West Bengal Chief Secretary H K Dwivedi said that the state government has secured investment proposals worth Rs 24,000 crore in North Bengal.

Speaking at the North Bengal Business Meet, Dwivedi, said, “Most of the projects, which have been proposed, will be completed in a year, while the rest will be executed in two years.”

“The state government handed over 100 acres of land to the Airports Authority of India for the expansion of the Bagdogra airport. The existing infrastructure at the airport has reached a saturation point, given the surge in number of passengers over the years. We want the airport to have adequate infrastructure and have learnt that the tender process for expansion of the airport has been finalised and a work order has been issued,” said Dwivedi.

He further said, "A private company has to be compensated as around 40 acres of land will be acquired for the expansion. This has also been sorted out."