Infrastructure Development in West Bengal
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
JUNE 2018 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN WEST BENGAL CO N T E N TS JUNE 2018 From the MD's Desk Founder Chief Editor Late Dr. Monoj Chatterjee SECTION : ARTICLES West Bengal - State of Growth & Opportunities 1 Chairperson Dr. Mrs. Jyotsna Chatterjee Structural Applications of Stainless Steels in Architecture and Civil Engineering toward the Realization of the Stock-type Society 23 Managing Director Sakuntala Chatterjee Chanda SECTION : INTERVIEW Advisor (Finance & Accounts) “Interested for a new facility set-up of steel as a model” 9 Prodosh Jana Roy - Debasish Sen, Hon’ble Addl. Chief Secretary, G.O. WB & CMD-WHIDCO LTD. “The entire infrastructure process had been Content & Marketing Executive skyrocketed in the last few years” 11 Gopal Ghosh Joyanta Mani - Amitava Sengupta, Chief Engineer, PWD, Government of West Bengal SECTION : PROJECTS 12 - 18 Accounts Gobinda Roy SECTION : ADVERTORIAL Design & Layout Shyamsree Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. 19 Narendra Nath Roy Shrachi Realty: Turning Dreams into Reality 21 Spark Steel & Economy Research Centre Pvt. Ltd. (A Centre for Research, Information, SECTION : REPORT Consultancy and Publication) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 71/3B, Purnadas Road, (MSMEs) in West Bengal – An Outlook 7 Kolkata -700 029, India Tel : +91 8017623829, West Bengal Budget Analysis 2018-19 32 16 More Steel Products Brought Under Quality Control Order Covering Overall 85-90% Steel and Steel Products 38 ATTENTION SUBSCRIBERS Any complain of‘non-receipt’ of journal should reach ‘Steel Scenario’ office at Kolkata latest DATA BANK 39 within a month of publication. - Publisher The views and data given by the authors are their own and Steel Scenario Journal Registration No. 53085 / 92 is not responsible for their authenticity Printed and Published by Ms. Sakuntala C.Chanda on behalf of Spark Steel & Economy Research Centre (P) Ltd. 71/3B, Purnadas Road, Kolkata - 700029 Sustainable and Environment-Friendly Infrastructure Development should be Key in West Bengal Better infrastructure usually attracts higher investment. Keeping this predominant thing in mind, the Government of West Bengal (GoWB) has laid extraordinary emphasis on strengthening the present infrastructure and constructing new infrastructure to motivate greater investments. Domestic as properly as worldwide investors are paying greater interest to the enormously developed physical and social infrastructure framework, which the state is providing them. Public- Private Partnerships are diagnosed and motivated by the GoWB for maintenance, development and upgradation of infrastructural facilities. In this Special Issue on Infrastructure Development in West Bengal, we have tried to convey forth to our readers the various infra related things to do going in West Bengal and the work that is in pipeline for subsequent few years. But this improvement in infrastructure has very restrained utilization of steel in the assignment details. We are sure neighborhood as nicely as home gamers from metal industry will play an vital position in this infrastructure growth that the nation is gearing up. Steel is both the most widely used and most recycled metallic fabric on earth. From stainless and high-temperature steels to flat carbon products, metal in its a number types and alloys provide different houses to meet a huge vary of applications. For these reasons, as properly as the metal's combination of high energy and a distinctly low manufacturing cost, steel is now used in countless products. Sustainable steel structures can be built shortly at a low price. Steel, in its a range of forms and alloys, can be designed to meet the requirements of unique projects, which permit it to be integrated into infrastructure in all environments. Steelmakers around the world are increasingly more providing construction options that enable energy-efficient and low-carbon- neutral buildings. These solutions minimize the environmental affect on the structures' life cycle and assist to prolong their lifespan thru format for disassembly and reuse. Steel can furnish the solutions to infrastructure and construction wishes in developing nations and in local weather resilient cities with the aid of enabling protective coastal and wind-resistant designs. While constructions presently account for about 20% of international greenhouse gasoline emissions, they also present many possibilities for lowering emissions and mitigating local weather change. Not only is metal affordable, effortlessly handy and safer, its intrinsic properties, such as strength, versatility, sturdiness and one hundred percent recyclability enable for multiplied environmental overall performance throughout the entire life cycle of buildings. The advanced high-strength steels used in steel- plate applications also locate makes use of in a quantity of related industries. Offshore oil rigs, bridges, civil engineering and building machines, rail carriages, tanks and stress vessels, nuclear, thermal and