Chandigarh, July 8 -- To further boost the State's economy and industrial infrastructure, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of a Modern Industrial Park and Integrated Manufacturing Cluster over an area of 2000 acres on government and Panchayati land near Mattewara (Ludhiana) and Rajpura in Patiala district, respectively, at a total cost of Rs 3200 crore.

The two projects would be instrumental in accelerating the pace of industrialisation and creating enormous employment potential to ensure the State's economic progress, an official spokesperson said, after a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh through video conferencing.

To be set up at a cost of Rs 1600 crore each, in an area o...