State Minister for Housing and Public Works Sharif Ahmed visited Walton headquarters and laid the foundation stone of a 15-storey elevator testing tower Tuesday. The state minister visited several manufacturing plants, including those of elevators, generators, air conditioners, refrigerators, compressors, metal castings and cables. Walton Hi-Tech Industries Vice-Chairman SM Shamsul Alam and Managing Director and CEO Golam Murshed welcomed Sharif Ahmed. Read: Walton launches two Prelude laptops Since 2019, Walton has been manufacturing and marketing elevators using European technology. The company is manufacturing passenger elevators ranging from 300kg to 3,000kg and cargo elevators from 800kg to 4,500kg, according to a media statement.

The long-standing inhabitants and affected people of the Purbachal New Town project area will get plots within next December.