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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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| INDUSTRIAL PARKS |
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| The West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation is developing sector specific and multi product 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 ( Phase I and II) |
Gems & Jewellery |
Salt Lake, Kolkata |
5 |
| Shilpangan (Light Engineering Park) ( Phase I and II) |
Light Engg. Products. |
Salt Lake, Kolkata |
2.25 |
| Garment Park (Paridhan) |
Garments |
Kolkata |
8.78 |
Food Park (Phase I & II)
(Sudha Ras Food Park) |
Food processing |
Sankrail, Howrah |
49.98 |
| Kandua Food Park |
Food processing |
Sankaril, Howrah |
52 |
| Poly Park |
Polymer products |
Sankrail, Howrah |
60 |
| Rubber Park |
Rubber footwear, hoses, tubes, automotive rubber products |
Sankrail, Howrah |
90 |
| Plasto Steel Park (Phase - I & II) |
Iron & Steel and Plastic products |
Borjora, Bankura |
423.20 |
| Foundry Park ( Phase I and II) |
Castings, Forgings and other Foundry items |
Sankrail, Howrah |
556.93 |
| Vidyasagar Industrial Park |
Engineering and manufacturing |
Kharagpur, Pashchim Medinipore |
1246.05 |
| Raghunathpur Steel & Allied Industrial Park |
Iron & Steel, Cement and Power |
Raghunathpur, Purulia |
7420.24 |
| Panagarh Industrial Park |
Engineering and manufacturing |
Panagarh, Bardhhaman |
2716.198 |
| Shalboni Industrial Park |
Iron & Stee |
Shalboni, Pashchim Mediniporel |
4500 |
| Godapiasal Industrial Park |
Cement |
Godapiasal Pashchim Medinipore |
165.5 |
| Salanpur Industrial Park |
Iron & Steel |
Salanpur, Bardhaman |
2550 |
| Ranigunj Aluminium & Non-ferrous Metals Park |
Aluminium Smelter Plant & Power Plant |
Raniganj, Bardhaman |
1500.00 |
| Rishi Bankim Industrial Park |
Multi product |
Naihati, 24 Parganas (N) |
163.38 |
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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 facilities 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 15 Growth centers in different locations of the state such as Kalyani (Phase I, II, III), Falta ( Phase I, II), Uluberia, Bishnupur, Raninagar, Coochbehar, Malda ( Phase I, II) , Dabgram, Haldia, Kharagpur and Bolpur. WBIIDC is also keen to develop industrial parks through the PPP model involving collaboration with industry. 2 industrial parks are at present being developed under PPP model – Integrated Industrial hub at Jalpaiguri and industrial auto park at Jhargram. |
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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 and 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, IT facilities in and around Salt Lake or at New Town, Rajarhat are being set up. For other details log on to www.itwb.org |
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| SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES |
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With a view to generate employment, the State Government recognizes the growth of SEZ in selected sectors. 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 five functional SEZs operating in the State - Falta SEZ ( multi product zone), Manikanchan at Saltlake (Gems & Jewellary), Wipro at Saltlake( IT/ ITes), Dalmiya and Co Ltd at Bantala (IT/ ITes) and Unitech Hightech at Rajarhat(IT/ ITes). The export through the functional SEZs increased to Rs. 5931.67 crore during 2009-10, an increase of 30%.
West Bengal has received 11 notified approvals, 22 formal approvals and 14 in principle approvals for setting up SEZs in the State. Most of the approvals are in the sectors like IT & ITES, Electronic Hardware and Software, Engineering etc. The SEZs are likely to provide employment to large number of people in the state. |
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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 Ltd, Indian Oil Petronas Ltd., Hindusthan Fertilser Corporation, Tata Chemicals Ltd., Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd., Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Ltd., 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. 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. West Bengal is also one of the three states of India whose proposals to set up the PCPIR project, in Nayachar Island, near Haldia was approved in February 2008. |
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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. The only major International Airport in eastern India is located in Kolkata. Kolkata Port, one of the pioneering and most promising ports of India has been adjudged as the best managed port in the country in the recent past. Kolkata along with its vast city suburb and Howrah has traditionally been home to several industries like jute, foundry leather units, chemicals, plastics etc. Kolkata is now emerging as a major electronics and IT industrial hub. There are number of Industrial Parks and Special Economic Zones situated in & around the city. The City is also the home of numerous domestic & foreign firms dealing in areas such as banking, insurance, tea, electronic, 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 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. 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. Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd. (BAPL), a specialist company engaged in the development of Aerotropolis projects in India is currently developing an Aerotropolis at Durgapur. The project is expected to bring about socio-economic development of the Asansol-Durgapur region and create the second metropolitan city in the region. |
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KHARAGPUR Kharagpur, an industrial town and divisional head quarter for South Eastern Railways, is all set to become one of the premier industrial hubs in the country. Kharagpur, about 120 km from Kolkata, promises to be an ideal destination for investment due to the presence of the IIT campus, its proximity to Kolkata and also because it is well-connected with the rest of the nation by rail. Kharagpur has one of the biggest railway workshops in India with the longest railway platform in the world. Kharagpur was chosen as the location of the first campus of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). The town has Diesel and EMU workshops which have created opportunities for a large number of medium and large scale units, which have, in turn, given rise to a considerable number of ancillary units. The strategic location of the town has also helped in the establishment of consumer goods, plastic, chemical and engineering industries like Tata Metaliks, Flender McNeil and others. |
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