BJP Parliament member wants MSME boost in West Bengal
Updated: Jul 25, 2014 01:03:49pm
New Delhi, Jul 25 (KNN) A strong demand was raised in Parliament to promote the MSME sector in West Bengal and set up an industrial park on the land which was once occupied by the closed Dunlop factory.
This was stated yesterday by BJP Member Chandan Mitra in the Rajya Sabha while participating in the discussion on the Finance Bill.
Towards promoting MSMEs, “…an industrial park and container depot should be set up on land which was once the Dunlop tyre factory,” Mitra said.
He said that several big and iconic factories have shut down in West Bengal in recent years. The Dunlop tyre factory in Sahaganj near Bandel is one of them.
“More than 60 acres of land is in the possession of this company which has closed down,” he explained of the space which has now become a jungle with trees.
Mitra also proposed an Inland Waterway between Allahabad and Haldia, Sahaganj which can be developed as a river port giving access to the vast agricultural hinterland which lies there.
“Sahaganj lies on the banks of the Ganga. With adequate dredging, that will be necessary to operationalise the Jal Marg, Sahaganj can become an excellent subsidiary of the Kolkata Port which is overcrowded. If an industrial park is set up here, facilities for small ships and barges to dock could be provided.
Other than support towards generating processed agricultural food, Mitra has asked for the implementation of the National Jute Policy to ensure that orders are placed for jute gunny bags.
“West Bengal has gone through a prolonged phase of de-industrialisation for 40 years. Jute industry is languishing. There are no orders,” he said, adding that with a policy in place there would be news orders, factories would run and labourers would be employed with adequate wages. (KNN/ES)
This was stated yesterday by BJP Member Chandan Mitra in the Rajya Sabha while participating in the discussion on the Finance Bill.
Towards promoting MSMEs, “…an industrial park and container depot should be set up on land which was once the Dunlop tyre factory,” Mitra said.
He said that several big and iconic factories have shut down in West Bengal in recent years. The Dunlop tyre factory in Sahaganj near Bandel is one of them.
“More than 60 acres of land is in the possession of this company which has closed down,” he explained of the space which has now become a jungle with trees.
Mitra also proposed an Inland Waterway between Allahabad and Haldia, Sahaganj which can be developed as a river port giving access to the vast agricultural hinterland which lies there.
“Sahaganj lies on the banks of the Ganga. With adequate dredging, that will be necessary to operationalise the Jal Marg, Sahaganj can become an excellent subsidiary of the Kolkata Port which is overcrowded. If an industrial park is set up here, facilities for small ships and barges to dock could be provided.
Other than support towards generating processed agricultural food, Mitra has asked for the implementation of the National Jute Policy to ensure that orders are placed for jute gunny bags.
“West Bengal has gone through a prolonged phase of de-industrialisation for 40 years. Jute industry is languishing. There are no orders,” he said, adding that with a policy in place there would be news orders, factories would run and labourers would be employed with adequate wages. (KNN/ES)
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