Kolkata Project Update II - project news from Kolkata [Archive] - Page 23

AbhishekDatta

August 7th, 2011, 04:39 PM

Mamata to lay foundation stone of new film city

Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) Eastern India's biggest film city is all set to come up on a 350-acre plot in Hooghly's Uttarpara, with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laying the foundation stone August 13, said Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee Sunday.

"On Aug 13, our Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lay the stone for the biggest film city in eastern India. The plot is perfect for the project which will come up on around 350 acres while rest of the land may be used for other purposes," said Chatterjee.

"We have requested Banerjee to lay the foundation stone which will be a step towards realising the dream of a state-of-the-art film city," he said.

The land, which is currently under the Trinamool-run Kolkata Municipal Corporation, befits the setting of a film city with a small forest, dilapidated buildings and abandoned railway tracks.

Noted Tollywood director Haranath Chakraborty expressed happiness over the decision.

"It's a very good news. I am so happy. The age-long dream of a film city will soon be realised. The whole Bengali film industry including current and past stars will surely grace the historic occasion," he said.

Actor Dipankar Dey said: "I cannot describe how happy I am. When the project comes up, it will not only boost our cinema, but also generate employment which for me is the happiest thing. The credit goes to Banerjee for her efforts."

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=111202

avishar

August 7th, 2011, 05:05 PM

What happened to the other Film Citys?There were some other plans,few by private companies.

Suncity

August 7th, 2011, 05:44 PM

AbhishekDatta

August 7th, 2011, 06:14 PM

How will the stars travel daily to Uttarpara? They have to build an elevated highway connecting Kolkata and Howrah and a new landmark bridge over the Hooghly.

may be in hood khola van with folded hands and golai teranga uttorio:banana:

studdmanster

August 7th, 2011, 06:42 PM

How will the stars travel daily to Uttarpara? They have to build an elevated highway connecting Kolkata and Howrah and a new landmark bridge over the Hooghly.

Kana mama then fotur hoye jabe.....!!!!

Suncity

August 8th, 2011, 04:08 AM

Kana mama then fotur hoye jabe.....!!!!

:lol:

Suncity

August 8th, 2011, 04:12 AM

Innovative idea of sponsored police force.

But why call it "greeen"?

Green police to help manage Salt Lake traffic

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Green-police-to-help-manage-Salt-Lake-traffic/articleshow/9521991.cms

Moving on the lines of Kolkata Police, the Bidhannagar municipality has decided to form its own team of Green Police to improve traffic management in Salt Lake. The decision was taken at a meeting of board of councillors on Saturday. Civic authorities said that green police will help in regulation of traffic, enforcement of traffic discipline and reduction of accidents.

The civic body is planning to appoint about 200 persons to work as green police and they would be posted at all busy junctions and places of the township.

"Those who will be appointed for this job will bear logos of their corporate entities. Money raised from sponsorship advertisements on uniforms of these green policemen and women will be spent on paying their salaries," said municipality chairperson Krisna Chakraborty. Authorities are expecting to collect about Rs one crore every year through sponsorships.

BengaliTiger

August 8th, 2011, 04:58 AM

Innovative idea of sponsored police force.

But why call it "greeen" (sic)?

Might be they will have a green coloured uniform or atleast a jacket kind of thing, like the South Dum Dum Municipality employed youth manages the traffic wearing a green jacket (sumthin akin to that).

studdmanster

August 8th, 2011, 06:52 AM

Innovative idea of sponsored police force.

But why call it "greeen"?

Green police to help manage Salt Lake traffic

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Green-police-to-help-manage-Salt-Lake-traffic/articleshow/9521991.cms

^^they are civil cops...a force that was launched few years ago by KP & KMC during DP...babu log hit ho gaya so rakh diya.....it was during Bikash's time...now y they r called green police idk....but their uniform r grey colored....mostly seen @ G'hat xing n RB xing...

anan355

August 8th, 2011, 10:25 PM

Real estate prices keep on rising in Kolkata.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/kolkata-property-prices-move-up/445190/

studdmanster

August 9th, 2011, 06:35 AM

^^:okay:

studdmanster

August 9th, 2011, 06:51 AM

The next plan is to renovate parts of two libraries in Kolkata that were closely associated with Tagore Chaitanya Library and Raja Rammohun Library.Tagore was felicitated at the latter after he received the Nobel.The auditorium needs renovation.The state government is spending Rs 9 lakh on it in the initial stage.The state also has plans for a Chaitanya Library.
Another plan is to introduce a north Kolkata trail that will cover old buildings of this part of the city.Among other buildings,it will include these two libraries and Jorasanko Thakurbari.

cc: ToI

SarafIndian

August 9th, 2011, 11:18 PM

This is the acropolis stadium right?

Mamata unveils Gitanjali Stadium in Tagore's honour (http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=111480)

Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday unveiled a stadium named after the Nobel winning collection of poems Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore. She also said the city will get another stadium on the lines of Netaji Indoor Stadium.

"The stadium could only be named Gitanjali. What better way to pay homage to Tagore on his 150th birth anniversary than by naming this stadium after Gitanjali which got him the Nobel (prize). The centennial anniversary of it is also approaching," said Banerjee after unveiling the stadium built on 4.5 acre at Kasba in the South Eastern fringe of the city.

Gitanjali, a collection of poems by the bard, was first published in England in 1912. A year later Tagore created history by becoming the first Asian to win the Nobel prize in literature.

Banerjee said the stadium will not only promote sports in the area but will also enhance its beauty. "Along with cricket and football several indoor games can be played here. I have also heard domestic games would also be organised here. The Kolkata Municipal Development Authority is in talks with people concern for setting up sports academies here as well."

She also said an indoor stadium similar to Netaji Indoor will come up in the city soon. "A stadium having the same 14,000 capacity of Netaji Indoor will come up soon. The government is looking for a suitable plot. All these stadiums will help in the promotion of sports in the state."
..

samrat_m

August 9th, 2011, 11:24 PM

This is the acropolis stadium right?

Mamata unveils Gitanjali Stadium in Tagore's honour (http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=111480)

Yes it is. Came up pretty fast, isn't it?
Merlin is a pretty solid group.

Suncity

August 10th, 2011, 05:32 AM

Did Didi and some local people have issues with this stadium project in the past?

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090407/jsp/bengal/story_10786287.jsp

From April 2009

Mamata Banerjee today left behind her guards and marched through a CPM pocket in her constituency to instil confidence among party workers who had complained of “harassment” by cadres.

