GUWAHATI: In a letter addressed to the Central minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Arvind Ganapat Sawant, BJP politicians of Assam have requested the minister to take necessary steps for the revival of two paper mills in the state, Nagaon and Cachar.
The politicians in the letter mentioned that the two paper mills employed nearly 1200 full-time people, who have been facing difficult times since the closure of the mills.
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It should be mentioned that the Nagaon and Cachar paper mills fall under the central public sector enterprise Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL).
In the letter, the leaders also stated that the modernization and effective management measures can be taken through Public Private Partnership (PPP) model or through private takeover initiative.
The letter was undersigned by Rameswar Teli, Minister of State for Food Processing, Government of India; Pijush Hazarika, Minister of State for Urban Development, Health and Family Welfare, Assam; Jorhat MP Topon Kumar Gogoi; Tezpur MP Pallab Lochan Das; Lakhimpur MP Pradan Baruah; Guwahati MP Queen Oja; Mangaldoi MP Dilip Saikia; Silchar MP Rajdeep Roy; Karimganj MP Kripanath Malla and Autonomous District MP Horen Sing Bey.