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Kolkata , July 3

TO pave the way for investment in IT and IT enabled sectors (ITES), the West Bengal Government is planning comprehensive development of the Sector-V area in Salt Lake city. Sector-V is the home of IT industry in Bengal.

Addressing a workshop on supply chain for IT and ITES industry, Dr G.D. Gautama, Principal Secretary of the State IT Department, said that the West Bengal Government was planning declare the sector-V as an industrial zone. To pave way for the same, the State Government was planning a comprehensive development of infrastructure in the area through private-public partnership.

Kolkata Metropolitan Development Agency (KMDA), which is acting as a nodal agency for the proposed development, will soon be inviting expression of interests (EoIs) from private parties for participation in several projects in the area. The projects include, development of underground sewerage system, building a bus terminus, underground water reservoirs, creation of food plazas and road maintenance and beautification.

Mr Gautama said that the State Government is working to create an additional 13.3 million square feet building space for IT industry in next two years.

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