“I started a movement in Rajdanga way back in 1985 as an MP of Jadavpur (the constituency under which the area came then) when the CPM was evicting refugees to grab land. I shall start a Singur-Nandigram-style agitation here if the CPM dares to grab land to build malls in the name of development,” she told the meeting.

The Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) had acquired the Rajdanga playground nearly five years ago for a stadium, a swimming pool and a mall despite opposition from a section of local residents.

dayalbaba

August 10th, 2011, 06:01 AM

sadly there is not a single playground for kids in this entire 'planned' settlement.

Suncity

August 10th, 2011, 06:11 AM

Yubabharati Krirangan work going on; also a small glimpse of the Gitanjali stadium

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studdmanster

August 10th, 2011, 06:38 AM

the dead might extend...a lot of work is left to be done in YBK...

rupakd

August 10th, 2011, 06:43 AM

This is the acropolis stadium right?

Mamata unveils Gitanjali Stadium in Tagore's honour (http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=111480)

Any idea about the capacity of this new stadium. I think, it is not a big one.

niljee

August 10th, 2011, 06:44 AM

the dead might extend...a lot of work is left to be done in YBK...

That's Indian tradition relived once more after CWG.

SarafIndian

August 10th, 2011, 06:59 AM

^^ Thats fine. Atleast they started the work..

SarafIndian

August 10th, 2011, 07:00 AM

Any idea about the capacity of this new stadium. I think, it is not a big one.

No idea..

Suncity

August 10th, 2011, 07:06 AM

Any idea about the capacity of this new stadium. I think, it is not a big one.

4500 (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110810/jsp/calcutta/story_14360576.jsp)

niljee

August 10th, 2011, 07:28 AM

4500 (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110810/jsp/calcutta/story_14360576.jsp)

I think a ground of that size can only be used for sports like Kabadi, kho-kho, high jump etc. And I believe that when our CM mentioned that she expects the facility to be used for international events, I assume that she meant sports like kabadi. More popular sports like cricket, football are out of question - so a capacity of 4500 should be more than enough I guess. I also feel that an international standard indoor swimming pool/stadium could have been a better bet there with the available space for the ground.

Suncity

August 10th, 2011, 07:31 AM

I think a ground of that size can only be used for sports like Kabadi, kho-kho, high jump etc. And I believe that when our CM mentioned that she expects the facility to be used for international events, I assume that she meant sports like kabadi. More popular sports like cricket, football are out of question - so a capacity of 4500 should be more than enough I guess. I also feel that an international standard indoor swimming pool/stadium could have been a better bet there with the available space for the ground.

I guess Nei mama r cheye kana mama bhalo.

But I agree, they could have had done an indoor stadium/pool.

Didi has promised a new indoor stadium in Kolkata. Plus I think some railway stadiums are also u/c.

rupakd

August 10th, 2011, 08:37 AM

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/2456/96510772.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/854/96510772.jpg/)

Source: The Telegraph

debayanlahiri

August 10th, 2011, 09:18 AM

I think a ground of that size can only be used for sports like Kabadi, kho-kho, high jump etc. And I believe that when our CM mentioned that she expects the facility to be used for international events, I assume that she meant sports like kabadi. More popular sports like cricket, football are out of question - so a capacity of 4500 should be more than enough I guess. I also feel that an international standard indoor swimming pool/stadium could have been a better bet there with the available space for the ground.

Why do you say so?? The Telegraph mentions that it is fit for international cricket..

http://i54.tinypic.com/2qn6yhx.jpg

studdmanster

August 10th, 2011, 10:18 AM

niljee

August 10th, 2011, 11:21 AM

^^Ya but too less spectator space for International Games...even IPL games would be a '?'...but yes its a gud substitute....Ranji khela jabe...also can be used as training ground...does the stadium have flood lights?

The ground size is not fit for a cricket match. CAB was approached and they turned down the offer of conducting any match at any level. Similarly, IFA said that the ground size is not even fit for conducting lower division football matches. They might consider it for nursery football. Clearly, hosting cricket and football matches was not the main intention behind the overall plan. As I mentioned earlier, they could have planned for a swimming pool there - not that its too late for that - it can be converted to one even now provided the right intentions are there. Now with the present scheme of things I think they can think of turning that into a Fun and Entertainment zone for the Mall goers :) Who knows they might already be planning for one two years down the line!

debayanlahiri

August 10th, 2011, 12:15 PM

The ground size is not fit for a cricket match. CAB was approached and they turned down the offer of conducting any match at any level.

Isn't the ground big enough to meet ICC's stipulations for grounds that can host international matches? Just asking..

I do not know ICC's stipulations.. nor do I know the actual size of the stadium.. but The Telegraph says that the stadium meets the stipulations..

raj145_91

August 10th, 2011, 01:47 PM

studdmanster

August 10th, 2011, 03:20 PM

Phir toh ho gaya no way it can clear the new ICC protocol...ODIs cant be played here....:ohno:

dayalbaba

August 10th, 2011, 07:40 PM

debayan, it's a very small ground. it is good for holding district level tournaments at most. if cricket is played there acropolis would lose all its shiny windows in a day.

Cosmicbliss

August 10th, 2011, 07:43 PM

The ground size is not fit for a cricket match. CAB was approached and they turned down the offer of conducting any match at any level. Similarly, IFA said that the ground size is not even fit for conducting lower division football matches. They might consider it for nursery football. Clearly, hosting cricket and football matches was not the main intention behind the overall plan. As I mentioned earlier, they could have planned for a swimming pool there - not that its too late for that - it can be converted to one even now provided the right intentions are there. Now with the present scheme of things I think they can think of turning that into a Fun and Entertainment zone for the Mall goers :) Who knows they might already be planning for one two years down the line!

Why not construct Eden Gardens-equivalent stadium in Durgapur/Darjeeling/Silliguri? Given the need for Tier II/Tier III city development in WB, building international Eden Gardens (Tagore Gardens:lol:) stadium in a smaller town seems a good idea.

samrat_m

August 10th, 2011, 08:04 PM

debayan, it's a very small ground. it is good for holding district level tournaments at most. if cricket is played there acropolis would lose all its shiny windows in a day.

