CLC to attract investment worth RS 5000 cr with addressing environmental concerns

Kolkata, Feb 23 (KNN) The Calcutta Leather Complex (CLC) in Bantala is attracting investments worth Rs 5,000 crore and at the same time addressing environmental concerns, according to a release on All India Trinamool Congress's (AITC) website.

This is being achieved by augmenting the capacity of a common effluent treatment plant in order to treat waste water chemically, mechanically and biologically before releasing it in canals, and planting thousands of trees.

According to a rough government estimate, in the next five years the biggest leather complex in Asia is set to generate up to three lakh jobs.

On February 15 this year, a note from the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises and Textiles Department to the CEO of CLC had confirmed that the State had decided to shift all IT/ ITeS and telecom firms from Bantala to Bengal Silicon Valley in New Town.

The shift was decided so that the entire area of CLC could be used for leather industry, given the huge demand from tanneries across the country.

The leather complex has also started a pilot project in collaboration with the Central Leather Research Institute to generate biogas from solid waste. (KNN/JM)