Great updates Abhishek.

Nice to see the Shapoorji township shaping up. With a projected 100,000 population it will be a mini city.

Excellent updates,Abhishek!

Your pics have brought forward updates on the massive construction work taking place in the relatively 'distant' phases of New Town. This really looks very promising!

Videocon eyes education space
Sumali Moitra | TNN


Kolkata: Diversified major Videocon is eyeing a foray in the recession-proof education business to cash in on the opportunities that are likely to open up once the foreign universities bill gets Parliament approval.
The Venugopal Dhoot-led group — which recently joined India’s growing list of mobile service providers — has already set the ball rolling for establishing the first of its many ‘management schools with a difference’ nationwide, in Kolkata, in partnership with noted overseas institutions.
“We don’t want to be another me-too B-school offering vanilla courses in management. The idea is to examine where we can valueadd and offer 1-2 year specialised courses in areas of identified industry interest,” Videocon’s senior-most official in Kolkata, Goutam Sengupta, told TOI. “Valuation management or IT security management, for example, could be some of the segments we may be interested in,” he added.
Sengupta said efforts are on to identify the foreign organisations Videocon could possibly tie up with, as well as faculty for its proposed education initiatives. The aim, however, is to have the Kolkata centre functioning by 2012, if not earlier. “We want to kick off the education effort from our Salt Lake campus so that there is no delay,” he added.
However, Sengupta did not elaborate on the quantum of money that Videocon would be investing for giving shape to its plans in the education space. He also did not wish to comment on the overseas institutions with whom Videocon is keen to tie up.
Incidentally, the Left is expected to oppose the foreign universities bill, but with the communists facing its biggest electoral test in Bengal next year, its dissent on the foreign educational institutions issue may not come to much if the UPA government is able to gather the numbers in favour of the move. Apart from its consumer electronics business, Videocon is investing in the IT parks, solar power and SEZ arenas in Bengal. The group is also a sponsor of the Shah Rukh Khan-co-owned Kolkata Knight Riders team in the Indian Premier League.

Amazing updates,Abhishek!
Can we expect any update of Bantala ?

I you have time please post in future.

fab pics Abhishek :cheers:

Thank you very much Abhishek.

I am very happy to see so many updates at one go. Its really nice to see all are growing fast except "Air"

It seems, though its premature to say at this point of time, Urbana will cross the much waited 40-floor mark before it.(as per current rate of progress)

From the pictures, it look like DLF heights and Elita Garden Vista have almost topped out.

Videocon project(?) picture needs to be re-sized.

Rest are superb:cheers:

Nice. Can't wait for it to be al complete. With better infrastructure that would be a modern city.

Kolkata: The East-West Metro corridor is billed to become the single-largest green initiative in the city with Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) adopting green building codes for its central depot at Salt Lake.
If the project progresses as planned, the repair and maintenance hub could become the world’s first mass transit facility to apply for LEED, an internationally recognized green building certification system.
“A sustainable environment is at the heart of the mass transport facility that is currently under construction. We have already defined guidelines for setting up an environmentally responsible maintenance depot that complements the global trend of green and sustainable building design to minimize the eco-footprint by addressing the urgent need of carbon reduction and climate concerns,” KMRC managing director Sumantra Chowdhury told TOI.

Source: Times of India

Full report can be accessed at: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIKM/2010/06/02&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&AppName=1&FontSize=g2

N.B. Photo copyright is of the respective website
Batanagar ITSE Zone, Kolkata

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Is Bantala SEZ same as of
Forum Information Technology SEZ, Kolkata
http://www.yatracapital.com/portfolio/images/downloads/bantala_1.jpg


Another View of taj gateway
http://www.yatracapital.com/portfolio/images/downloads/kolkata_02_big.jpg


Also There is some projects of mall as seen in kolkata
http://hrg-india.com/retail.html

Thankyou abhishek a lot for these wonderful sets of pics of newtown and sec-5:cheers:

Great updates Abhishek.

Nice to see the Shapoorji township shaping up. With a projected 100,000 population it will be a mini city.

where is SP township?...i dint notice...i hope u did so pls enlighten...:)

Kolkata: The East-West Metro corridor is billed to become the single-largest green initiative in the city with Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) adopting green building codes for its central depot at Salt Lake.
If the project progresses as planned, the repair and maintenance hub could become the world’s first mass transit facility to apply for LEED, an internationally recognized green building certification system.
“A sustainable environment is at the heart of the mass transport facility that is currently under construction. We have already defined guidelines for setting up an environmentally responsible maintenance depot that complements the global trend of green and sustainable building design to minimize the eco-footprint by addressing the urgent need of carbon reduction and climate concerns,” KMRC managing director Sumantra Chowdhury told TOI.

Source: Times of India

Full report can be accessed at: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIKM/2010/06/02&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&AppName=1&FontSize=g2

lets hope that this green cover remains green..keeping fingers crossed..because there is menace named ad hoardings which with the help of hackers stand bright and tall at every nook and corner of the city and even salt lake!!!:bash:
but i appreciate the green measures taken by KMRC..:cheers:

Great photos again abhishek. Great to see so many projects u/c. And as Suncity said SP township is great step towards more urbanization of bengal. Also it is great to see that DLF is again bullish about bengal.. :cheers:

where is SP township?...i dint notice...i hope u did so pls enlighten...:)

http://www.99acres.com/customised/bengalshapoorji/index.htm

Hi Abhishek,

if possible, pl capture a snap of Westin Hotel(Shristi project) and post it here. Just curious to know whether it has risen above the ground level or not.

thanks

Infy project on political shelf
Six-year jab at both Mamata and Left

Bangalore, June 4: Infosys has no plans to come to Bengal “at least in the next six years”, an official said today, preparing for a change of guard in the state and factoring in the possibility of political instability.
“We have no plans to go there at least in the next six years. We are not saying it officially but that’s the position,” the Infosys official said on the condition of anonymity. However, officially, the company said discussions were still on.
The software giant has been in discussions with the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government for an information technology project in Rajarhat with an expected investment of Rs 500 crore and a potential to create 20,000 jobs.
The specific reference to “six years” may appear to suggest that Mamata Banerjee’s rise is being seen as a deterrent to investment but the official clarified that a comprehensive view was being taken.
“Next one year, Mamata won’t let the Left Front government work. And when she comes to power, the Left will not let her work. That is what we feel. It is a sad situation. But we cannot get in there in such an environment. What to do?” he asked.
If Infosys does resolve to wait out the six years — there is no word like “never” in business — or Mamata, who has adopted an investor-friendly approach since becoming railway minister, does not persuade the company to advance its plans, this will be the second big-ticket project after the Tata Nano to go into a limbo in the state because of political causes.
Krish Gopalakrishnan, Infosys chief executive and managing director, said talks were on with the Bengal government for the IT campus but did not elaborate. “We are in discussion,” he said on the sidelines of the Global Investors Meet in Bangalore today.
However, the company signed two memoranda of understanding in as many days promising investments of nearly Rs 3,000 crore in Bangalore, its headquarters. Some analysts felt the expansion drive in Karnataka had effectively signalled Infosys’s exit from Bengal.
Contacted, Bengal IT minister Debesh Das said: “We have very good relations with Infosys. We are in constant touch with them.”
Business houses are known to keep projects in “suspended animation” for years unless pressed for to meet market commitment like that of the Tatas on the Nano.
However, the reluctance expressed by the Infosys official is a pointer to how potential investors will tend to keep options open or hunt for alternatives until Bengal’s political turmoil ends.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100605/jsp/frontpage/story_12532104.jsp

Rs 300 cr project launched in Kolkata

Kolkata-based Eden group, the Rs 300 crore realty player with over 100 projects in its portfolio, is now set to offer premium housing at the cost of a MIG apartment.
Christened as Eden Tolly Signature, the premium development spread over 5 lakh sq ft at Tollygunge in South Kolkata, will house 400 residential units, Anirudh Modi, director of the Eden Group, said.
“At Eden Tolly Signature, we have left no stone unturned to bring to you the best of both worlds. In addition to the pure and simple pleasures of life, we have also got an array of international entertainment features lined up. No more frayed nerves. No more worries. At Eden Tolly Signature, one can now retreat from the strains of professional challenges and re-energise in style,” said Modi.
On offer at Eden Tolly Signature are central landscaping, swimming pool for adults and swimming pool for children, childrens’ play area, badminton court, billiards room, indoor games room with TV, table tennis, carom, board games, meditation room, gymnasium with all modern equipments, home theatre room with state-of-the-art facilities, air-conditioned banquet hall, business centre with all facilities, cards room and guest centre with two well-furnished guest rooms for use by residents.
There will also be underground and overhead storage tanks of suitable capacity. Borewell will be available as an auxiliary water supply. Besides, there will be 24x7 power back up for all common services.
“All these and much more will come for Rs 2,000 sq ft. Additioanlly, one would get an easy, simple and phased payment options,” Modi said, while formally flagging off the project.
On booking one has to pay just 10 per cent of the total price, another 10 per cent on agreement, next 15 per cent on completion of foundation, next 15 per cent at the time of first floor casting, next 15 per cent at the time of second floor casting, next 10 per cent at the time of third floor casting, next 10 per cent at the time of roof casting, 5 per cent during brick work and the remaining 10 per cent on possession.
Modi said that altogether there would be 12 block housing 2 bedroom and 3- edroom apartments (and a few one bedroom) with sizes ranging between 866 sq ft and 1326 sq ft. And the entire project is likely to be completed and handed over to its new occupants by December 2012.
Modi said that the other unique feature at Eden Tolly Signature would be ‘daily office on rent’. The rented office space with all basic infrastructure including wi-fi connectivity, will come with an assistant also, which will be provided by the developer only, he said.
This incidentally would be the first time that a project of this magnitude would come up with such facilities. He mentioned that Eden Tolly Signature would also have a large commercial space, for which the group is already in an advanced stage of negotiation with a large format retail chain.
http://www.mydigitalfc.com/leisure-writing/rs-300-cr-project-launched-kolkata-131

Infy project on political shelf
Six-year jab at both Mamata and Left

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100605/jsp/frontpage/story_12532104.jsp

Is Infosys trying to get a "better deal" through leaks in the media about its "plans"?

The Left Front government has already identified land for them. So there is no problem from the Left.

Miss Mamata and Trinamool are not against the Infosys project either.

The state Congress and BJP are also not against the project.

So there is really no excuse of "political" turmoil. It looks to me more like "arm twisting" by Infosys through the media.

What political turmoil Infosys is talking about? They are acting as if they are investing in Somalia and not Kolkata.If they want to do business they can do like everyone else.

I have seriously started to believe that there is an anti-bengal lobby in the industry which do not want any good for Bengal. It is very sad our politicians also do more harm than good.

TATA's got so good terms and conditions in Bengal which I am not sure how much they got from Gujarat. Still they left within 2 years yet in Orissa the Posco /TATA project has not seen any progress for 5-6 years for same reasons. Why dont TATA's leave Orissa now?

We have probably the lowest cost metro as Kolkata, with best educated middle class pool yet industry will employ the Bengalis' in the best positions only outside Bengal. If we bengalis all stood up across India and asked and wanted to relocate to Kolkata , that might have helped.. :P

We have probably the lowest cost metro as Kolkata, with best educated middle class pool yet industry will employ the Bengalis' in the best positions only outside Bengal. If we bengalis all stood up across India and asked and wanted to relocate to Kolkata , that might have helped.. :P

I seriously think these Infosys people have an anti-Bengal bias. I was never a fan of NRN Murthy anyway. I think it is better to hit them where it hurts: invite all their competitors and give them incentives to set up business. What's needed in East India is people-intensive industries.

“Next one year, Mamata won’t let the Left Front government work. And when she comes to power, the Left will not let her work. That is what we feel. It is a sad situation. But we cannot get in there in such an environment. What to do?” he asked.


This is the most non-sense comment I have ever heard in my life. Do these guys really operate a software company? No wonder, they build those "Samosa" shaped tiny structures and "flying saucers" shaped crap in hundreds of acres of land.. :nuts:

Anyway, Buddha or no Buddha, Momota or No Momota, Bengal will keep doing better without Infy..

New Town power pangs set to end

TNN

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Electrification work in progress at Rajarhat

This is the most non-sense comment I have ever heard in my life. Do these guys really operate a software company? No wonder, they build those "Samosa" shaped tiny structures and "flying saucers" shaped crap in hundreds of acres of land.. :nuts:

Anyway, Buddha or no Buddha, Momota or No Momota, Bengal will keep doing better without Infy..

I was talking to one of my college-senior working in Infy,Bhubneswar; he told Infy have built 2-3 storied building,bamboo tree,fountain,stadium etc. and only 5k employee work there.Donno why they are not starting real-estate business ? :ohno:

^^:lol:...as heard frm some of my friends posted in bbsr...they say that infy has no plans of setting up campus in kol...just bcuz if they set up a campus here pple from bbsr campus would be shifting to kol campus...and if such thng happens then its not long that infy bbsr would be empty and would be a complete loss for the admin of infy...so they are putting up such lame excuses..

I have seriously started to believe that there is an anti-bengal lobby in the industry which do not want any good for Bengal. It is very sad our politicians also do more harm than good.

TATA's got so good terms and conditions in Bengal which I am not sure how much they got from Gujarat. Still they left within 2 years yet in Orissa the Posco /TATA project has not seen any progress for 5-6 years for same reasons. Why dont TATA's leave Orissa now?

We have probably the lowest cost metro as Kolkata, with best educated middle class pool yet industry will employ the Bengalis' in the best positions only outside Bengal. If we bengalis all stood up across India and asked and wanted to relocate to Kolkata , that might have helped.. :P

The case of POSCO, & Tata Nano should not be compared because the economics of running these two businesses are different. The reason why POSCO wants to set up a factory in Orissa is the high mineral deposit, which we call the major resource or driving factor. However this resource is a dormant resource that does not die over the years and once you have signed an MOU with the government you can keep it idle till you find a suitable time when you can use it. It does not cost anything to hold that mineral base under you.
The case of Tata Nano is something totally different. A low priced car needs to be produced at low input cost & should sell high volumes to reach the economies of scale. (something similar to what a low cost airline runs on). Perhaps the reason to choose Bengal as the location was primarily the driver that you have talked about Kolkata being the lowest cost metro. That takes care of the cost part. However an automobile industry runs on the supplies obtained from various sources. Most of these supplies are medium to long term contracts (again to reduce cost). Hence once production gets hold up delayed either the suppliers are to be compensated for breach of contract or the company would have to pile up huge amount of inventory that carries a huge inventory holding cost. Hence when the Tata Nano Factory was held up in Singur it delayed prospective production thereby increasing cost. You might say how does this cost compare with setting up a new factory altogether. Sometimes the management has to draw the line, look at the future and assess what if this becomes a recurrent problem. Perhaps this explains the reason to leave Bengal altogether. One big name that one should respect in Indian industry is the Tatas. They are no fools.

Anyway these are old stories and I did not intend any political confrontation. Just wanted to explain Tatas decision. The case of Infosys is something totally different though.

^^:lol:...as heard frm some of my friends posted in bbsr...they say that infy has no plans of setting up campus in kol...just bcuz if they set up a campus here pple from bbsr campus would be shifting to kol campus...and if such thng happens then its not long that infy bbsr would be empty and would be a complete loss for the admin of infy...so they are putting up such lame excuses..

True...This is the major reason why Infosys would not set up a campus in Kolkata whether Kolkata looks investor friendly or not. IT does not make sense to have a campus withing 400-500 kms to one another. However consider this other companies that set up campuses in Kolkata get ready access to the talent pool in Kolkata. That hampers the prospect of the infy campus in Bbsr (high attrition rate may be). Hence it is better for Infy to project Kolkata as not being investor friendly.

This is the most non-sense comment I have ever heard in my life. Do these guys really operate a software company? No wonder, they build those "Samosa" shaped tiny structures and "flying saucers" shaped crap in hundreds of acres of land.. :nuts:

Anyway, Buddha or no Buddha, Momota or No Momota, Bengal will keep doing better without Infy..

I actually the comment that you are referring to is not nonsense. That precisely might be the case in the next six years. Moreover the human machinery with which TMC is going to work with is the same that has just changed colour from Red to Green. Will they be able to shed their habit of no-work, dadgiri, strikes, & "cholche na cholbe na". I doubt.
Frankly if you look at it why is this change in political scenario coming to Bengal. It is not because people are voting TMC. It is because people are voting against the Left.
Moreover TMC did not gain people's confidence (I should say mass's) by projecting a development pro look. Rather it projected a look of standing by the working class protecting their land. I am not saying that is bad. Policies should be pro people. But the way that has been done, the Left would turn the table once TMC gets to power. Where will TMC get land for the projects of development. The moment Momota takes these step the Left would be up with arms and do just the opposite. From TMC's point of view it would be better to take a strategy where they can rule on ever. Not take any proper development work. Paint a picture that it is pro poor, pro labour class (while actually doing nothing for them)..building a strong set of field cadres to take control of the bengal rural areas, something that the Left used so efficiently over the years. The moment it shifts from this stance the Left would make sure that the next set of election results are just reversed. This is a vicious circle which I fear has already rotten Bengal.
I so wish that these things don't happen. I feel sad, disheartened when I see that there is not a single company in Bengal that can give true value to my calibre and that has forced me not to be with my near and dear ones. I so hope this would change.

IT does not make sense to have a campus withing 400-500 kms to one another.

Mysore, Mangalore, Chennai, Bangalore all have Infy campuses and are well within 500 Km of each other. Infy is just fooling around with its plans with regard to Kolkata

Frankly if you look at it why is this change in political scenario coming to Bengal. It is not because people are voting TMC. It is because people are voting against the Left.

If people are only voting against the LF, then why did they not vote for Congress in the KMC and other Municipal Elections across the State?

Its a mix of both.. people initially voted against the LF and now majority of them believe that it is Mamata Banerjee who will be able to do something for the State. Thus, they voted for TMC and not Congress!

Mysore, Mangalore, Chennai, Bangalore all have Infy campuses and are well within 500 Km of each other. Infy is just fooling around with its plans with regard to Kolkata

Again reason being the source of resources & a possibility if the client has a base in that part of the country.
The resource for an IT company are two fold
1) The Young Talent
2) Real Estate
During the time when Infosys campuses were being set up Bangalore (south india in particular where most of the engineering colleges were up and running). Bengal at that time still catered to around 3000 odd fresh graduates. Moreover Bengal was not projected as investor friendly during that time. Hence the two sources of resources were in abundant in the Southern region. Hence the campuses came up. While the requirement for a campus in the eastern region were fulfilled through bbsr. I don't know the particular reason for bbsr being the same. May be some understanding with the government.
Now the possibility of the client being in the region: That has never been the case with Bengal, you find back office operations of banking institutes like Goldman Sachs, Manufacturers like Airbus, High Tech engineering like TI in Bangalore & Chennai. Do you find them in Kolkata or rather Eastern region. The strong presence of such a cluster of companies make it necessary to have major presence for the IT company in more than one locations. However for the Eastern region with almost zero presence of clients it makes sense to have just one campus.
Does it explain my case??

If people are only voting against the LF, then why did they not vote for Congress in the KMC and other Municipal Elections across the State?

Its a mix of both.. people initially voted against the LF and now majority of them believe that it is Mamata Banerjee who will be able to do something for the State. Thus, they voted for TMC and not Congress!

Good point Debayan. True this is the case. But again the main driver is that people voted against the Left. But at the next level they felt the party which might be a substitute is the TMC.

If people are only voting against the LF, then why did they not vote for Congress in the KMC and other Municipal Elections across the State?

Its a mix of both.. people initially voted against the LF and now majority of them believe that it is Mamata Banerjee who will be able to do something for the State. Thus, they voted for TMC and not Congress!

Its because Congress and other parties don't really have a presence in Bengal. I have never seen a really strong leader from Congress addressing a gathering and pitching for votes in Bengal. Reason is simple and obvious. They know they don't stand a chance. But with the recent political upheaval the only party that does have a chance is TMC thanks to Mamta Banerjees efforts.

Again reason being the source of resources & a possibility if the client has a base in that part of the country.
The resource for an IT company are two fold
1) The Young Talent
2) Real Estate
During the time when Infosys campuses were being set up Bangalore (south india in particular where most of the engineering colleges were up and running). Bengal at that time still catered to around 3000 odd fresh graduates. Moreover Bengal was not projected as investor friendly during that time. Hence the two sources of resources were in abundant in the Southern region. Hence the campuses came up. While the requirement for a campus in the eastern region were fulfilled through bbsr. I don't know the particular reason for bbsr being the same. May be some understanding with the government.
Now the possibility of the client being in the region: That has never been the case with Bengal, you find back office operations of banking institutes like Goldman Sachs, Manufacturers like Airbus, High Tech engineering like TI in Bangalore & Chennai. Do you find them in Kolkata or rather Eastern region. The strong presence of such a cluster of companies make it necessary to have major presence for the IT company in more than one locations. However for the Eastern region with almost zero presence of clients it makes sense to have just one campus.
Does it explain my case??

