The Karnataka government has approved five acres of land in Aryapu for the development of an industrial park for small-scale enterprises, according to Sharanabasappa Darshanapur, Minister for Small Scale enterprises and Public Enterprises.

Darshanapur, who presided over a meeting of department officials in Mangaluru, instructed them to take immediate action to establish the industrial estate on the approved location.

He also asked them to investigate the potential of accommodating SSIs at the impending plastic park in Ganjimutt, near Mangaluru.

The Minister told the officials to secure all land belonging to the department in the district by metes and bounds since land value is very high in the district. He told them to submit a list of lands belonging to the department and ensure no property is encroached upon, reported The Hindu.

He further directed officials to get a survey done as to the demand for setting up SSIs in the district.