The CM has written a letter to Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar, requesting him to take an early decision in this regard, an official spokesman said in a statement issued here today.
In his letter, Akhilesh said that to promote manufacturing sector in the state, a plastic city was being set up on 314 acre land in Auraiya.
Of this 314 acre, 225 acre would comprise of industrial area, whereas residential township, bank, school and other facilities would be developed on the remaining 89 acre, he added.
Akhilesh said that assistance was provided by the Centre in setting up of plastic city for which it was necessary to give it the status of an Integrated Plastic Park.