I agree with you on most of the counts except some.
most of the IT companies cater to American and european markets. The local share is meager. In most of the cases the projects that the IT companies get are based out of their base locations. So if Intel has operations set up in Bangalore it would no doubt be beneficial to outsource it to a firm in Bangalore itself. But this market is very very small.

As far as real estate is concerned it cost nearly the same in the metros. There are enough IT parks coming up in Kolkata which does mean that it makes business sense to spend on the land which Infosys terms as in-exorbitantly high. It has paid nearly the same price for land elsewhere as well.

The case of POSCO, & Tata Nano should not be compared because the economics of running these two businesses are different.

I understand the economy and the business models are different....what I was pointing at is nobody is telling (POSCO/ TATA/ ..) that Orissa is not investor friendly. Given everything, the industry still has the anti -bengal image. There was an article in anandabazar which said. (industry policy : Hire Bengalis in the best positions, but outside Kolkata/ Bengal).

The left front did create a bad image during the 70s-80s by strikes etc(my memory of CPM in my childhood...a closed factory and beside that a red flag "Cholchhe na Cholbe na").....but the centre did not help either. They brought in freight equalization policy which made all the manufacturing companies to move to Western states. All the developed states have very strong lobby in the centre...which Bengal lacks.

And I would like to understand who is this anonymous expert of Infosys who understands Bengal/ India's politics best? He also has the guts to contradict the Infosys HR Head Mr. Mohandas Pai.

Do infosys employees(Tom/Dick/Harry) have a free hand in commenting about company policies to the media?

I actually the comment that you are referring to is not nonsense. That precisely might be the case in the next six years. Moreover the human machinery with which TMC is going to work with is the same that has just changed colour from Red to Green. Will they be able to shed their habit of no-work, dadgiri, strikes, & "cholche na cholbe na". I doubt.

I beg to differ. All of our politicians play for vote banks, but noway it makes Bengal any worse(politicaly/ security wise) than any of the advanced states in India. On a personal note, my old parents are in Kolkata and I thank god that they are in such secure/stable environment :)

DIAMOND TOWER - MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

After setting up the Site Office, they are demolishing the white building in the property.

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Observe the white half demolished building behind Hotel Golden Park (next to Tata Centre) - site for the Diamond Tower

Thank god if work really starts:banana:

DLF to restart Kolkata SEZ project
8 Jun 2010, 1704 hrs IST,PTI

NEW DELHI: The government today gave the nod for the country's largest real estate developer, DLF, to revive its plan for a special economic zone
(SEZ) in Kolkata.

"The Board of Approval has allowed re-notification of DLF's SEZ in Kolkata," Commerce Ministry Additional Secretary D K Mittal told reporters here after a meeting of the Board of Approval, the nodal body for SEZ-related matters.

The Kolkata SEZ was one of DLF's four SEZ projects notified in June, 2008.

However, the tax-free enclave in Kolkata, which was to be developed in a small area of 10.48 hectares, was de-notified along with the other three SEZs in February, 2009, on account of demand shrinkage for commercial space.

With the improved sentiment in the real estate sector, DLF had approached the Commerce Ministry for reviving this IT/ITeS tax-free zone. In its application for restarting the project, the company said demand for IT/ITES leasing space is showing signs of improvement.

However, DLF's three other projects in Gujarat, Haryana and Orissa remain de-notified.

In all, about 12 developers had pulled out their SEZ projects due to a slowdown in the commercial space segment last year.

Mysore, Mangalore, Chennai, Bangalore all have Infy campuses and are well within 500 Km of each other. Infy is just fooling around with its plans with regard to Kolkata

^^yes, with their latest comments on the WB political scene, they are definitely fooling around. TCS, Wipro, CTS and IBM have been around for quite a while; if they have concerns they could talk to these companies.

They could easily have got 5 acres anywhere to build the initial campus and gauged the performance of the center based on which they could think of expansion plans. They are definitely playing the "waiting" and "lying" game and giving very lame excuses, which unfortunately our media is lapping up and publishing.

Had been to New Town last Sunday (6th June),couldn't resist visiting the sites of some major upcoming projects of DLF,Unitech,Sapoorji Pallonji,etc..Although Abhishek had recently posted some related updates,I am uploading few more pics taken by me during my visit..

1) Sankalpa,on the main arterial road of New Town

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2) Tata Cancer Hospital

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3) DLF IT Park-II

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4) Unitech Infospace

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Hoarding on an upcoming hotel by Unitech
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5) Rosedale NRI Project

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6) Unitech's Uniworld City

Good part of this project and that of Rosedale's,is the fact that a 6 lane road is coming up in front of both of these.Work is going on in full swing..

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View of Uniworld City and Rosedale from SP Sukhobrishti (Sapoorji project)
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7) SP Sukhobrishti & DLF Housing

Road to the site (under construction)

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Could not take pics of SP Sukhobrishti/DLF housing as the road was blocked from this site as construction was going on full swing

8) NBCC Project-New Town

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9) West Bengal Housing Board Project near New Town main bus stand

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10) Rabi Rashmi Abasan-India's first Solar Housing project

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11) Misc

DLF IT park-I ,from NBCCsite

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Axis Mall
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OHIO Hospital

Construction has started
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^^ Those are just awesome photos. Lots of construction. Great to see DLF II revival. Sign of new hotels, hospitals. Tata hospital is almost done. Thanks again Sourav.. :banana:

Great updates Sourav!

:banana:

Teen Kanya, Sunrise Symphony

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Revives SEZ It Had Abandoned Last Yr
TNN & AGENCIES

Real estate major DLF, which had last year pulled out of developing an IT SEZ on a 25.8-acre plot in Rajarhat, has obtained fresh sanction from the board of approvals (BoA) of the Union commerce department to revive the venture. DLF had pulled out midway through construction, citing the global downturn.

Commerce ministry additional secretary D K Mittal said in New Delhi on Tuesday : “The board of approvals has allowed renotification of DLF’s SEZ in Kolkata.” The BoA is the final authority on SEZ-related issues nationwide.

State IT minister Debesh Das was elated and felt it augured well for the industry. “It’s a very good development from the state’s point of view because it proves conclusively that the IT industry is well on its way to recovery. Since a major portion of the construction is already through, DLF should be able to give shape to its SEZ plans at Rajarhat quite quickly,” Das said.

DLF already operates another IT facility, not an SEZ, on a smaller 10-acre plot in Rajarhat. According to current regulations, an IT SEZ needs to occupy a minimum of 25 acres. Experts said DLF starting operations at the Rajarhat SEZ would help push up software exports from the state as it would be able to attract several blue chip clients.

Exports from Kolkata’s software technology park recorded a marginal increase in 2009-10 over the previous financial year. Local units registered with the STPI scheme (distinct from the SEZ scheme as there are no restrictions on space requirements) registered exports of Rs 5,430 crore in the just concluded fiscal, up 6% from Rs 5,129 crore posted in 2008-09.

Hope On The Horizon

DLF has obtained the BoA’s nod to revive the IT SEZ, which is on a 25.8-acre plot

IT minister Debesh Das says DLF decision an indication that the IT sector is well on its way to recovery

EXPERTSPEAK

DLF starting operations at the SEZ will help push up software exports and attract blue chip clients.

Encroachers blight high-value plot
KMDA Selloff Plan Runs Into Rough Weather
| TNN

Encroachment on a section of a 100 acre plot at Nonadanga on the eastern fringes of the city threatens to derail a Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) plan to auction the land.

The site, which falls to the east of Eastern Metropolitan Bypass was considered back of beyond till a decade ago but has since emerged as a prime location with infrastructure being rapidly built to cater to the real estate growth along the belt.

The resultant rise in land price led to KMDA reviving a long-shelved proposal to develop the 100 acre plot at Nonadanga. Way back in 2003, the agency had mooted an IT park named Sunrise City but it never took off.

KMDA cobbled together a plan to set up a mega business park in 2007. Just as the proposal was taking shape, global meltdown led to a liquidity crunch in the Indian market and forced the agency to again put the project in the backburner.

Now, with market sentiments turning buoyant again and realtors developing big-ticket projects in the neighbourhood, KMDA has revived the plan again. But encroachment has come in the way of this jinxed site.

“We propose to auction the land for developing a mega business park comprising corporate buildings, offices for forex transaction, stock brokers, financial consultancy firms, insurance companies and related social infrastructure like restaurants and cafés. The expression of interest document is ready but we cannot invite bids till encroachments are removed from the site,” said KMDA chief executive officer Vivek Bharadwaj.

This isn’t the first time that encroachments have come in the way of government projects. The administration is faced with illegal settlements at Salt Lake Central Park that need to be removed before East West Metro starts operating.

Encroachers along the train tracks between Dhakuria and Lake Gardens were rehabilitated on a plot close to the encroached site at Nonadanga.

With land price along the Bypass skyrocketing and not many plots vacant, KMDA officials are pinning their hopes on the Nonadanga plot to rake in the moolah. In 2005, the agency managed to garner a record Rs 209 crore by selling a 6.2-acre plot to a real estate firm. The next year, KMC sold a 5-acre plot along the belt for Rs 154 crore. Given the price index, KMDA’s kitty could swell by Rs 1,000 crore or more if it does manage to remove the encroachment and put the land on the bidding block.

^^

Newspapers should publish the names of encroachers and the political parties and their leaders who support illegal encroachers. That may stop Bengal's poltical parties from supporting illegal encroachment of land, road, footpath etc.

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Ekta Floral (5 blocks)

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Ekta Oleander (3 blocks)

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^^yes, with their latest comments on the WB political scene, they are definitely fooling around. TCS, Wipro, CTS and IBM have been around for quite a while; if they have concerns they could talk to these companies.

They could easily have got 5 acres anywhere to build the initial campus and gauged the performance of the center based on which they could think of expansion plans. They are definitely playing the "waiting" and "lying" game and giving very lame excuses, which unfortunately our media is lapping up and publishing.

Absolutely correct.

^^ Those are just awesome photos. Lots of construction. Great to see DLF II revival. Sign of new hotels, hospitals. Tata hospital is almost done. Thanks again Sourav.. :banana:

Thanks Saraf and Suncity!

I think, the rate of new constructions coming up in New Town,has considerably gone up in the last one year.Now,whenever we pass through the expressway,it really feels that a modern township is coming up and things look promising for future,unlike few years back..

One good part is that apart from Action Area-I ,where the main work was concentrated some years back,lots of new projects are coming up in Action Area-III. Now,the only area which seems to be lying vacant (specifically near the expressway),is the one between Synthesis Business Park and Hiland Woods (action area II). Although some really big ticket projects, like the one by Shrishti Intercontinental Hotel,are slowly getting shape,but large scale construction work is yet to be seen there.

^^

Newspapers should publish the names of encroachers and the political parties and their leaders who support illegal encroachers. That may stop Bengal's poltical parties from supporting illegal encroachment of land, road, footpath etc.

Completely agree with you.This is probably the only way to stop this 'ever-rising' nuisance.On the name of 'socio-economic problem',we have seen that everyone starting from the administration to the cops,have encouraged this illegal thing, to grow to such level that it has finally gone out of their own control also! Infact,the political parties which don't even care to show their accountability on reaching a concensus on any matter meant for the public welfare,have always shown a similar opinion on this issue!

Now,the only hope lies with the media, which may now play the major role to keep a check on this!

Completely agree with you.This is probably the only way to stop this 'ever-rising' nuisance.On the name of 'socio-economic problem',we have seen that everyone starting from the administration to the cops,have encouraged this illegal thing, to grow to such level that it has finally gone out of their own control also! Infact,the political parties which don't even care to show their accountability on reaching a concensus on any matter meant for the public welfare,have always shown a similar opinion on this issue!

Now,the only hope lies with the media, which may now play the major role to keep a check on this!


100% agreed with you....
carry on
nice job

Did anyone notice the pics of Unitech Air? Thats going to be a massive building!

Thanks Saraf and Suncity!

I think, the rate of new constructions coming up in New Town,has considerably gone up in the last one year.Now,whenever we pass through the expressway,it really feels that a modern township is coming up and things look promising for future,unlike few years back..

One good part is that apart from Action Area-I ,where the main work was concentrated some years back,lots of new projects are coming up in Action Area-III. Now,the only area which seems to be lying vacant (specifically near the expressway),is the one between Synthesis Business Park and Hiland Woods (action area II). Although some really big ticket projects, like the one by Shrishti Intercontinental Hotel,are slowly getting shape,but large scale construction work is yet to be seen there.


sourav - thanks for the latest updates of New Town:cheers:

A lot of projects by reputed promoters are U/C, but what is concerning is the large number of vacant plots in AA1 given to individual owners/groups where G+2/3/4 type apartments can come up. As with the case of Salt Lake, the population in question will probably be the largest in New Town.

excellent photos there. Thank you very much Sourav. It gives a good feeling that many projects are coming up smoothly in Rajarhat:cheers:

Did anyone notice the pics of Unitech Air? Thats going to be a massive building!

yeah thats right. we are watching it from the very begining. Only thing of concern is, this huge building is coming up very slowly:)

Another thing that is heartening to see is that proper roads are being constructed leading to the large projects.infrastructure is definately catching up with the developments.Now the electricity problem has to be sorted out,which from latest reports is being done as we speak.
Other things
1.What about sewage systems?
2.Police stations.
3.Local community markets like one in Salt lake.
4.Transportation
5.Amenities like Post offices,banks?
6.And importantly parks,open spaces,playgrounds?There was supposed to be a Maidan also?

One good part is that apart from Action Area-I ,where the main work was concentrated some years back,lots of new projects are coming up in Action Area-III. Now,the only area which seems to be lying vacant (specifically near the expressway),is the one between Synthesis Business Park and Hiland Woods (action area II). Although some really big ticket projects, like the one by Shrishti Intercontinental Hotel,are slowly getting shape,but large scale construction work is yet to be seen there.

Why is that? Probably because price of land in this part is very high??

Hi all,

Gr8 job Sourav2010. (especially for braving the heat & humidity)

Shrishti Continental - THE FIRST SERIES OF FOUNDATION PILLARS POPPING OUT

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ECOSPACE - I LIKE THIS BUILDING COMPLEX A LOT.

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SYNTHESIS PARK

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I am still to figure out the Name of this building, as well as the builder also.

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Ideal Villas

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Great photos again abhishek. :banana:

Awesome awesome!! The work is going on. Thats what matters.. :banana:

Hi all,

Gr8 job Sourav2010. (especially for braving the heat & humidity)

Shrishti Continental - THE FIRST SERIES OF FOUNDATION PILLARS POPPING OUT

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SANJEEVA TOWN - II DUPLEX COMPLEX

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EASTERN HIGH

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VIBGYOR

COLOUR SHOCK

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Had been to New Town last Sunday (6th June),couldn't resist visiting the sites of some major upcoming projects of DLF,Unitech,Sapoorji Pallonji,etc..Although Abhishek had recently posted some related updates,I am uploading few more pics taken by me during my visit..


OHIO Hospital

Construction has started
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^^

This construction started before Tata Memorial Hospital, but nothing seems to be moving , where as Tata is on its verge of finishing within 6 months time.

Thank you very much Abhishek. I was eagerly waiting for this pix of Westin Hotel. I feel a sort of satisfaction to see this update.

From the pix it seems that both the towers are rising together. Kolkatans would feel proud having these magnificent structures in their city:cheers:

Completely agree with you.This is probably the only way to stop this 'ever-rising' nuisance.On the name of 'socio-economic problem',we have seen that everyone starting from the administration to the cops,have encouraged this illegal thing, to grow to such level that it has finally gone out of their own control also! Infact,the political parties which don't even care to show their accountability on reaching a concensus on any matter meant for the public welfare,have always shown a similar opinion on this issue!

Now,the only hope lies with the media, which may now play the major role to keep a check on this!

These encroachers have taken some key areas in the heart of the city and made it their home. For eg: Camac Street (just infront of Bells House, Rash Behari Avenue (Infront of Deshpriya Park/ Triangular Park / R B Avenue 'X' ing), Ballygunje Phari, Southern Avenue (Near HDFC Bank - Golpark at one end & Nava Nalanda High School at the other), Park Street, Vivekanada Park and the largest encroachers paradise - Maidan . Even our Crown Jewel - Sec -V has become a part of the ENCROACHER MEGAPOLIS (check out DN Block and near Manikanchan).

This not only gives the city a dirty look, also makes it equally unsafe to live in. After Dark these are Crime Hotspots.

Calcutta - City of Joy can now be very easily called the City of Paradox

Well, i see a lot of my friends are rightly pointing the fingers towards the pollutants/ parasites of the society - Our Netas.

But in my opinion, we are also to blame to some extent. I was thinking of writing this for a longtime and guess this is the opportune moment. What strikes me most , that We never protest but We always complain. We, in most cases try to be indifferent to what is happening in our beloved city. If something good happens, we just pause for a second to appreciate, feel proud and move on. But when something bad happens - We just ignore it as "one of those Big City issues" and move on. We never try to see to it that these niggles should get rectified and never happen on future. A very small example - Recently, the HISTORICAL BURNT WAREHOUSE OFF THE STRAND, just collapsed killing some innocent people, and then the authority moved there butt to break the remaining part of the dilapidated building to avert further callous accidents. My say, why didn't the people of that area, who sleep, eat ,do business there round the clock, push the authority to demolish the building the very next week when it caught fire - this would have saved some innocent lives.

A good try was the Park Street Residents Forum, though they had to face the music - but they tried. A few more like this can change the city we live in.

Regarding media flashing these issues - l have my doubts, they are the best chameleons & Houdini you will come across. When you want them most, they are no where. They will come late, light up a candle, show solidarity and gain TRP.

I remember a few years back, TOI - published a MAIDAN Improvement Plan series, hosted some big musical concerts to raise FUNDS. But our Maidan , alas is still the the same, no improvement. So what did TOI do????

Guys, sorry for the overdose. But being a passionate Calcuttan sometime takes its toll, and i am cent percent sure , you all go through this.

P.S. - This view has got no political colour and strictly personal. I apologize beforehand if I have unknowingly hurt anyone's feeling.

These encroachers have taken some key areas in the heart of the city and made it their home. For eg: Camac Street (just infront of Bells House, Rash Behari Avenue (Infront of Deshpriya Park/ Triangular Park / R B Avenue 'X' ing), Ballygunje Phari, Southern Avenue (Near HDFC Bank - Golpark at one end & Nava Nalanda High School at the other), Park Street, Vivekanada Park and the largest encroachers paradise - Maidan . Even our Crown Jewel - Sec -V has become a part of the ENCROACHER MEGAPOLIS (check out DN Block and near Manikanchan).



I also think that people of Kolkata have a sympathy factor for encroachers. They think by looking the other way and letting the encroachers thrive, they are somehow helping the poor. Encroachers exploit this sympathy factor.

All along the Bypass you have encroachers with ugly looking structures with political flags (and blessings ) of political parties. So in the future when the authorities have to expand the road, then the government will have to use tax payers' money to give compensation to the encroachers. It's like an interesting money milking scheme.

I am sure there are people waiting to rush in and encroach across both sides of the highways and roads in New Town.

But in my opinion, we are also to blame to some extent. I was thinking of writing this for a longtime and guess this is the opportune moment. What strikes me most , that We never protest but We always complain. We, in most cases try to be indifferent to what is happening in our beloved city.

...

A very small example - Recently, the HISTORICAL BURNT WAREHOUSE OFF THE STRAND, just collapsed killing some innocent people, and then the authority moved there butt to break the remaining part of the dilapidated building to avert further callous accidents. My say, why didn't the people of that area, who sleep, eat ,do business there round the clock, push the authority to demolish the building the very next week when it caught fire - this would have saved some innocent lives.

...

A good try was the Park Street Residents Forum, though they had to face the music - but they tried. A few more like this can change the city we live in.

...

I remember a few years back, TOI - published a MAIDAN Improvement Plan series, hosted some big musical concerts to raise FUNDS. But our Maidan , alas is still the the same, no improvement.

very good points. a friemd of mine said there are two kinds of protest:

the agitprop type (agitation + propaganda), which is the most popular
the well thought out protest that requires serious study of laws and bylaws, checks and balances, constitutional provisions and so on


the second kind of protest is made to WIN, not made for a street show. the first one is made to create some ruckus, get some political brownie points, some short term benefits

my friend brushed off the accepted idea that bengalis are passionate (as evidenced by the numerous protests of the first kind)... he said passion is long term, sometimes may be lifelong in their shelf life. agitprops are emotional outbursts, which cannot be called "passion"

can you please say more about the Park Street Residents Forum and what problems they faced

Subhas Datta has been doing excellent work for the preservation of the maidan. we need many more people like him. that's an example of the second kind of protest.

