Did not see much signs of industrial development in WB: Tata
"It has been about two years since I came to Kolkata... While driving from Rajarhat, I saw it is an unbelievable change in terms new buildings. But it still looks like a countryside, undeveloped," Tata said while speaking at an interactive session organised by the Ladies Study Group of Indian Chamber of Commerce.
He said: "I do not see much signs of industrial development."
Tata, who was the chairman of Tata Sons then had to shift the Nano plant from Singur in West Bengal to Sanand in Gujarat.
A total of 997 acres of land in Singur was given to the Tatas for their dirt-cheap Nano car factory by the previous Left Front government, triggering huge protest led by current West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and supported by various civil society groups.
Of the 13,000 owners of land, 2000 had rejected the compensation for about 400 acres of land, leading to the protests.
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