Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Suvendu Adhikari announces ₹300-crore Nandigram development push before bypoll
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari visited Nandigram and announced many new projects.
These projects are expected to cost about ₹300 crore.
The plans include better hospitals, new roads and thousands of houses.
Some people will also receive health insurance benefits.
The government says help should reach everyone, even people who did not vote for it.
A bridge between Nandigram and Haldia is being planned.
Railway work and the withdrawal of about 600 cases were also discussed.
Because an Assembly bypoll is approaching, the announcements also have clear political importance.
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced development and welfare measures worth about ₹300 crore for Nandigram.
Plans include upgrading Reyapara health centre to 60 beds, renovating three health centres and adding facilities at Nandigram District Hospital.
The government said it would build 11,700 houses this year and provide housing instalments to thousands of beneficiaries.
Adhikari said work had advanced on the proposed Nandigram-Haldia bridge and that land would be provided for railway connectivity.
He announced the withdrawal process for around 600 criminal cases filed during the Nandigram land movement, amid an impending Assembly bypoll.
- Who
- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari and the state government.
- What
- A package of development, welfare and case-withdrawal measures worth about ₹300 crore was announced for Nandigram.
- When
- Monday, 114 days after Suvendu Adhikari assumed office, ahead of an Assembly bypoll.
- Where
- Nandigram, including Reyapara, Nandigram District Hospital and surrounding blocks in West Bengal.
- Why
- The government said Nandigram would be its top development priority; the visit also carried political significance because of the approaching bypoll.
Government and development case
Political and opposition concerns
Purpose of the announcements
Government and development case
Suvendu Adhikari said development would cover the entire state, with Nandigram first on the priority list, and that welfare would not depend on voting patterns.
Political and opposition concerns
The visit came before an Assembly bypoll and was described as an effort to turn Adhikari’s personal support in Nandigram into a wider BJP mandate.
Nandigram railway delay
Government and development case
Adhikari said the government had already transferred 3.5 acres to the railways and would provide the remaining land so the project could progress.
Political and opposition concerns
He alleged that the previous Trinamool Congress government had delayed the railway project by withholding six acres of land.
Withdrawal of criminal cases
Government and development case
Adhikari said around 600 cases filed against people during the Nandigram land movement were being withdrawn.
Political and opposition concerns
The articles do not provide a separate response from the people or organisations affected by the withdrawal announcement.
- Announced package
- Development and welfare measures worth around ₹300 crore.
- Housing
- 11,700 new houses are planned in Nandigram this year.
- Health upgrade
- Reyapara health centre is to expand from 30 to 60 beds.
- Health coverage
- Around 30,000 migrant workers were cited as potential beneficiaries of cashless treatment of up to ₹5 lakh under Ayushman Bharat and the state health insurance scheme.
- Bridge project
- Soil testing and cost estimation for the proposed Nandigram-Haldia bridge were said to be complete.
- Railway project
- The government said it had given 3.5 acres to the railways and would provide the remaining land.
- Criminal cases
- The withdrawal process for around 600 cases filed during the Nandigram land movement was announced.