Diamond Group Kolkata

Where?

From Hafeez Contractor's website



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thanx a ton to sourav,sun and abhishek for the updates on rajarhat and new town...!!!
keep up the good job of updating us....:cheers:

These encroachers have taken some key areas in the heart of the city and made it their home. For eg: Camac Street (just infront of Bells House, Rash Behari Avenue (Infront of Deshpriya Park/ Triangular Park / R B Avenue 'X' ing), Ballygunje Phari, Southern Avenue (Near HDFC Bank - Golpark at one end & Nava Nalanda High School at the other), Park Street, Vivekanada Park and the largest encroachers paradise - Maidan . Even our Crown Jewel - Sec -V has become a part of the ENCROACHER MEGAPOLIS (check out DN Block and near Manikanchan).

This not only gives the city a dirty look, also makes it equally unsafe to live in. After Dark these are Crime Hotspots.

Calcutta - City of Joy can now be very easily called the City of Paradox

Well, i see a lot of my friends are rightly pointing the fingers towards the pollutants/ parasites of the society - Our Netas.

But in my opinion, we are also to blame to some extent. I was thinking of writing this for a longtime and guess this is the opportune moment. What strikes me most , that We never protest but We always complain. We, in most cases try to be indifferent to what is happening in our beloved city. If something good happens, we just pause for a second to appreciate, feel proud and move on. But when something bad happens - We just ignore it as "one of those Big City issues" and move on. We never try to see to it that these niggles should get rectified and never happen on future. A very small example - Recently, the HISTORICAL BURNT WAREHOUSE OFF THE STRAND, just collapsed killing some innocent people, and then the authority moved there butt to break the remaining part of the dilapidated building to avert further callous accidents. My say, why didn't the people of that area, who sleep, eat ,do business there round the clock, push the authority to demolish the building the very next week when it caught fire - this would have saved some innocent lives.

A good try was the Park Street Residents Forum, though they had to face the music - but they tried. A few more like this can change the city we live in.

Regarding media flashing these issues - l have my doubts, they are the best chameleons & Houdini you will come across. When you want them most, they are no where. They will come late, light up a candle, show solidarity and gain TRP.

I remember a few years back, TOI - published a MAIDAN Improvement Plan series, hosted some big musical concerts to raise FUNDS. But our Maidan , alas is still the the same, no improvement. So what did TOI do????

Guys, sorry for the overdose. But being a passionate Calcuttan sometime takes its toll, and i am cent percent sure , you all go through this.

P.S. - This view has got no political colour and strictly personal. I apologize beforehand if I have unknowingly hurt anyone's feeling.

@Abhishek: Very rightly said. Its true that being a passionate Calcuttan/Kolkatan, sometimes it becomes very difficult to see our beloved place falling prey to not only the apathy and negligence of political parties/administration, but also to the ‘don’t care’ attitude of its citizens/related people! Although this may sound pessimistic,but its true!

Violating any rule, has become the order of the day here. Be it hawkers taking grip of every inch of the footpaths that are still lying vacant in part of the city, to the encroachers building illegal shanties/structures at vacant govt/private plots,the trend is on the rise with passing day. Be it the upmarket residential areas like Ballygunge/Alipore/Park Street area or the traditional shopping districts of New Market/Gariahat/Shyambazar,not a single place is spared from this menace! The place under the flyover at Gariahat has completely gone into the hands of ragpickers,so are the places near Deshapriya Park,Ballygunge Phari,Southern Ave-SP Mukherjee Road crossing etc. Hold it,I have just cited some cases in the upmarket Ballygunge area,you can easily imagine the situation at numerous other places in & around Kolkata and imagine about their condition!

We are seeing this deterioration in the general condition of our city,with every passing day,but still prefer to keep silence. Either we are indifferent to these problems or we don't consider this to be any 'problem/issue' at all!! But,one thing is very common to all of us. Whenever we get to go abroad or some other developed city in our own country,we tend to take a note of their cleanliness/development rate and agree to the fact our Kolkata is lagging behind by years, in all those aspects! We dream of living in such a developed place at some of point, but never think of how that can be achieved. When we come back to Kolkata, this positive outlook gets changed and concepts like ‘socio-economic’ problems comes in and we start developing a ‘soft-corner’ for every other illegal act done by anybody. Then, everyone seems to be bothered about hawkers/homeless people, but not about the city and its citizens who also deserve a living standard in line with other international cities. The influx of homeless people would go on in future also, but that doesn’t mean that the city has to bear the burn of it in its every aspect, on the name of so-called ‘socio-economic’ problem. I agree, work needs to be done to properly rehabilitate these people, but a check on their explosive growth in the city ,is always required! The citizens also have an equally responsible role to play in this to ensure that their localities are properly maintained.

I can cite out a small example in this respect. I live in one of those numerous highrise complexes on Bypass, which were built with the ‘oath’ of providing ''most modern living'' to its residents, being a little far from the maddening crowd and shortcomings like 'unplanned development',encroachment,improper drainage,pollution etc,which are typical to a proper-city area,... But, contrary to this dream, what we see today is the fact that we are living in a condition which is no better than the erstwhile city proper! The service-roads in front of our apartments have completely gone under the control of endless shanties/hawkers/political party offices/illegal taxi/rickshaw stands. Although our builders had given us the privilege of doing our daily necessary shopping at stores like Spencers/Big Bazaar/Arambagh (infact the traditional corporation markets are also not that far away),but still most of the residents of these complexes prefer to buy goods from the hawkers who have built almost permanent structures on the road side! They don't consider themselves as problems/nuisance, as they get the stuffs right infront of their home itself!! Now,tell me how can we expect that we can ever dream of getting rid of ever rising problem,when there is a lack of common opinion amongst of the residents only?

The situation is not very different in other parts of the city also. Footpaths in our neighbourhood are going into the hands of hawkers, most parts of the city wear a dirty/slum like look because of this, garbage accumulation is not done properly,roads are not built as per general standards, but most of the Kolkatans seem to be indifferent to all these! May be,we are not left with not much choice, but that doesn’t lead to the end of the show. I appreciate & respect people like Mr.Subhas Dutta (Environmentalist) who have stood alone, against the tide and because of whom Kolkata has been able to get respite in many cases pertaining to environmental & other issues. But,surprisingly we don’t get to see many such people coming up to fight for a cause which is truly in favour of the betterment of our city!

I wish that we could build up a community which adopts some realistic and optimistic views on all these issues and start thinking of doing something concrete….Its high time!

Diamond Group Kolkata

Where?

From Hafeez Contractor's website



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i truly wish it doesn't get built :ohno:

Sometime back there was a discussion in this forum about Infosys' plan of suspending its project in Kolkata because of "political issues". Today I came across the following news - couldn't help but sharing it. I am sure that if some of the highlighted things had have happened in Bengal it would have been a big all-India news by now!

Strike at Hyundai's TN plant ends
AP, Jun 10, 2010, 02.52pm IST


MUMBAI: A strike that stopped Hyundai Motor's production in India for two days was called off on Wednesday night after India's top car exporter agreed to consider rehiring dozens of workers dismissed in the wake of violent protests, the company said.

In government-brokered talks, Hyundai agreed to consider reinstating on ``humanitarian grounds'' 35 employees who were dismissed after earlier protests, the company said in a statement. A committee of company and government officials and workers will together decide on rehiring.

Hyundai had already taken back 20 of the 87 workers fired after protesters damaged property and beat up guards and was reluctant to rehire more lest it set a bad example of impunity.

"The problem is 80 percent OK," K. Thangapandian, vice president of the Hyundai Motor India Employees Union, which led the strike, said in an interview Wednesday.

Thangapandian said 200 workers arrested Tuesday when police entered the factory and broke the strike would likely be released by Thursday evening.

As part of the deal, Hyundai has agreed to reinstate them in their jobs and without punishment, he said.

This is the fourth strike since 2008 at Hyundai's plants in Sriperumbedur, outside the growing auto hub of Chennai, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

Persistent labour unrest has pushed Hyundai, which pioneered the idea of using India as a small car production hub, to move some production to Turkey, closer to its major export market of Europe.

The two-day stoppage resulted in losses of about $28 million, Hyundai said.

Sometime back there was a discussion in this forum about Infosys' plan of suspending its project in Kolkata because of "political issues". Today I came across the following news - couldn't help but sharing it. I am sure that if some of the highlighted things had have happened in Bengal it would have been a big all-India news by now!

Strike at Hyundai's TN plant ends
AP, Jun 10, 2010, 02.52pm IST


MUMBAI: A strike that stopped Hyundai Motor's production in India for two days was called off on Wednesday night after India's top car exporter agreed to consider rehiring dozens of workers dismissed in the wake of violent protests, the company said.

In government-brokered talks, Hyundai agreed to consider reinstating on ``humanitarian grounds'' 35 employees who were dismissed after earlier protests, the company said in a statement. A committee of company and government officials and workers will together decide on rehiring.

Hyundai had already taken back 20 of the 87 workers fired after protesters damaged property and beat up guards and was reluctant to rehire more lest it set a bad example of impunity.

"The problem is 80 percent OK," K. Thangapandian, vice president of the Hyundai Motor India Employees Union, which led the strike, said in an interview Wednesday.

Thangapandian said 200 workers arrested Tuesday when police entered the factory and broke the strike would likely be released by Thursday evening.

As part of the deal, Hyundai has agreed to reinstate them in their jobs and without punishment, he said.

This is the fourth strike since 2008 at Hyundai's plants in Sriperumbedur, outside the growing auto hub of Chennai, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

Persistent labour unrest has pushed Hyundai, which pioneered the idea of using India as a small car production hub, to move some production to Turkey, closer to its major export market of Europe.

The two-day stoppage resulted in losses of about $28 million, Hyundai said.

Diamond Group Kolkata

Where?

From Hafeez Contractor's website



http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4858/diamondgroupkolkata.jpg (http://img820.imageshack.us/i/diamondgroupkolkata.jpg/)


This is the design for the adjacent plot of Tata Centre which lost out.

@ Sidney jec- Dont worry this wont be made in Kolkata.

PS SRIJAN Heights / PALLAZO

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/3083/10062010765large.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4843/10062010766large.jpg

^^

After a long time seeing capsule lifts used in residential project in kolkata

Fort Oasis

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8379/10062010767large.jpg

^^ Very nice. Is it T/O?

We have a thread here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=619250&page=2) as well. I am going to update that.. :banana:

I am still to figure out the Name of this building, as well as the builder also.

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/9562/p0906101535large.jpg

Is that the new WBHIDCO office?

AFNHB - seven blocks, New Town

photo copyright afnhb (http://www.afnhb.org/updates/new_kolkata.html)

http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/756/afnhb2.jpg (http://img808.imageshack.us/i/afnhb2.jpg/)

PS SRIJAN Heights / PALLAZO

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/3083/10062010765large.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4843/10062010766large.jpg

Nice updates Abhishek....

In the recent time,if we talk about one place in the heart of Kolkata, which is going to get a complete facelift with two huge projects coming up very close to each other,then it would be Panditiya Road in Ballygunge. Although it is nestled between two important roads like RB Avenue and Hazra Road and also a major passage between Triangular park and Ballygunge Cir Rd/Dover Road, but unlike most of the other neighbourhoods in Ballygunge which always had an upmarket look & character, Panditiya had an old-Kolkata type look with a major portion of it, dotted by Godowns & Factory-sheds. But, once Oasis & PS Srijan come up on this stretch ,the entire ambience & skyline around is going to change, for better. Oasis is coming up on the land which once used to have a huge garage/godown,

PS Srijan Heights (which has also come up on a plot that once used to have an old office building & godown of renowned company) also seems to be a very good upmarket project, with a good frontage (although being on a relatively narrow road).I have seen that in last one year,many stand-alone residential flats have come up on Panditiya Road in place of old buildings & the trend is still continuing. Some high-end shops/gyms are also coming up,all indicating a positive change in the general profile of the location,which is expected to get even better once all these projects are completed.

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Abhishek/Sourav

If you get time in the future and if you happen to pass by these places, can you please click some pictures of The Empire and Astral on Gurusaday Road, plus Sapphire on Ballygunge Park road? Any clicks of some of the newer buildings in the south of Park Street area are also welcome.

:cheers:

View of DLF New Town Heights, Elita Gardens and Shapoorji Shukhobrishti from Uniworld City (Harmony buildings u/c). The scope of Shukhobrishti is apparent from this pic..

photo copyright unitech

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7849/unitechdlfkolkata.jpg (http://img341.imageshack.us/i/unitechdlfkolkata.jpg/)

Global Hospitals draws out capex plan for five projects
Saturday, 12 Jun, 2010
The Global Hospitals Group has chalked out an investment plan of about Rs 1,200 crore to add over 2,000 beds in five projects in various cities by 2013.

Most of the projects are to be funded through internal accruals. The group may look at private equity funds or go for an initial public offering within one or two years to meet the funds.

The group is setting up a 450-bed hospital at Lower Parel in Mumbai at an investment of Rs 200 crore in the Phase I and Rs 100 crore in the Phase II. While the Phase I is slated to be ready by February 2011, the Phase II by August 2011.

Further, it plans to establish a 500-700 bed hospital in Delhi in two phases with an investment of Rs 600 crore.

Another 450-bed hospital is to come up in Kolkata with an investment of Rs 200 crore and a 300-bed facility in Bhubaneswar in Orissa at an outlay of Rs 100 crore. The fifth hospital is expected to be set up in Chennai at an investment of Rs 75-80 crore.

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/710/barna2.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/barna2.jpg/)

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3775/barna1.jpg (http://img267.imageshack.us/i/barna1.jpg/)

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Source : Bengal Shelter (http://www.bengalshelter.com/varna_demo.htm)

RISHI TOWER U/C at Rajarhat
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/2109/86117773.jpg (http://img52.imageshack.us/i/86117773.jpg/)

Construction Update.
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8541/workinprogress789.jpg (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/workinprogress789.jpg/)

Guys good news. Kolkata Museum of Modern Art (KMOMA) construction work has started. As far as i remember the building design was very unique, though cldn't find any render in the net.

Bad news. CC2 has got horrible security guards & facility management service. Tried to visit the place and was planning to park the car in there parking lot. They have put some Parking Status Boards, giving counts of space available at different levels of parking. Though they were showing like 256 left in LG, 90 left in MB. When we tried to enter the space, guards refused to let us in, said the boards are not functioning properly (not even 6 mnths old) and if we do not believe we should go and check ourselves. Very rude of them. Which let me to drop the plan of entering CC2.

@ Sun, will surely take some pics of Ballygunje developments. Some good stand alone props coming up.

Guys good news. Kolkata Museum of Modern Art (KMOMA) construction work has started. As far as i remember the building design was very unique, though cldn't find any render in the net.

http://kmomamuseum.org/

click on artistic impressions to see a render

designed by Herzog and de Meuron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzog_%26_de_Meuron)

Thanks mountaincloud.

Ya saw it.

G + 9 building.

Museum section about 80000 sqft. Total area more than 500 k sqft.

DLF plans to start work in Rajarhat IT SEZ soon
ET KOLKATA

REAL estate major DLF plans to kick off construction of its sprawling 25.8-acre IT SEZ in Rajarhat in the current financial year for which it has just received fresh sanction from the Board of Approval (BoA),which is under the commerce ministry.
The company may also take a relook at the Rs 33,000-crore integrated township project at Dankuni from which it had exited last year due to land acquisition-related problems.
DLF group executive director Rajeev Talwar said: We decided to pursue the IT SEZ project at Rajarhat since the real estate and the IT sector are looking up.Land for the IT project is with us.Our IT Park in Rajarhat has witnessed good bookings which prompted us to take up the IT SEZ project.Going ahead,we feel this upswing will continue in the days to come.
Though the company is reluctant to share details about its IT SEZ,it had earlier lined up a Rs 700-crore investment plan for this venture.The SEZ would have created 40,000 jobs,according to the original proposal.
A company spokesperson said: Weve just received a fresh nod from the BoA.It is too early to share details.Our team will now start working on it.However,we hope to commence construction work in the current fiscal.
About the proposed township project at Dankuni from which DLF had exited last year,Mr Talwar said: We are open to the idea of taking a relook at the project provided no problems crop up.We dont wish to ruffle feathers and enter into any confrontation with anybody.We are on a wait-and-watch mode.We are closely monitoring the West Bengal governments policy on land acquisition.If we see that the project can be implemented in a peaceful environment,we can give it a relook.We are working with 18 states in the country and our business decisions depend on their policies.
Spread over 4,840 acres,the ill-fated Dankuni township had been billed as one of the biggest PPP (public-private partnership) projects in India.DLF had paid Rs 271 crore to the state government in 2007 after it emerged as the highest bidder,leaving developers like Emaar-MGF,Suncity and Bengal Ambuja behind.The state government had paid back the amount deposited by DLF after it exited the project.
The project had run into trouble from both ends.

Tata Housing launches Phase II of luxury housing project
Saturday, 12 Jun, 2010

Tata Housing Development Company (THDC) on 11 June 2010 launched the Phase II of Eden Court-Primo, a luxury housing project at New Town, Rajarhat in Kolkata. The total investment in the two phases is about Rs 400 crore.

The entire project consists of five towers, of which three towers are completed under phase I. The project has been designed by Callison, USA. It is to be constructed under the guidance of Indian Green Building Council and has been designed to reduce the impact on the environment.

The Phase II consists of two high rise towers with sky garden offering premium apartments (with three and four bedrooms), with a minimum size of 1,719 sq ft. Eden Court-Primo is likely to offer maximum views and ventilation and has a swimming pool, clubhouse, open community space, children’s playground, table tennis room, jogging track, and landscaped gardens.

THDC has about 26 acre at New Town, of which it has chalked out a usage plan for eight acre.
http://projectstoday.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?smid=24&nid=31397

The entire project consists of five towers, of which three towers are completed under phase I

I think it is under construction and not completed yet.

Sunrise Greens

photos copyright Sureka Properties

http://www.surekaproperties.com/proj_resi_greens.html

block C

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block E

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block F

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Sunrise Symphony

photos copyright Sureka Properties

http://www.surekaproperties.com/proj_resi_symphony.html

HIG1

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/117/sunrisesymphony1.jpg (http://img215.imageshack.us/i/sunrisesymphony1.jpg/)

HIG2

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A high-rise u/c on Elgin Road
photo cc - arijeetb

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9046/highriseonelginroad.jpg

I think Avishar also posted a pic of this sometime back.

This could be this project:

Homes for a crore and more
Monday, November 22, 2004

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041122/asp/calcutta/story_4020443.asp

There are hardly any land parcels going in the heart of the city. So, whatever is available, becomes premium property, observes Khetawat, who is going solo with Rameswara, another 130,000 sq ft premium development on Elgin Road, close to Forum. Again, each apartment is over a crore.

Here's a render from http://www.agrawalarchitects.com/

Rameshwara Mansion, 10/4/A Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani (Elgin Road)

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/2450/rameswaramansion.jpg (http://img820.imageshack.us/i/rameswaramansion.jpg/)

What's the latest news on Action Area 2 individual plots? Is the electricity problem solved?
Would appreciate any info in this matter.

QUICK RESPONSE
NSG wants road to airport widened
TNN

Kolkata: If terrorists carry out a 26/11-like attack in Kolkata,the National Security Guard (NSG) would be constrained to respond promptly.Reason: the road from the NSG hub at Badu near Madhyamgram,North 24-Parganas,to the airport is too narrow and prone to traffic snarls.So,NSG wants it widened by 5-6 ft.The elite forces director general,N P S Aulakh,has written to chief secretary Ardhendu Sen with such a request.
Aulakh wants the state to ensure that the 7-km stretch from the NSG hub at Badu to the airport is free of snarls and well-lit.The chief secretary presided over a recent meeting that discussed ways to ensure there is no traffic congestion on the road.
The Bengal NSG hubs OC,N S Paul,had earlier written to the state requesting it to re-lay the road so that his men can move along it swiftly when asked to respond to an emergency.
A team from NSG visited the airport recently to review security arrangements,officials said,and held meetings with AAI and CISF.Sources said the NSG team has already visited some of the vital installations in the city.PWD secretary A R Bardhan said they would require around Rs 4 crore to re-lay the road.They have written to the home department for funds.

