Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Haldia, West Bengal

Haldia is a major seaport in Midnapore District of West Bengal state, India, located approximately 50 kilometers southwest of Calcutta near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of the Ganges. This city of only 100,000 people is being developed as a major trade port for Calcutta, intended mainly for bulk cargoes.

Haldia has now become the prime center for the development of West Bengal. The industrial city has several factories like Indian oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Exide, Shaw wallace, Tata Chemicals, Petrochemical Complex (Haldia Petrochemical) and Hindustan Lever, in addition to various light industries. The port has attracted factories of foreign companies, like Mitsubishi Chemical Company (MCC). A large number of companies are also being set up now, primarily being ancillary industries to the Haldia Petrochemicals. The Haldia Petrochemicals is the second largest project of such kind in whole of India.

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