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Branded mishti hub to come up near Eco Park in New Town

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There’s good news for the residents of New Town and the domestic and foreign flyers who want to buy branded sweets for their near and dear ones.

The West Bengal Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO) has planned to open a hub to sell mouth watering traditional Bengali sweets in the area.

The proposed cluster of shops set up as per the “shop in shop” concept will come up near the gate number I of Prakriti Tirtha also known as Eco Park. The hub has not yet been named and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be approached to give it a suitable name.

On the first floor, there will be an open terrace where people can sit and taste Bengali sweets and snacks and enjoy the beautiful environment surrounding Prakriti Tirtha. Best quality traditional Bengali sweets will be available in the shops along with their history.

As sweet is an integral part of Bengal’s culture which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to project globally through Biswa Bangla, the centre is likely to gain popularity soon after it is inaugurated.

 

নিউটাউনে ব্র্যান্ডেড মিষ্টি হাব তৈরি হচ্ছে

নিউটাউনের বাসিন্দারা যারা ব্র্যান্ডেড মিষ্টি কিনতে চান তাদের জন্য সুখবর। WBHIDCO নিউটাউনে বাংলার মিষ্টি  হাব খোলার পরিকল্পনা করছে।

প্রস্তাবিত ক্লাস্টারটি কেনাকাটার দোকান হিসেবে তৈরি হবে। এটি তৈরি হবে প্রকৃতি তীর্থর (যা ইকো পার্ক নামেও পরিচিত) ১ নম্বর গেটের কাছাকাছি। হাবটির নামকরণ এখনও করা হয়নি। মাননীয়া মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় এর নামকরণ করবেন।

এই মিষ্টি হাবে একটি খোলা জায়গা থাকবে যেখানে মানুষ বসে বাংলার বিভিন্ন মিষ্টি ও অন্যান্য খাবারের স্বাদ গ্রহণ করতে পারবেন এবং সঙ্গে প্রকৃতি তীর্থর সৌন্দর্য উপভোগ করতে পারবেন। শ্রেষ্ঠ মানের সব রকম ঐতিহ্যবাহী বাংলার মিষ্টি এই দোকানে পাওয়া যাবে সঙ্গে এই সব মিষ্টির ইতিহাসও বর্ণিত থাকবে।

মিষ্টি বাংলার সংস্কৃতির অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ, যা মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় বিশ্ব বাংলার মাধ্যমে তুলে ধরতে চান। হাবটি উদ্বোধন হওয়ার পর জনপ্রিয়তা পাবে বলেই আশা করা যায়।

 

HIDCO to launch day cottages in Eco Urban village

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For those who want to enjoy nature amidst abundant sunlight, West Bengal Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO) is coming up with day cottages at its Eco Urban village.

Chairman of WBHIDCO said four day cottages would be set up in the Eco Urban village. The cottages would be made of straws. There will be ethnic furniture made out of simple style. The tourists can come in the morning, spend some time in the cottage and then go for cycling or enjoy the water body.

It may be recalled that WBHIDCO had organised some hitherto forgotten sports like guli (marble), dang guli, lattu (top) at the Eco Urban Village last year to give the youngsters a taste of the games that used to be played.

The Eco Urban village is situated close to Eco Park. The park has a huge water body and over 52 lakh people have visited the site since its inception.

 

 

ইকো আরবান ভিলেজে ডে কটেজ চালু করছে হিডকো

প্রকৃতিপ্রেমীদের জন্য ইকো আরবান ভিলেজে কটেজ তৈরি করছে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ স্বরাষ্ট্র ও পরিকাঠামো উন্নয়ন কর্পোরেশন (WBHIDCO)।

হিডকোর চেয়ারম্যান জানিয়েছেন, ৪টি ডে কটেজ স্থাপিত হবে ইকো আরবান ভিলেজে। খড় দিয়ে তৈরি করা হবে এই কটেজ। সেখানে বেশ কিছু সুন্দর আসবাবপত্রও রাখা থাকবে। পর্যটকরা সকালে আসবেন, সেখনে কিছু সময় কাটাবেন। এছাড়া সাইকেল চালিয়ে তারা সমগ্র জায়গাটিও উপভোগ করতে পারবেন।

