Close to Nalagarh in Solan district, Dabhota is set to be the latest industrial area to be developed by the Himachal Pradesh government, say officials.
The state government has already issued a notification and asked the state land acquisition officials to acquire 2,020 bighas of land at Baghota to be developed into industrial plots.
Once the land is acquired, the state industries department will then develop the plots for setting up industrial units. Another advantage Dabhota enjoys is that it will soon be connected by a four lane highway from Chandigarh,work is already in progress on this road. There is a proposal to connect the area by a railway track as well.
“Some prominent business houses have already shown keen interest in setting up units here including Cipla, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ashok Leyland, Hero Honda and Micromax Mobile among others,” said an official of the state industries department.