SOUTH CITY GARDEN

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STATUS

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http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2405/33177538.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/i/33177538.jpg/)

Some properties listed in http://www.amitproperties.com
PS Continental

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/3338/pscon.jpg

Baisakhi
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3527/baisaki.jpg

Arihant Benchmark - U/C near Topsia Crossing on Park Circus Connector
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3540/arihan.jpg

PS Pace
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7744/pspace.jpg

South City Gardens

photos copyright rajiv das

1
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2
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Land Acquisition Nearly Over For Rs 6,000-Cr Orion Tech City At Rajarhat-New Town

Close on the heels of DLF, another IT SEZ is set to roll out in Rajarhat-New Town, breathing fresh life into the state’s beleaguered IT sector.
The first phase of Orion Tech City, the IT SEZ project, will come up on 28.94 acres at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore at Reckjoani mouza in Rajarhat-New Town. DLF revived its IT SEZ at Rajarahat last Tuesday.
Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is slated to inaugurate the Orion project soon. The firm, meanwhile, has acquired much of the 155 acres needed for the project buying land directly from owners. Hidco, the agency that has developed Rajarhat-New Town, has pitched in by providing 25 acres for the first phase.
The Orion project will be an enormous confidence boost for the state’s IT sector, which suffered a severe setback after the Vedic Village controversy unfolded last year and the government had to call off the much-hyped joint venture IT township project with Vedic Links.
Months before that — soon after DLF pulled out of its mega township project at Dankuni — the real estate biggie called off its IT SEZ on a 25.8-acre plot at Rajarhat. In fact, several IT-SEZs, including one by Ascendas, had been shelved one after the other. In the uncertain investment ambience, the Wipro’s Sector V unit seemed to be the only operational IT-SEZ in Bengal. Unitech, too, has been trying to make its SEZ at Rajarhat functional. The IT-SEZ at Bantala (with Cognizant as its major constituent) is fighting against poor infrastructure.
But now things are looking up as
DLF had its IT-SEZ project renotified before the Board of Approvals (BoA) of the Union commerce ministry. The BoA is the final authority for sanctioning SEZs across the country. As per the BoA stipulations, an IT SEZ needs a minimum of 25 acres.
Sourabh Das, managing director, Hidco, said, “The Orion IT-SEZ means much to the state — it will bring in a lot of investment and employment in the IT sector.” Sandhir Agarwal, director, Orion IT Parks Limited, said, “We hope to garner around Rs 1,000 crore in investments in the first phase. By the time the project is completed, the figure would reach Rs 6,000 crore.”
IT companies from the Middle-East will be among the major investors in the Orion Tech City project. Companies from Japan are likely to join in the third phase. A luxury hotel and a convention centre will be the added attraction in the first phase. On the cards is the ‘Japan Village’ where several Japanese companies will set up shop. Four more hotels with 1,500 rooms are being planned in Tech City. FDI for the project is likely to be around Rs 500 crore (first phase). Agarwal said 82 acres of the 155 acres is approved for IT SEZ. The Japan Village will come up on 24 acres. TNN

^^great news for IT starved Bengal...at last some bright lights...also a good nwz for hotel industry...but what about the rest of 73 acres?

Four more hotels with 1,500 rooms are being planned in Tech City. FDI for the project is likely to be around Rs 500 crore (first phase). TNN

great news, indeed. any idea will these hotels be the part of SEZ or the existing ones that have already been posted in the forum?

great news, indeed. any idea will these hotels be the part of SEZ or the existing ones that have already been posted in the forum?

na all four new ones...its already mentioned "Four more hotels with 1,500 rooms are being planned in Tech City."...by tech city they reffer to the SEZ and not the township...
btw guyz any clue where this project is coming up in the township??
i also found that A luxury hotel and a convention centre will be the added attraction in the first phase....is this hotel other than four mentioned or this is the 5th one?

^^if that is the case than it would be one of those 4 hotels

Land Acquisition Nearly Over For Rs 6,000-Cr Orion Tech City At Rajarhat-New Town

Close on the heels of DLF, another IT SEZ is set to roll out in Rajarhat-New Town, breathing fresh life into the state’s beleaguered IT sector.
The first phase of Orion Tech City, the IT SEZ project, will come up on 28.94 acres at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore at Reckjoani mouza in Rajarhat-New Town. DLF revived its IT SEZ at Rajarahat last Tuesday.
Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is slated to inaugurate the Orion project soon. The firm, meanwhile, has acquired much of the 155 acres needed for the project buying land directly from owners. Hidco, the agency that has developed Rajarhat-New Town, has pitched in by providing 25 acres for the first phase.
The Orion project will be an enormous confidence boost for the state’s IT sector, which suffered a severe setback after the Vedic Village controversy unfolded last year and the government had to call off the much-hyped joint venture IT township project with Vedic Links.
Months before that — soon after DLF pulled out of its mega township project at Dankuni — the real estate biggie called off its IT SEZ on a 25.8-acre plot at Rajarhat. In fact, several IT-SEZs, including one by Ascendas, had been shelved one after the other. In the uncertain investment ambience, the Wipro’s Sector V unit seemed to be the only operational IT-SEZ in Bengal. Unitech, too, has been trying to make its SEZ at Rajarhat functional. The IT-SEZ at Bantala (with Cognizant as its major constituent) is fighting against poor infrastructure.
But now things are looking up as
DLF had its IT-SEZ project renotified before the Board of Approvals (BoA) of the Union commerce ministry. The BoA is the final authority for sanctioning SEZs across the country. As per the BoA stipulations, an IT SEZ needs a minimum of 25 acres.
Sourabh Das, managing director, Hidco, said, “The Orion IT-SEZ means much to the state — it will bring in a lot of investment and employment in the IT sector.” Sandhir Agarwal, director, Orion IT Parks Limited, said, “We hope to garner around Rs 1,000 crore in investments in the first phase. By the time the project is completed, the figure would reach Rs 6,000 crore.”
IT companies from the Middle-East will be among the major investors in the Orion Tech City project. Companies from Japan are likely to join in the third phase. A luxury hotel and a convention centre will be the added attraction in the first phase. On the cards is the ‘Japan Village’ where several Japanese companies will set up shop. Four more hotels with 1,500 rooms are being planned in Tech City. FDI for the project is likely to be around Rs 500 crore (first phase). Agarwal said 82 acres of the 155 acres is approved for IT SEZ. The Japan Village will come up on 24 acres. TNN

Looks like a landmark project that will clearly put Kolkata on the global investors map. :cheers: They should probably set up a golf course as well. Looking forward to see the master plan and other details once they are published.

^^its already u/c (hopefully)...check this out!!!!
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081006/jsp/frontpage/story_9933513.jsp

^^its already u/c (hopefully)...check this out!!!!
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081006/jsp/frontpage/story_9933513.jsp

website is under construction

check this out http://www.oriontechcity.com/

Abhishek/Sourav

If you get time in the future and if you happen to pass by these places, can you please click some pictures of The Empire and Astral on Gurusaday Road, plus Sapphire on Ballygunge Park road? Any clicks of some of the newer buildings in the south of Park Street area are also welcome.

:cheers:

Hi Suncity,

Would definitely try to click some pics of the mentioned projects in Ballygunge and many other places located south of Park Street.Infact,a good number of stand-alone projects have come up in the last few years in areas like Loudon Street,AJC Bose Rd (south side of Park St),Lee Road,Elgin Road,Ballygunge Park,Queens Road,Mayfair Road etc.

Land Acquisition Nearly Over For Rs 6,000-Cr Orion Tech City At Rajarhat-New Town

Close on the heels of DLF, another IT SEZ is set to roll out in Rajarhat-New Town, breathing fresh life into the state’s beleaguered IT sector.
The first phase of Orion Tech City, the IT SEZ project, will come up on 28.94 acres at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore at Reckjoani mouza in Rajarhat-New Town. DLF revived its IT SEZ at Rajarahat last Tuesday.
Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is slated to inaugurate the Orion project soon. The firm, meanwhile, has acquired much of the 155 acres needed for the project buying land directly from owners. Hidco, the agency that has developed Rajarhat-New Town, has pitched in by providing 25 acres for the first phase.
The Orion project will be an enormous confidence boost for the state’s IT sector, which suffered a severe setback after the Vedic Village controversy unfolded last year and the government had to call off the much-hyped joint venture IT township project with Vedic Links.
Months before that — soon after DLF pulled out of its mega township project at Dankuni — the real estate biggie called off its IT SEZ on a 25.8-acre plot at Rajarhat. In fact, several IT-SEZs, including one by Ascendas, had been shelved one after the other. In the uncertain investment ambience, the Wipro’s Sector V unit seemed to be the only operational IT-SEZ in Bengal. Unitech, too, has been trying to make its SEZ at Rajarhat functional. The IT-SEZ at Bantala (with Cognizant as its major constituent) is fighting against poor infrastructure.
But now things are looking up as
DLF had its IT-SEZ project renotified before the Board of Approvals (BoA) of the Union commerce ministry. The BoA is the final authority for sanctioning SEZs across the country. As per the BoA stipulations, an IT SEZ needs a minimum of 25 acres.
Sourabh Das, managing director, Hidco, said, “The Orion IT-SEZ means much to the state — it will bring in a lot of investment and employment in the IT sector.” Sandhir Agarwal, director, Orion IT Parks Limited, said, “We hope to garner around Rs 1,000 crore in investments in the first phase. By the time the project is completed, the figure would reach Rs 6,000 crore.”
IT companies from the Middle-East will be among the major investors in the Orion Tech City project. Companies from Japan are likely to join in the third phase. A luxury hotel and a convention centre will be the added attraction in the first phase. On the cards is the ‘Japan Village’ where several Japanese companies will set up shop. Four more hotels with 1,500 rooms are being planned in Tech City. FDI for the project is likely to be around Rs 500 crore (first phase). Agarwal said 82 acres of the 155 acres is approved for IT SEZ. The Japan Village will come up on 24 acres. TNN

Seems to be a gr8 project. Hope that it comes up as early as possible!!

Any update on these projects?

The Chambers, Kolkata
Location: On Rashbihari Connector
Unit Type: Commercial and Retail
Area: 1.45 Acres
http://www.unitechgroup.com/commercial/thechambers-kolkata/index.asp?links=p1&pro=thechambers-kolkata&pro_type=2
http://www.unitechgroup.com/images/thechambers-tpic1.jpg

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Kolkata International Logistics City
Location: On Kona Expressway, Junction of NH-6 and Kona Expressway
Unit Type: Warehouse and Logistic Hub
Area: 73.5 Acres
http://www.unitechgroup.com/commercial/kilc-kolkata/index.asp?links=p1&pro=kilc-kolkata&pro_type=2
http://www.unitechgroup.com/images/kilc-kolkata-tpic1.jpg

a logistic hub is very much needed to decongest the already choked city roads.
would be very happy if this project sees the light of the day

[QUOTE=SamitB;58778349]Any update on these projects?

The Chambers, Kolkata
Location: On Rashbihari Connector
Unit Type: Commercial and Retail
Area: 1.45 Acres
http://www.unitechgroup.com/commercial/thechambers-kolkata/index.asp?links=p1&pro=thechambers-kolkata&pro_type=2
http://www.unitechgroup.com/images/thechambers-tpic1.jpg

Construction is going on in full swing.Foundation work has almost got over.
A few months back,a hoarding was put up by Unitech at the site,where it was mentioned that space in the proposed building was sold off in a record time.

Apart from the above,work is going on 24x7, also in the two other huge projects which are coming up on this stretch.One is Acropolis, bang opposite to the Unitech Site (on Rajdanga Football Ground) and another one is the Taj Gateway on RB Connector-EM Bypass crossing.

Would put some pics very soon..

^^ :hug:

There is one more coming up in the same place or the land next to it.. not sure...

Unitech RB Connector -- New Age Offices on Rash Behari Connector

http://www.modernproperties.in/images/properties/elv7_unitech_r_b_connector.gif

Source Link (http://www.modernproperties.in/properties/commercial/details.php?property=7)

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Source Link (http://www.modernproperties.in/properties/commercial/details.php?property=7)


I was infact referring to the site which is mentioned in this link,i.e. the one which is opposite to the Siemens Building on Rash Behari Connector. If I am not wrong,Unitech was previously supposed to build up a 4 star hotel on this plot,which later on transformed into the idea of raising up an office-cum-commercial building.In that is true,the pic of the proposed building as given in this link,seems to be more relevant.

I was infact referring to the site which is mentioned in this link,i.e. the one which is opposite to the Siemens Building on Rash Behari Connector. If I am not wrong,Unitech was previously supposed to build up a 4 star hotel on this plot,which later on transformed into the idea of raising up an office-cum-commercial building.In that is true,the pic of the proposed building as given in this link,seems to be more relevant.

I have seen a render of Unitech Chambers somewhere in their website and it is close to this render. The other one that is posted is probably that of Mumbai Unitech Chambers.

btw which building is comming up @ the plot opposite accropolis...the one posted by kolkata is a different project of Unitech or the same one?

I have seen a render of Unitech Chambers somewhere in their website and it is close to this render. The other one that is posted is probably that of Mumbai Unitech Chambers.

RB Connector in Mumbai???

RB Connector in Mumbai???

WEH Mumbai

http://www.unitechonline.in/thechambersmumbai/index.asp

Unitech has this document on the web

http://www.unitechgroup.com/pdfs/Investor-Presentation_April2-2010.pdf

KILC

First phase of the project is at an advanced stage of development, with the first warehouse ready for leasing

Hotels:

5 proposals - 3 to 7 year range. Marriott Courtyard in 3 years time.

Convention Center

6 years

someone can take a screen print of the relevant pages and post here.

Unitech has this document on the web

http://www.unitechgroup.com/pdfs/Investor-Presentation_April2-2010.pdf

KILC

First phase of the project is at an advanced stage of development, with the first warehouse ready for leasing

Hotels:

5 proposals - 3 to 7 year range. Marriott Courtyard in 3 years time.

Convention Center

6 years

someone can take a screen print of the relevant pages and post here.

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CESC to invest Rs 800 cr to beef up distribution
ET KOLKATA

CESC Ltd will invest nearly Rs 800 crore to bolster its distribution network and enhance its supply capacity to accommodate new customers in Kolkata by 2012.At an interactive session on power organised by Merchants Chamber of Commerce,CESC executive director Dilip Sen said told reporters:Every year around 80,000 new customers get added to the subscribers base and we need to create additional capacity to cater to them.
During 2009-10,CESC invested about Rs 600 crore in augmenting its distribution network.We will invest the same amount this year too.In addition,we have also decided to add another 100 km of cables in the next two years.Nevertheless,in a bid to cater to increased demand,CESC puts up 200 MVa of high tension distribution capacity and 120 MVa of low tension capacity every year, he said.
Elaborating,Mr Sen said: Transmission and distribution (T&D ) loss at CESC has been brought down to 13% from 22% some years ago.However,three issues that need to be addressed in the power sector is proper distribution issues,billing collection and metering as well as decline in T&D.
Incidentally,CESC hopes to raise about Rs 18,000-20,000 crore over the next couple of years for financing its various ongoing power projects,including the recently revived Balagarh thermal power project where it intends to invest Rs 3,200 crore.

NetAmbit may hire 500 for city call centre
ET KOLKATA

NETAMBIT,a financial services distribution company,said it will employ 500 people at its new call centre in Salt Lake in the next six months.
The Delhi-based company plans to expand its operations across the country and hire 3,000 people by March 31,2011,to take the tally to 7,000.As part of its expansion plan,the company launched a call centre at Sector V in Salt Lake on Thursday for marketing financial products.NetAmbit follows a hub-and-spoke model with the call centre as the hub and numerous sales offices around it.It primarily sells third-party life insurance,health insurance and systematic investment plans or SIPs to the middle and low income segment.Our focus is tier II/III/IV towns, said chairman and managing director Girish Batra.Financial product penetration is just about 4% in India and nearly 80% of the population lives in tier II/III/IV locations and they do not avoid financial products. The Salt Lake office is the sixth call centre for NetAmbit,after Delhi,Noida,Mumbai,Bangalore and Chennai.Built over 7,500 square feet,the direct marketing centre at Salt Lake has a capacity of 500 seats.
Before this new set up,the company used to operate in eastern markets through its Noida office.The direct marketing system is the most cost-effective one for distribution of financial products, the CMD said.Our plan is to start with Kolkata and then expand to towns like Durgapur,Haldia,Siliguri,Burdwan,Bhubaneswar,Cuttack and Jamshedpur, he said.
North-Eastern locations like Guwahati,Dibrugarh,Tinsukia,Silchar,Itanagar,Imphal,Shillong,Aizwal,Dimapur and Kohima are also on its radar.
Mr Batra said the company garnered total insurance premium worth Rs 400 crore in 2009-10 and sold 600 SIPs every month.At present,the company is present at 140 locations across the country and it aims to double the number by March 2011.

IKF clinches Aircel deal
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100618/jsp/business/story_12577137.jsp

Calcutta, June 17: City-based IKF Technologies Ltd has bagged a three-year BPO contract from Aircel.
“We will provide BPO and call centre services to Aircel’s eastern region operations. The office will be in Calcutta with 1,000 work stations,” CEO Mukesh Goyal told The Telegraph.
According to the contract, IKF will look after six circles — Calcutta, the rest of Bengal, Assam, the Northeast, Bihar and Orissa — for Aircel. The company hopes to add at least Rs 25 crore annual revenue from this contract. The company also provides BPO services to Vodafone and Tata Teleservices.
IKF intends to increase its headcount to over 2,000 by the end of 2010-11 from 400 for its BPO arm. The company plans to enter new segments such as insurance to achieve its target of Rs 1,500 crore revenue from the BPO business within two years.

Overall, the company aims to cross a turnover of Rs 2,500 crore in over two years.

IKF, which is on the lookout for a 100-seater BPO in the US, hopes to close the deal within the second quarter. “We have shortlisted five companies and a team is doing the due diligence. We aim to finalise at least one by the end of the next quarter,” Goyal said.
Ernst & Young is one of the consultants to the company.
IKF has recently entered into a partnership with Wapmerr-India to execute GIS-based surveillance projects, globally. The partnership aims at exploring new horizons in the field of GIS/MIS survey-related services. IKF has operations in Delhi, Noida, Jaipur and Mumbai.

Kolkata International Logistics City
Location: On Kona Expressway, Junction of NH-6 and Kona Expressway
Unit Type: Warehouse and Logistic Hub
Area: 73.5 Acres
http://www.unitechgroup.com/commercial/kilc-kolkata/index.asp?links=p1&pro=kilc-kolkata&pro_type=2
http://www.unitechgroup.com/images/kilc-kolkata-tpic1.jpg[/QUOTE]


http://www.unitechgroup.com/pdfs/Investor-Presentation_April2-2010.pdf
says
First phase of the project is at an advanced stage of development, with first warehouse to be ready for leasing shortlyLogistics

Kolkata Port Trust plans barge jetties on the Hooghly

The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), in partnership with Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), is planning to set up barge jetties at Sagardighi and Jangipur on the Hooghly River to facilitate movement of imported coal to meet the requirement of power plants located in the area.

“We've already had preliminary discussion with IWAI in this regard,” Mr M.L. Meena, Chairman of KoPT, said here on Friday, pointing out that the plan was to handle 15,000 tonnes of coal a day in each jetty.

While the proposed jetty at Sagardighi would handle coal for West Bengal Power Development Corporation's (WBPDCL) plant located in the same place, the Jangipur jetty would handle for Farakka plant of NTPC Ltd, he said.

WBPDCL's Sagardighi plant's present capacity is 600 MW (2x300MW), proposed to be raised to 1,600 MW through addition of another 1,000 MW (2x500MW).

NTPC's Farakka plant's present capacity is 1,600 MW (2x500MW, 3x200MW), proposed to be increased to 2,100 MW through addition of another unit (1x500MW).

Rail constraints

In other words, the coal requirement of these plants will steadily increase which can be met only through imports. Apart from additional transportation cost, the constraint in rail movement from the present unloading ports (Haldia, Paradip and Visakhapatnam) has been a matter of concern.

The proposed barge movement, as Mr Meena explained, would be like this: imported coal would be unloaded from big bulk carriers into barges by way of transloading operation proposed to be undertaken closer to the sea and the loaded barges would traverse upstream a distance of over 300 km or so along the river to call at the proposed jetties.

He was of course not sure if there would be enough traffic for the return journey, at least initially. “We can even consider floating special purpose vehicles, also with participation of NTPC and WBPDCL, to undertake the proposed barge movement,” Mr Meena added.

It might be recalled that as early as September 2008, IWAI and NTPC had signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake barge movement of imported coal from Haldia to Farakka but with little progress so far.

