September 29, 2026 6:21 PM
Bengal FM pitches for vertical industrial parks to overcome land crunch
West Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta on Tuesday pitched for vertical industrial parks as a solution to the state’s acute land scarcity, proposing multi-storey gems and jewellery hubs to revive the sector and prevent the exodus of skilled artisans. Dasgupta said traditional land-intensive manufacturing setups faced spatial constraints in the state and suggested that vertical infrastructure could help address the problem. “A particular problem which we face in West Bengal is the avai...