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Mamata bats for accelerating industrial development in north Bengal
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....amata bats for accelerating industrial development in north Bengal<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 19-5-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Siliguri, May 19 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called for accelerating industrial development in the northern districts of the state. Interacting with industrialists and entrepreneurs at the North Bengal Business Meet here, Banerjee said the government has id....
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....entified 10 acres to set up an international convention centre. She said the proposed centre will come up near Uttarayan (state secretariat in north Bengal) here, which will help in hosting business conclaves besides housing a hotel. Banerjee also stressed the need to set up more homestays, which will generate employment for locals. The CM announced four industrial parks in Dabgram and Ambar....
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....i Falakata in Jalpaiguri, and Ethelbari and Jaigaon in Alipurduar, along with plans to set up a data centre in Siliguri. "Spanning a total of 123.28 acres and developed at a project cost of Rs 80 crore, these parks are poised to generate 4,230 new employment opportunities. With the completion of the Dankuni-Cooch Behar Industrial Corridor, North Bengal will truly emerge as a dynamic hub of busin....
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....ess and industry," Banerjee said. She emphasised that despite a lack of central government funds for sectors such as housing, rural roads and erosion control, the state government has been running various social welfare schemes using its own resources. "The industry in north Bengal should come up with proactive ideas," she said, adding that there is a need to develop alternative tourist destin....
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....ations beyond Darjeeling, which has become congested. She proposed expansion and development of areas like Kalimpong, Mirik and Kurseong to balance the tourism flow. On the issue of tea garden workers, Banerjee reiterated her government’s commitment to their welfare. "We will go all out to protect tea garden workers," she said. "The government will support alternative business plans with....
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....in estates where tea is not cultivated. This will help create local jobs." She expressed concern that "certain quarters are making efforts to thwart this", but affirmed, "Work has to carry on." To preserve the integrity of Darjeeling tea, Banerjee announced the state’s intention to set up a laboratory in north Bengal to test for spurious tea being falsely marketed as Darjeeling tea. She said....
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.... a skills and fashion university will come up in north Bengal. "Bengal is the new destination for industry in the country now. Six economic corridors are coming up", she said. The meet was attended by business leaders such as Rudra Chatterjee of Luxmi Group and other industrialists of north Bengal. "I had the honour of inaugurating the skywalk at the Jalpesh Shiv Mandir, along with the newly....
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.... renovated temple complex, developed at a cost of Rs 5 crore," the CM later said at a post on X. She also announced that six new buses will now operate from North Bengal to Digha’s Jagannath Temple, offering devotees a more comfortable and accessible travel experience. PTI dc MNB NN<BR> News - Press release - PIB....