Rohtak: An institute for footwear design and development will soon come up at Rohtak in Haryana. The Union commerce minister Mr. Kamal Nath has sanctioned this institute which will be developed at a cost of Rs 125 crore and it would impart training to 1,000 students every year.

The information was given by Haryana Chief Minster Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda while addressing a gathering, after laying the foundation stone of an Industrial Model Township (IMT) on the outskirts of the town yesterday.

Mr. Hooda claimed that the setting up of the IMT would change the face of Rohtak, as done by Maruti Udyog in Gurgaon. The township will be developed on a land of around 3,000 acres which will be close to the National Highway No. 10. An area of 871 acres has already been acquired for the purpose.

"An amount of Rs 17,000 crore would be spent for providing infrastructural facilities in the first phase," Hooda said, adding that a jewelry designing and training centre would also be opened in the IMT.

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