Date:01/09/2007 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/09/01/stories/2007090151362100.htm

Back Three jute parks to come up in West Bengal

Our Bureau

Kolkata, Aug. 31

The Centre has approved the setting up of three jute parks in West Bengal. An application in this regard had earlier been made to the Centre by the State Government.

Mr Manabendra Mukherjee, West Bengal’s Minister for Tourism, Small Scale & Cottage Industries, told reporters here on Friday that the Centre has approved the setting up of jute parks in Rajnagar in Murshidabad district, Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur and one in the district of Cooch Behar.

Each of these parks would be set up on 40-50 acres of land. Jute goods and jute-based products would be produced in these parks.

Mr Mukherjee said the detailed project report in respect of the proposed jute park at Rajnagar was ready while detailed project reports of the other two proposed jute parks would be prepared soon.

Thereafter, all the three detailed project reports would be sent to the Centre.