Visakhapatnam, Dec 13 (KNN) The District Industries Promotion Committee, in a meeting this week, has decided to allocated as many as 120 plots in the industrial park at Gurrampalem near Pendurty in the city for the 75 new MSME units.

During the meeting, presided over by the Collector and Chairman of the Committee Pravin Kumar, the new proposals submitted by the entrepreneurs were accepted by the committee.

The committee has allocated four plots at the Narsipatnam-Rachapalli Industrial Park for a new MSME unit. The committee screened 30 claims submitted for the industrial promotion incentives.

The meeting has accepted 23 claims and ordered to release Rs 82 lakh to the 23 units. The committee has rejected 7 claims.

The Collector directed the officials to send the proposals to APIIC for construction of a post office, health centre, canteen and one ATM kiosk at the demolished water tank land at Autonagar near BHPV.

During the meeting, it was also decided to send the proposals to Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) to lay CC roads at Tunglam and Tokada village roads. General Manager District Industries Centre Ramalinga Raju, Zonal Manager APIIC Ethirajulu and representatives of various MSME units were present.