Jangaon, Nov 11 (KNN) With the aim to create livelihood avenues for about 20,000 weaving families in the Jangaon district of Telangana, the state government has decided to setup a mini-textile park near Kodakandla mandal centre.

District Collector Ch Shivalingaiah along with Additional Collector Prapul Desai, Zonal Manager of Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) Santosh Kumar Rama visited the proposed site at Kodakandla on Thursday.

After inspecting the land available there, the Collector asked authorities concerned to make arrangements for the visit of the Minister by the end of this month or early next month, an official said.

As per reports, for setting up the textile park, the state government would be acquiring at least 60 acres of the land from private people and those who had got the assigned lands by paying suitable compensation.

“The government only has around 10 acres of the available land at the village. A total of 70 acres of the land is required for setting up the textile park,” officials added.

After handing over the land, the TSIIC will develop the basic infrastructure including the roads, drains and other facilities in the textile park.  (KNN Bureau)