INDUSTRY
The district has an excellent transport and communication network of national highways and railways. A major existing industrial base at Haldia & Kolaghat, availability of skilled man power at comparative low rates, abundance of electric power and a business environment conducive for industrial growth both from the labour and political fronts are few plus points for promotion and development of Micro & Small Medium Enterprises (MSME) in this district.
Aquaculture and shrimp farming has been taken up in a big way in the coastal belt of this district and floriculture and horticultural activities are concentrated in a major portion of Tamluk Sub-division. In Haldia a large number of heavy engineering, chemical, small-scale cluster are growing up. Similarly, in Contai, Egra, Digha, Tamluk, Mahishadal and Kolaghat a wide number of Small Scale Industries are spread over in these areas. Handloom weaving is a traditional in this district where a considerable number of people are engaged in this activity.
Food Processing Industries & Horticulture (Salient Features)
| BASIC PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. HORTICULTURE | |||
| i) Agril. Sub-Division | 3 | ix) Area under Forest | 595 Ha. |
| ii) Agril. Block | 23 | x) Barren & Uncultivable land | 2,475 Ha. |
| iii) Agril. Family | 3,90,437 | xi) Permanent Pastures and other grazing land | 448 Ha. |
| iv) Coconut Res & Dev. Farm | 1 | xii) Area under Orchard and Misc. trees | 12,056 Ha. |
| v) Cashew nut Res. & Dev. Farm | 1 | xiii) Cultivable waste land | 1,079 Ha. |
| vi) No. of Small Farmers | 55,374 | xiv) Net area available for cultivation | 3,03,131 Ha. |
| vii) No. of Marginal Farmers | 5,80,050 | xv) Gross cropped area | 4,48,356 Ha. |
| viii) Area under Non Agril. use. | 93,705 Ha. | xvi) Cropping intensity | 160 % |
| 2. COLD STORAGE | 1 No. | ||
| 3. CASHEW NUT PROCESSING UNIT | 40 Nos. | ||
| 4. BETEL LEAF MARKET | 20 Nos. | ||
| 5. WHOLESALE VEGETABLE MARKET | 2 Nos. | ||
| 6. FLOWER MARKET | 2 Nos. | ||
| 7. FLOWER COLLECTION CENTRE | 6 Nos. | ||
