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Oriental Chamber of Commerce (OCC) has suggested to the West Bengal Government to set up a “textiles hub” at Garden Reach in Kolkata.
Kolkata-based OCC, which was born in 1932 as “Muslim Chamber of Commerce”, said city and surrounding areas such as Garden Reach, Metiabruz, Santoshpur, Akra and Budge Budge lacked adequate social and physical infrastructure. All these areas have large concentration Muslim population.
At the 83rd AGM of OCC on Saturday, its President Shoib Ahmed Faisal said, “A few lakhs workers, including ready-made garments workers, are employed here (in these areas)”.
However, the areas have poor roads, health and education facilities. He also suggested formation of an “advisory committee” for recommending “improvement of social, educational and economic growth of such localities”.
OCC President also suggested urgent repair of roads leading to trade transit points on the Indo-Bangladesh border. “The road at Ghojadanga (transit point) is in a very bad condition. Particularly during monsoon, every month 8-10 trucks slide down each side of the road”, he mentioned.
State Wakf Board Chairman Justic Abdul Gani said his organisation was recovering ‘encroached’ Wakf properties. He said a significant portion of the 1.43 acres of Wakf land in the State remained encroached by unauthorised occupants.
Bandhan Bank CMD Chandra Shekhar Ghosh said his bank was working for financial inclusion among the economically backward minority communities.
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