WB govt depts to develop surplus landPradeep Gooptu / Kolkata October 3, 2007The departments of the government of West Bengal (GoWB) have initiated steps to unlock value from their land holdings. The departments have identified surplus land in their possession or land which appeared to be underutilised for this purpose. Instead of selling the land, the departments have decided to develop them - either directly or as joint ventures with private sector investors - under the public-private partnership (PPP) model, a highly placed source in the state
