WB govt begins search for alternate site to Nandigram
The West Bengal government, still grappling with the Nandigram row, has started re-negotiating with the SEZ promoters - Salim Group - for an alternate site, the Indonesian firm's Indian partner said on Monday.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government, still grappling with the Nandigram row, has started re-negotiating with the SEZ promoters - Salim Group - for an alternate site, the Indonesian firm's Indian partner said on Monday.
The Nandigram Special Economic Zone, which had received the Union Cabinet approval, was to be set up by Indonesia-based Salim Group and the Gurgaon-based real estate major Unitech in a joint venture.
"Government is calibrating with us and Salim Group on different options," Unitech Managing Director Sanjay Chandra said.
The government is looking at alternative locations, he added.
The Board of Approval is the Commerce Ministry had approved the Nandigram SEZ for chemicals to come up at 4,000 hectare land.
Since the project involved a large foreign equity, it was also later cleared by the Union Cabinet.
However, the West Bengal government had to cancel the project at Nandigram following a large scale protest and violence.
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