Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (KNN) A second rubber park is being set up by the Kerala government in the Kollam district with the support of the Rubber Board and Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA).

The primary aim of the government is to develop infrastructure facilities like power, water and transportation for promoting rubber and rubber wood-based products manufacturing industrial units.

Rubber park M D George V James said, “we will only allow rubber-based industries and rubber wood industries to be permitted in this rubber park. Also, we don’t have any compromise on environmental aspects. We are only permitting PCB (pollution control board)-classified industries.”

He said the park is located in an environmental-sensitive area, and therefore no common effluent treatment plant is constructed.

“We have already developed 19.93 acres of land and approximately 10 acres of land can be allotted for lease for thirty years for industries use. We are expecting new industries from the sector to be set up here and to promote the growth of the rubber industry in the state,” he added.

The first rubber park is currently in operation. It was started in 1997 at Irapuram village in Ernakulam district.  (KNN Bureau)