IT gets land from private developer
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The state government has decided to acquire land from a private developer for industry. However, unlike the farmers, the private developer is giving up the land for free. Vedic Village will return 600 acres of its 1,200-acre township in Rajarhat, which the government will then hand over to Infosys and other IT companies.The state Cabinet Committee on Industrial Affairs endorsed the IT department’s plan to acquire 600 acres from Vedic Village.Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, industries minister Nirupam Sen, finance minister Asim Dasgupta and IT minister Debesh Das believes that this is the only way Infosys could be given land near Kolkata at a reasonable rate. The land will be at Webel’s disposal and 100 acres will go to Infosys. Infosys will have to pay far less than the Rs 2.16 crore per acre.Vedic Village will get infrastructure like roads, sewerage and water connection in its green township in return of the land.
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