MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced plans for a mega chemical park near Vadhvan Port and urged the Centre to approve the project, for which the state government is willing to allot between 2,500 and 5,000 acres.Speaking at the inauguration of Indochem in Goregaon, Fadnavis said the state government would make the land available for the proposed park and asked the Centre to sanction the project.The proposed location is significant as Dahanu taluka in Palghar district was previously designated an ecologically sensitive zone.Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers JP Nadda said the Centre had already announced the Bhavya Rasayan scheme in the Union Budget. Under the scheme, the Centre will provide Rs 1,000 crore, while the state government will contribute Rs 500 crore.Nadda said the Centre would facilitate environmental clearances for the scheme.The proposed initiative is part of the Centre’s Viksit Bharat vision and its goal of building a $1 trillion economy by 2040.
