Overview

• The cabinet’s standing committee on industry, infrastructure and employment approved re-inviting bids, and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the decision.
• State officials said the process to identify a new developer is underway with an award expected before Durga Puja in late September.
• The project was originally awarded to the Adani Group in 2022, but construction never began over more than two years, prompting the re-tender.
• Legal consultations were undertaken earlier this year to clear the path for re-advertising the project.
• Tajpur in East Midnapore offers natural depth to handle larger vessels, reducing costly Hooghly dredging and easing congestion at Kolkata and Haldia.