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| INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUTURE |
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| The Government of West Bengal has initiated time bound steps to modernize infrastructure facilities and also to create new clusters and growth centers. Since infrastructure creation involves considerable investments, the state welcomes private participation in this area and has already made considerable progress in laying the groundwork for state-of-the-art industrial facilities to attract entrepreneurs. |
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| GROWTH CENTRES |
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| The government has encouraged the development of Growth Centres through the West Bengal Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBIIDC). The infrastructure faculties provided in these Growth Centres include developed land, industrial shed, water supply, power supply, street lighting, internal drainage & sewerage system. Other facilities such as telephone, banks, post offices, fire stations, police outposts, shopping centers, centre for recreational facilities are also being contemplated for the new Growth Centres. Till date WBIIDC has established 12 Growth centers in different locations of the state such as Kalyani (Phase I, II, III), Falta, Uluberia, Bishnupur, Raninagar, Coochbehar, Malda, Dadgram, Haldia, and Kharagpur, WBIIDC is also in the process of setting up 3 more Growth Centres at Jalpaiguri, Bolpur and Malda (Phase II). |
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| INDUSTRIAL PARKS |
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| The West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation has promoted / facilitated the development of sector specific industrial parks in the State keeping in mind the GoWB roadmap for rapid industrial growth. An overview of some of the Industrial Parks initiated and / or developed in the State are as follows: |
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| Name |
Products / Services |
Location |
Area (acres) |
| Manikanchan SEZ |
Gems & Jewellery |
Salt Lake, Kolkata |
5 |
| Shilpangan (Light Engineering Park) |
Light Engg. Products. |
Salt Lake, Kolkata |
2.28 |
| Apparel Export Park |
Garments, Buttons, Accessories, Washing / Processing |
Uluberia, (Howrah District) |
150 |
| Garment Park |
Garments |
Kolkata |
9 |
| Food Park (Phase I & II ) |
Food processing |
Sankrail, (Howrah District) |
130 |
| Poly Park |
Polymer products |
Sankrail, (Howrah District) |
60 |
| Rubber Park |
Rubber footwear, hoses, tubes, automotive rubber products |
Sankrail, (Howrah District) |
170 |
| Biotech Park |
Bio Tech projects |
Dewanmara (West Midnapore District) |
60 |
| Plasto Steel Park (Phase - I & II) |
Iron & Steel and Plastic products |
Borjora (Bankura District) |
395 |
| Iron & Steel Park , Kharagpur |
Steel products |
Kharagpur (West Midnapore District) |
300 |
| Iron & Steel Park , Guptamoni |
Steel products |
Jhargram ( West Midnapore District) |
2500 |
| Foundry Park |
Castings, Forgings and other Foundry items |
Howrah |
924 |
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| INTELLIGENT PARKS |
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There are a number of Intelligent Parks being set up in the state which is now the centre of action for IT and ITeS companies. With more & more software companies moving into Kolkata for software development & BPO operations to drive down costs, several private entrepreneurs & realtors have entered the fray. They are setting up the state-of-the-art intelligent buildings & IT Parks to provide ‘intelligent space’ to IT & ITeS companies. As the Salt Lake Electronics Complex is almost saturated, there is need for new ‘plug-n-play’ IT facilities. So several private realtors are setting up IT facilities in & around Salt Lake or at New Town, Rajarhat.
