A silver industry park is slated to come up near Mangur village of Chikkodi taluk in Belagavi district of Karnataka. Foundation stone for the project is likely to be laid soon, says a report.

Karnataka Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (KSSIDC) is likely to be implementing the project in 16 acres provided by the state government that generates around 10,000 employments for locals. The proposed park is expected to be ready to use within next four months, adds a report. The silver industrial park will be developed with concrete roads, drainage and chemical water treatment plants and facilities like water and electricity.

The report further adds that Border village Mangur is located around 28kms away from Chikkodi and 93kms away district headquarter. Village has around 1,400 families with 7,000 population. Almost all families in this village do the silver work, which is sub-profession for them. All family members including men, women and kids are well known about the art of making silver ornaments.