RAJSHAHI, Jan 9, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries
Corporation (BSCIC) is expected to generate 10,000 more employments here as
construction of its second industrial estate are on the final stage.

  The estate is being developed on 50 acres of land at Parila Kechuatoil,
Uzirpukur and Lalitahar areas at Paba upazila in the district.

  The development works are being implemented under a project titled
"Rajshahi BSCIC Industrial Estate-2" involving around Taka 172 crore
including Taka 105 crore for land development that will also help flourish
the industrial sector in the city and its outskirts.

   Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton came up with the information while
addressing a view-sharing meeting on development works of the project with
BSCIC Chairman Mahbubor Rahman and other officials concerned at his city
bhaban office here on Saturday afternoon.

  The mayor said the development project is being implemented as the gift of
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the Rajshahi people and called for allocating
the plots among only the genuine entrepreneurs.

   BSCIC Deputy General Manager Jafar Bayazid and Industrial Estate Officer
Anwarul Azim were present on the occasion.

   BSCIC, Rajshahi Regional Office has been implementing the development
project setting a target of constructing 296 plots for accommodating 250
industrial units coupled with generating employment opportunities.

  Jafar Bayazid told the meeting that earth dumping and leveling works were
accomplished along with completion of ninety-five percent of boundary wall
construction.

  Various other scheduled infrastructure development works, including
construction of culverts, office building, internal roads, drains and water
supply, are expected to be completed within the next couple of months, he
added.

   He said the government has taken the decision of providing industrial
plots to the actual entrepreneurs as per the necessity.

  Under the project, there will be three types of plots. The number of A-type
industrial units is 83 having 6,000 square feet each while 89 units will be
B-type with 4,500 square feet each and the remaining plots will be S-type
with the size of 3,500-8,000 square feet.

  The industrial plots will be developed considering the country's socio-
economic condition and future necessity, as the entrepreneurs are expanding
the SME gradually in the region, Bayazid said.

   He said all sorts of necessary facilities for industrial units including
roads, drains, culverts, water, gas and power supply, boundary wall, pump
house, office and water reservoir will be ensured before handing over the
plots to the entrepreneurs.