The State is also planning to set up several Mega IT projects taking the SEZ route which include centres such as Siliguri, Haldia, Durgapur and Kharagpur. The GoWB expects that with the large number of IT hubs currently under development about 13.3 million sq. feet of built up space will be available over the next one year. |
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| Snapshot of some of the IT projects in the City |
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| Name of the Project |
Location |
Proposed Area (sq. ft) |
| Technopolis |
Sector V, Salt Lake |
675,000 |
| Globsys Crystals |
Sector V, Salt Lake |
600,000 |
| Infinity Benchmark |
Sector V, Salt Lake |
550,000 |
| Infinity Waterside |
Sector V, Salt Lake |
530,000 |
| Millenium City |
Sector V, Salt Lake |
420,000 |
| The Hub |
Sector V, Salt Lake |
300,000 |
| Infinity (Tower - II) |
Sector V, Salt Lake |
180,000 |
| Videocon Salarpuria |
Sector V, Salt Lake |
200,0000 |
| Bengal Intelligent Park |
Sector V, Salt Lake |
750,000 |
| Ascendas |
Rajarhat |
200,0000 |
| Keepeland |
Rajarhat |
200,0000 |
| DLF |
Rajarhat |
130,0000 |
| Unitech Group |
Rajarhat |
200,0000 |
| Sunrise City |
EM Bypass |
174,2400 |
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| SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES |
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| The GoWB has also initiated creation of industrial infrastructure in the form of Special Economic Zones which are specially delineated enclaves entitled to several fiscal concessions and incentives. At the moment, there are three SEZs operating in the State while several others have either been approved in principle or are in various stages of implementation. SEZs are discussed separately in Chapter 6. |
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| MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREAS |
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 HALDIA The port city of Haldia caters to some of the national & international giants like Indian Oil Corporation, Indian Oil Petronas Ltd., Hindusthan Fertilser Corporation, Tata Chemicals Ltd., Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd., Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Hindustan Leaver, Shamon Ispat Ltd., Ambo agro Products Ltd., Exide Industries and others. Apart from its location advantages and cargo handling facilities, the Haldia Development Authority has taken steps to create an investor friendly support environment by assuring availability of land, adequate water, intra city roads, communications and social infrastructure facilities. Today Haldia is on the fast track for rapid industrialization. Recently, the WBIDC and Tata Steel have set up a joint venture company for setting up a Merchant Coke Over Plant to generate 0.8 million tones of coke annually in Phase I and also 60MW of power. A Mega Chemical Industrial Estate has also been proposed with 10,000 acres being earmarked. |
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KOLKATA Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal & the main commercial & financial hub of the eastern & north-eastern India has a strategic importance for industrial development. Kolkata has an international airport & a port complex and its adjoining areas together with the vast city suburbs and the twin city of Howrah has traditionally been home to a number of industries. From jute, foundry and leather units, chemicals and plastics, Kolkata is now emerging as a major electronics and IT industrial hub,. There are number of Industrial Parks / Special Economic Zones situated in & around the city. The City is the home of numerous domestic & foreign firms dealing in areas such as banking, insurance, tea, electronics, IT etc. |
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ASANSOL DURGAPUR REGION The Asansol - Durgapur region is located 150km north of Kolkata. The region is rich in mineral resources like coal, iron ore, copper & bauxite & has industrial units producing iron & steel, engineering goods, electrical equipments, etc. Prominent industrial units in the region include the steel plant at Durgapur, an alloy steel plant & railway locomotive plant at Chittarangan.
The West Bengal Government is promoting the development of this region as an industrial centre with integrated infrastructure. The Asansol - Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA) is setting up an Export - Promotion Industrial Park at a cost of US$ 3 million. The target industries for this park are steel - based, software, electronics, leather, pharmaceuticals, agro-based & other non-polluting industries. Electricity & water supply in the region are also being upgraded to attract investment Recently under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the Asansol Urban Area has proposed infrastructure investments totaling some Rs. 15000 million including basic facilities such as provision of water supply, sewerage, drainage etc which is expected to substantially upgrade and modernize the operating environment and facilitate further industrial development. |
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KHARAGPUR Kharagpur, the prime railway junction in West Bengal, is situated about 120kms from Kolkata on National Highway 6 and is also home to a large number of engineering industries with major players such as Tata Mettalics, Flender Mcneil and others. It is well connected to the rest of the country. A Bio Tech Park on 300 acres of land is proposed to come up with the assistance of IIT Kharagpur, the renowned Technology Institute. Other such as the proposed Iron and steel Parks both at Kharagpur and Guptamani, Auto components and IT SEZs will add significantly to the industrial prominence of this region in the years to come. |
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