Bengal CM urges Jungle Mahal residents to offer barren land for green industries

Raipur (WB), Nov 12 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday urged residents of the tribal-dominated Jungle Mahal districts of Purulia, Bankura and Jhargram to voluntarily offer their unused and infertile agricultural land to the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) to facilitate the setting up of green industries. Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the traditional Bandna Festival in Raipur, Bankura, the Chief Minister said a land bank was essential to attract investments, generate local employment and reduce migration among youths who have been travelling to other states in search of work. Sharing the dais with…