Underscoring the importance of industrialisation, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said on Tuesday its pace would have to be increased to match the flow of investment, both from domestic and foreign ones.

"Things are happening and more will happen," he said indicating new industrial projects.

"We have to shun old systems and practices to move at par with the global standards. Otherwise we will be left behind," Bhattacharjee told the employees of West Bengal Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation while inagurating its office.

Bhattacharjee also inaugurated the WBIIDC website, which will receive land applications online for industrial purposes.

The new premises of WBIIDC is in the same building as West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation and this will facilitate better coordination between both the departments, he said.