Ordnance factoriesto be modernised

quot;In spite of the Kargil conflict our productivity is only 65-70 per cent of what it should be,quot; he informed and added, quot;we are trying to get it increased to 80 per cent even before the modernisation begins.quot; The Minister who visited the Ambernath ordnance factory before coming to Thane announced that the Ambernath factory would be modernised as model for the other 38 factories to emulate.

quot;We will pursue the modernisation work here, which will cost Rs 90 crore, vigorously and it will be completed before2003,quot; he said. Pathak was in Thane on an invitation from Thane Lok Sabha MP Prakash Paranjape and Rajya Sabha MP Satish Pradhan who had requested his initiative in getting the imbroglio over the Thane Central ground resolved. The ground which belongs to the Ministry of Defence is used as a playground and the local populace has resisted all moves by the the MoD to reclaim it.