West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced the construction of a new highway connecting Mourigram in Howrah to Murshidabad through Hooghly. “The state highway will be built at a cost of Rs.4,500 crore Once completed, it will lead to transport development and reduce pressure on the existing highways. The new road will also cut down on transportation cost of vegetables,“ said Mamata after an administrative meeting at the Hooghly Zilla Parishad Bhavan. Besides, Mamata announced that the state had signed an agreement with the Israeli government to set up a centre of excellence for vegetables in Chinsurah. “The centre will come up on a six-hectare plot at the Rice Research Centre in Chinsurah. Israel will provide the technology and the state has allocated Rs 12.5 crore for the first phase,“ Mamata said. “Vegetables will be grown at the centre on an experimental basis and farmers here will be trained in Israeli farming knowhow. It will help increase production and grow crops in seasons other than the regular ones.“
Mamata also declared that two food-processing plants would come up in Hooghly.“There is a problem over acquisition of land for one of them but we will solve it,“ she said.
The CM also promised the reopening of a closed spinning mill at Serampore.
Mamata also declared that two food-processing plants would come up in Hooghly.“There is a problem over acquisition of land for one of them but we will solve it,“ she said.
The CM also promised the reopening of a closed spinning mill at Serampore.
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