West Bengal weighs pooling land from closed public-sector firms and ailing industries

The Economic Times reports West Bengal is considering land from closed central and state public-sector companies, ailing industries, and jute and cotton mills for an industrial land bank. A chamber of commerce prepared a blueprint called Project BhoomiShakti, and several parcels have been identified. Industry department sources cite legal issues and encroachments, while Principal Secretary Vandana Yadava says land banks are being assembled to make land easier for industry to access.