Source:The Hindu Business Line

Rs 20-cr facelift for high court building

Kolkata: On the eve of the 150th year of Calcutta high court, the Centre has sanctioned Rs 20 crore for the renovation of the majestic heritage building which also enjoys the distinction of housing the first Supreme Court of
India. Calcutta high court will complete 150 years in July, 2011.
The magnificent structure, which was built on the model of the ‘Stadt-Haus’ or Cloth Hall at Ypres in Belgium, is now threatened, with the pillars having tilted a bit towards the southern side of the building. They have been given the support of iron plates and rods for the moment. With a part of the front of the building having caved in, renovation has become an urgent necessity.
“The building was an engineering marvel when it was built. But after so many years, the structure must have suffered many a wear and tear though it receives a fresh coat of paint every year. It is very important to keep the structure intact,” said West Bengal Bar Council member Uttam Majumdar.
State law minister Rabilal Moitra confirmed that the Centre has principally agreed to fund the renovation of all the heritage structures of judiciary. “Besides the high court, heritage buildings in this genre include Bankshall Court and Alipore district court,” Moitra added.
Significantly, the plan of the high court building is no longer here. The intricate building plan is lost and for its renovation, the conservation architects have to go to Ypres in Belgium. In fact, the Belgium government had sent a team to Kolkata to see the structure before rebuilding the war-ravaged Stadt-Haus. Now, it is Kolkata’s turn to seek help from the Stadt-Haus authority for maintaining the structural integrity of the high court building, said a judicial department officer.
The building, designed by well-known architect Walter Granville, houses the oldest high court in India. Established on July 1, 1862, under the High Court’s Act 1861, the court has seen many legal luminaries such as Justice Dwarka Nath Mitter, Justice Ramesh Chandra Mitter, Sir Chunder Madhab Ghosh, Sir Gooroodas Banerji, Sir Ashutosh Mookerjee and Justice P B Chakravartti, who was the first Indian to become a permanent Chief Justice of the Calcutta high court. Earlier, in 1863, Justice Sumboo Nath Pandit became the first Indian to assume office as a judge of Calcutta high court, said Majumdar.
Significantly, a new high court building, which has come up just beside the Ordnance Factory Board headquarters, is scheduled to be inaugurated soon. The new building will ease the pressure off the old one and also solve the acute crisis for space. It would also be easier for the engineer to start the conservation work.

Source:Times of india

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This saturday evening i went out for a drive almost across the length and breadth of the city and hence found the following developements. But m really sorry for being able to take snaps, as i was not carrying digicam, and my fone cam is not good in dark.
I ll be starting them from south to north:

> A strech of Raja SC Mullick Road got widened (from Westwind to Gangulybagan Xing). the shops all along the left side (towards Jadavpur) road being replaced with permenent shop for widening the road (around 100-150 shops)

> From the point where Dhakuria bridge ends (Golpark end) to Gariahat south road (where Garia-Golpark auto stand is situated) and entite southern avenue has got new white street lamps (most probably LED lamps)

> Work is going on full swing at accropolis site, RB Connector - Stadium gallery almost finished. Mall foundation work done!

> At the Unitech chambers site in RB Connector, basement work complete.

> At Taj Getaway site on RB Connector foundation complete. Work on first floor is going on.

> Topsel Toyota is now open.

> Fortis Hospital paintjob over, might be opening very soon.

> Some more white lamposts sighted on the road leading to TMC HQs @ Panchanantala.

> Some pipe relaying work was taking place besides Science city.

> Work going on in full swing for Parama Island - PC flyover, the north bound flank gets closed after 11pm. However all the work is now concentrated on Bypass, no such major developments on PC Connector.

> Work for the new tower of ITC Sonar is going on full swing, as many as 12 pillers spotted.

> Also found some work going on at the plot between the emaar site and ITC Sonar.

> Work almost complete for Volkswagen Kolkata showroom on bypass, near beleghata 'lal bari'.

> Work for KMRC on bypass is going at very fast pace. Pillar work almost finished. Pillar for the station near Swabhumi is also complete.

>Work almost finished for Ultadanga Flyover, bypass end. The road of the flyover at that end has also been applied with a layer of bitumen, but on the VIP road side, girders are still to put, the streach whenn it crosses the khal.

> Work on Swissotel is done. What seemed like it already had a soft opening.

> Work is in full swing on the plot beside cc2. Most probably some housing project of Bengal Ambuja.

> Work on Nagerbazar flyover is almost through. Might open within few months.

> Work on Dunlop flyover is also going on at brisk pace. No such developements on BT Road side, however most of the work on the other side, i.e. towards dakhineshwar is going on good.

> A new Audi Showroom has opened on AJC Bose Road, between Mullickbazar and Beniapukur Xing.

^^:bow:
thanks a lot studdmanster :cheers:

Thanks a lot studdmanster. its nice to know many projects are going on, on the expected line.

Thanks a ton studdmanster :)
very much delighted on the updates.

But a little bit sad not getting the snaps.:ohno:
Hope we will get next time.

Photo cc Anny

A residential project..

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Cool update.. :banana:

This saturday evening i went out for a drive almost across the length and breadth of the city and hence found the following developements. But m really sorry for being able to take snaps, as i was not carrying digicam, and my fone cam is not good in dark.
I ll be starting them from south to north:

> A strech of Raja SC Mullick Road got widened (from Westwind to Gangulybagan Xing). the shops all along the left side (towards Jadavpur) road being replaced with permenent shop for widening the road (around 100-150 shops)

> From the point where Dhakuria bridge ends (Golpark end) to Gariahat south road (where Garia-Golpark auto stand is situated) and entite southern avenue has got new white street lamps (most probably LED lamps)

> Work is going on full swing at accropolis site, RB Connector - Stadium gallery almost finished. Mall foundation work done!

> At the Unitech chambers site in RB Connector, basement work complete.

> At Taj Getaway site on RB Connector foundation complete. Work on first floor is going on.

> Topsel Toyota is now open.

> Fortis Hospital paintjob over, might be opening very soon.

> Some more white lamposts sighted on the road leading to TMC HQs @ Panchanantala.

> Some pipe relaying work was taking place besides Science city.

> Work going on in full swing for Parama Island - PC flyover, the north bound flank gets closed after 11pm. However all the work is now concentrated on Bypass, no such major developments on PC Connector.

> Work for the new tower of ITC Sonar is going on full swing, as many as 12 pillers spotted.

> Also found some work going on at the plot between the emaar site and ITC Sonar.

> Work almost complete for Volkswagen Kolkata showroom on bypass, near beleghata 'lal bari'.

> Work for KMRC on bypass is going at very fast pace. Pillar work almost finished. Pillar for the station near Swabhumi is also complete.

>Work almost finished for Ultadanga Flyover, bypass end. The road of the flyover at that end has also been applied with a layer of bitumen, but on the VIP road side, girders are still to put, the streach whenn it crosses the khal.

> Work on Swissotel is done. What seemed like it already had a soft opening.

> Work is in full swing on the plot beside cc2. Most probably some housing project of Bengal Ambuja.

> Work on Nagerbazar flyover is almost through. Might open within few months.

> Work on Dunlop flyover is also going on at brisk pace. No such developements on BT Road side, however most of the work on the other side, i.e. towards dakhineshwar is going on good.

> A new Audi Showroom has opened on AJC Bose Road, between Mullickbazar and Beniapukur Xing.

Photo cc MBiswas

Unitech surroundings..

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^^:bow:
thanks a lot studdmanster :cheers:

thanks sid bhai

Thanks a lot studdmanster. its nice to know many projects are going on, on the expected line.

u r welcome Samrat...:)...yes the rate at which things are developing in and around the city it seems that 5 yrs from now Kolkata would be give a complete new picture...provided if everything goes on track!

Thanks a ton studdmanster :)
very much delighted on the updates.

But a little bit sad not getting the snaps.:ohno:
Hope we will get next time.

thanks Samit for the appreciation...had it been daytime i could hv taken the snaps..but at night the pics wouldnt be so clearly visible with fone cam..

Cool update.. :banana:

thanks Saraf..:)

Fortis keen to boost city presence

Fortis Hospitals on Tuesday said its long-term aim is to nearly double the number of beds in the city to 1000 in order to cement its position as a premier provider of private healthcare services in this part of the country.
Currently, Fortis has two existing facilities in Kolkata and an upcoming 400-bed hospital on the Bypass that is likely to start operations either by the end of next month or early August — courtesy its deal with Wockhardt.
“We have a total of 550 beds now in Kolkata....we want to take it close to 1000 over time by being present in multiple locations,” Fortis Hospitals CEO Vishal Bali told TOI. “Our commitment to the city is evident from the fact that we started construction on the hospital on January 3, within a few days of the deal with Wockhardt, when nothing had been happening on this project for 14-15 months,” he added.
Bali said the proposed hospital, however, would not have 400 beds initially and start with 275. The balance 125 would be added later. “The total investment in the first phase would be Rs 135 crore, which includes the cost of land. An additional outlay of Rs 50 crore would be required for the second phase. We expect a cash break-even for the first phase within three years of starting operations,” he added.
Bali said that once the new hospital comes up, the total spend that the Wockhardt-Fortis Hospitals combine would have made in Kolkata would rise to Rs 450 crore. “We have no plans to open clinics on the lines of our competitor (Apollo Hospitals) as our business model is different where the focus is on high-end tertiary healthcare,” he added.
Bali declined comment on the possible impact of the Fortis Healthcare-Parkway Holdings affair on the strategy Fortis Hospitals would adopt as far as Apollo Gleneagles is concerned. Fortis Hospitals is a subsidiary of Fortis Healthcare. Fortis Healthcare has time till July 30 to decide whether it should counter the offer made by Malaysia’s Khazanah for a majority holding in Parkway.
Apollo Gleneagles is a joint venture between Apollo and Parkway. As the single biggest shareholder of Parkway currently, Fortis Healthcare is indirectly a co-owner of Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals. TNN

HI
Sorry for spamming the thread.
Can anybody tell how many of the below mentioned SEZs got scrapped?
http://www.sezindiainvest.com/Statewise/West_Bengal_Statewise.htm

1M/s. M.L. Dalmiya and Company Ltd.
2M/s M.L Dalmiya & Co. Ltd
3DLF Info City Developers((Kolkata) Ltd.)
4Oval Developers Private Ltd
5 Riverbank Holdings Pvt Ltd(Bata India)
6 Enfield Exports Limited
7 Shapoorji Pallonji andCo. Ltd
8 Enfield Infrastructure Limited
9 Enfield Realtors Limited
10 Unitech Hi-tech Structures Limited,
11 Shantineketan Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
12 Enfield Infrastructure Ltd
13 Abex Infocom (P) Ltd.
14 Salarpuria Properties Private Limited
15 Xenitis Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
16 Parasmani INfrabuild Private Ltd
17 Asian Gateway Ltd
18 SEZ Infrastructure Developers
19 Videocon Realty & Infrastructures Limited
20 Videocon Realty & Infrastructures Limited
21 Videocon Realty & Infrastructures Limited
22 New Kolkata International Development Private Limited
23 New Kolkata International Development Private Limited
24 Salarpuria Properties Private Limited
25 Bengal Srei Infrastructure Development Limited
26 Jai Balaji Sponge Limited
27 DLF Limited ('DLFL')
28 Indian Foundry Association
29 Videocon Realty &Infrastructures Limited
30 Sylvan Infrastructure Pvt.Ltd.
31 Set up by the Central Government
32 West Bengal Industrial Corporation
33 M/s. WIPRO Ltd.
34 M.L. Dalmiya and Company Limited
35 Enfield Exports Limited
36 Bata India Limited
37 Oval Developers Private Ltd
38 Shapoorji Pallonji and Co. Ltd
39 Unitech Hi-tech Structures Limited
40 Bengal Shristi Infrastructure Development Limited
41 Tata Consultancy Services Limited
42 Capstone Developer Private Limited
43 Bengal Shriram Hi-tech City Pvt Ltd.
44 Orion IT Parks Pvt. Ltd.
45 Haldia Free Trade Warehousing Private Limited
46 Videocon Reality and Infrastructures Limited
47 Bengal Shapoorji Infrastructure Development Pvt. Ltd.
48 Enfiled Energy Ltd.
49 JSW Bengal Steel Limited
50 Shyam Steel Industries Ltd.
51 Bengal Shapoorji Developers Pvt. Ltd.
52 Tata Consultancy Services Limited
53 DLF Limited
54 Bengal Shapoorji Infrastructure Development Private Limited
55 Enfield Energy Limited
56 Bengal Shriram Hi-tech City Private Limied
57 Unitech Hi-tech Structures Ltd.


I know about Bantala,Unitech,Orion etc. have started works or become operational.
Please correct me if I am wrong.

you should rather be asking which ones will see the light of the day :lol:

Is the above list only for Kolkata or entire Bengal?..never knew that there were so many SEZs..:cheers:
all the Dalmiya ones are in Bantala, DLF will be starting as it has got back the SEZ permission from central govt.
Batanagar...at least the residential part is going on in full swing..
If its for entire state then i can say that Xenitis is up and running..the one which manufactures bikes and has Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador..sorry cant recall the bike..but is a hit in rural bengal!!!
rest no clue!!

Is the above list only for Kolkata or entire Bengal?..never knew that there were so many SEZs..:cheers:
all the Dalmiya ones are in Bantala, DLF will be starting as it has got back the SEZ permission from central govt.
Batanagar...at least the residential part is going on in full swing..
If its for entire state then i can say that Xenitis is up and running..the one which manufactures bikes and has Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador..sorry cant recall the bike..but is a hit in rural bengal!!!
rest no clue!!

This is for entire bengal.I think.
The source link provides individual location & size details for all the projects.
please check once.

Hooghly water for Rajarhat on a trial basis

The Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) will lift water from the river Hooghly and take it to Rajarhat for purification and supply to action areas I and II on a trial basis from 15 July.
If the trial run is successful, then the residents of New Town will get filtered water from the Hooghly before the pujas. This will meet a long-standing demand of the residents for supply of purified water from the river Hooghly to stop rampant lifting of ground water.
This is the first time when water will be lifted from the Hooghly and then carried to the filtration bed covering a distance of over 15 kilometres. It may be recalled that in Palta, which was set up by the British shortly after the Sepoy Mutiny, and Garden Reach, raw water is lifted from the river Hooghly and the filtration beds are situated next to the lifting station and hence it becomes easier to purify the water and send it for distribution.
Mr Sourav Das, managing director of HIDCO, said a lifting station to draw raw water from the river Hooghly has been set up at the Chitpore lock gate. Then the raw water will be taken to the filtration bed at Rajarhat via Bagjola and New cut canals. The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) had clogged the pipes that used to offload sewer into these canals. “It is a unique system of carrying raw water to the filtration bed which is 15 kilometers away and if the trial run is successful filtered water from river Hooghly will be supplied to the households,” he maintained. The overhead tanks have already been constructed and once the trial run is through, filtered water will be stored in the tanks and then supplied to different areas.
At present ground water is lifted and supplied to the buildings. The HIDCO has allowed sinking of 74 deep tubewells to meet the needs of the people. Many geophysicists and environmentalists had pointed out that as Rajarhat is situated close to the arsenic belt in Barasat, steps should be taken to stop rampant lifting of ground water. The Statesman

Chinese varsity in tie-up with Rabindara Bharati



Kolkata, June 24

Zhejiang Gongshang University of China is planning to set up an institute for study of Chinese literature and culture in the city in collaboration with the Rabindra Bharati University (RBU).

Giving this information to media persons at a conference organised by the Bharat Chamber of Commerce here on Thursday, Mr Hu Jianmiao, President of the Chinese University, said, “The courses studied at the institute will be in reference to Tagore's work and his vision of world culture.” The institute will be named after the Chinese philosopher Confucius, he added.

Prof Karuna Sindhu Das, Vice-Chancellor of RBU, said, “A memorandum of understanding will soon be signed between the two universities for setting up the institute. We have identified land at our Jora Sanko campus for this purpose.” RBU will soon approach the State Government for necessary clearances, he added.

Mr Satish Chandra Tiwari, Principal Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal, said, “We will facilitate in any such collaboration between universities of the two countries.”

The Zhejiang University was also keen on setting up a Chinese gallery on the RBU campus entailing Rs 53 crore investment, Mr Das said.

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A new water plant is being built by the Kolkata Municipality for the use of Belur Math, and its 3 colleges adjoining the Math grounds.
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Huge intake pipes bring water in from the Ganga to a large holding tank, then to the processing plants to purify it into drinking water. The reservoir rests on the bank of the Ganga, which is half a mile accross at Belur serving as a main source of fresh water.
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Ruias to set up B-school in state

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THE Ruias of Essar,who recently forayed into the management education space,have decided to set up their next B-school campus in West Bengal.The Essar Group is in talks with city realtors to acquire 20-30 acres near Kolkata and expects to kick off the institute in 18 months,a senior company official said.
The group has just set up the first campus of its Institute of Customer Experience Management in Coimbatore.The institute will provide post-graduate management education focused on customer experience in five industries banking,insurance,retail,telecom and ITeS.
The plan is to set up five campuses across the country over the next three years.Next in line will be campuses in Kolkata and Bhopal.The groups real estate team has already started negotiations with realtors.We expect the campus will be ready in 10-18 months, said Aegis Global Academy president Subir Ghosh.
Essar Group has forayed into this venture through its ITeS arm Aegis.It has tied up with IIM Indore and Singapores Service Quality Centre as academic partners.The group plans to have around 70-80 seats per specialisation for its Kolkata facility,thereby the total yearly intake to around 400 students.The fees for the 15-month course will be around Rs 4 lakh.
Essar group itself will recruit students for its retail,telecom and BPO businesses.We will also arrange for their placement.While there is a huge demand for courses like this,this is the first time any institute will provide specialised education in customer management, said Mr Ghosh.
Highlighting on the need for good customer experience,Mr Ghosh said the benefits are multiple it can improve bottomline,increase possibilities of cross-selling,increase revenue per customer and create word-of-the-mouth publicity.

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Any update info for this project?????

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Any update info for this project?????

Ambitious project! But question is whether Kolkata has such a target clientèle - I mean does Kolkata have so many executives like Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi who can afford to buy this kind of property? At the same time, I don't believe that the developers are that foolish to take a plunge without doing a proper survey. Quite a paradox to me!

Ambitious project! But question is whether Kolkata has such a target clientèle - I mean does Kolkata have so many executives like Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi who can afford to buy this kind of property? At the same time, I don't believe that the developers are that foolish to take a plunge without doing a proper survey. Quite a paradox to me!

^^It does not have executives who earn huge salaries in comparison to del/mum/blr but has a farily large business class engaged in small/mid scale businesses. Also, this is not the first project of this kind. The seven G+40/45 towers coming up on the eastern fringes at Anandapur will cater to the elite as well.

Yes, arijeet, I fully agree with you. take the example of Bel-Air which was sold like hot cake:)

Calcutta has a huge business class population who have started to venture out and spend money. they may not be as glitzy as the high earning execs but they sure do have money

Also i am guessing a large number of the kolkata business family have luxury flats in del/mum,so money is certainly there but the difficult part is to make them spend it.

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Isn't that photo a rendering of manchester's Inacity Tower?

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No, this is one of the 2 twin Wipro towers during the construction phase. The photo looks to be about 2 years old.

Can anyone please tell me if the Rajarhat situation is resolved or we will have to wait till the next elections? With so many projects nearing completion how do things stand infrastructure-wise. Is there any hope for allotees to get their land in phase 2 and phase 3 of newtown ?

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I have an inkling that Infosys knows all this very well. There are about 4 lakh bengalis working in Bangalore's IT industry. If Infosys moves here, there will be applications for transfer. And Infosys being a South Indian company, they would not want other places to be talent attractors. Only time will tell.

Anyone has information about the cable landing station near Digha? Kindly share the information here.


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I have an inkling that Infosys knows all this very well. There are about 4 lakh bengalis working in Bangalore's IT industry. If Infosys moves here, there will be applications for transfer. And Infosys being a South Indian company, they would not want other places to be talent attractors. Only time will tell.

Anyone has information about the cable landing station near Digha? Kindly share the information here.

Quite an optimistic and encouraging report! However, one look at the city wise job advertisements in naukri and monster would tell another story. The number of IT/ITES jobs available in Kolkata is quite low when compared to Blore, Hyd, Pune. Besides, there are only a handful of key business/development/research roles offered out of Kolkata. Hope the situation will change significantly with the new SEZs and IT Parks!

Source (http://www.thestatesman.net//index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=332934&catid=73)

Asok urges KMC to expedite JnNurm projects
29 June 2010
;Statesman News Service
KOLKATA, 29 June: The state urban development minister, Mr Asok Bhattacharya, today urged the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to expedite work of various development projects particularly those under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) scheme.
He has also asked the Mayor to set a date for discussions between the two. He pointed out that development projects worth almost Rs 2000 crore were being carried out under the various schemes of the JnNURM and Kolkata Environmental Improvement Projects (KEIP).
This comes after the mayor, Mr Sovan Chatterjee, stopped work on a JnNURM project pointing out various anomalies in the tendering of a sewer upgradation project.
“Other than the various agencies we also have a commitment to the people of the state. And work on the development projects need to be expedited for this purpose,” Mr Bhattacharya said.
Mr Chatterjee, on his part, said that he was ready to coordinate and work with the state government to expedite various development projects being carried out in the city for the sake of the people. He added: “I have not received any letter as yet from the state government. Let me receive the letter first then I will be in a position to say something concrete.”

