Mr Darshan Hiranandani, Group CEO, Hiranandani Group said: “The data centre business will benefit from the digitisation revolution, the upcoming Silicon Valley at New Town at Rajarhat and excellent fibre connectivity on land and the new submarine cable coming up at Tajpur. By setting up a data centre park in Kolkata, we will not only serve the customers of the state but the entire eastern region including neighbouring countries.”

The first facility of industrial and logistics park will be ready by June 2022 and first data centre building will be ready by 2023, as per the company. As India aims to be a $5 trillion economy by 2025, the logistic sector has an important role to play in connecting producers with consumers. Greenbase Industrial and Logistics Park will not just help manufacturing and warehousing units build the last mile connectivity, it will also give a huge boost to development of the logistics sector and create employment opportunities for the region, the statement said.