Kumar Mangalam Birla Meets Mamata Banerjee To Explore Business Opportunities In West Bengal

Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday and discussed potential business opportunities and investment prospects in the state.

Sharing a post on her official X handle, Banerjee said, "Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla group, met me at Nabanna today afternoon. While this was a courtesy visit, he discussed with me the business opportunities of Bengal and their investment intentions here."

Elaborating on the various projects in the state, Banerjee assured Birla that the government is committed to providing support. "They are having ongoing/in-pipeline projects worth Rs 5000 crore in different sectors like cement and paints manufacturing. They are also planning to open a world-class educational institute in the city and they have other plans too for fresh investments. We discussed all this and I assured him of our support," she said on X.

Meanwhile, a day before, Banerjee affirmed that her state will oppose any kind of agreement between India-Bangladesh on the Teesta River, as sharing of Teesta water will mean "depriving north Bengal of water."

Opposing the Teesta Water Treaty while addressing legislative assembly, Banerjee said, "My government will oppose any agreement between India and Bangladesh over sharing of the Teesta river water, as sharing of Teesta water will mean depriving north Bengal of water."

She further lashed out at the Centre and stated, "Without consulting West Bengal, they're doing Teesta Water Treaty. Why they allow 14 Hydro Power Plants on Teesta in Sikkim? I am repeatedly saying that there is not enough water in Teesta River and we can't supply water to Bangladesh from it. If we will supply water to Bangladesh, then most areas of North Bengal will face water crisis. This is one sided decision."

Mamata Banerjee on Monday lashed out at the BJP leaders for demanding the incorporation of north Bengal to north-eastern states and said we will never let this happen. (ANI)