Right to the point. The fact is no international stadiums in the world (for athletics, football, cricket, or any other sport requiring space) have any highrise building (like Acropolis) at so close vicinity. The areas around stadiums worldwide are kept absolutely free & open. There needs to be a good amount of boundary space after the galleries as well. Also need space for crowd inflow & outflow.
This one lacks on all aspects. The stands of this one is just next to the mall. So it is out of question to hold any international or even domestic level matches of such sports.
Plus such a paltry capacity (4500) is a mockery.
Ideally they should have designed an indoor stadium in that small space for selective sports but best of facilities.
However, I feel that probably Tennis is the only outdoor sport which can be hosted here. Given its size, they can chalk out the rectangular court easily. So good tennis tournaments can be hosted here. Of course, need to have best of amenities for the same and impeccable ground conditions of grass as tennis is totally dependant on it.

niljee

August 11th, 2011, 05:30 AM

Right to the point. The fact is no international stadiums in the world (for athletics, football, cricket, or any other sport requiring space) have any highrise building (like Acropolis) at so close vicinity. The areas around stadiums worldwide are kept absolutely free & open. There needs to be a good amount of boundary space after the galleries as well. Also need space for crowd inflow & outflow.
This one lacks on all aspects. The stands of this one is just next to the mall. So it is out of question to hold any international or even domestic level matches of such sports.
Plus such a paltry capacity (4500) is a mockery.
Ideally they should have designed an indoor stadium in that small space for selective sports but best of facilities.
However, I feel that probably Tennis is the only outdoor sport which can be hosted here. Given its size, they can chalk out the rectangular court easily. So good tennis tournaments can be hosted here. Of course, need to have best of amenities for the same and impeccable ground conditions of grass as tennis is totally dependant on it.

Usually tennis stadiums have more than one courts. I doubt there's enough space for that in this case.

Suncity

August 11th, 2011, 03:47 PM

This stadium will be good for school sports.

dayalbaba

August 11th, 2011, 04:43 PM

not that there's anything bad about that. we do need good facilities for school level sports.

saurav_68

August 11th, 2011, 07:03 PM

How this "Gitanjali" stadium can be upgraded:
1)Install modern floodlights in a circular fashion,not in poles.
2)Install bucket seats all over the gallery.
3)Cover the ground with good quality AstroTurf.
4)Make a good quality modern press box.
etc. etc.

I think this stadium can be used for hockey.Hockey ground does not need a large space.

dayalbaba

August 11th, 2011, 07:33 PM

you have no idea how small it is.

Suncity

August 11th, 2011, 10:09 PM

photo copyright samrat_m

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/2950/rbconnector.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/263/rbconnector.jpg/)

SarafIndian

August 11th, 2011, 11:45 PM

Looks like Behala airstrip runway has been re-constructed..

2004
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv214/SarafIndian3/Behala_Airport_2004.jpg

2010
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv214/SarafIndian3/Behala_Airport_2010.jpg

studdmanster

August 12th, 2011, 06:31 AM

hmmm...seems so...

rupakd

August 12th, 2011, 08:16 AM

Looks like Behala airstrip runway has been re-constructed..

But who will use this airstrip??........any idea??

BengaliTiger

August 12th, 2011, 10:24 AM

But who will use this airstrip??........any idea??

May be for chartered flights...

studdmanster

August 12th, 2011, 10:40 AM

But who will use this airstrip??........any idea??

Kanon...its near his house...:lol:

Aritra Das

August 16th, 2011, 07:57 PM

Check this out
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110814/jsp/calcutta/story_14376112.jsp

UNIWORLD

August 17th, 2011, 02:40 AM

World Bank aid to boost infrastructure (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/World-Bank-aid-to-boost-infrastructure/articleshow/9630269.cms)

The Mamata Banerjee government is eager to develop civic infrastructure of small towns with World Bank aid. Top World Bank officials met urban development minister Firhad Hakim at Writers' Buildings on Tuesday when he raised the issue.

"We can develop civic infrastructure like roads, streetlights, water supply etc of our small towns like Chandannagore, Baruipur, Raghunathpur, Chandrokana, Dum Dum, North Dum Dum and others. There are 126 such small towns in Bengal," Hakim said.

The minister said the urban development department will prepare project report and send it to the centre for approval so that World Bank aid could be sought. "A World Bank team will again come to the city for a joint survey with officials of the urban development department. Today, we only had preliminary talks on this and more meetings on this issue will follow," the minister said. The minister said the government has already distributed over Rs 600 crore to municipalities and civic bodies for developing civic infrastructure in their respective areas.

debayanlahiri

August 17th, 2011, 07:05 AM

World Bank aid to boost infrastructure (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/World-Bank-aid-to-boost-infrastructure/articleshow/9630269.cms)

This is something I always wanted.. Lets hope it gets done.. Mumbai Suburb's infrastructure was also developed in a similar fashion..

arijeetb

August 17th, 2011, 08:01 AM

This is something I always wanted.. Lets hope it gets done.. Mumbai Suburb's infrastructure was also developed in a similar fashion..

^^I too hope so. But the problem with this type of development model is a watch on the proper utilization of funds over the period of time. I wonder if WB monitor how and where the money is spent or is state/municipal bodies that do that.

dayalbaba

August 17th, 2011, 10:30 AM

But who will use this airstrip??........any idea??
behala flying club ? they were the primary user earlier.

debayanlahiri

August 17th, 2011, 03:58 PM

I do not remember if this has been posted earlier.. If yes, moderator please feel free to delete this post.. I am posting this here and not in the WB Projects thread as Kalyani is under the KMDA..

The West Bengal government is contemplating setting up a health bank to reach basic medical benefits to remote corners and make treatment easily available to all sections of the people.

Health department sources said the proposal to set up the health bank were discussed in a meeting of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the health secretary, director of medical education and other high officials during her visit to ‘Swasthya Bhavan’ (health department headquarter) today.

Mr. Banerjee, who holds the health portfolio, discussed plans and programmes with the department officials who presented a ‘Health Vision’ for five years.

Under the plans, a superspeciality hospital on the lines of AIIMS in Delhi will be set up at Kalyani in Nadia district and for which land has been located, the sources said.

A major hospital is planned in Darjeeling apart from 10 big hospitals in the state in next five years.

