a) Bagdogra in Darjeeling district
over an area of 83 hetes.
b) Bolpur in Birbhum district under Shanti Niketan Sriniketan
Development Authority over an area of 388 hectares.
c) Jalpaiguri in Jalpaiguri district over an area of
405 hectares.
d) Khanyan on Calcutta-Delhi National Highway in Burdwan
district over an area of 91 hectares.
e) Malda in Malda district over an area of 278 hectares.
Existing Usable
Airstrips
There are several air strips in the
state, which can act as nodes for feeder route air transport
services in the eastern region. part from Durgapur which
has an aerodrome owned by a Public Sector Undertaking,
there are three civil airstrips (category "B") maintained
by the National Airports Authority of India (NAAI) and
several others maintained by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
From a commercial point of view, the following airstrips
are important.
Location
Maintained By
Potential
Coochebehar
NAAI
Closer to eastern Dooars tea
gardens than Bagdogra. Also convenient for passengers
from eastern Assam and Phuntsholing (gateway to
Bhutan)
Malda
NAAI
Malda is halfway between Calcutta
and Siliguri. Close to Farakka. Important
transit point for export/import to Bangladesh.
Tourist attraction of Gour and Pandua.
Balurghat
NAAI
Important for Bangladesh businessmen
who operate through Hilli border close to Balurghat.
No railway link between Calcutta and Balurghat.
Panagarh
IAF
Important for serving the industrial
belt of Durgapur/Asansol.
Industrial Parks
Internationally, the current thinking
is that a cluster of industrial units should be set
up in a region so that they can share the same infrastructural
facilities, and the cost of infrastructure per units
comes down. In line with this, the State Government
has promoted some industry specific parks for industrial
development. Specific industries are being promoted
in specific regions to derive locational advantage.
These parks are as follows:
