Arunachal Pradesh’s Commerce & Industries Minister Nyato Dukam emphasized the importance of sustainable industrial development in strengthening the state’s own revenue base. He made this statement while inaugurating the administrative block of the Rongoge Mega Food Park in Dolikoto, Banderdewa on Saturday.
Dukam termed the project a defining step in Arunachal Pradesh’s economic transformation. He stated, ‘With this mega food park, Arunachal Pradesh has started walking towards industrialisation. We may not be running yet, but we are certainly no longer crawling.’
The minister highlighted the importance of economic self-reliance, saying, ‘Our vision is to build an economy that is self-sufficient and self-reliant. We cannot depend on financial assistance from the central government indefinitely. Projects like the Rongoge Mega Food Park will help create employment, encourage entrepreneurship, promote value addition to our agricultural produce and generate long-term economic growth.’
Lead promoter of the mega food park, Likha Maj, informed that around 35 industries, including renowned companies such as Haldiram and Varun Beverages, are expected to establish their units within the park. Maj described the park as a future economic hub that will significantly boost employment generation and industrial activity in Arunachal.
Local MLA Nabam Vivek assured full cooperation and support from his office to ensure that the food park develops into one of the finest and most successful food processing parks in the country. The minister inspected the state-of-the-art infrastructure within the mega food park and expressed satisfaction over the scale of the infrastructure and the immense potential of the park to transform the state’s food processing sector.
The Rongoge Mega Food Park has been designed as an integrated food processing ecosystem with modern infrastructure, including cold storage facilities, warehousing, quality control laboratories, logistics support, processing lines, industrial plots, and common utility services. The project is expected to accommodate around 35 food processing industries, promoting value addition of locally produced agricultural and horticultural commodities while creating substantial employment opportunities and attracting private investment.