Oops!! Got it.. its an old photo..

No, this is one of the 2 twin Wipro towers during the construction phase. The photo looks to be about 2 years old.

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a great eyeopener for all those morons who still thinks that investing in Bengal is a loss...especially 4 MR. PAI...he is trying to lobby SI by setting up Infy at every nook and corner...but when it comes to Bengal all his 'dhamnamis' starts..i guess this news will make MR. PAI's share of pie sour!:bash:

KoPT to set up midstream container handling facility
Thursday, 01 Jul, 2010

The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is planning to set up a midstream container handling facility to improve cargo traffic in the port.

The move emanates from the fact that larger container cargo vessels cannot enter the Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock Complex because of low draught in the Hooghly river channel.

A committee has been formed to submit a survey report for setting up such facility in the riverstream. The committee is likely to study the technical feasibility of setting up container handling facility in the midstream and also the economic sustainability of the port and its stake holders.

Meanwhile, KoPT proposes to set up two-three jetties outside the lock gates. Already, the port authorities have identified Shalukhali and Diamond Harbour for setting up such facilities.

Also, plans are afoot to set up port facilities in the Hooghly river on PPP basis.

Ambitious project! But question is whether Kolkata has such a target clientèle - I mean does Kolkata have so many executives like Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi who can afford to buy this kind of property? At the same time, I don't believe that the developers are that foolish to take a plunge without doing a proper survey. Quite a paradox to me!

silly question. how does height of a complex relates with pricing of the flats?
and tell me, does banglore or delhi have a single residential building taller than south city in kolkata?
what will u say when u look at the numerous projects going on in new town(rajarhat)?
in terms of building height, kolkata was lagging just behind mumbai, but now well competing. delhi, bangalore and other cities are far behind.
and when i look at the advertisements, i don't find much difference in price between kolkata and cities like delhi, bangalore.
no comments for mumbai.

dear gd luks high,

Niljee is expressing his doubt about the affordability of those luxurious flats by Kolkatans as in his opinon, there are few executives in comparision to Mumbai/Delhi/Bangalore have. He is not talking about height of buildings but number of people who can buy that kind of luxurious apartments in Kolkata which has already been replied suitably.

Ambuja,Swissotel launch 5-star address

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AMBUJA Realty in association with Swissotel Hotels & Resorts has launched the 147-key deluxe 5-star Swissotel Kolkata Neotia Vista,adjacent to the City Centre Mall in Rajarhat,New Town.This marks the leading Swiss hospitality companys maiden foray into India.
Ambuja Realty chairman Harshavardhan Neotia said besides the three boutique hotels they were planning in the hills,the group was also scouting for land in the Sundarbans for a possible project.We are very encouraged by the response to Ganga Kutir which is doing very well.Theres a good demand for such projects.Its all a question of getting the right place, he said.
Mr Neotia also said he had land earmarked for hotels in Ambuja Realtys upcoming mixed development projects in Amritsar,Patna and Raipur.
Our masterplans for these projects have provisions for hotels.but we are yet to decide on whether we will develop these hotels ourselves or give it to someone else, said Mr Neotia.
Swissotel Kolkata,which is located close to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport,has been positioned essentially as a business hotel,though given its proximity to the City Centre mall,it hopes to attract a fair bit of the mall crowd as well.We will be targeting the MICE segment but will also do some cross-promotions with the adjacent mall, said Swissotel Kolkata general manager Ronald Nilsson.
As a special introductory offer,Swissotel Kolkata would be offering the 344 sq ft classic rooms at Rs 7,500 (including dinner) while the 700 sq ft suites with jacuzzi would have a tariff of Rs 18,000.India has huge potential for growth at a time when places like Europe are stagnating.New Town too will come up a lot in the next three-four years, said Mr Nilsson.

RP Infosystems to manage Descons internet business

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KOLKATA-BASED computer maker RP Infosystems,which sells PCs under the Chirag brand,has entered into a management contract with Descon to manage its internet service provider (ISP) business.According to the contract,the Rs 918-crore RP Infosystems will take over Descons assets in this business and will invest to scale it up.
While Descons ISP business is primarily targeted at the SMEs and cable operators in West Bengal,RP Infosystems plans to apply for a fresh ISP licence to the department of telecom (DoT) to provide broadband services across the East.The company also plans to foray into the cloud computing arena and is in the process of building a data centre.
In this regard,RP Infosystems signed the memorandum of understanding with Descon on Wednesday evening.The contract is effective from July.As part of the deal,RP Infosystems will make an upfront payment of around Rs 4.5 crore to Descon and there is a revenue sharing arrangement.
Confirming the development,RP Infosystems chairman Kaustuv Ray said the company will soon approach DoT for necessary approvals.
Since according to DoT regulations,it is not possible to acquire ISP licences,we entered into a management contract with Descon.However,we will own all the assets.We plan to eventually seek a fresh licence to grow the business.In this regard,Descons existing optical fibre cable and wireless network,server and switch infrastructure will help us, he said.
Descon Ltd managing director S Radhakrishnan said the company agreed to sign the ISP deal since RP Infosystems will be able to do a lot of value-addition.They will invest on augmenting the infrastructure,marketing and manpower to grow the business manifold, he said.
Descons ISP business has some 20,000 existing customers in West Bengal and an annual revenue of around Rs 4 crore.RP Infosystems plans to grow the client base to 50,000 over the next six months.The cloud computing foray will be done by Ontrack Systems Ltd,a city-based IT/ITeS firm where RP Infosystems recently acquired 46% stake.
We plan to host applications around ERP and cloud computing using the broadband bandwidth.Ontrack will undertake service delivery and cross-sell bandwidth to existing clients.Once RP Infosystems receives the fresh ISP licence,we will work together to scale it up across the region, said Ontrack Systems MD B Hari.
With this deal,RP Infosystems is close to realise its plans to grow its presence across the entire computer ecosystem.We plan to undertake inorganic growth and currently evaluating multiple options,Mr Ray said.

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^^is this the same one that is coming up in Belur?

TIRUMANI G+19 U/C

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Mumbai has its Gateway of India and Delhi India Gate. Now, Mamata Banerjee — who wants to develop the City of Joy into another London — feels the first step towards that is to create something like a ‘Kolkata Gate’.
“Every city has an iconic landmark. Kolkata should also have one. Please ensure that a Kolkata Gate comes up in the city,” Mamata had directed newly-elected mayor Sovan Chatterjee a fortnight ago.
This is not the first time that such a structure has been planned. In 2002, then Kolkata mayor Subrata Mukherjee had come up with a similar idea. The iconic landmark was to be a 200-ft steel structure with a glass enclosure on top. The estimated cost of the project was Rs 10 crore and it was to be built on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. The glass enclosure would have given visitors an aerial view of the city. A major business house from the city had even agreed to maintain the ambitious structure.
But then, why didn’t the project see the light of day? Mukherjee, when contacted, said there were a number of issues that prevented him from making much progress. Will the project continue to remain a pipe dream? The present mayor said he is thinking about it. “We are certainly looking into this seriously. There is so much that needs to be done and we have just taken over,” said Chatterjee.
While there are many who believe that Kolkata — which also serves as a gateway to the northeast — deserves a makeover and a new iconic landmark, there are some who feel that the city can already be easily identified through structures like Victoria Memorial and Rabindra Setu.
Those close to Mamata, however, say the railway minister is keen to give the city a new look. “The landmark will have to be something that signifies the development of Kolkata into a vibrant city. Both Victoria Memorial and Rabindra Setu are ‘colonial structures’, which the city should no longer rely on,” one of them said.

Calcutta already has enough landmarks.
and is she going to paint the gate herself? i am pretty sure the color of the gate would be closer to green.

Calcutta already has enough landmarks.
and is she going to paint the gate herself? i am pretty sure the color of the gate would be closer to green.

come to think of it, a steel arch with the likes of green borrowed from the statue of liberty, won't look that bad after all.

what Calcutta needs is a good drainage system above all. She wants a london dream. Let her go to Paris first and make her men study the waste management system in place. her fascination with art will only give a cosmetic look to the city while deep down it would still be rotting.

plus the "gates" in other cities have some kind of symbolism attached to them. what do we have here. lets see. 35 years of comrade rule? or the ever so iterating "We have done mistakes and we need to rectify them" administration. I don't think the idea would go down well with Miss Mamta Banerjee and her likes.

No takers for Satyam land in Bengal

Bengal has failed to find a developer for the 2.77 acre plot, which was allocated to Satyam Computers in 2004 at Salt Lake’s Sector V.

West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Ltd (Webel) has floated the tender three times, inviting expression of interests from IT infrastructure developers for the plot after the new owners of Satyam (now known as Mahindra Satyam) returned the land to the state authorities last November.

Webel is the nodal agency of the Bengal government for developing information technology and ITeS industries.

Webel floated the first tender on December 24, followed by the second on May 13 and the third one on June 15.

“The authority is yet to get any suitable IT infrastructure developer for the 2.77 acre plot,” said a government source who did not wish to be identified.

State IT minister Debesh Das and Webel managing director Tamal Dasgupta could not be contacted as they did not take calls from The Telegraph.

According to the tender document, Webel invited bids “for subleasing a plot of approximately 2.77 acres of land at Plot no. G2, Block GP, Sector V, Bidhannagar, Calcutta for the purpose of establishing Electronics, IT and ITeS industries”.

The land was handed over when Satyam was still under Ramalinga Raju. An MoU was signed in the presence of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Raju in Hyderabad on January 30, 2004. The foundation stone was laid on February 24, 2006.

After remaining unused for almost four years, the new owners of the company — the Mahindras — had expressed their unwillingness to go ahead with the proposed development centre.

According to the tender document, the total “buildable area on the subject site would be, approximately, 712,000 sq. ft”.

At the time of returning the land, a Mahindra Satyam spokesperson said, “The Calcutta pullout was inevitable as the company is going through a phase of consolidating infrastructure. Rather than hold on to something it knows it can’t find a use for, it did the best thing by returning it to the Bengal government so that it can be given to someone who needs it.” The Telegraph

Calcutta already has enough landmarks.
and is she going to paint the gate herself? i am pretty sure the color of the gate would be closer to green.

The so called kolkata/calcutta gate (whatever the name may be) was planned way back in 2002 along with a malaria hospital @ Kalighat by the then mayor Mr Subrata Mukherjee (now chairman)...the malaria hospital never seen the daybreak as miss Kalighat scrapped the idea as for that the street dwellers would have to be removed!:gunz:...and for this gate thing miss kalighat's party opposed to the idea for the fear of loosing votes due to the unnecessary spending of money!!!!:down:
I guess this time the gate would see the light..:hm:

come to think of it, a steel arch with the likes of green borrowed from the statue of liberty, won't look that bad after all.

i guess the gate would be more like eiffel tower as it would be a steel structure (reffer the article) giving the citizen the oppotunity to climb and have a panoramic view of the city...it might have a restaurant on the top (as in the case of eiffiel tower)..no clue bout liberty...also for broken hearts a future vantage point for suicide..:runaway:

what Calcutta needs is a good drainage system above all. She wants a london dream. Let her go to Paris first and make her men study the waste management system in place. her fascination with art will only give a cosmetic look to the city while deep down it would still be rotting.

plus the "gates" in other cities have some kind of symbolism attached to them. what do we have here. lets see. 35 years of comrade rule? or the ever so iterating "We have done mistakes and we need to rectify them" administration. I don't think the idea would go down well with Miss Mamta Banerjee and her likes.

I foresee waste of public money if KMC officers are sent abroad to study their systems. Mamata and her trinamul backed KMC need to understand what their priorities are. A first step is getting someone like Sam Pitroda; let Mamta and KMC wait for Sam to give his inputs and then decide whats required, what can be or cannot be done etc.

I foresee waste of public money if KMC officers are sent abroad to study their systems. Mamata and her trinamul backed KMC need to understand what their priorities are. A first step is getting someone like Sam Pitroda; let Mamta and KMC wait for Sam to give his inputs and then decide whats required, what can be or cannot be done etc.

I think it is never a bad idea to learn from others. We must get over the "not invented here" syndrome. That requires a great deal of humility. Of course, everyone knows systems built in other cities are not entirely portable but one can learn what will work, what will not work, what are the difficulties, what are the benefits.

I am not sure if Sam Pitroda is the right person for urban affairs. Pitroda has good rapport with Mamata but he is a telecom guy. We need advice from good city administrators from singapore (Kerala has already inked a deal with them), new tork, london, paris but the panel should include people from Kolkata who knows the city more than anyone else.

About creating iconic structures we must decide what we should preserve. there are many many such historical buildings. north kolkata is full of them. Paris has one skyscraper and when the builders wanted to build another one the mayor told them "to go to hell". another tall structure besides the montparnasse tower would have killed the parisian feel. the old eighteenth century haussmanian buildings are maintained well and that gives the city its distinct character. all tall office buildings are clustered in la defense. CMC officials should think of city areas not just individual buildings. other things that need attention: wide footpaths (it is a human rights issue - pedesetrian safety is most important), at least 100 five storey buildings for car parking, much more improved public transportation etc...

someone mentioned about cosmetic changes. very true. unless rent control act is changed, no ownder will havethe incentive to maintain the buildings, give them a coat of paint or -- better still -- hire a good architect for proper renovation. without these changes, tenats will continue to pay rs. 80 as rent and the houses will remain dingy and black. but making these legal changes are the high-hanging fruits.

I think it is never a bad idea to learn from others. We must get over the "not invented here" syndrome. That requires a great deal of humility. Of course, everyone knows systems built in other cities are not entirely portable but one can learn what will work, what will not work, what are the difficulties, what are the benefits.

I am not sure if Sam Pitroda is the right person for urban affairs. Pitroda has good rapport with Mamata but he is a telecom guy. We need advice from good city administrators from singapore (Kerala has already inked a deal with them), new tork, london, paris but the panel should include people from Kolkata who knows the city more than anyone else.

About creating iconic structures we must decide what we should preserve. there are many many such historical buildings. north kolkata is full of them. Paris has one skyscraper and when the builders wanted to build another one the mayor told them "to go to hell". another tall structure besides the montparnasse tower would have killed the parisian feel. the old eighteenth century haussmanian buildings are maintained well and that gives the city its distinct character. all tall office buildings are clustered in la defense. CMC officials should think of city areas not just individual buildings. other things that need attention: wide footpaths (it is a human rights issue - pedesetrian safety is most important), at least 100 five storey buildings for car parking, much more improved public transportation etc...

someone mentioned about cosmetic changes. very true. unless rent control act is changed, no ownder will havethe incentive to maintain the buildings, give them a coat of paint or -- better still -- hire a good architect for proper renovation. without these changes, tenats will continue to pay rs. 80 as rent and the houses will remain dingy and black. but making these legal changes are the high-hanging fruits.

very true mountaincloud...especially i like your thoughts regarding pedetrian freindly measures in the city...although the footpaths..wherever they are, are wide enough for pedestrians to move freely but thanks to the encroachments/hawkers it has been reduced to almost no space..who think that the footpath is their fathers property...and yes there is an urgent requirement of car parks..be it multistoried, u/g or open space...also they should have registered persons manning the parking zone...proper parking tickets should be issued (a problem commonly seen in areas like park street, sudder st, camac st, esplanade, elgin rd, etc, business zones...

Here is the wikipedia article for tallest building in India
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_India

If anyone let me know the name of buildings which is above 30 floors So I can add or you can add in the list with proper reference.

thanks :)

A massive construction of residential space is in the pipeline by some of the biggest brands of the country in the city..

Anws does any one has any news and snaps of the under construction Belghoria Exp'way and kalyani exp'way.

can anybody provide me the upcoming and ongoing projects at kolkata with the architect and builders details? :cheers:

all the big big talk with no work culture, nobody is bothered and the govt is screwing all the people and there is no development is going in WEST BENGAL. we must raise our voice and need to start a new era by thrashing these bloody politicians. the only backward state in india, we will soon follow or rather will fix our rank at the bottom line. so i request to all the members to start a movement to save bengal from this disaster. the bloody govt is sucking the blood and they are only focused with dirty politics and least concerned about the development.

No takers for Satyam land in Bengal

Bengal has failed to find a developer for the 2.77 acre plot, which was allocated to Satyam Computers in 2004 at Salt Lake’s Sector V.

West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Ltd (Webel) has floated the tender three times, inviting expression of interests from IT infrastructure developers for the plot after the new owners of Satyam (now known as Mahindra Satyam) returned the land to the state authorities last November.

Webel is the nodal agency of the Bengal government for developing information technology and ITeS industries.

Webel floated the first tender on December 24, followed by the second on May 13 and the third one on June 15.

“The authority is yet to get any suitable IT infrastructure developer for the 2.77 acre plot,” said a government source who did not wish to be identified.

State IT minister Debesh Das and Webel managing director Tamal Dasgupta could not be contacted as they did not take calls from The Telegraph.

According to the tender document, Webel invited bids “for subleasing a plot of approximately 2.77 acres of land at Plot no. G2, Block GP, Sector V, Bidhannagar, Calcutta for the purpose of establishing Electronics, IT and ITeS industries”.

The land was handed over when Satyam was still under Ramalinga Raju. An MoU was signed in the presence of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Raju in Hyderabad on January 30, 2004. The foundation stone was laid on February 24, 2006.

After remaining unused for almost four years, the new owners of the company — the Mahindras — had expressed their unwillingness to go ahead with the proposed development centre.

According to the tender document, the total “buildable area on the subject site would be, approximately, 712,000 sq. ft”.

At the time of returning the land, a Mahindra Satyam spokesperson said, “The Calcutta pullout was inevitable as the company is going through a phase of consolidating infrastructure. Rather than hold on to something it knows it can’t find a use for, it did the best thing by returning it to the Bengal government so that it can be given to someone who needs it.” The Telegraph
all the big big talk with no work culture, nobody is bothered and the govt is screwing all the people and there is no development is going in WEST BENGAL. we must raise our voice and need to start a new era by thrashing these bloody politicians. the only backward state in india, we will soon follow or rather will fix our rank at the bottom line. so i request to all the members to start a movement to save bengal from this disaster. the bloody govt is sucking the blood and they are only focused with dirty politics and least concerned about the development.

^^du u work in KMC???:gunz:

The Left Front government has decided to christen Rajarhat as Jyotinagar after late CPM patriarch Jyoti Basu.
The government is also looking for land at Rajarhat so that a museum and education and research centre in Basu’s memory can be set up soon. This project, in fact, has taken precedence as the ruling CPM has decided to give up Basu’s former residence, Indira Bhavan, soon. Basu’s belongings are still in this two-storey bungalow at Salt Lake, where Basu’s 96th birth anniversary was celebrated on Thursday.
“We are making preparations so that Rajarhat is known as Jyotinagar within the next three months,” state housing minister Gautam Deb, who is also chairman of Hidco — the agency that runs Rajarhat-New Town — said on Thursday.
In fact, it was on Basu’s birthday celebrations in 2007 when the idea of renaming New Town was first announced by protégé and former transport minister Subhas Chakraborty.
The renaming plan includes beautification of a 48-hectare waterbody at the junction of VIP Road and Rajarhat. The centre of the waterbody has been land-filled to create an island which, too, will be landscaped so that a statue of Basu can be installed here. Sources said the ruling CPM had planned Jyotinagar for long, and it was with this thought that the island was carved in the waterbody at the Rajarhat-VIP Road junction.
Hidco officials said the government would announce the Jyotinagar project after finalizing an elaborate programme to mark the christening. “Initially, people were looking for an appropriate occasion to announce Rajarhat’s new name. But it has been decided that a leader of Jyoti Basu’s stature wouldn’t need any excuse for the honours,” said an official.
The brisk activity to rename Rajarhat and set up a museum in Basu’s memory comes in the wake of a refusal by the now Trinamool-run Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to rename Eastern Metropolitan Bypass after the late patriarch. Last week, the newly formed KMC board turned down the Left Front’s proposal, submitted soon after Basu’s death on January 17, citing road renaming rules which makes it mandatory to name a stretch only after two years of a person’s death. Hidco officials said such rules wouldn’t come in the way of Jyotinagar.
For the moment, however, both the government and the CPM mandarins at Alimuddin Street are more concerned with finding a suitable plot for setting up the Jyoti Basu Education and Research Centre and the museum in the patriarch’s memory. Basu’s aide Joykrishna Ghosh said, “The CPM has decided to vacate the bungalow soon; they are looking for a suitable plot to set up the museum.” The monthly rent of Rs 8,895 for this sevenroom bungalow had been footed by the party since Basu stepped down as chief minister in 2000.
The urban development department has been trying to look for a plot in Salt Lake, but the government is now more keen on having the museum in Rajarhat. An official said, “More land is available at Rajarhat for the research centre where Marxism and related subjects will be studied. A separate wing will house the museum where Basu’s belongings and books will be preserved.”

