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Gautam Adani: East Must Rise, Bengal Essential for India's Next Growth Phase
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News18•24-09-2026, 18:30
Gautam Adani: East Must Rise, Bengal Essential for India's Next Growth Phase
- •Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani emphasized West Bengal's crucial role in India's next growth phase, citing its strategic location for achieving Viksit Bharat.
- •Adani highlighted that while past growth came from western and southern India, the next phase requires new centers of gravity, with the East, particularly Bengal, being essential.
- •He noted Bengal's unique advantages, flanked by mineral-rich states and offering access to fast-growing Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific markets via the Bay of Bengal.
- •The Adani Group plans to invest over Rs one lakh crore in West Bengal over the next decade, covering ports, logistics, power, roads, green cement, and data centers.
- •Adani announced the Adani Arogya Mandir, a 2,000-bed hospital with half the beds reserved for those unable to afford quality healthcare, and committed to revitalizing Kumartuli Ghat and conserving the Writers' Building.
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The Adani Group plans to invest over Rs one lakh crore in West Bengal over the next decade across various sectors including ports, logistics, power, green cement, and data centres.
Gautam Adani and West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari laid the foundation stone for the Adani Arogya Mandir, a 2,000-bed hospital in the New Town area near Kolkata, with half of its beds reserved for economically disadvantaged patients.
Gautam Adani announced support for the revitalisation of Kumartuli Ghat along the Hooghly river, a curated Durga Puja programme to promote local artists globally, and the conservation of the historic Writers’ Building.