যুবকদের উ९সাহিত করার জন্য, গত বছর হিডকো বেশ কিছু খেলা যেমন – গুলি, ডাংগুলি, লাট্টু ইত্যদির আয়োজন করেছিল।

এই ইকো আরবান ভিলেজ ইকো পার্কের খুব কাছেই অবস্থিত। পার্কটিতে একটি বৃহ९ জলাশয় রয়েছে এবং প্রায় ৫২ লক্ষ মানুষ এই জায়গাটি পরিদর্শন করতে পারে।

 

Tall Tree Nursery inaugurated at New Town, another step taken towards a Green City

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A tall tree nursery has been inaugurated on the canal bank opposite Upasanasthal in New Town.

West Bengal Forest Minister Benoy Krishna Burman was present during the inauguration ceremony, along with senior officials of state Forest department.

The department has planned to plant 40,000 saplings in New Town. Ten thousand pits have been dug and they will require two days of rain to fill them up, after which planting of saplings on a massive scale will begin from July 25.

Neem, tentul (tamarind) and other varieties of trees will be planted all over New Town, which the West Bengal government has planned to turn into a ‘green city’.

There was not a single tree on the main road until five years ago. The situation, however, improved with the change of guard in 2011. After coming to power, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government gave special attention to develop the area. A large water body, covering 100-odd acres, was properly utilised and on its bank Prakriti Tirtha, popularly known as Eco Park, was set up.

The park is unique and has recorded a footfall of over 50 lakh since its inception. New Town is a classic example of balance between nature and development. HIDCO is allotting 10 per cent more floor area ratio (FAR) to builders ready to set up ‘green buildings’. These buildings will have rain and waste water harvesting structures and solar panels.

 

‘টল ট্রি নার্সারি’-র উদ্বোধন হল নিউ টাউনে

নিউ টাউনে উপাসনাস্থলের বিপরীতে একটি খালের তীরে .একটি লম্বা গাছের নার্সারি উদ্বোধন করা হয়েছে।

পশ্চিমবঙ্গ বনমন্ত্রী বিনয় কৃষ্ণ বর্মণ উদ্বোধনী অনুষ্ঠানে উপস্থিত ছিলেন। এছাড়া  রাজ্য বন বিভাগের ঊর্ধ্বতন কর্মকর্তারাও এই অনুষ্ঠানে উপস্থিত ছিলেন। The

বন বিভাগ নিউ টাউনে ৪০০০০ চারাগাছ রোপণ করার পরিকল্পনা করেছে। দশ হাজার গর্ত খনন করা হয়েছে এবং সেগুলি ভরাট করার জন্য অন্তত দু’দিন বৃষ্টি প্রয়োজন। ২৫ শে জুলাই থেকে থেকে বৃহৎ আকারে চারা রোপণ পরিকল্পনা শুরু হবে।

শহরকে ‘সবুজ শহর’-এ পরিণত করার লক্ষে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ রাজ্য সরকার। নিম, তেতুল ও গাছের অন্যান্য বিভিন্ন রকমের গাছ লাগানো হবে নিউ টাউনে।

পাঁচ বছর আগে রাস্তার ধারে কোন গাছ ছিল না। পরিস্থিতি যাই হোক, ২০১১ সালে ক্ষমতায় আসার পর পরিস্থিতি অনেক উন্নত হয়েছে। মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় পরিচালিত তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস এলাকার বিকাশে নজর দিয়েছেন। ১০০ একর জমির ওপর একটি বৃহৎ জলাশয় সহ প্রকৃতি তীর্থ তৈরি করা হয়েছে যা ইকো পার্ক নামে পরিচিত।

WB Govt to construct one of India’s biggest convention centres

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The West Bengal Government is soon going to come up with one of India’s biggest convention centres.

Biswa Bangla Convention Centre would be ready by the year-end. The 18-storey building is being constructed on a 10-acre plot.

Already this state-of-the-art centre is gearing up to hold major international conferences. Two events have been booked for 2017.

Biswa Bangla Convention Centre would be a complete international-standard convention centre. It will have a huge auditorium with a capacity of 3,000, two giant banquet halls and several seminar rooms, fitted with smart projection systems. The centre will also have a 100-room annexe building with conference rooms, library, gym, swimming pool, restaurant and a huge multi-level parking lot within the complex.

