Denied SEZ status, Wipro working alternative plan for 2nd campus in Bengal

Firm had withheld investments in the state over the issue

With hope of getting a special economic zone (SEZ) in West Bengal fading away, information technology (IT) major Wipro on Thursday said it was working on an alternative plan to set up a second campus in the state.

“We are exploring newer opportunities. That chapter (SEZ) is closed,” said Rishad Premji, chief strategy officer at Wipro, on the sidelines of the Nasscom East IT Awards.

Wipro was one of the first IT companies to set up operations in West Bengal. It had been demanding an SEZ status and had withheld further investment in the state, though it had 50 acres