The health department has also plans to provide special health infrastructural facilities for people of tribal Jangalmahal region, sources said.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/health/policy-and-issues/article2347458.ece

debayanlahiri

August 17th, 2011, 04:01 PM

Mr. Banerjee, who holds the health portfolio, discussed plans and programmes with the department officials who presented a ‘Health Vision’ for five years.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/health/policy-and-issues/article2347458.ece

Mr.??? :ohno:

studdmanster

August 17th, 2011, 05:43 PM

Gitanjali Stadium
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/117/image1598.jpg

Suncity

August 17th, 2011, 07:22 PM

video by bloomberg/utv

Cities of the future - Kolkata

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niljee

August 17th, 2011, 08:14 PM

^^

:cheers:

studdmanster

August 17th, 2011, 09:11 PM

video by bloomberg/utv

Cities of the future - Kolkata

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:okay:....but the vdo is too long...

avishar

August 18th, 2011, 08:52 AM

So they did a Kolkata feature too,i half expected kolkata would not be featured.:)

niljee

August 18th, 2011, 09:47 AM

So they did a Kolkata feature too,i half expected kolkata would not be featured.:)

Which were the other cities featured?

saurav_68

August 18th, 2011, 06:13 PM

arijeetb

August 18th, 2011, 06:26 PM

Today while returning from Howrah station by bus I found that KMC has installed Decorative Lighting's on the both side of the foot paths starting form Vivekananda Road up to Bhupen Bose Avenue,where maximum stretch even don't have walkable foot path,the foot path are just like hell.This lightning's are now just looking like "bandar ki gale mein moti ki mala",what a wast of money,TMC run KMC sucks...:bash:
They must remove those encroachments and repaired the entire footpath with this money rather than wasting the money on this FALTOO things. JOL SOBHON also sucks.

^^Someone probably needs to dump him in that splash pool again :) Our municipal bodies do stupid things and waste public money and KMC is no different, the level of stupidity varies though. It is common sense that there should be a footpath first before having decorative stuff on them. They are doing a good job in the Alipur/New Alipur area where paver blocks are getting put along with a small section of the footpath left for trees. The positive is in large parts of Alipur, there is no hawker menace, so the purpose is served.

The other day on the stretch opposite to the bhawanipore cemetary I noticed a interesting thing. There is a slum leading to a bridge over Tolly Nallah where the dwellers had road facing slums and anyone passing can see them doing all kinds of daily stuff , being a sore for everyone's eyes. Now KMC has put a wall preventing their view from the road and are paving that stretch with paver blocks. They can now do their stuff on the 'other' side facing a back road.

saurav_68

August 18th, 2011, 06:38 PM

^^Someone probably needs to dump him in that splash pool again :) Our municipal bodies do stupid things and waste public money and KMC is no different, the level of stupidity varies though. It is common sense that there should be a footpath first before having decorative stuff on them. They are doing a good job in the Alipur/New Alipur area where paver blocks are getting put along with a small section of the footpath left for trees. The positive is in large parts of Alipur, there is no hawker menace, so the purpose is served.

The other day on the stretch opposite to the bhawanipore cemetary I noticed a interesting thing. There is a slum leading to a bridge over Tolly Nallah where the dwellers had road facing slums and anyone passing can see them doing all kinds of daily stuff , being a sore for everyone's eyes. Now KMC has put a wall preventing their view from the road and are paving that stretch with paver blocks. They can now do their stuff on the 'other' side facing a back road.
That's good,but most of the portion of kolkata is badly affected by slums and hawkers,so first of all priority should be to remove the hawkers and rehabilitate the slums by making some township for them and then remove all slums and make a anti slum task force and anti hwakering force .Then they should renovate the foot paths.KMC gets a huge amount of money from the central government for rehabilitating the slums by proper townships,but where those huge amount of money goes,in the pockets of the Councillors or in the party funds?
If the money is properly used there will be no slums in kolkata and the other places in West Bengal or surroundings of kolkata.
Putting a wall over the slum is not a good solution.

Joy_ghosh02

August 18th, 2011, 06:42 PM

+1000

arijeetb

August 18th, 2011, 06:43 PM

That's good,but most of the portion of kolkata is badly affected by slums and hawkers,so first of all priority should be to remove the hawkers and rehabilitate the slums by making some township for them and then remove all slums and make a anti slum task force and anti hwakering force .Then they should renovate the foot paths.KMC gets a huge amount of money from the central government for rehabilitating the slums by proper townships,but where those huge amount of money goes,in the pockets of the Councillors or in the party funds?
If the money is properly used there will be no slums in kolkata and the other places in West Bengal or surroundings of kolkata.
Putting a wall over the slum is not a good solution.

^^No one is thinking long term, just a temporary quick fix.

Aritra Das

August 19th, 2011, 01:52 AM

Which were the other cities featured?

The other cities featured are Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Vadodra, etc. B'lore n Hyd r even longer.....!

mountaincloud

August 19th, 2011, 02:02 AM

Today while returning from Howrah station by bus I found that KMC has installed Decorative Lighting's on the both side of the foot paths starting form Vivekananda Road up to Bhupen Bose Avenue,where maximum stretch even don't have walkable foot path,the foot path are just like hell.This lightning's are now just looking like "bandar ki gale mein moti ki mala",what a wast of money,TMC run KMC sucks...:bash:
They must remove those encroachments and repaired the entire footpath with this money rather than wasting the money on this FALTOO things. JOL SOBHON also sucks.

these are "chhinke initiatives" or low hanging fruits that take little work and homework to deliver. a total waste of money.

the problem is everyone in Bengal thinks he or she is a specialist. Someone must convince Mamata and other politicians that she or her team members are not experts in bus stop (with or without Rabindranath's poems) or lamp post design. there are institutes that train students in these things. someone needs to drill this into the heads of our politician leaders that most of the work must be outsourced to the real experts. I am not sure if they are idiots or with outsized egos.

AbhishekDatta

August 19th, 2011, 05:26 AM

Rs 1000cr research hub plan
A STAFF REPORTER
Physicist Mani Bhaumik on Thursday announced that his educational foundation was going to set up a Rs 1,000 crore research institute in the city in collaboration with IIT Kharagpur.

Bhaumik met chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Writers’ Buildings in the afternoon to discuss the project. The institute will be located near Ruby hospital on the EM Bypass.

“The institute will be a joint venture of Mani Bhaumik Educational Foundation and IIT Kharagpur. It will be a research wing of the IIT, where students can pursue master’s and doctoral programmes. We expect it to become a seat of intellectual advancement,” Bhaumik said after the meeting.

An IIT Kharagpur official said an official announcement in this regard was likely on Monday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be on the campus that day for the convocation.

Bhaumik, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, added that his foundation had procured 15 acres of land for the project and that he had requested the chief minister for another 10 acres.

“She said the state government does not have land in that area at present. But she assured me that the state government would help in every possible way to make the project successful,” said the physicist.

