Karnal, May 16 -- Haryana energy minister Anil Vij on Thursday said that a 2-km-long concrete wall will be built around the industrial area in Ambala Cantonment at a cost of Rs.16.35 crore to protect it from flood.

In this regard, approval of Rs.16.35 crore has been received from the state government and tenders will also be issued for building the wall in the coming few days, he said.

Vij said this at a review meeting of development works with the officials of HSIIDC (Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation) and other departments at his residence.

He said that a total of two-kilometer-long boundary wall will be built to protect the industrial area from flood water and this wall will be made of strong RCC wi...