Fadnavis performs bhoomipoojan of 2 projects in Butibori

 

 

 

GIVING boost to industrial growth of the region, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday performed bhoomipoojan of two mega projects - Avaada Electro Private Limited’s integrated plant and Pernod Ricard India’s malt distillery and maturation facility, here at Butibori industrial area. Both the projects are coming up in the Additional Butibori MIDC Industrial Area at a distance of less than two kilometers.With an investment of Rs 13,650 crore, Avaada Group is setting up an integrated solar plant in Butibori MIDC area, which is expected to create more than 5,000 jobs. Manufacturing in the first phase of the plant will start by MarchApril 2025. On then other hand, Pernod Ricard India, a worldwide leader in the spirits and wine industry, is setting up Asia’s largest malt distillery and maturation facility in Butibori.

 

This is a significant first-step in the realisation of the company’s memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Maharashtra, signed in February 2024. At the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Pernod Ricard India facility, Fadnavis said more than 90,000 farmers of the region would be benefited from it.“The plant will huge quantity of barley which will grown in nearby areas. It will certainly open up new chapter in the Vidarbha’s crop patter,” he said. Jean Touboul, CEO of Pernod Ricard India; Prasanna Mohile, National Head- Corporate Affairs; and others attended the event. During the similar event at Avaada Group’s site, more than 50 per cent of the employees in the plant will be women. Vineet Mittal, Chairman of Avaada Group; Suresh Soni of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh; and others were present on the occasion.