CM Sukhu lays foundation stone of ₹268 crore Pepsi bottling plant at Kandrori in Kangra

Himachal is a suitable destination for investment and the state government is providing much-needed facilities to the investors, he said

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the Pepsi bottling plant of Varun Beverages Limited to be built at a cost of ₹268 crore at Kandrori in Indora assembly constituency of Kangra.

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu lights the lamp at the foundation stone of the Pepsi bottling plant of Varun Beverages Limited at Kandrori in Kangra on Wednesday. (ANI)

The chief minister said this would be the biggest industry in the district and provide more than 2,000 employment and self-employment opportunities to the youth. Himachal is a suitable destination for investment and the state government is providing much needed facilities to the investors, he said, adding that the roads leading to the industrial belts will be improved.

Himachal is a suitable destination for investment and the state government is providing much-needed facilities to the investors, he said, adding that the roads leading to the industrial belts will be improved.

To make the state self-reliant, the government is taking necessary measures despite of “inheriting huge debt” from the BJP government, stated the chief minister.

Foreseeing the fiscal health of the state, the government is working tirelessly to bring back the derailed economy on the track and it will take three to four years to recover, he reiterated.

However, the economy of the state has improved by 20% in the last one year and the government has set a target of becoming self-reliant by the year 2027 and making Himachal the most prosperous state of the country by the year 2032, he remarked.