The state GST department has given its nod for the proposed dry port project in Niphad taluka of the district.
The decision of the GST department assumes importance since the land where this project is supposed to come up belongs to Niphad cooperative sugar mill, which has dues of over Rs 35 crore. The state GST department has attached the property of the mill.
Over the years, the mill has allegedly failed to clear tax dues to the GST department, which was earlier known as commercial taxes department.
In a letter, the GST department has urged the state finance department to ensure that the mill clears the dues once it is paid for acquiring the land. The department has also requested that the dues of Nashik District Central Co-operative Bank too be cleared as the sugar factory has failed to repay the loan that it had taken from financial institute.
“The project is a positive one and would be a boon for the farmers of the region,” the state GST officials said.
Centre has planned a dry port project on 250 acres in Niphad. Of these, 108 acres belong to Niphad cooperative sugar mill. GST officials said that the factory owners are likely to get about Rs 105crore for acquiring the land.
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