answer: (b) 
Related Facts:

  • On March 20th, 2018, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananthkumar announced that the Government of India has approved the setting up of a Plastic Park in Deoghar District, Jharkhand.
  • The project would be set up at a cost of Rs. 120 crores in an area of 150 acres and a range of polymer products including woven sacks, moulded furniture, water tanks, bottles, pipes mosquito nets, etc would be manufactured.
  • It has great potential for attracting investment for setting up an ecosystem for plastic industry and generates employment opportunities for the local populace, the Minister informed.
  • Project is likely to provide direct employment generation to about 6000 people and indirect employment to over 30000 people.
  • This human resource is of vital importance as the plastic industry is growing at a rapid pace and the polymer consumption in India would double from the current 10 million metric tonnes to 20 million metric tonnes by 2022, the Minister added.
  • The setting up of Rs. 3.5 crore Plastic Recycling unit at Deoghar to tackle the menace of plastic waste being generated due to the place being a tourist attraction was also announced.
  • Deoghar receives over 5 crore tourists per year, leading to generation of a lot of plastic waste.
  • The coming up of the Plastic Park, CIPET and the Plastic Recycling unit would build an ecosystem that would encourage setting up of Plastic Industry at Deoghar, thereby making it a ‘Plastic Hub’ in the future.

Reference:                                                 
https://www.news18.com/news/business/centre-sanctions-rs-120-crore-plastic-park-for-jharkhand-promises-cipet-centre-1695053.html
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/set-up-of-plastic-park-in-jharkhand-approved-118032001035_1.html
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