Chief Minister Siddaramaiah proposed to develop a spices park in Chikkamagaluru under a public-private partnership.
This has been a long-pending demand from pepper growers in the Malnad region. The growers’ associations had often placed this demand before the government.
The CM has not mentioned the amount that will be spent for the park. However, he said it would be taken up under the PPP model to encourage spice growers and promote the export of spices. Besides that, he has proposed to set up an Integrated Public Health laboratory (IPHL) in Chikkamagaluru district.