TNN

New Route To Have 13 Stations, Detailed Project Report To Be Submitted By Month-End
Monotosh Chakraborty | TNN

Kolkata: Commuters taking the Diamond Harbour Road while coming to office will have to bear with the traffic pains for some more time. In fact, their suffering might increase. But it’ll all be for a greater gain. The hour-long wait at the Taratalla crossing is likely to ease out once a 16.72-km metro route from Joka to BBD Bag is in place.
The project has been given to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, which as engaged consultancy agency RITES, for conducting survey work. RITES will submit a detailed project report (DPR) of the Rs 2619-crore project by July-end.
A total of 13 locations have been identified as tentative stations — Joka, Thakurpukur, Sakherbazar, Behala Chowrasta, Behala Bazar, Taratalla, Majherhat, Mominpur, Kidderpore, Hastings, Park Street, Esplanade and BBD Bag. Metro authorities have also identified a 1.16-km stretch of land near Joka to set up a car shed, like the one in Tollygunge.
The proposed Park Street and Esplanade stations won’t be the same as the ones on the north-south Metro route. The Joka-BBD Bag route will meet the north-south services at the Central station, said a senior Metro official. This is where the upcoming East-West Metro is likely to meet the two routes as well. Passengers can take different routes from this station.
What measures would the Metro authorities take to divert traffic from Diamond Harbour Road when work on the Metro is under way? “We don’t think it would be much of a problem. The Metro services on this stretch will be over the ground and problems will get minimised if the state government gives its nod to utilise the tram tacks. Such constructions are on all over Delhi without major traffic disruption. However, Diamond Harbour Road is an exception. Here, laying of underground pipes by the roadside throws traffic out of gear. We have to work out the problem with the state administration before work starts,” said a senior Metro rail official.
And what about land availability? “Land won’t be a problem because there is a dedicated tramway between Joka and Kidderpore. We are mulling ways to pave the Metro path along the Taratalla bridge. There is a proposal to build the pathway above the bridge. But this is at the planning stage,” said Rabi Mahapatra, chief public relations officer of Metro Railways. The Metro authorities expect the state government to allow it use of the tramway.
Calcutta Tramways Corporation (CTC), however, is waiting for the final route plan before the state government takes a call on the matter. “I have heard about the plan. But the Metro Railways are yet to bring out the final layout of the route. How can the state commit something without the plan?” said P K Mitra, chief engineer, CTC.

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Source: TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Kolkata: Beautification, restoration and conservation of the 10-km-long eastern bank of the Hooghly between Cossipore and Garden Reach may begin in earnest, now that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by officials of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and RITES.
The MoU was signed in Kolkata on Friday, in the presence of Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, railway minister Mamata Banerjee and minister of state for shipping, Mukul Roy.
The programme was not without its share of controversy though, with state urban development minister Asok Bhattacharya expressing his displeasure over the fact that nobody from the state government was invited. KoPT officials, however, maintained that it was not a public function and nobody, save for media personnel, were invited to it.
KoPT chairman M L Meena said RITES would prepare a comprehensive masterplan and submit it in two months. Work will then start on beautifying the riverfront. “We have conducted a detailed study. After beautification and restoration, this can be one of the most beautiful locations in the country,” he said.
Little has been done in so many years to involve the various civic bodies along the Hooghly banks in conservation efforts, Roy pointed out. Mamata reiterated that there is ample scope to turn Kolkata into another London.
“Unfortunately, we have not used the assets available. Let this be a start towards the right direction. Finally, we can develop the riverbank along the three stretches towards Sagar, Haldia and Farakka. The land along the river can be put to commercial use. In Kolkata, the KMC can undertake the work on land that is owned by KoPT and the railways. The Centre has been allotting a lot of funds for such projects. Much of this has remained unutilised,” Mamata said.
She added that things should progress, now that government agencies have got together. Of the 48 ghats around Kolkata, 45 are maintained by KMC, two by KMDA and the remaining one by the state government.
“The railways has a lot of land on the riverbank. Two more port facilities have also been planned in the state by KoPT. The railways will provide connectivity. Till port-rail connectivity can be achieved, no economic development will be possible. A number of agencies, including BESU, has expressed interest in working for development of the riverfront,” the railway minister said.
Mukherjee agreed that development funds are often left unutilised. “Every finance minister would like to see utilisation of allotted funds. This is a very good initiative. In the past, there have been piecemeal efforts. These have not had the desired effect. There is no dearth of land and RITES has the technical competence to prepare the masterplan. I would just urge everybody to ensure that the project is completed. On many occasions, projects are undertaken but left incomplete,” he said.

source: TT 10.07.2010

New PwC centre in Bengal

PwC partner Sumanth Prakash (left) and executive director Ambarish Dasgupta in Calcutta on Friday. Picture by Kishor Roy Chowdhury
Calcutta, July 9: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) today announced a new shared service centre in Calcutta, which will employ 2,000 people over the next three years.

The venture is the biggest by the firm after the Satyam scandal broke out in 2009. PwC provides tax consultancy, audit and advisory services.

Ambarish Dasgupta, executive director of PwC India, said 600 people were already on board to kick off operations. “The headcount will be raised to 2,000 by the end of 2012,” he said.

The service centre, to cater to all PwC outfits globally across sectors, will have a new corporate entity — PwC Service Delivery Centre.

The company is a joint venture among five PwC operations in India, Australia, Canada, the US and the United Kingdom. Dasgupta is the India representative on the board. The centre will provide back-end financial analysis of every job that various PwC outfits will perform globally.

The venture is a confidence booster for the embattled firm, which suffered badly after the Satyam fiasco. PwC was the auditor of the firm, whose promoter Ramalinga Raju allegedly orchestrated the biggest fraud of corporate India.

PwC and its partners have faced several investigations since then. Chairman Gautam Banerjee in an exclusive interaction with The Telegraph in March this year had said: “We want some good sense from the government that they are happy with PwC making some of these investments.”

Insiders in the firm said the crisis had certainly not blown over yet but it had subsided to a great extent. An email sent to Banerjee went unanswered.

The service centre will create new opportunities for finance sector professionals in Calcutta. Apart from chartered accountants, it will also employ B Com and M Com students.

The new firm will also take up space in Salt Lake Sector V IT park South City Pinnacle. Sumanth Prakash, partner at PwC the new venture would eventually take up 200,000 square feet space.

In future, there is also possibility that PwC may set up its own building here.

Here is the wikipedia article for tallest building in India
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_India

If anyone let me know the name of buildings which is above 30 floors So I can add or you can add in the list with proper reference.

thanks :)

Elita Gardens (Block 4 and 5) - 30 storeys (see website floorplans) - almost topped out.

Kolkata has graduated from the 10 - 12 storey blocks to the 15-25 storey blocks. In Mumbai 40 storey has kind of become the norm now.

BTW Cochin has Choice Paradise - 40 storeys.

Multicon Estelle, Prince Anwar Shah Road

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I live very close to this place. That locality will be transformed all together.

Merlin Infinity, New Town (B+G+18)

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^^rupakd - what is the source of this information ? This project was earlier documented as "Vipul Tech Square". It is coming up next to Srijan Tech Park (The Hub) and is on hold for more than a year now.

Esplanade depot: Govt plans shift

July 12,2010

Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay | TNN

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Kolkata: Pushed by a Calcutta high court order, the transport department is making a last ditch attempt to shift the Esplanade bus terminus from the city’s lungs, the Maidan. There will be three modern bus terminuses around the city — in Howrah (under Vidyasagar Setu approachway), Bantala in South 24-Parganas and Rajarhat New Town.
The proposal lay buried in the files for a long-time until urban development minister Asok Bhattacharya gave the go-ahead at a KMDA meeting recently.
A new bus terminus is planned at Santragachhi to ease the pressure on the Howrah station bus terminus, which will strictly be a ‘stop-drop-pick up-and-go’ zone. So will the Esplanade terminus. There is even a plan to terminate several long-distance trains at Santragachhi to ease the pressure on Howrah.
Long distance bus stands are set to be shifted to the city fringes. Nearly 15,000 of them enter and leave the city every day, clogging Babughat and forcing the police into permanent traffic diversions. This is going to end.
The new bus terminuses will have the modern amenities that the existing ones lack, said transport minister Ranjit Kundu.
The Bantala set-up will be the biggest of the lot, straddling a 40-acre plot and costing upwards of Rs 20 crore. It will accommodate 700 buses. The Howrah and Rajarhat terminuses would be on 10 acres each, sharing some 500 buses. Each of the terminuses will follow international specifications and retain provisions for commercial utilisation, say officials. To develop a self-sustaining mechanism, private parties will be invited to join the venture to set up commercial kiosks, lodgings, and low-budget hotels of 10 or more lettable rooms, says the project report.
There would be waiting rooms, toilets, rest-rooms for drivers and conductors, a proper time-keeping mechanism, computerised reservation counters and separate cleaning and fuelling bay. With easy access to state and national highways, each of the bus terminuses would have feeder services from the city.
The Santragachhi terminus will absorb much of the load of Howrah station. It will help south Kolkata-bound buses cut time by taking Vidyasagar Setu. The terminus has the advantage of direct access to national highways, Kona Expressway, and fast links with the Delhi and Bombay Roads. “Inter-state buses may be shifted there fast,” said a transport engineer.
Conceived as a private-public partnership project, the project has already received a lot of interest from a large number of private operators. Money is not problem, say sources. “We have more than 45 bighas of land, 70% belonging to Howrah Municipal Corporation and the rest to the railways. The railway has agreed in principle to give their land to develop this passenger dispersal system,” said a senior transport department official.

^^rupakd - what is the source of this information ? This project was earlier documented as "Vipul Tech Square". It is coming up next to Srijan Tech Park (The Hub) and is on hold for more than a year now.

It's up in the Merlin website.

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DLF Galleria, Terminus, Sankalpa etc..

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Esplanade depot: Govt plans shift

July 12,2010

Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay | TNN

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Hopefully they are informing Miss Mamata and her honchos. Or they will throw tantrums and spades.

No takers for Satyam land in Bengal

Bengal has failed to find a developer for the 2.77 acre plot, which was allocated to Satyam Computers in 2004 at Salt Lake’s Sector V.

West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Ltd (Webel) has floated the tender three times, inviting expression of interests from IT infrastructure developers for the plot after the new owners of Satyam (now known as Mahindra Satyam) returned the land to the state authorities last November.

Webel is the nodal agency of the Bengal government for developing information technology and ITeS industries.

Webel floated the first tender on December 24, followed by the second on May 13 and the third one on June 15.

“The authority is yet to get any suitable IT infrastructure developer for the 2.77 acre plot,” said a government source who did not wish to be identified.

State IT minister Debesh Das and Webel managing director Tamal Dasgupta could not be contacted as they did not take calls from The Telegraph.

According to the tender document, Webel invited bids “for subleasing a plot of approximately 2.77 acres of land at Plot no. G2, Block GP, Sector V, Bidhannagar, Calcutta for the purpose of establishing Electronics, IT and ITeS industries”.

The land was handed over when Satyam was still under Ramalinga Raju. An MoU was signed in the presence of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Raju in Hyderabad on January 30, 2004. The foundation stone was laid on February 24, 2006.

After remaining unused for almost four years, the new owners of the company — the Mahindras — had expressed their unwillingness to go ahead with the proposed development centre.

According to the tender document, the total “buildable area on the subject site would be, approximately, 712,000 sq. ft”.

At the time of returning the land, a Mahindra Satyam spokesperson said, “The Calcutta pullout was inevitable as the company is going through a phase of consolidating infrastructure. Rather than hold on to something it knows it can’t find a use for, it did the best thing by returning it to the Bengal government so that it can be given to someone who needs it.” The Telegraph

A NEW HIGH
PS-Srijan seals record Rs 50-cr land deal in city
ET KOLKATA
07-07-2010

LAND prices in the Salt Lake-Rajarhat tech corridor in Kolkatas eastern fringes have broken all past records.The West Bengal government has just offered the prized 2.77-acre plot,once belonging to the erstwhile Satyam Computers,to the PS-Srijan Group realty combine for a hefty Rs 18.05 crore per acre.This prime piece of real estate has been sub-leased to the two-member property consortium for development of a mega IT & ITeS park in the coming months.
Confirming this,West Bengal IT minister Debesh Das told ET: The deal has just been concluded last week and allotment at the proposed IT park will kick off in 18 months.Several other top developers had also bid for the land,but it was the PS-Srijan combine that clinched the deal.The total deal size for the 2.77 acre plot is roughly Rs 50 crore.
The deal was brokered by the global real estate consultants,CB Richard Ellis South Asia.
The latest property deal eclipses the previous best of roughly Rs 8 crore per acre that Bharti Airtel forked out to acquire a 5 acre plot in Rajarhat for setting up its eastern campus.It is also one of the biggest property deals in the city,especially after the slowdown which had hammered down prices and reduced such transactions down to a trickle.Citys realty circles familiar with the matter said other prominent bidders who were also in the race for the 2.77 acre plot included South City Projects.
Incidentally,shortly after Tech Mahindra acquired the tainted Satyam Computers last year,it returned the Salt Lake plot to the West Bengal government as it had no plans to set up a training & development centre.
Subsequently,the state government tried to auction land in December 2009 and appointed Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj (JLLM) as the broker.Sources said the government had then fixed a reserve price of around Rs 60 crore,which means around Rs 21.7 crore per acre.Some prospective buyers like Merlin,Forum Projects and Videocon,who had then shown interest for the plot,did not pursue the deal due to high land cost.
However,JLLMs associate director Mayank Saksena feels the latest Rs 18.05 crore per acre price tag is decent enough for a developer to make profit.At this price,the realtor will be able to sell space at the market rate of Rs 3,700-Rs 4,000 per sq.ft.or rent it out for Rs 35-40 per sq.ft., he said.
According to the latest JLLM estimates,some 3 million sq ft of ready built-up office space will come up in the Salt Lake-Rajarhat belt by 2011.
This is as compared to the present demand of some 1-1.2 million sq ft of office space which either gets sold or rented in Kolkata every year.
:banana:

It's up in the Merlin website.

^^The project is listed in Vipul Group (http://www.vipulgroup.in/vipultechsquare.html)website as well

^^The project is listed in Vipul Group (http://www.vipulgroup.in/vipultechsquare.html)website as well

And both projects are listed here

http://www.pioneerproperty.in/commercialprojectsearch.aspx

Maybe it's a joint venture? Or the builder has changed?

Simplex Salarpuria, Rajarhat

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Rail set to upgrade Majherhat terminal

The railways has revived a Rs 1,700-crore project that had been gathering dust for years as part of their efforts to turn the upcoming terminal at Majherhat into an integrated railway hub.

A bridge across the Hooghly with a road running above railway tracks will be built between Sankrail in the Howrah-Kharagpur section (of South Eastern Railway) and Budge Budge (Eastern Railway) as part of the project. There is a rail link between Budge Budge and Majherhat.

“A detailed survey is taking place and we are keen on the project,” a Railway Board official said.

The survey will, among other things, ascertain the availability of land and work out details for the construction of the 300-metre-long, two-tier, single-span rail bridge.

According to a senior South Eastern Railway (SER) official, the bridge will be more than 60 metres high to keep vessel movement on the Hooghly unhindered and the road will run 20 metres above the tracks.

The 25km railway link will connect Majherhat, off Diamond Harbour Road, with Sankrail, via Budge Budge.

“Once the new line is ready, long-distance trains bound for southern or western India can be extended up to Majherhat from Howrah. New trains to southern or western India can also originate or terminate at Majherhat,” the official pointed out.

A planned Metro Railway link between BBD Bag and Joka will convert Majherhat into an integrated terminal.

“The total cost of the (Sankrail-Majherhat) project would be Rs 1,720 crore. Of that, the bridge and the flyover will cost Rs 1291.77 crore,” the official said.

The South Eastern Railway had taken up the project in 2007, but little moved beyond the planning stage.

Railway officials feel Majherhat would be viable as a terminal since it has a convenient road link — Diamond Harbour Road — a railway link through Circular Railway, and the Metro is on the cards.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has completed a survey for the Metro connection from Joka to Majherhat, a 10km stretch where land for laying tracks and building stations has been identified.

“It is part of the Joka-BBD Bag Metro project. A passenger interface will be built at the Majherhat terminal,” a Rail Vikas Nigam official said.

Around Rs 2,600 crore will be spent on the 17km project.

Eastern Railway officials said the construction of the terminal building at Majherhat was on. It will take about Rs 7 crore to build the two-storey terminal.

“The work would be completed by the end of January 2011,” a railway official said.

The terminal is likely to be commissioned with three platforms, having the capacity to handle six trains at a time.

“It will be a modern station with escalators, pedestrian subways, food courts and a multi-functional complex where passengers can halt at night,” a railway official said.

“After getting off trains, passengers will have lot of transport options like the Metro, the Circular Railway and road transport,” he added.

Source: Star Ananda

The State Govt is planning to set up a Financial hub in Rajarhat on a 100 acre plot. It would house all the big financial institutions of the country at one place!

http://www.amitproperties.com/proj_its.html

shows

Project
SP INFOCITY
Location New Town, Action Area III
Number Of Blocks Two Tower G+17
Possession October 2010
Constructed Area 6,00,000 sq ft
Area Per Floor(sq ft) 35,000 sq ft
Total Average Area(sq ft) 6,00,000 sq.ft
Contact Ph:- 9903040026/(033) 40104010
Email:-samrat@amitproperties.com

Source: Star Ananda

The State Govt is planning to set up a Financial hub in Rajarhat on a 100 acre plot. It would house all the big financial institutions of the country at one place!

Probably I have read the same in Anandabazar/Pratidin some days ago.
Hope this will not be planning stage for ever.

Also read in Anandabazar that ITC has been given 20 acre land for food park near Uluberia atlast.

http://www.amitproperties.com/proj_its.html

shows

Project
SP INFOCITY
Location New Town, Action Area III
Number Of Blocks Two Tower G+17
Possession October 2010
Constructed Area 6,00,000 sq ft
Area Per Floor(sq ft) 35,000 sq ft
Total Average Area(sq ft) 6,00,000 sq.ft
Contact Ph:- 9903040026/(033) 40104010
Email:-samrat@amitproperties.com

^^as far as I know the project has not kicked off.

Probably I have read the same in Anandabazar/Pratidin some days ago.
Hope this will not be planning stage for ever.

It's just a proposal forwarded to the Finance Minsiter.

What the state government should do is actively encourage all Indian and Foreign banks and other companies to move some of their offices to New Town. This will automatically reduce congestion in the older CBDs and also add economic activity in Rajarhat. New Town shouldn't become a bedroom suburb of Kolkata.

Also read in Anandabazar that ITC has been given 20 acre land for food park near Uluberia atlast.

That's good news.

The State Govt is planning to set up a Financial hub in Rajarhat on a 100 acre plot. It would house all the big financial institutions of the country at one place![/QUOTE]

As far as I can remember that State Govt & KMC had planned this 100 acre financial hub near Ruby Hospital long back. The project was stalled because of recession. Correct me if I am mistaken.

Now they are talking of a new location instead of talking to the banks.
In the meantime, there were banks who were ready to look for options other than Bombay.

Citibank & Standard Chartered grew big in Chennai, UBS in Hyderabad and RBS ( Royal Bank of Scotland) in Gurgaon.

I am pretty sure if they identify land and proper felicities then getting investment (Banks and all) around Kolkata is not that big deal. Many banks would even move to the new location from Central Kolkata with fresh investment. We always don't need new foreign companies. I think newtown is the right place.

The State Govt is planning to set up a Financial hub in Rajarhat on a 100 acre plot. It would house all the big financial institutions of the country at one place!

As far as I can remember that State Govt & KMC had planned this 100 acre financial hub near Ruby Hospital long back. The project was stalled because of recession. Correct me if I am mistaken.

It's a Business Park (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/KMDA-biz-park-project-out-of-back-burner/articleshow/5543869.cms). It's still in planning stages.

Now they are talking of a new location instead of talking to the banks.
In the meantime, there were banks who were ready to look for options other than Bombay.

Citibank & Standard Chartered grew big in Chennai, UBS in Hyderabad and RBS ( Royal Bank of Scotland) in Gurgaon.