The convention centre is being constructed by the West Bengal Government agency, HIDCO.

 

ভারতের বৃহত্তম ‘কনভেনশন সেন্টার’ নির্মাণ করছে রাজ্য সরকার

ভারতের বৃহত্তম ‘কনভেনশন সেন্টার’ তৈরি করতে চলেছে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ রাজ্য সরকার।

‘বিশ্ব বাংলা’ কনভেনশন সেন্টারটি এ-বছরের শেষেই তৈরি হয়ে যাবে। ১০ একর জমির ওপর এই ১৮ তলা বিল্ডিংটি তৈরি হচ্ছে।

ইতিমধ্যে রাষ্ট্র শিল্প কেন্দ্র বিশিষ্ট আন্তর্জাতিক সম্মেলন অনুষ্ঠানের জন্য প্রস্তুতি নিচ্ছে, ২০১৭ সালে ২টি অনুষ্ঠানের জন্য বুকিং করা হয়েছে সেন্টারটি।

‘বিশ্ব বাংলা’ কনভেনশন সেন্টারটি সম্পূর্ণ একটি আন্তর্জাতিক মানের কনভেনশন সেন্টার হিসেবে তৈরি হবে। এখানে একটি বড় অডিটোরিয়াম থাকবে যেখানে প্রায় ৩০০০ লোক  একসাথে বস্তে পারে, ২ টি বড় হলঘর, কয়েকটি সেমিনার কক্ষ এবং কিছু প্রজেক্ট রুমও থাকবে। এই সেন্টারটিতে প্রায় ১০০টি ঘর সহ একটি ভবন থাকবে। সেখানে কনফারেন্স রুম, লাইব্রেরি, জিম, সুইমিং পুল, রেস্টুরেন্ট এবং  একটি বিশাল মাল্টি লেভেল পার্কিং লট থাকবে।

এই কনভেনশন সেন্টারটি তৈরি করছে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকারের এজেন্সি হিডকো।

Eco Park, WB CM’s brainchild, wins top urban landscape honour

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The central Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) has voted Eco Park at New Town as one of the top two projects in the country for innovative planning and design, bringing new accolades for the city in urban landscaping.

The project, developed by West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HIDCO), has won the second position under the ‘Landscape Planning and Design’ category.

Off the arterial road in New Town, Eco Park is spread over 480 acres, a 104-acre water body in its middle. On July 19, 2011, on her way from airport, Mamata Banerjee reportedly alighted from her car as the water body caught her attention. On her instruction, the HIDCO converted the area into an ecological garden.

New attractions, such as the Biswa Bangla Haat, a children’s play area, a butterfly garden, a musical fountain, a bamboo garden, a replica of the Ghum station and an adda zone, were added.

Replica of Eiffel Tower coming up at Eco Park, Rajarhat

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West Bengal government is now constructing a scale model of the Eiffel Tower at Eco Park in Rajarhat.

Though at 55-metres, the replica will be about six times smaller than the iconic 324-metre structure in Paris, it will still be about as tall as an 18-storey building. The foundation stone for the project, to be built by the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO), was laid by West Bengal Chief Minister at Eco Park today.

The Eiffel Tower replica is going to be a part of the “Seven Wonders of the World” theme-park at the Eco Park in Rajarhat.

Like the original monument, the replica tower will also have two tiers where tourists can climb up to the observation room, at a height of 25 meters from the ground, and get a panoramic view of the city. Apart from two elevators, the building plan also includes a coffee shop and a souvenir shop.

Kolkata already boasts of a Big Ben, a scaled down version of the clock tower by the same name at London’s Westminster.

Bengal planning to set up a Legal Hub in New Town

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The West Bengal Government may soon work on the idea of bringing the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC), consumer court, land reforms tribunal and other similar forums under one roof.

The building, which is to house these forums, would likely come up at New Town and would be designed on the lines of the Rolls Building in London.

The Rolls Building houses England’s Royal Court of Justice. The building was commissioned in 2011 to decongest the High Court of London. Bengal officials carried out an extensive tour of the premises and visited the offices of law firms, commercial courts, consultation rooms, court staff office and court rooms.

