Kolkata: Ever since the anti-land acquisition movement gained momentum in 2006-07, few projects have made progress. IISCO Steel Plant (Rs 18,000 crore), Durgapur Aerotropolis (Rs 10,000 crore) and Matix Fertilizer (Rs 5,000 crore) are the three that have, all of them in the Asansol-Durgapur belt. It even drew the notice of US ambassador to India Nancy Powell, who highlighted the importance of the region at her meeting with chief minister Mamata Banerjee last month.
While ISP and Matix are industrial units, the airport city is an infrastructure project that has the potential to transform the region's outlook and economy. The private sector project that kicked off within a month of Ratan Tata announcing the Nano plant pullout from Singur is today the state's most prestigious showcase project.
10/06/13 Debajyoti Chakraborty/Times of India
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While ISP and Matix are industrial units, the airport city is an infrastructure project that has the potential to transform the region's outlook and economy. The private sector project that kicked off within a month of Ratan Tata announcing the Nano plant pullout from Singur is today the state's most prestigious showcase project.
10/06/13 Debajyoti Chakraborty/Times of India
