Employees body invites Tata to set up 'Nano' project in Ratlam

RATLAM: When West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee working hard to pursuade Ratan Tata not to pull out their 'Nano' factory from Singur, a local employees' body here wrote to Tata for setting up the project in Ratlam.

In a letter to Ratan Tata and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, 'Jayant Vitamins Limited Employees' Sangarsh Samiti' has invited Tata for setting up the 'Nano' project in the state.

Ratlam, where round 300 acres of industrial land is lying unused, could be used for the ambitious project, the Samiti said.

" The land is in government's possession at present and can easily be transferred to Tata for the Nano project," Convener of the Samiti told reporters here today.

Ratlam is situated midway between the main Delhi-Mumbai rail track and is easily accessible. Moreover, labour cost is also cheap here.

The samiti also requested the state chief minister to ensure that project like Nano should be shifted to Ratlam so that the problem of unemployment, which is prevailing in the region since the closure of many industries, could be addressed.