About five years ago, Bhaumik had sought the previous Left Front government’s help for a similar project. The foundation alone was to execute it then.

An injunction was passed against the project after the fisheries department alleged that a water body had been filled up in the 15-acre project area off the EM Bypass.

Bhaumik on Thursday claimed that the issue had been solved. “I do not want to look back. The new chief minister appeared very positive about the project,” he said.
The chief minister’s office did not comment on the meeting between Mamata Banerjee and Bhaumik, which lasted around 40 minutes.

http://telegraphindia.com/1110819/jsp/calcutta/story_14395575.jsp

arijeetb

August 19th, 2011, 06:23 AM

these are "chhinke initiatives" or low hanging fruits that take little work and homework to deliver. a total waste of money.

the problem is everyone in Bengal thinks he or she is a specialist. Someone must convince Mamata and other politicians that she or her team members are not experts in bus stop (with or without Rabindranath's poems) or lamp post design. there are institutes that train students in these things. someone needs to drill this into the heads of our politician leaders that most of the work must be outsourced to the real experts. I am not sure if they are idiots or with outsized egos.

^^this is one of the several problems in the state. Which is why some of us at SSC spare no effort in mocking the so-called intellectuals and experts of lamp post or paver blocks design. Bengal politics is so stupidly funny.

rupakd

August 19th, 2011, 07:28 AM

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/7185/getimagec.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/593/getimagec.png/)

dayalbaba

August 19th, 2011, 07:33 AM

we do not need yet another research hub, we need to improve the ones already there. most importantly we need to improve the universities and bring them under one campus.

avishar

August 19th, 2011, 08:23 AM

arijeetb

August 19th, 2011, 08:55 AM

What happened to the research hub that was supposed to be built in the Baruipur township?A lot of institutions had taken up land there.Whats the progress of Baruipur township as a whole?

The new EM byepass which was supposed to be extended to Baruipur,any progress in that?

Beautification of waterbodies in Patuli,good that means she will to drive through EM byepass.Best of luck with that Santro!

^^Or she may go via Jadavpur using Raja Santosh road and just cross the bypass;) Regarding Baruipur I am depending on Google earth to tell us what is happening there which may be precious little i presume.

debayanlahiri

August 20th, 2011, 06:13 AM

^^

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

TOI (pg5, 20 August 2011)

Kolkata: Days after TOI reported about the dreadful condition of E M Bypass, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the stretch will be repaired before the pujas once the rain stops.
While laying the foundation stone of a waterbody beautification programme at Patuli, Mamata said the E M Bypass stretch was indeed in very bad condition. “I was consulting with mayor Sovan Chatterjee about the pathetic condition of the road. It is true that the rain has terribly affected the stretch. Work cannot be taken as long as the rain continues. However, the Bypass is a very important connector and it will be repaired before the pujas, right after the rain stops. If required, the Bypass stretch will be repaired by laying mastic asphalt,” the chief minister said.
The CM added that the government was trying to develop the E M Bypass by widening the stretch and installing more streetlights. “We are trying to widen the stretch,” she said. The government was also trying to improve the city’s traffic system, she added.
Apart from giving stress on repairing E M Bypass, Mamata said the government will do whatever necessary to save the waterbodies in the city and the entire state. “Many waterbodies have already been filled up. Waterbodies and ponds need to be saved and preserved. We have several such plans to develop the waterbodies into eco-tourism spots. In Rajarhat, we are developing a 480-acre waterbody into an eco-tourism park,’ she said.
The CM also said that her government, which is only three-months old, has already generated about 1 lakh new jobs. “We will soon release a book on our 75 days of work performance,” she said.

avishar

August 20th, 2011, 03:31 PM

A nice office tower in Salt lake,beside Columbia Asia.
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5259/dsc04129y.jpg

Suncity

August 20th, 2011, 03:37 PM

A nice office tower in Salt lake,beside Columbia Asia.

Nice. What does it house?

studdmanster

August 20th, 2011, 06:01 PM

A nice office tower in Salt lake,beside Columbia Asia.
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5259/dsc04129y.jpg

ei brigade chalo ad ta ekhno ache??....

avishar

August 20th, 2011, 06:43 PM

@Sun no idea whos office.

@Stud Yes.:P

Suncity

August 20th, 2011, 07:13 PM

ei brigade chalo ad ta ekhno ache??....

It's for 2012.

BengaliTiger

August 20th, 2011, 07:31 PM

It's for 2012.

Ei sarkar thinks ahead of all... :lol:

studdmanster

August 20th, 2011, 09:13 PM

It's for 2012.

Kafi durrrrrrrrrrrrr ki soch h.......:lol:

AbhishekDatta

August 21st, 2011, 06:04 AM

Chittaranjan hospital to get new building
TNN | Aug 21, 2011, 03.14AM IST

KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee seems to be on track for an immediate upgrade of the healthcare system in the state. It has been learnt that Mamata, who is also in charge of the health and family welfare department, has given a go-ahead to develop the infrastructure of Chittaranjan Seva Sadan and build a new building to accommodate more patients.

Soon after coming to power, Mamata had visited the hospital for a surprise check and during the visit, she was apprised of the necessity to develop the hospital's infrastructure. Hospital authorities had informed her about a 25-year-old dilapidated building that could house additional wards if renovated. Within days, they received a green signal from the CM.

Chittaranjan Seva Sadan and Sishu Sadan will now have a new building coming up behind the main block of the hospital and will house more wards and accommodate additional beds.
At present, the hospital covers around 14,556 square metre of built-up space and has 240 beds.

"It has been decided that the building will be demolished. The demolition order has been passed and will be executed soon," said the hospital's medical superintendent and vice-principal, Dr Ashis Kumar Mukhopadhyay. The project plan, however, needs to cleared by the finance department following which the hospital authorities will decide on the structure of the new building.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Chittaranjan-hospital-to-get-new-building/articleshow/9678875.cms

Forum Projects

August 21st, 2011, 02:35 PM

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http://youtu.be/ca_COa83hHQ

http://youtu.be/_xPNCL8ZU6o

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AbhishekDatta

August 22nd, 2011, 01:20 AM

CM pats Purnendu for investment
OUR BUREAU

Calcutta, Aug. 21: Mamata Banerjee today patted Purnendu Chatterjee, the chairperson of The Chatterjee Group (TCG) and one of the principal shareholders of Haldia Petrochemicals, for investing in the state “when no one was willing” to do so and indirectly blamed the Left government for “framing” him.

Speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of an IT park to be built by TCG at Salt Lake’s Sector V, the chief minister said: “Purnendu Chatterjee was the first to come to Bengal when no one was willing to invest. Purnendubabu jokhon elen tokhon onake share ar governing body issue-te fanshiye deoa holo (when Purnendubabu arrived, he was framed on shares and governing body issues).”

The chief minister was probably referring to the legal tangle TCG got embroiled in with the Left government over the control of Haldia Petrochemicals.

TCG had complained to the Company Law Board against the state when the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government scrapped a share sale agreement in 2005 after the company allegedly failed to buy out the shares. The case then went to Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court, where a judgment is awaited.

Chatterjee had claimed that he owned the majority stake in the Rs 6,100-crore venture but the previous government had denied this. According to the registered records of the company, the government still owns the majority stake. The Left government had offered Chatterjee control of Haldia Petrochemicals at least thrice but the process was never completed. The previous administration had blamed him for not investing when needed.

But after Mamata took charge of the government, the situation has begun to change. The new government has allowed Chatterjee to become chairperson of Haldia Petrochemicals on an interim basis and decided to let TCG have the final say in HPL matters.

For the IT park project at Sector V, TCG will invest Rs 450 crore to build two 17-storey towers. Another Rs 250 crore will be brought in by the companies that take up space, taking the entire investment to Rs 700 crore. Around 10,000 jobs are likely to be generated. Bengal Eco Intelligence Park will have one million square foot of built up space.

“We will start construction soon and hope to complete the project in three years,” Chatterjee said.

Ironically, the Left government had allocated land for the project.

“Bengal will surely turn around and its golden era will come soon. In a year, 2.31 lakh jobs are likely to be created. Industry will grow. Bengal will show the way in tourism,” the chief minister said at today’s programme. The government, Mamata said, has created nearly 80,000 jobs in the public sector in less than three months.

“To help industry, we have created a core group with representatives from industry and the chambers of commerce. The industrial clusters in Sankrail, Maheshtala and Falta are almost ready. We will provide a single window to set up industry and the number of forms to be filled for this purpose will be brought down from 99 to 15. I want to further reduce it to seven,” she said.

“In such a short span, we have been able to end the hill impasse. We have decided to recruit 10,000 people from Jungle Mahal for the police force. We have introduced e-governance initiatives in government departments,” she said.

Business delegations “from Singapore, UK, Japan and the US” have expressed their keenness to invest in the state, the chief minister added.

According to her, the Left government had given away pattas and forest land for industrial development, “resulting in problems for investors such as the Jindals”.

Suncity

August 23rd, 2011, 12:41 AM

City venue for IIT research

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110823/jsp/calcutta/story_14410356.jsp

IIT Kharagpur will open an advanced research centre near Ruby General Hospital and a science park in Rajarhat.

Damodar Acharya, the director of the country’s oldest IIT, announced on Monday the decision to open the city campuses.

The research centre, likely to be operational in three years, will be named after physicist Mani Bhaumik, an alumnus of the institute who will donate $150 million (Rs 682.5 crore) to set up the hub.

“The centre will cost $300m, of which Bhaumik will donate $150m. He will donate the amount in addition to the 15 acres on which the centre will come up,” said the director.

“The centre is being named after Bhaumik in recognition of his pioneering work on laser technology.... The Mani Bhaumik Advanced Research Centre, Calcutta, IIT Kharagpur, will be of world class standards, focussing on two areas — bio-informatics and energy science.”

Bhaumik, who did his PhD from the IIT, said: “One of the main goals for setting up the centre is to produce Noble prize winners.... It is no less than a dream come true for me.”

The “best faculty” from across the globe will work at the centre to carry out advanced research in areas like cancer and auto-immune diseases, said Bhaumik.

The researchers will be awarded doctorate degrees by the IIT.

Bhaumik had met chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Writers’ Buildings last Thursday to discuss the project.

The director said the IIT was the country’s first institute to open centres with contribution from the alumni. The Vinod Gupta School of Management, set up by another IIT Kharagpur alumnus, is one such example.

dayalbaba

August 23rd, 2011, 05:13 PM

oh no, yet more labs all around the place. they need to be put inside one campus, in the era of multi disciplinary developments we can't afford to have narrow specialized labs surviving by themselves at isolated corners.

abhishek_sadhya

August 24th, 2011, 09:23 PM

Suncity

August 24th, 2011, 10:24 PM

Hi guys,

Saw some action in the Compounds of Sir Biren Mookerjee - Lady Ranu Mookerjee Residence in Camac Street (Bang opp. Bells House & 22 Camac Street). Piling going on.

Sometime back i remember a boutique/ heritage hotel was supposed to be coming up here.

Any Idea?

Some time back, Samrat_m has posted a render which had a heritage building and a sleek slyscraper. Wonder which thread it was.

Rajarshi

August 25th, 2011, 12:59 PM

Hitachi Data Systems expands footprint into West Bengal (http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Hitachi-Data-Systems-expands-footprint-into-West-Bengal/5229192584)

India Infoline News Service / 10:56 , Aug 25, 2011

The rapid growth of the manufacturing and IT sectors in the state has given rise to exponential data growth, and the company sees huge potential for its storage solutions in the region.

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. announced its expansion into the eastern region by opening an office in Kolkata to better serve the growing storage and data management needs of enterprise customers in this market. The rapid growth of the manufacturing and IT sectors in the state has given rise to exponential data growth, and the company sees huge potential for its storage solutions in the region.

Commenting on the expansion, Vivekanand Venugopal, vice president and general manager, Hitachi Data Systems India, said, “Kolkata has emerged as a preferred IT destination with the state government offering excellent infrastructure for companies to setup operations here. We see Kolkata as a centre to service the East and North East region. The feedback and response from the existing and new partner community has been very encouraging. Together, we will address the information infrastructure requirements for various customers including Government, Utilities, Energy, Manufacturing and IT/ITes segments. These customers will now have direct access to Hitachi Data Systems best-in-class information technologies, services, and solutions that will provide a compelling ROI, unmatched return on assets (ROA) and demonstrable business impact.”

Aritra Das

August 25th, 2011, 07:15 PM

chk dis video courtesy.....h&m website
http://imageshack.us/clip/my-videos/546/yml.mp4/

samrat_m

August 25th, 2011, 10:21 PM

Some time back, Samrat_m has posted a render which had a heritage building and a sleek slyscraper. Wonder which thread it was.

