• By Imran Zafar
  • Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:36 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Uttarakhand Government signed an MoU worth Rs 2,000 crore with Poma Group, a leader in ropeway manufacturing, in London on Tuesday. The MoU was signed in the presence of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who is in London to attract investors for the upcoming state Global Investor Summit which is scheduled to be held in Dehradun, this December.

The Chief Minister invited investors to come to Uttarakhand for the Global Investor Summit and discussed the possibilities of investment in the hilly state with representatives of many leading industrial houses. He highlighted the potential for investment in the fields of eco-friendly tourism, IT, healthcare, organic products and life sciences.

CM Dhami emphasised that organic products from Uttarakhand have a high demand in Europe and other countries in the current times. He said that the summit would enable the state to export its products more efficiently. He also mentioned that Britain is a pioneer in healthcare and life sciences and Uttarakhand is known as India’s pharma hub. He said that the state has three pharma clusters with more than 300 industries operating in them.

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The chief minister stated that the state government is looking for avenues for investment in which the balance between development and the environment is maintained. He said that Poma Group has expressed its desire to invest in technical support and a Center of Excellence for the ropeway in Haridwar and many other religious and tourist places.\

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Poma Group is a French company, which has a long experience of working in Uttarakhand. It has provided technical support in the Auli Ropeway of the Chamoli district. Presently Poma is also providing technical support in Dehradun-Mussoorie Ropeway and Yamunotri Ropeway projects.