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L&T to Invest ₹4,500 Crore in West Bengal Data Centre and Software Park

Sabyasachi Chandra

Engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is investing an estimated ₹4,500 crore to expand its digital infrastructure in West Bengal.

The capital is earmarked for a 30 MW Tier-3 data centre and the multi-phase expansion of a software park in Kolkata.

The software park expansion is projected to generate up to 25,000 direct jobs, potentially reversing the region's IT talent brain drain.

L&T is strategically pivoting from traditional civil contracting to becoming a "digital landlord," aiming to collect recurring rent from hyperscalers and AI startups.

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