FAISALABAD, NOV 07 (DNA) – First Biotechnology Park of Pakistan will be established in M3 industrial city while Government is also contemplating to setup proposed National University of Biosciences to avail the existing expertise of Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology (NIAB) and National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE).
This was stated by Dr. Shahid Mansoor Director General NIBGE during his visit to Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) Saturday.
He said that cutting edge biotechnology has gained importance in almost all segments of economy. Regarding Biotechnology Park, he said NIBGE has 12 acres of land in M3 Industry city near Sahianwala interchange.
“Its scientists will provide Research and Development facilities while businessmen in general and young entrepreneurs in particular will commercialize new and innovative technologies. He said that FCCI should work closely with NIBGE and take responsibility to finance different pilot projects based on new and workable ideas.
Explaining the achievements of NIBGE, he said that it has introduced the innovative idea of floating gardens to recycle the industrial effluent. “These floating gardens are being successfully used in Chakera water treatment ponds by Water And Sanitation Agency (WASA)”, he said and added that this facility could also be provided for Paharang and Maduaana drains passing from the western and eastern side of the city.
“These floating gardens will treat the waste water before its safe discharge into the nearby river”, he said and added that it will not pollute the river water and thus play an instrumental role in saving aquatic life. He further said that treated water of these drains could also be used for irrigation purposes in the water starved areas of the region.
Chaudhary Talat Mahmood Senior Vice President FCCI appreciated the role of NIAB and NIBGE in the overall development of Pakistan and said that our main issue is dissemination of innovative technology at the gross root level and in this connection FCCI and NIBGE should ink a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU
Executive Member Dr. Sajjad Arshad told that Pakistan is importing vaccines for poultry birds from Egypt. “NIBGE must prepare this vaccine locally to save the precious foreign exchange”, he added.
The meeting was also attended by Dr. Habib Aslam Gaba and other executive members of the FCCI. = DNA
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