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CIPET Imphal to be expanded at Rs 13 cr to create additional hostel & enhance technical infrastructure

Updated: Jun 13, 2015 01:24:16pm
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Imphal, Jun13 (KNN) Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananth Kumar informed that CIPET, Imphal will be further expanded at a cost of Rs13.00 crores which includes creation of additional hostel facility (Rs. 9.00 crores) and enhancing the technical infrastructure facility (Rs 4.00 crore).

Kumar and the state Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh jointly inaugurated the newly constructed academic and hostel blocks at Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Imphal on Friday.

The union minister also requested the state government to provide 5.00 acres of additional land to the institute to initiate expansion of the centre. He further added that such expansion will result in doubling the present intake capacity of students at CIPET.

He assured the state government to extend support from the Centre for initiation of plastics parks and requested the state government to provide 500 acres of land.

Chief Minister appreciated the services rendered by CIPET, Imphal in promoting the plastics industries in the state as well as enriching the living standards of unemployed youth through gainful employment.

CIPET Centre at Imphal caters to the needs of plastics and allied industries in Manipur in particular and North Eastern region in general. It has been significantly contributing in encouraging and assisting the local entrepreneurs in Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland through organising training programmes in different disciplines of plastics engineering and technology.

The centre has been equipped with the state-of-the-art equipment and machineries, which include conventional as well as micro-processor controlled processing and tool room machinery for manufacturing different types of products.

Sate Minister of Commerce and Industries, Govindas Konthoujam; Member of Parliament, Thokchom Meinya; Chief Secretary, PC Lawnkunga and Union Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, K Chaudhary were also present at the event. (KNN/ST)

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