There’s provision for inter room video conferences and remote videos for witnesses as well. All court proceedings are audio recorded and archived with real-time annotations (on those who spoke or deposed). The proposed building would be located in the central business district of New Town and would have the same facilities as the Rolls Building.

Forums like the human rights commission, consumer court and land reforms tribunal, among others, are currently housed at different places. It is being planned to bring all these forums under one roof.

The security system of the new building would also be on the lines of the Rolls Building.

The new building would be equipped with security screening facility, including X-rays, DFMDs and counters to file documents and pay fees. The New Town Financial and Legal Hub will be fashioned on the London model.

HIDCO to develop Eco Village in Rajarhat

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After Eco Park, now Eco Village, a replica of reality. Those who do not have the opportunity of visiting rural Bengal will be able to experience how an ideal village is – Mud houses, naturally, without AC, ponds with fish in them and which you can fish as well. You can even cook the fish you catch at the new facility.

How about a boat-ride? HIDCO is planning to introduce only paddle and shikara boats instead of motor ones. Ample food options will also be available.

Urban Village

HIDCO’s Urban Eco Village is coming up on an 84 acre plot opposite the Eco Park. A village ecosystem is being developed by HIDCO with bamboo, hay and wood surrounding a huge water body. Here you will be able to go out for fishing, bird-watching or boating, you will also be able to see and taste the dishes of native Bengal.

As souvenirs you will be able to purchase handicrafts. Just as the Maidan acts as the lungs of Kolkata, Eco Park is the same for New Town. Eco Village will be an added oxygen supplier to those lungs”.

Prime location

A broad road stretches from the middle of gates 2 and 3 of the Eco Park starting from the Biswa Bangla Sarani till the end of Action Area 2, various apartments are located here. Opposite that, a huge plot of land has been identified beside Nababpur and Famerhati villages.

Eco Village is being developed around a water-body. Except for the washrooms, nothing else will be made of concrete here. The ducks will be introduced in the pond and various flowering plants and fruits will be grown on its sides.

Tourist attractions

A bird-watching tower is also a part of the plans, apart from the local birds, various migratory birds will be seen here. Open bill bird from Indonesia comes here.

Huts will be made available for resting in the afternoon. People can get a feel of Santiniketan or Darjeeling. Apart from that, village experience from North and South India will be available. Kids will also get a park in this facility.

When seen from the sky, the village will be in the shape of the English alphabet ‘B’. HIDCO has already begun their work as per the schedule.

Bengal cabinet clears deck for developing six theme cities

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West Bengal cabinet on Friday cleared the deck for developing six modern cities in the state.

Speaking to the press after the cabinet meeting, state Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Firhad Hakim said the location for six modern cities had already been finalised. The Cabinet had even named all the six proposed cities according to choice and importance of the place, he said adding they would have modern facilities for decent living.

Naming the theme cities

Speaking about the smart cities, Hakim said one would come up over 85 acres at Dabgram near Siliguri and would be called ‘Teesta’ after the name of a major river in north Bengal. Another city would come up near Bolpur in Birbhum district over 127 acres and christened ‘Gitabitan’ after a popular compilation of songs by Rabindranath Tagore.

A third city over 50 acres would come up near the twin industrial towns of Asansol-Durgapur covering Churulia, birth place of the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. It would be named ‘Agnibina’, after the name of a collection of poems by the rebel poet. One more city would come up near Kalyani, developed by erstwhile chief minister Bidhan Chandra Roy, in Nadia district over 50 acres and would be known as ‘Samriddhi’.

Another city, which is yet to be named, would come up at Dumurjala in neighbouring Howrah district over 50 acres. The sixth smart city would come up at Baruipur in the southern outskirt of the metropolis over 86 acres and would be named after the famed Bengal matinee idol Uttam Kumar, the minister said.

Allotment of land

In all cases the state government has adequate land and would be developed by the state urban development department, Hakim said. Besides, the state government would also develop some thematic private township over land within ceiling at different places in the state.

The themes could range from knowledge, sports and IT and the townships would be developed by various wings of the department like HIDCO and KMDA, he said.

Hakim hoped that the projects would bring in huge investment and create a lot of employment opportunity. In all cases there would be 25 per cent reservations for the economically weaker sections.