Since its inception, Sujalaam Skycity has gone from strength to
strength.
The latest feather in its proverbial cap is a proposed food park
within its precincts, which, when set up, will be one of its kind in the state,
if not the country.
The food park in Sujalaam Skycity will offer a host of benefits unique
to the aerotropolis.
To begin with, industrial land in the park will be available at 50% of
the price that one would have to pay in and around Kolkata. Also, the park will
be located only 182 kilometers away from Kolkata, which means a three-hour
drive from the city, right on National Highway 2.
This gives the food park a great vantage point; since such a central
location would effectively open up a market not only in the surrounding
districts, but the Northeast and Bangladesh as well.
These advantages will be further bolstered by an abundance of raw
material in this area. The region is renowned for copious production of rice,
flour, potato, sugar, fruits and vegetables. Therefore, raw material can be
easily and locally procured here, bringing down logistical cost.
Also, the areas in and around the Burdwan district are already
renowned as food processing hubs.
The existing cluster of units will go a long way towards developing
the food processing industry at the Food Park in Sujalaam Skycity. Such units
encompass various sectors such as rice mills, edible oil extraction and
packaging, cereals and pulses and bakery items and employ nearly 5,000 people.
This large workforce will be instrumental in setting up the cornerstones of the
food processing industry in the park.
The Food Park at Sujalaam will also be supported by a world-class
infrastructure. It will be part of an international-standard integrated
Greenfield township with an airport and set up in a non-polluting industrial
zone. Social infrastructure such as medical institutions, retail hubs, the
hospitality industry, ultra-modern office spaces and affordable housing for
labour will support it.
The park will be supplied with 17 million litres of water per day and
powered by round-the-clock electricity.
Remaining true to its vision of creating a resurgent Bengal in the
coming years, Sujalaam Skycity will leave no stone unturned in creating a niche
for itself in the food industry as well.
