NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MARCH 26
Amid the coronovirus outbreak, the Tamil Nadu government has announced setting up of an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) Park in the state at an investment of Rs. 770 crore.
திருவண்ணாமலை- செய்யாறு தொழில் பூங்காவில் முதற்கட்டமாக சுமார் 650 ஏக்கர் பரப்பில் மருத்துவ மூலப்பொருட்கள் (ம) மருந்து உற்பத்தி நிறுவனங்கள் தொடங்குவதற்கு ஏதுவாக மருந்தியல் தொழிற்பூங்கா, சிப்காட் நிறுவனத்தால் ரூ.770 கோடி மதிப்பில் அமைக்கப்படும்.#TNAssembly #சட்டப்பேரவை_விதிஎண்110
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The Park, which will manufacture bulk drugs to be used for finished dosages, will be set up on around 650 acre in Cheyyar, in Thiruvannamalai district, with basic amenities such as warehouses, research and development, and waste treatment facilities, said Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on the floor of the Assembly on Tuesday.
The move comes at a time when there are concerns about availability of critical and essential bulk drugs to produce finished formulations of life saving medicines. The country is currently dependent on APIs from China for various such medicines, and disruption in availability of APIs was a concern for the industry and the public health experts.
The state has also allocated around Rs 110 crore to set up coronavirus special facilities in various cities and upgraded King Institute of Preventive Medicine & Research, Guindy, to a bio safety level III centre, the Chief Minister had annnouced, said a release from DIPR.
