The
Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCC & I) took the initiative to
launch a smart city for business analytics in West Bengal, a first of its kind
in the country. The West Bengal government will support this project.
BCC
& I has already identified a 250-acre land on the Kalyani Expressway for
the project.
While
speaking to reporters during a summit on business analytics in the Kolkata, the
state minister for Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Firhad Hakim said, "It's
a new concept and first of its kind in the country. Lots of land are there in
Kalyani. I've heard many townships have been planned there... Knowledge City
and other townships. These are not agricultural, but marshy land,"
He
further said that "The Analytics Hub will be a private initiative with
government support. The government will give the permission and if successful
it will open up a new horizon... If we can do it here then West Bengal will be
the first state to host such a city in the country,".
The
state's Finance and Industry minister Amit Mitra also welcomed the initiative
said "availability of land will not be a problem for the project."
Debashis
Sen, Chairman, State Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco)
also welcomed the move of the Chamber.
The
president-elect of BCC & I, Mr. Ambarish Dasgupta, who is also the head of
the management consulting at KPMG Advisory Services, said "We have been
talking to the state government for the land. It has suggested that 250-acres
could be made available for the project in that area."
According
to the outgoing president of BCC & I, Mr. Kallol Datta, the the project is
expected to attract investments in between Rs 3,000 - Rs 5,000 crore besides,
generating thousands of employment.
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