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CII asked to prepare a report on infrastructure development and investment roadmap for North Bengal

| | Mar 06, 2017, at 02:02 am
Bagdogra, Mar 5 (IBNS): North Bengal, which is endowed with bounties of nature, could emerge as one of the most preferred tourism hubs in the country, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, told a CII team here on Sunday.

Parrikar was accompanied by S S Ahluwalia, Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs.

The CII team was led by Anand Mittal, the Vice Chairman of CII North Bengal Zonal Council.

Not only is the region surrounded by countries such as Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, it also serves as a corridor to the North East India, Bihar and South Asain countries, he said, adding that development of Bagdogra airport will play a very important role in the development of the region as a whole.

The Centre will do everything to upgrade the airport, the Defence Minister told the CII delegation.

Parrikar also said the Centre has already laid a special focus on North Bengal the strategic location of which is immense. “The Bagdogra airport will play a very important role in the overall development of the region,” he said.

Ahluwalia, who is a local MP, asked CII to prepare a report on infrastructure development and investment roadmap for North Bengal.

The Centre will extend all-out cooperation for the development of North Bengal, said the Defence Minister, who was here to inaugurate a model school in Darjeeling.

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