Backed up by strategic location and emerging infrastructure, Siliguri is ready to claim its position as the next economic hub of North Bengal SILIGURI is very strategically located to ratchet up not only the local economic growth, but also that of the entire North-Eastern region of India. With the upcoming specialized economic centres in the form of an exclusive Food Park, Tea Park, Health City, Information Technology Park, Small Engineering Park, Inland Container Depot, several multi-utility and township projects, Siliguri further offers to be the spring-board for India's economic development in this part of the country. While tea has always been a conventional export items, there is further scope for development of the local export market by way of harnessing the potential here. The same can be done through development of food processing industry based on such raw materials as jute, tea, rice, wood, silk, medicinal plants, fruits and vegetables among others. West Bengal being boasts of one of the best road infrastructures. A pioneer in power development, NASSCOM-Gartner has found West Bengal's power infrastructure to be the best in the country. Backed by a superb connectivity and stable power situation, North Bengal with its lush forest and tea gardens has always been a big draw for the domestic and foreign tourists. Be it the honeymoon spot of Darjeeling or the beautiful national sanctuaries spread over Jalpaiguri-Cochbehar region, North Bengal continues to beckon the tourists to come in huge numbers to relish the