M.P. govt has begun process to set up diamond park in Panna: Chouhan
The Hindu
Panna district has reserves estimated to be containing diamonds totalling 12 lakh carats
The Madhya Pradesh government has initiated the process of setting up a diamond cutting and polishing park in the State's Panna district, which has a vast reserve of gems, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said.
"Panna is located in Madhya Pradesh but work of cutting polishing of diamonds is carried out in other places. So, we have started the process of setting up a diamond park here," Mr. Chouhan said while addressing a programme at a Polytechnic College Ground here on September 24.
Panna district, located over 380 km from Bhopal, has reserves estimated to be containing diamonds totalling 12 lakh carats, according to officials.
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