The state is not only strategically located in India but also well-positioned as the gateway between south east Asia, south Asia and east Asia.
Eric Garcetti, the US ambassador to India, recently acknowledged the West Bengal government’s emphasis on making the state a logistics hub.
Kolkata has the 3rd largest road network in the nation, a leading rail network density including the second largest Metro Rail network in the country and two international Airports in Kolkata and Bagdogra along with the first private sector Greenfield airport of India operational at Andal.
In addition to the Kolkata and Haldia ports another major port is being developed at Tajpur. The state is in the forefront in the development of inland waterways.
The state’s ICDs are well connected to cargo traffic from the NorthEastern states and neighbouring landlocked countries of Nepal and Bhutan.
The state will also soon have four greenfield expressways: Kharagpur-Burdwan-Moregram Expressway, Gorakhpur-Siliguri Expressway, Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway, Raxaul-Haldia Expressway. Once operational these expressways will further increase the state’s connectivity and enhance its logistics efficiency.