Well they have started to talk to the Central Government which basically runs the show when it comes to India's public sector banks.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/07/14/stories/2010071453431900.htm

“We have earmarked about 100 acres of land in the New Town area. We want to set up a full-fledged financial hub with all financial institutions in it. It will serve not only West Bengal but the entire Eastern and North-Eastern region.”

They are also talking to the PSUs.

Allahabad Bank and Coal India have already been alloted space in New Town. Now whether all PSUs and Banks in Kolkata will be willing to shift from more centrally located BBD-Bag area is a question.

It's not easy to build a financial hub from scratch. Bandra Kurla, India's best planned financial hub has taken ages and is still not complete (planning for BKC started in 1977).

Chennai has planned a 100 acre financial hub too in 2009 (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-City-Chennai-Financial-city-to-be-set-up-near-Chennai/articleshow/4774514.cms).

What extra things do we need to have a financial park? Just wanted to know.

What extra things do we need to have a financial park? Just wanted to know.

My guess:

The Central Government's blessings and goodwill. Constant arguments with Delhi by the unelected folks like Karat and Yechury is detrimental to West Bengal's interests. Buddhadeb seemed to have understood that and tried his best to maintain cordial relations with the centre till the bampanthi dumbos in Delhi thought that the nuclear deal was the biggest calamity.

Plus state government support, political support from all main state parties, good infrastructure, good professionals, non disruptive politics (strikes, bandhs, opposition to development work) and so on...

State joins hands with KMC to beautify riverfront

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Kolkata: While Mamata Banerjee is planning to make Kolkata another London,state urban development minister Asok Bhattacharya wants to make the citys riverfront a model for other cities to emulate.
The state government has decided to renovate 14 ghats jointly with Kolkata Municipal Corporation.The government will also formulate a solid waste management scheme for the riverfront,as part of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).
Bhattacharya said the KMDA will soon start work on renovation of nine ghats and the KMC has been asked to renovate five ghats on the citys river banks.A sum of Rs 14 crore has been sanctioned for the project.The KMC has agreed to undertake work on the five ghats assigned to it, Bhattacharya said,adding that the KMDA has renovated ghats from time to time.We had built the Millennium Park to beautify the riverfront, he said.Now,we want to come up with a solid waste management project under the NGRBA scheme.I have informed the KMC about this so that it can prepare a project report and submit it to the Centre, the minister said.
Bhattacharya again expressed his displeasure over Mamata Banerjees bringing together the Kolkata Port Trust,KMC and the railways to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for riverfront beautification,ignoring the state government.As far the MoU is concerned,there is nothing much to do for them except carrying out surveys.They should have invited the state government to be part of the project, he said.

Infy started drama again:lol:
THINKING OUT OF THE BOX
Develop tourism to bag capital: Co tells state

TNN
Kolkata: Infosys director T V Mohandas Pai believes heritage tourism may prove the magic wand that Bengal desperately needs to recreate the ecosystem necessary to draw in investors in different spheres.:bash:
While reiterating that the firms plan for the Bengal capital remains in a state of suspended animation due to its preoccupation with brownfield facilities now,the Infy HR boss said Rs 40-50 crore spent on sprucing up the many historical buildings in Kolkata would go a longer way than many other measures in erasing the dark memories of Singur and the torching of a luxury resort on the citys fringes.
Kerala moved from being Gods forsaken country to Gods own country.Kolkata will have to do something similar on the branding front by concentrating on its tourism potential.It will have to leverage its past while trying to become a city of the future.That would draw in the tourists,and in turn,also result in an ecosystem being developed that would bring in the companies, Pai said.
The Infy official said the impression about Kolkata was at a low ebb currently but did not wish to be drawn into a discussion whether Singur would emerge as an issue when the company next takes a call on the city.We are in no position now to indicate when the proposal (to set up a facility in Kolkata) will be re-looked, he said.
In April 2008,Infosys had been promised 90 acres for its maiden facility in Kolkata.The company had then said it intended to employ at least 5,000 professionals here and invest Rs 500 crore.The state has now indicated that it would only be able to allot 50 acres to Infosys at an alternative site.
In the recent past,the state IT department had written to Infosys about the kind of deal the state had entered into with Wipro for the Azim Premji-led firms second campus in the city,and how a similar one could also be worked out with Infosys.
As part of the arrangement with Wipro,Indias third-biggest software exporter has been permitted to utilise part of the 50-acre plot given for its second campus for commercial real estate.
Pai said Infys Orissa facility has been performing well but declined to share more details.Bhubaneswar is the only place in eastern India where the company has a software development centre.

Infy started drama again:lol:
THINKING OUT OF THE BOX
Develop tourism to bag capital: Co tells state


the people in the WBIT department must be having a hell lot of patience on their part writing letter to Infy time and again. it's better for infy to stay out. as it is the city is short on space which Infy requires to build sprawling estates. there are many other firms who can and should be persuaded to set up shop in the city.

the people in the WBIT department must be having a hell lot of patience on their part writing letter to Infy time and again. it's better for infy to stay out. as it is the city is short on space which Infy requires to build sprawling estates. there are many other firms who can and should be persuaded to set up shop in the city.

I cant understand why the WBIT dept is not approaching
companies like Accenture,Zensar,Patni,Convergys,Symphony,EDS-Mphasis,3i Infotech,Mindtree,ITC Infotech Expansion,Hexaware,Neucleus soft etc. company for investment.

They are endlessly waiting for Infy,:ohno:

If Infy alone can build a image then Bhubneswar could have improve even better(dont take it otherwise).

In the mean while Zensar has invested 50 Cr for its campus in BBSR after endlessly waiting for WBIT dept. :bash:

Yahoooo
Accenture looking for office space in Rajarhat
ET KOLKATA

ACCENTURE,the near $22-billion global management and technology consulting firm,is scouting for prime office space in the Salt Lake-Rajarhat tech corridor for its maiden Kolkata operation.A top-level Accenture India team,it is learnt,was recently in town to check out potential locations in the vicinity.
When contacted,state IT department sources told ET: We understand Accenture is looking for office space in the Rajarhat area to set up its maiden Kolkata operation.But we are yet to receive a formal communication from Accenture India.
While the exercise is shrouded in secrecy,information trickling in suggests Accenture has checked out the upmarket DLF Towers,Ecospace and Unitechs IT SEZ among potential locations for its Kolkata operation.
While it could not be independently confirmed,the city property grapevine has it that Accenture is looking for at least 2 lakh sq ft of prime office space in an upmarket location in Rajarhat.
When contacted,Accenture India declined to respond to ETs detailed email query.We had specifically sought a confirmation on whether Accenture was scouting for roughly 2 lakh sq ft of prime office space in Rajarhat.ET had also asked whether an Accenture team had recently done a recce of potential locations like DLF Towers,Ecospace and Unitech IT SEZ in this light.In a brief written response,Accenture India spokesman Rajesh Dube wrote back: This is very speculative.
Mums the word on when Accenture will actually launch operations in Kolkata,but the buzz is getting louder by the day that the New York-based management and technology consulting powerhouse is about to embark on a hiring blitz for its maiden city delivery centre.So much so,it is learnt to have issued offer letters to SAP specialists at IBM for the Kolkata operation.
Accenture,however,declined to respond to ETs specific query on whether it had poached SAP experts from IBM for its upcoming Kolkata operation.

Bengal Hockey Association gets land for separate hockey stadium

PTI 1 January 2010, 08:38pm IST

KOLKATA: The Bengal Hockey Association is all set to have its own stadium after the state government on Friday signed an agreement with it to hand over four acres of land for constructing the facility with an artificial turf.

The agreeement was signed between officials of state's sports department and the BHA in the presence of Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Sports Minister Kanti Ganguly.

The user agreement would remain valid for five years and be subject to further extension.

The 8000-seater stadium would come up within the Yuba Bharati Krirangan complex behind Hyatt Regency hotel in 18 months time for national or international matches, the BHA Secretary Gurbux Singh said. Hockey great Leslie Claudius was also present on the occasion.

The state's Sports Minister Kanti Ganguly said, "We have to construct hockey stadiums even in the districts for the benefit of hockey."

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/Bengal-Hockey-Association-gets-land-for-separate-hockey-stadium-/articleshow/5402834.cms

I have found a better site for an international field hockey stadium for Kolkata: Should have built it near Eden Gardens instead of the SaltLake Stadium. There are three football stadiums just south of Eden Gardens and none of them are high-quality. In order to build a proposed international hockey stadium near Eden Gardens, one of the football stadium must be dismantled.

Did not hear about the project

has anybody any idea?

http://www.bengalshriram.com/hitech.html#
http://www.bengalshriram.com/3d-walkthrough.html

http://www.bengalshriram.com/images/hitech_mid_img.jpg
http://www.bengalshriram.com/images/img-elevation-drawing1.jpg
http://www.bengalshriram.com/images/img-elevation-drawing2.jpg
http://www.bengalshriram.com/images/img-elevation-drawing3-big.jpg

Yahoooo
Accenture looking for office space in Rajarhat
ET KOLKATA

ACCENTURE,the near $22-billion global management and technology consulting firm,is scouting for prime office space in the Salt Lake-Rajarhat tech corridor for its maiden Kolkata operation.A top-level Accenture India team,it is learnt,was recently in town to check out potential locations in the vicinity.
When contacted,state IT department sources told ET: We understand Accenture is looking for office space in the Rajarhat area to set up its maiden Kolkata operation.But we are yet to receive a formal communication from Accenture India.
While the exercise is shrouded in secrecy,information trickling in suggests Accenture has checked out the upmarket DLF Towers,Ecospace and Unitechs IT SEZ among potential locations for its Kolkata operation.
While it could not be independently confirmed,the city property grapevine has it that Accenture is looking for at least 2 lakh sq ft of prime office space in an upmarket location in Rajarhat.
When contacted,Accenture India declined to respond to ETs detailed email query.We had specifically sought a confirmation on whether Accenture was scouting for roughly 2 lakh sq ft of prime office space in Rajarhat.ET had also asked whether an Accenture team had recently done a recce of potential locations like DLF Towers,Ecospace and Unitech IT SEZ in this light.In a brief written response,Accenture India spokesman Rajesh Dube wrote back: This is very speculative.
Mums the word on when Accenture will actually launch operations in Kolkata,but the buzz is getting louder by the day that the New York-based management and technology consulting powerhouse is about to embark on a hiring blitz for its maiden city delivery centre.So much so,it is learnt to have issued offer letters to SAP specialists at IBM for the Kolkata operation.
Accenture,however,declined to respond to ETs specific query on whether it had poached SAP experts from IBM for its upcoming Kolkata operation.

^^The speculations never seem to end!

I will believe when I see a Kolkata address listed on the Accenture website or a top official from RMZ/DLF/Unitech confirms the deal. I am more inclined to believe the statement about possible "poaching" since IBM Kolkata is a global center for SAP.

I cant understand why the WBIT dept is not approaching
companies like Accenture,Zensar,Patni,Convergys,Symphony,EDS-Mphasis,3i Infotech,Mindtree,ITC Infotech Expansion,Hexaware,Neucleus soft etc. company for investment.

They are endlessly waiting for Infy,:ohno:

If Infy alone can build a image then Bhubneswar could have improve even better(dont take it otherwise).

In the mean while Zensar has invested 50 Cr for its campus in BBSR after endlessly waiting for WBIT dept. :bash:

Infosys is definitely not interested in investing in West Bengal at least at this moment or the near future. However the media wants to keep the issue alive to "prove" how bad West Bengal is. So they keep asking the same question again and again to Infosys. The poor guys cannot really say "NO" because for sound business and politics you never can have a hardline public approach. It's like the media is itching to force them to make a public "NO" statement so that they can have some attention grabbing negative headlines.


:lol:

WBIT should definitely speak with other companies as well. I am sure they do but don't get a positive response.

It is also true that WB does have an image problem (bandhs, political violence, incompetent local administrations. CITU, INTUC etc.) which keeps away potential investors. West Bengal's political parties are too arrogant to realize the harm they have been doing to the state with bandhs and violence. Also if you keep hearing only negative things in the media about the state, most people will not see the positive things.

Well it is true that Karat and company has done(and will do) a lot of damage to Kolkata/ West Bengal.

But still the point remains, successful people cannot give excuses(neither do Bengalis give excuses of Karat as Anandabazar told recently). We sow what we have reaped. So the educated people have to come out and change our image. Bengal is coming and one/ two self centered politicians cannot stop it anymore.

Well it is true that Karat and company has done(and will do) a lot of damage to Kolkata/ West Bengal.

But still the point remains, successful people cannot give excuses(neither do Bengalis give excuses of Karat as Anandabazar told recently). We sow what we have reaped. So the educated people have to come out and change our image. Bengal is coming and one/ two self centered politicians cannot stop it anymore.

I agree with you. Perhaps there are very few people with clear vision. They may not have any long term goal or ambition. As a result the whole political process have become a festival of lumpens. Dark days ahead for waste Bengal! May Lord bless my birth place!

Did not hear about the project

has anybody any idea?

http://www.bengalshriram.com/hitech.html#
http://www.bengalshriram.com/3d-walkthrough.html


good heaven's. its huge. never heard of it though

Edit: The township btw is called Sonar Bangla. how well would it go down with ITC :lol:

only phase 1 is under construction...which is quite small.

the subsequent phases will be constructed after the first one gets going and nearing completion. isn't it the case with big ticket projects?

What project is this?

Project behind ITC Sonar Bangla - from NK Realtors website

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/3020/itcsonarbangla.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/itcsonarbangla.jpg/)

could be the active acres

HI
Sorry for spamming the thread.
Can anybody tell how many of the below mentioned SEZs got scrapped?
http://www.sezindiainvest.com/Statewise/West_Bengal_Statewise.htm

1M/s. M.L. Dalmiya and Company Ltd.
2M/s M.L Dalmiya & Co. Ltd
3DLF Info City Developers((Kolkata) Ltd.)
4Oval Developers Private Ltd
5 Riverbank Holdings Pvt Ltd(Bata India)
6 Enfield Exports Limited
7 Shapoorji Pallonji andCo. Ltd
8 Enfield Infrastructure Limited
9 Enfield Realtors Limited
10 Unitech Hi-tech Structures Limited,
11 Shantineketan Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
12 Enfield Infrastructure Ltd
13 Abex Infocom (P) Ltd.
14 Salarpuria Properties Private Limited
15 Xenitis Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
16 Parasmani INfrabuild Private Ltd
17 Asian Gateway Ltd
18 SEZ Infrastructure Developers
19 Videocon Realty & Infrastructures Limited
20 Videocon Realty & Infrastructures Limited
21 Videocon Realty & Infrastructures Limited
22 New Kolkata International Development Private Limited
23 New Kolkata International Development Private Limited
24 Salarpuria Properties Private Limited
25 Bengal Srei Infrastructure Development Limited
26 Jai Balaji Sponge Limited
27 DLF Limited ('DLFL')
28 Indian Foundry Association
29 Videocon Realty &Infrastructures Limited
30 Sylvan Infrastructure Pvt.Ltd.
31 Set up by the Central Government
32 West Bengal Industrial Corporation
33 M/s. WIPRO Ltd.
34 M.L. Dalmiya and Company Limited
35 Enfield Exports Limited
36 Bata India Limited
37 Oval Developers Private Ltd
38 Shapoorji Pallonji and Co. Ltd
39 Unitech Hi-tech Structures Limited
40 Bengal Shristi Infrastructure Development Limited
41 Tata Consultancy Services Limited
42 Capstone Developer Private Limited
43 Bengal Shriram Hi-tech City Pvt Ltd.
44 Orion IT Parks Pvt. Ltd.
45 Haldia Free Trade Warehousing Private Limited
46 Videocon Reality and Infrastructures Limited
47 Bengal Shapoorji Infrastructure Development Pvt. Ltd.
48 Enfiled Energy Ltd.
49 JSW Bengal Steel Limited
50 Shyam Steel Industries Ltd.
51 Bengal Shapoorji Developers Pvt. Ltd.
52 Tata Consultancy Services Limited
53 DLF Limited
54 Bengal Shapoorji Infrastructure Development Private Limited
55 Enfield Energy Limited
56 Bengal Shriram Hi-tech City Private Limied
57 Unitech Hi-tech Structures Ltd.


I know about Bantala,Unitech,Orion etc. have started works or become operational.
Please correct me if I am wrong.

3DLF Info City Developers((Kolkata) Ltd.)
5 Riverbank Holdings Pvt Ltd(Bata India)

7 Shapoorji Pallonji andCo. Ltd

10 Unitech Hi-tech Structures Limited,



15 Xenitis Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
16 Parasmani INfrabuild Private Ltd


19 Videocon Realty & Infrastructures Limited
20 Videocon Realty & Infrastructures Limited
21 Videocon Realty & Infrastructures Limited

24 Salarpuria Properties Private Limited
25 Bengal Srei Infrastructure Development Limited
26 Jai Balaji Sponge Limited
27 DLF Limited ('DLFL')

29 Videocon Realty &Infrastructures Limited
33 M/s. WIPRO Ltd.
34 M.L. Dalmiya and Company Limited
36 Bata India Limited
38 Shapoorji Pallonji and Co. Ltd
39 Unitech Hi-tech Structures Limited
40 Bengal Shristi Infrastructure Development Limited
41 Tata Consultancy Services Limited
44 Orion IT Parks Pvt. Ltd.
45 Haldia Free Trade Warehousing Private Limited
46 Videocon Reality and Infrastructures Limited
47 Bengal Shapoorji Infrastructure Development Pvt. Ltd.
49 JSW Bengal Steel Limited
50 Shyam Steel Industries Ltd.
51 Bengal Shapoorji Developers Pvt. Ltd.
52 Tata Consultancy Services Limited
53 DLF Limited
54 Bengal Shapoorji Infrastructure Development Private Limited

56 Bengal Shriram Hi-tech City Private Limied
57 Unitech Hi-tech Structures Ltd.

of the abobe mentioned....dunno it seems some are repeated over n over again....however th ones i enlisted are mostly onn.

Also i am guessing a large number of the kolkata business family have luxury flats in del/mum,so money is certainly there but the difficult part is to make them spend it.

n not to mention....though out of conquest...Audi as well expects 30 to 35 per cent of their sales from kolkata........:)

I foresee waste of public money if KMC officers are sent abroad to study their systems. Mamata and her trinamul backed KMC need to understand what their priorities are. A first step is getting someone like Sam Pitroda; let Mamta and KMC wait for Sam to give his inputs and then decide whats required, what can be or cannot be done etc.

i thnk itz not a bad idea ab8 dat gate stuff...........bt dey can make it more useful...lyk the one in paris ...La Grande Arche(mimicking the truimph de arch n an office building as well).....:)

I am pretty sure if they identify land and proper felicities then getting investment (Banks and all) around Kolkata is not that big deal. Many banks would even move to the new location from Central Kolkata with fresh investment. We always don't need new foreign companies. I think newtown is the right place.

Had heard dat Arcellor -Mittal once wanted to shift HQ at KOl....(Quite a tall claim though...)

I agree with you. Perhaps there are very few people with clear vision. They may not have any long term goal or ambition. As a result the whole political process have become a festival of lumpens. Dark days ahead for waste Bengal! May Lord bless my birth place!

And you have to notice how Bengal's roaring intellectuals have suddenly turned a blind eye to the violence perpetuated by certain entities. About 20 people were killed in Nandigram and the state rocked. 100 people were killed in the train sabotage and these intellectuals have been almost mum once the CBI caught the people whom they had been defending for so long. No more bandana wearing intellectuals going to forests with TV cameras. No more peace marches. No more candle light vigils. Everyday innocent people are getting killed or hurt in violence by these entities. But there is almost complete silence from these intellectuals who on one hand condemn violence selectively and on the other hand try to romanticize it through books and songs.

Had heard dat Arcellor -Mittal once wanted to shift HQ at KOl....(Quite a tall claim though...)

They only have a design centre in Kolkata (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100113/jsp/business/story_11977916.jsp):

ArcelorMittal has its design and engineering centre in Calcutta. The facility, which started operations in May 2008, serves the entire design needs of ArcelorMittal, globally. The headcount at the centre is expected to go up to 250 over the next 3-5 years from over 60 at present.

I agree with you. Perhaps there are very few people with clear vision. They may not have any long term goal or ambition. As a result the whole political process have become a festival of lumpens. Dark days ahead for waste Bengal! May Lord bless my birth place!
If you understood my post, you would have known it was one of positive connotation, of hope.

It is very easy to sit in the remote comforts of our home and complain. In fact we Bengalis as a community are good at doing nothing. Lets try to avoid the path often travelled and do something for our State. Atleast indulge in positive discussions and spread the good will instead of those ill-directed words that I shudder to repeat.