Kolkata Hotels & Restaurant
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=82107582&postcount=658

samrat_m

August 25th, 2011, 10:25 PM

chk dis video courtesy.....h&m website
http://imageshack.us/clip/my-videos/546/yml.mp4/

That's KMOMA :cheers:
Architects: Herzog & De Meuron

mountaincloud

August 26th, 2011, 02:38 AM

chk dis video courtesy.....h&m website
http://imageshack.us/clip/my-videos/546/yml.mp4/

great find. thanks!!

AbhishekDatta

August 28th, 2011, 02:02 AM

আইটি পার্ক: জমি চাইল আইটিসি

রাজ্য সরকার নূন্যতম পরিকাঠামো তৈরি করে তাদের হাতে রাজার হাটের জমি তুলে দেওয়ার ১ থেকে ২ মাসের মধ্যেই সেখানে কাজ শুরু করে দেবে ইনফোসিস. শনিবার বেঙ্গালুরুতে শিল্পমন্ত্রী পার্থ চট্টোপাধ্যায়কে এই প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছেন ইনফোসিসের চেয়ারম্যান এমেরিটাস. এদিকে আইটি পার্ক গড়তে এদিন শিল্পমন্ত্রীর কাছে রাজারহাটে ৫০ একর জমি চাইল আইটিসি ইনফোটেক.

তথ্যপ্রযুক্তি শিল্পে বিনিয়োগ টানতে বেঙ্গালুরুতে শিল্পমন্ত্রী পার্থ চট্টেপাধ্যায়. শনিবার পার্থবাবু বৈঠক করেন ইনফোসিসের চেয়ারম্যান এমিরেটাস এন আর নারায়ণমূর্তির সঙ্গে. জয়পুরে প্রাক্তন এই ইনফোসিস কর্তার ব্যক্তিগত অফিসে সকাল সাড়ে দশটা নাগাদ বৈঠক শুরু হয়. একঘণ্টারও বেশি সময় ধরে কথা হয় দু’জনের. নারায়ণমূর্তিকে রাজ্যের তথ্যপ্রযুক্তি শিল্পের জন্য তৈরি কমিটির মুখ্য উপদেষ্টা করেছেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়. রাজ্যের তথ্যপ্রযুক্তি শিল্পকে এগিয়ে নিয়ে যেতে কী কী করা দরকার সেই বিষয়ে এদিন ইনফোসিসের প্রাক্তন এই কর্তার পরামর্শ চান শিল্পমন্ত্রী. সতেরই সেপ্টেম্বর ওই কমিটির প্রথম বৈঠক. সেই বৈঠকে উপস্থিত থাকার আন্তরিক চেষ্টা করবেন বলে এদিন জানিয়েছেন ইনফোসিসের অন্যতম প্রতিষ্ঠাতা. একান্তই থাকতে না পারলে ভিডিও কনফারেন্সের মাধ্যমে তিনি আলোচনায় যোগ দেবেন বলে এদিন জানিয়েছেন. রাজারহাটে ৫০ একর জমিতে তাড়াতাড়ি ইনফোসিসের ক্যাম্পাস চালু করারও প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছেন তিনি.
ইনফোসিসের প্রাক্তন কর্তার সঙ্গে বৈঠকের পরে শিল্পমন্ত্রী যান ইলেকট্রনিক সিটিতে, উইপ্রো ক্যাম্পাসে. সেখানে উইপ্রোর গ্লোবাল হেড অপারেশনস হরিপ্রসাদ হেগড়ে-সহ আরও দুই শীর্ষকর্তার সঙ্গে এক ঘণ্টারও বেশি সময় ধরে বৈঠক করেন পার্থ চট্টোপাধ্যায়.রাজারহাটে উইপ্রোকেও জমি দেওয়া হয়েছে. সেই জমি সংক্রান্ত সামান্য সমস্যা রয়েছে. সেটা যত তাড়াতাড়ি মিটে যাবে তত তাড়াতাড়িই তারা রাজ্যে ক্যাম্পাস খুলবে বলে জানিয়েছেন উইপ্রোর শীর্ষ কর্তারা. তাঁদের দাবি, প্রায় তিরিশ লক্ষ বর্গফুট এলাকায় তৈরি অফিস চালু হয়ে যাওয়ার বছর দুয়েকের মধ্যে ২৫ থেকে ৩০ হাজার কর্মসংস্থান তৈরি হওয়ার সম্ভাবনা রয়েছে. উইপ্রোর কর্তাদের কাছে শিল্পমন্ত্রী অনুরোধ করেন, শুধু সেক্টর ফাইভ বা রাজারহাটে নয়, জেলাতে জেলাতেও ক্যাম্পাস .
উইপ্রোর কর্তাদের সঙ্গে বৈঠকের পরে পার্থবাবু পৌঁছন আইটিসি ইনফোটেকের ক্যাম্পাসে. দেশের প্রথম সারির একটি আইটি ক্যাম্পাসে কী রকম পরিকাঠামো থাকা দরকার তা ঘুরে ঘুরে দেখেন শিল্পমন্ত্রী. তারপরে তিনি বৈঠক করেন আইটিসি ইনফোটেকের কর্তাদের সঙ্গে.রাজ্যে আইটি পার্ক গড়তে শিল্পমন্ত্রীর কাছে রাজারহাটে ৫০ একর জমি আইটিসি ইনফোটেক.

studdmanster

August 28th, 2011, 02:50 PM

Please translate it someone....ami bangla valo porte parina....:-)

Suncity

August 28th, 2011, 04:16 PM

Please translate it someone....ami bangla valo porte parina....:-)

I think forumers should post a brief English translation of any Bengali news that is posted here. That way people who do not know Bengali can understand what is going on in the city/state.

Brief translation:

IT minister Partha Chatterjee has met IT honchos in Bangalore. Infosys has said that it will start construction of its campus within a month or two of getting the land along with minimum infrastructure (built by the state govt).

Wipro has also said that it will start work on its campus as soon as some minor problems, related to the land allotted, are resolved.

