Mamata Banerjee springs a surprise in Singur - invites Tata Motors to return to Bengal

West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee loves to take others by surprise. On the occasion of returning land to the unwilling farmers of Singur, she held out an olive branch to Tata Motors who had to abandon their Nano car project because of an agitation spearheaded by Mamata Banerjee herself.
She disclosed that her government owned nearly 1000 acres of land in a place known as Goaltore and would willingly let Tata Motors build a factory there.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 15 September 2016.

Mamata Banerjee has offered close to 1,000 acres of land in Goaltore, West Midnapore, to Tata Motors for an automobile plant and has given the company one month time to take a decision. Incidentally, in 2014, during a visit to Singapore, she had mentioned about the Goaltore land as a potential industrial site.
Obviously, people are curious to know more about Goaltore - the new industrial destination in Bengal. And, here are some salient features -

Area of land - 950.17 acres, it is owned by the government

Fencing - there is no proper fencing thus squatters can settle down easily

Connectivity - a narrow 29-Km road connects Goaltore to NH60 (Asansol to Balasore)

Proximity to large city - it is 185-Km away from Kolkata

Communication - travel time from Kolkata is around 3 hours

Electricity - there is a 400V line which is not enough for any industry. It is necessary for a sub-station with capacity of at least 132-KV.

Water - has to be brought from the Shilabati river which is 18-Km away.


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