hydroelectric plants – all these purposes gain from the attributes of present day steels. The possibilities for using steel in buildings and infrastructure are limitless. Ÿ Transport networks: metal is required for bridges, tunnels, rail track and in setting up structures such as fueling stations, teach stations, ports and airports. About 60% of the steel used in this utility is as rebar and the rest is sections, plates and rail track. Ÿ Utilities (fuel, water, power): over 50% of the metal used for this application is in underground pipelines to distribute water to and from the housing, and to distribute gas. The relaxation is in most cases rebar for power stations and pump houses. The scarcity of uncooked substances and energy, world warming, pollution of air, water and soil - our environment is underneath pressure. Much of that environmental pollution is attributable to the construction and use of buildings. Opting for metal contributes to a decrease environmental impact. Buildings with a steel shape offer the prospect of substantial environmental financial savings at all degrees of their lives: from the production of components to dismantling and reuse. More and more interactive and cognizance packages want to be organised and held among these departments to enlighten them about various steel products, usages and benefits. While organising this program we found there is a fantastic dearth of information about steel and its usage amongst the selection makers and planners for infrastructure development. Requesting agencies into sustainable infrastructure growth to be part of hands with our journal Steel Scenario on ordinary groundwork and make an impactful seminar on sustainable infrastructure growth in this state. JUNE 2018 Section : ARTICLES West Bengal - State of Growth & Opportunities West Bengal, India's 6th largest economy had a Gross State eastern India, the Northeast, Nepal and Bhutan. It is also a Domestic Product (GSDP) per capita of US$ 1,681.49 in 2017-18. strategic entry point for markets in South-East Asia. The state's GSDP per capita grew at a CAGR of 8.83 per cent Ÿ Cost of operating a business is lower in Kolkata than in other during 2011-12 to 2017- 18. In 2016-17, West Bengal was the metropolitan cities. Excellent connectivity 2nd largest producer of potato in India, accounting for about 25.06% of the country's potato output. The state's potato Ÿ West Bengal offers excellent connectivity to the rest of India in production stood at 12.93 million tonnes in 2016-17. West terms of railways, roadways, ports and airports. Bengal is the largest producer of rice in India. In 2016-17, rice Ÿ Major stretches of the golden quadrilateral project also pass production in West Bengal totaled to 16.2 million tonnes, which through the northern districts of the state. is expected to cross 17 million tonnes by 2017. Chinsurah, Rice research station is declared to be the best All India Coordinated Scope for industrial Progress Research Project (AICRP) Centre for its overall performance in West Bengal has abundant natural resources of minerals and the year 2016, by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). suitable agro-climatic conditions for agriculture, horticulture West Bengal is the 9th largest state in India in term of mineral and fisheries. It is in the vicinity of mineral rich states like production, accounting for about 16% of total mineral Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha. production. Coal accounts for 97% of extracted minerals. The contribution of the textile industry to the state's GSDP is ADVANTAGE BENGAL targeted to rise to 10% by 2022-23. Geographic and cost advantage West Bengal at a Glance through Figures Ÿ Location advantage makes the state a traditional market for 1 Section : ARTICLES GSDP of West Bengal at Current Prices n During Bengal Global Summit, a total investment of US$3.48 billion was allocated to the mining and the fisheries sector of n At current prices, gross state domestic product (GSDP) of the state. West Bengal is estimated at US$ 163.87 billion in 2017-18. n The state government has received investment proposals n The average annual GSDP growth rate from 2011-12 to 2017- worth US$ 33.83 billion during the two-day Bengal Global 18 was about 12.47 per cent. Business Summit, which was organised in January 2017. GSDP per capita of West Bengal at Current Prices EXPORT TRENDS n The state's per capita GSDP^ in 2017-18 was US$ 1,681.49 as n The total exports of West Bengal increased 12.1 per cent to compared to US$ 1,360.42 in 2011-12. reach US$ 8.29 billion in 2016-17. Leather exports from the n The per capita GSDP increased at a compound annual growth state constitute about 12% of India's total leather goods exports. rate (CAGR) of 8.83 % between 2011-12 and 2017-18. n West Bengal is the country's leading exporter of flowers. In NSDP of West Bengal at Current PricesSDP of West Bengal at addition, the state has the country's largest brackish-water current prices resources for shrimp farming and has been a leading n At current prices, net state domestic product (NSDP) of West exporter of shrimps from India.