Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani agreed to sanction a composite textile park for Arunachal Pradesh. The park would have facilities for skill development, design and product upgradation and facilities for export of finished handicrafts, the Minister said during a meeting with Chief Minister Pema Khandu in New Delhi.
Irani assured of deputing a group of experts to handhold the State Government in preparation of the DPR and running the centre there after. On a request to assist the State in exploring the usage of geo-textiles to mitigate and prevent frequent landslides in the State, Irani asked the government to get the vulnerability mapping done and submit a proposal.