Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Diversified conglomerate Punj Lloyd said Monday it plans to come out with a specific plan for investment in infrastructure in West Bengal soon.
The company said it has already started construction work for setting up five hospitals for the state government. Total value of the hospitals, to be owned by the government, would be Rs.3 billion.
‘Hopefully in the next 60 days we should have some specific visibility on specific budgets (on investment in road, highways, hospitals in the state). And we will be moving on to build them,’ Punj Lloyd chairman Atul Punj told reporters on the sidelines of ‘Bengal Leads 2012’, a exhibition-cum-business summit organised by the West Bengal government, here.
Stating that the company was interested in investing in the state, Lloyd said, ‘Therefore we are here to hold a dialogue. Today we started the dialogue. Earlier today I spoke to the state Industry Minister (Partha Chatterjee).’
Lloyd also said he was scheduled to hold talks with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee later.
‘We are doing five hospitals in West Bengal for the state government…we are building those right now. The hospitals will be owned by the government,’ he said.
