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Adani pledges ₹1 trillion Bengal investment by 2035
Gautam Adani said his business group plans to invest more than ₹1 lakh crore in Bengal by 2035.
The money could support ports, roads, power projects, data centres and other infrastructure.
His group has also started building a large hospital in New Town.
The hospital will have 2,000 beds, and half will be for poorer patients.
Adani called Bengal his group’s possible “second karmabhoomi,” or important home for its work.
The group also agreed to help restore Writers’ Buildings and support Durga Puja events.
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari praised the investment as important for Bengal.
He said more investment could create jobs and help develop the state.
Gautam Adani promised more than ₹1 lakh crore in West Bengal investments by 2035.
Planned sectors include ports, logistics, energy, roads, bridges, ropeways, green cement and hyperscale data centres.
The Adani Group began work on a ₹4,000-crore, 2,000-bed hospital in New Town, with half the beds reserved for economically weaker sections.
The group signed agreements with the Bengal government to restore Writers’ Buildings and support Durga Puja through an Adani Pujo Preview.
Suvendu Adhikari said the BJP government had revived projects including a deep-sea port and a proposed greenfield airport.
- Who
- Gautam Adani, the Adani Group and West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari.
- What
- The Adani Group promised more than ₹1 lakh crore in Bengal investments by 2035 and began a ₹4,000-crore hospital project.
- Where
- New Town, near Calcutta, West Bengal; other proposed projects include locations in East Midnapore and Kalyani.
- When
- The announcement and foundation-stone ceremony took place on Thursday; the investment target runs through 2035.
- Why
- Adani said Bengal could become a major industrial, logistics and economic platform, while the state government said investment was needed for development and employment.
Key facts
- Total promised investment
- More than ₹1 lakh crore by 2035
- Hospital investment
- Over ₹4,000 crore
- Hospital capacity
- 2,000 beds
- Hospital access
- Half the beds will be for economically weaker sections
- Planned sectors
- Ports, logistics, power, roads, bridges, ropeways, green cement and hyperscale data centres
- Additional agreements
- Restoration of Writers’ Buildings and funding support for Durga Puja
- Proposed port location
- Dadanpatrabar in East Midnapore, relocated from Tajpur
Quotes
Suvendu Adhikari
West Bengal chief minister
“We expect to invest in Bengal over ₹1 lakh crore (₹1 trillion) by 2035 — in sectors spanning ports, logistics, power generation, power transmission and distribution, roads, bridges and ropeways, green cement and hyperscale data centres”
telegraphindia.com
“Three decades ago, our port at Mundra in Gujarat became our first karmabhoomi — in the west. This morning, as I prayed to Ma at Kalighat, I asked for her blessings that Bengal becomes our second karmabhoomi — in the east”
telegraphindia.com
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