West Bengal is one of seven states, which has shown interest in setting up logistic parks along the Dedicated Freight Corridors, said a senior Railway Ministry official.

Other states which are keen on developing logistic parks are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana.

"We had a meeting with all State nodal officers including from West Bengal for finalising the selection of land for the projects," said the official. A logistic park requires a minimum of 150 hectares and an investment of Rs 1,500 crore for developing va rious facilities including warehouse, truck terminal, container terminal, rail goods shed, wholesale market, banks and packaging and assembly unit in a single complex.

"Though the Railways had proposed the project four years back, nothing much was done due to various issues including the land acquisition issue involved in it," the official said. However, the official made it clear, "It is the State's responsibility to provide land for the developing logistic hubs."

Besides land, the State is responsible for providing basic infrastructure including road, electricity and water to the logistic hub sites.