ENA State 2019-08-27 08:37:03 <p><strong>New Delhi, Aug 27 (KNN)</strong> The West Bengal Government is all set to host an international business summit in Digha in December this year. The tentative dates are December 9 to 13.</p> <p>While business representatives from Asian countries will be invited for the summit.</p> <p>While announcing this during the inauguration of Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in Digha, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that Digha has the potential to become a major business tourism centre. The convention centre also has a hotel for hosting guests on the same grounds.</p> <p>The idea behind this initiative, according to senior government officials, is to turn Digha into a major seaside business tourism resort in Asia, similar to ones in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.</p> <p>According to a media report, Sixty-five hotels are currently in different stages of construction and planning in and around Digha. A big port is being built in Tajpur. A short distance from Digha is Haldia, one of the major industrial centres of the State.</p> <p>Then, there is the 7-km long Marine Drive being built there by the State Government that will connect Digha, Mandarmani, Tajpur, Shankarpur and Udaipur on a string, facilitating travel and tourism to a large extent.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" id="mgiframe" src="//mg.mgid.com/mghtml/framehtml/c/k/n/knnindia.co.in.338951.html" width="100%"></iframe></p> 23527 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/west-bengal-govt-planning-to-host-international-business-summit-in-digha-in-december 2019-08-27 08:37:03 knnindia.co.in