DW BUREAU / Chandigarh

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said a Canadian company has evinced interest in setting up a food processing plant in the state. Mann held a meeting here with Raman Khatra, the president and chairman of Canadian company Nebula Group, said an official release.

The chief minister said it is a matter of immense pride and satisfaction that the company has evinced keen interest to set up a food processing plant whereby tomato, potato and citrus fruits will be procured from the surrounding areas of 10,000 hectares.

He said that the company will export the perishable and fresh items by increasing their shelf life with the help of ozone technology.

He Mann said that tie up with Markfed and Punjab Agro will be ensured to benefit the farmers in a big way adding that the company will set up plant near Doraha which will ensure jobs to youth too.

The Chief Minister also said that the company will use it expertise to clean Budha Nalla in Ludhiana with their latest technology. He said that company will remove impurities that cause cancer on Indian native reserves and with the help of Nebula Ozonation at Nano level, the proposal is to successfully remove all cancer causing elements. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that all out efforts will be made to reduce the TDS level of water to less than 100 so that the same can be fit for drinking purpose.

On pursuance of the Chief Minister, the company also agreed to set up a plant for recycling plastic waste especially bottles to produce pellets. He said that it will go a long way in solving the problem of plastic waste through its management thereby paving way for clean and green environment. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that state government is committed for boosting investment in the state and no stone is being left unturned for it.

Showcasing Punjab as the most preferred investment destination, the Chief Minister said that the state has an industrial friendly government with a real single window system for the well-being of investors. He said that Punjab is a land of opportunities and the leading companies from across the world are making a beeline to invest in the state adding that the Canadian company will also be immensely benefited by investing in the state. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that Punjab has complete communal harmony, industrial peace coupled with congenial atmosphere for industrial growth, which are giving impetus to its overall development, prosperity and progress.
(editor@dailyworld.in)