Mamata Banerjee at the launch. (Pranab Biswas)

Several industrial projects planned in and around the city will commence soon, said Mamata Banerjee on Sunday.

Speaking at a programme at Garifa, near Naihati, to mark the start of construction of the New Jubilee Bridge on the Hooghly,Mamata also said her ministry would generate employment for lakhs.

“Work on the coach factory at Kanchrapara will start between a month and a month and a half. I have sent the proposal to the Planning Commission and expect approval any day,” she said.

The Rs 900-crore project will be executed on a public-private partnership basis. The factory is expected to produce 500 coaches a year.

The component factory at Hooghly’s Dankuni and a high-speed bogie casting unit at Majherhat, South 24-Parganas, were next on the cards, the minister said. “All these projects will be launched soon.”

Mamata also spoke about reviving the jute industry. “There are many closed jute mills in and around Kanchrapara. The jute industry will be revived and there are other plans as well,” the minister stated.

“Many more industries will be coming up and there is no need for you to leave Bengal. One has to understand, if there is peace there will be work. We don’t want violence,” she added.

After three months, the minister said, she would inspect the 216 railway stations in the state that she had promised to upgrade to model stations. “I have sanctioned Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore for each of these stations. After three months, I will inspect whether the work has been completed.”