BOKARO: The Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority (JIADA) has started identifying industrial units which have not become functional even after getting land for the purpose several years ago.
Kriti Shree, the regional director of JIADA (Bokaro region) said, “We have served notices to 40 such companies asking them to start operations within 15 days or clarify their stand for not starting the operations.”
According to Shree, who is the first full-time director of JIADA (Bokaro region), the region is among the most investor-friendly destinations. In recent years, the region is facing a land crunch and to resolve the problem instantly, the JIADA management has started the process to identify and cancel land allocated to industries but are not functioning for years of possessing them.
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JAMSHEDPUR: The land allotment committee (LAC) of the regional office of the Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority (JIADA) held a meeting on Thursday. The meeting was held to select companies that will be allotted land in accordance with the rules of the state industry department.
Out of the 46 companies that applied for land, apparently 22 have been selected. The names of the companies that have been selected will be uploaded on the JIADA portal soon.
Besides, the Project Consultation Committee (PCC) of the regional board reviewed the progress of the upcoming projects in Adityapur and Kandra under Seraikela-Kharsawan district. Notably, the LAC and PCC of the regional board held their respective meetings for the second time this year.
Adityapur faces drinking water scarcity much before summer hits NGO demands five water-tankers from JIADA to tide over the crisis
Even though summer is about three months away, the underground water table has considerably depleted at Adityapur township in the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district, causing a majority of the bore-wells in the area to get defunct.
As a result of the bore-wells turning useless due to the exhaustion of the underground water, a serious drinking water crisis has emerged in the tiny township which has a population of over three lakhs.
Concerned with the untimely drinking water crisis in Adityapur, a local NGO, Jan Kalyan Morcha (JKM) has urged the regional office, Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority (JIADA) Adityapur to provide a minimum of five water tankers under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme in the residential areas of
BOKARO: Though many investors are showing interest in setting up their firms in the Bokaro region of Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority (Jiada), the existing MSMEs, especially those that depend on orders given by Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), are still struggling.
Although business is slowing picking up pace after a period of prolonged lull during the nationwide lockdown, traders are expecting special assistance and other cooperation from the state government in the next year to boost local employment. In this week, 38 new investors have applied for land in Bokaro region for setting up their units.
Of them, five companies, including a beer factory, have been allotted land while the rest of them were asked to participate in the online auction. President of Jharkhand Industries Association (Jia) Mahesh Kejriwal said, “The condition of MSMEs that are dependent on BSL is not good. They are not getting support from BSL.”