ENA State 2019-02-23 10:34:10 <p><strong>Kolkata, Feb 23 (KNN)</strong> The Calcutta Leather Complex (CLC) in Bantala is attracting investments worth Rs 5,000 crore and at the same time addressing environmental concerns, according to a release on All India Trinamool Congress's (AITC) website.</p> <p>This is being achieved by augmenting the capacity of a common effluent treatment plant in order to treat waste water chemically, mechanically and biologically before releasing it in canals, and planting thousands of trees.</p> <p>According to a rough government estimate, in the next five years the biggest leather complex in Asia is set to generate up to three lakh jobs.</p> <p>On February 15 this year, a note from the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises and Textiles Department to the CEO of CLC had confirmed that the State had decided to shift all IT/ ITeS and telecom firms from Bantala to Bengal Silicon Valley in New Town.</p> <p>The shift was decided so that the entire area of CLC could be used for leather industry, given the huge demand from tanneries across the country.</p> <p>The leather complex has also started a pilot project in collaboration with the Central Leather Research Institute to generate biogas from solid waste. <strong>(KNN/JM)</strong></p> 22123 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/clc-to-attract-investment-worth-rs-5000-cr-with-addressing-environmental-concerns 2019-02-23 10:34:10 knnindia.co.in