Shinde arrives in Davos, Fadnavis announces Rs 10,000 cr investment in Gadchiroli

Joshi, on Tuesday, met Fadnavis at his official residence in Mumbai on Tuesday, wherein Joshi committed to invest the money in the naxal district of Gadchiroli in Vidarbha. The project is expected to generate 8,000 jobs. The official decision was conveyed to the media by the state government after the meeting.

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Global standards and advanced technology will be an integral aspect of the project, and the company would strictly adhere to all environment concerns, Joshi assured the government.

Fadnavis said, “We are committed to the overall development of Gadchiroli. We want to provide employment to locals. Gadchiroli has the potential to become the steel hub of India.” For this, the state government will extend all help to the project in Gadchiroli, he said.

Joshi is participating in the World Economic Forum in Switzerland where he will sign the MoU with Maharashtra government in the next three days.

During his tenure as Chief Minister (2014-2019), Fadnavis had decided to wipe out the naxal tag from Gadchiroli district, which is abundant in mines and minerals.