Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- In a major fillip to industrialisation in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday virtually inaugurated two major green projects worth around Rs 1226 crore.

The upcoming projects will be built by European Union countries in Kolkata and East Midnapore district.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for these projects were signed at the recent BGBS, which took place at Digha in December last year.

The Ambassadors of Italy, Netherlands and the European Union and the Deputy Ambassador of Germany participated in the virtual inauguration.

" One project will be on waste management and sustainable development at the Kolkata Leather Complex at Bantala in the eastern outskirts of the city involving ...