Govt allots 1,972 acres of salt pans for industrial parks.

The Centre's Salt Commissionerate, Government of India, has allotted 1,972 acres of salt pans to various public sector companies in Tamil Nadu to put up industrial parks.

The NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Ltd. (NTECL), a joint venture between NTPC Ltd. and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board has been allotted 1,000 acres, Ennore Port Ltd. (764 acres), HPCL (108 acres) and BPCL (100 acres), said EM Sudharsana Natchiappan, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry.

For instance, the allotted salt lands will be used to develop the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor, he said addressing the 'India Salt Conclave 2014', organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Salt Commissionerate and Indian Salt Manufacturers Association.

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