UP govt to set up India's first leather park in Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh government will establish the first leather park of the country in Kanpur district. The park is expected to provide employment to 50 thousand people directly and more than 1 lakh 50 thousand people indirectly. 

Additional chief secretary MSME Dr Navneet sehgal said that the project will be established in 268 area of land in Ramaipur village of Kanpur district and is expected to attract an investment of more than 5850 crores.

He said that the leather park will also have an effluent treatment plant of 20 million litre per day capacity so that it will not pollute the Ganga river. Navneet



Sehgal said that with the establishment of leather park Kanpur City will be able to strengthen its position among the 10 big leather manufacturing states of the country.

More than 150 tanneries are expected to work here which will produce world class leather items including shoes, jackets and other accessories of export quality.

The leather park will have all the facilities for production as well as exhibition of leather products. It will also have  fooding and lodging arrangements for the  investors who will come here from all over the world.