ITC Infotech has also asked for 50 acres of land near Rajarhat to set up a campus.

studdmanster

August 29th, 2011, 07:12 AM

^^:cheers:...now thats something to cheer about.....:)

@Sun: thnx...:)

soumalya747

August 29th, 2011, 01:12 PM

Life, up close at Science City
Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey TNN

Kolkata: While CERN strives to find the God Particle, you can be present physically at the Big Bang moment. Our Science City is getting a mammoth ‘evolution centre’ that will bring to life the evolution of man andthecreation of theuniverse.
Construction has already started. Since the projectisthebrainchildof prime minister Manmohan Singh, the 60,000-sq-ft exhibition islikely to meetthe2012deadline.
The Evolution Centre will trace life from the beginning of the universe till the time man started walking upright. Instead of diagrams, charts and photographs, this will be a completely animated exhibition where the visitor will be given the experience of being present at situations that existed millions of years back. Through 3-D images, multimedia, simulations and moving robots,specially createdfor a life-likeeffect, the Evolution Centre promises to be thefirstof itskindin thecountry.
It will give a real-life experience of the creation of lifethroughsinglecelled microorganisms, the evolution of dinosaurs, the advent of mammals and finally the advent of man.
Science City is a part of the National Council of Science Museums, which reports to the Union ministry of culture looked after by the prime minister himself. Towards the beginning of the year, Kolkata scientists forwarded the proposal for an Evolution Centre. The project cost was estimated at Rs 20 crore and the ministry has justsanctionedthefunds.
“This exposition shall be divided into eight sections, each depicting an evolutionary change.In most partsthe visitor will not have to walk, but will be “transported”. Pneumatically and electrically controlled animated models shall be on display with simulated near natural ambience in each section,” saidArijitDuttachoudhary,director of ScienceCity.
Science City already boasts of 100 lifesize robotic dinosaurs, which have not yet been duplicated anywhere else in the country. The idea of an evolution centre germinated from here. Through multimedia shows, animated models and audio-visuals the story of evolution of life from primordial soup in the beginning to early chemicals, first micro organisms, multicellular organisms,invertebrates,fishes, reptilesof prehistoric period, dinosaurs, mammals and flowering plants and ice age mammals will be told. “Theoretically we have all read about this in textbooks or have even seen multimedia shows,butour Centrewouldbe unique in giving the visitor the real life experience of being present at such pre-historicscenes,” Duttachoudhary added.
The Human story shall be depicted in a 360degreePanorama with11 meter high visuals and digital presentations. The whole story shallis narratedwiththehelp of high resolution visuals and a dynamic digital show. There will be a plethora of three dimensional life-size models in the foreground to supplement the story on human evolution.
Therewill alsobe a showon Science and Technology Heritage of India. This section shall showcase India’s contributions in the fields of agriculture, architecture, medicine, metallurgy, astronomy, mathematics, perfumery,ship building andwater power.

The Evolution Centre at Science City will be ready by next year

mountaincloud

August 30th, 2011, 07:15 AM

any pics, or links to pics, of the "renovated" salt lake stadium?

niljee

August 30th, 2011, 10:57 AM

Suncity

August 31st, 2011, 05:02 AM

Currency Building slideshow

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2411995.ece

ashindia

August 31st, 2011, 07:35 AM

Salt Lake Stadium :-
Small Renovation done for Argentina vs Venezuela match

Pictures and Details :-
http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2011/08/31/2643736/in-pictures-kolkatas-new-look-salt-lake-stadium-all-set-to

banibrata

August 31st, 2011, 08:15 AM

SamitB

August 31st, 2011, 03:05 PM

New branch of under construction Vivekananda Flyover will be built till Ultadanga. (http://starananda.newsbullet.in/kolkata/59-more/9126-2011-08-30-15-51-14)
http://asset.starnews.in/c2c655df12f50edfc421886e1eaa2fb3_full.jpg

Suncity

August 31st, 2011, 03:44 PM

^^

That extension to Ultadanga shown in the map is probably a Star Ananda alignment?

BengaliTiger

August 31st, 2011, 04:10 PM

^^

That extension to Ultadanga shown in the map is probably a Star Ananda alignment?

Its not a tunnel road but a flyover, such kind of alignment is not possible for a flyover. But, if this project actually get implemented it would be a huge relief for people from East, Northern suburbs as well.

AbhishekDatta

September 2nd, 2011, 06:47 AM

Monument makeover
OUR BUREAU

Shahid Minar is set to get a fresh coat of paint and new lights.

The monument topped the government’s list of city landmarks in need of a facelift. The chief minister wanted to hold a cultural show on the Shahid Minar ground on Mahalaya (September 27).

According to the blueprint of change, a pathway with a low-height fencing will be built around the structure. The top of the monument will be coloured in keeping with the chief minister’s wishes.

“We can work out a Tricolour pattern for the top. The body will remain white though,” said a PWD engineer.

PWD secretary A.R. Bardhan said the ground level would be raised to prevent waterlogging.

The company looking after the monument’s illumination will be told to light it both from inside and outside, said Nirmal Sarkar, the chief engineer of the PWD. At present, there are no lights inside.

http://telegraphindia.com/1110902/jsp/calcutta/story_14453836.jsp

AbhishekDatta

September 2nd, 2011, 06:21 PM

Another news on Sahid Minar..

Shahid Minar to sport a new look soon
TNN | Sep 2, 2011, 03.33AM IST

KOLKATA: The state government plans to deck up Shahid Minar to convert it into an attractive tourist spot. The government is mulling the proposal to let tourists enter into the Minar. At present, visitors are not allowed inside after a man attempted to commit suicide from the Minar.

The towering structure is going to have a new coat of paint and will have decorative lights. The new illuminative lights are expected to turn Shahid Minar into one of the most picturesque tower in the heart of the city. It is a 48-metre high structure that is a combination of Turkish, Egyptian and Syrian architecture.

On Thursday, PWD secretary A R Bardhan visited the monument along with some engineers and planned to decorate the tower. He said that stairs inside the tower will also be illuminated so that visitors to the monument can have an easy access to the top. He said that they are going to landscape the ground around Shahid Minar and fence it. However, before painting the structure, the approval of the heritage commission will be taken.

For the tourists, history of the monument will be written at the base of the monument that was built in 1848 by David Ochterlony to commemorate his victory in Nepal War and after independence it was renamed as Sahid Minar.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Shahid-Minar-to-sport-a-new-look-soon/articleshow/9829607.cms

AbhishekDatta

September 2nd, 2011, 06:26 PM

Not sure if things made up but seems like a welcome change....

Change of guard brings welcome relief
Sep 2, 2011, 03.44AM IST

KOLKATA: Traffic movement got smoother on the first day of the change of guard in policing in the city. The makeover in traffic management, with Kolkata Police's jurisdiction getting extended by 100 sq km to include the entire Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) area, succeeded to bring perceptible changes on Thursday, at least the first experience of the commuters says so.

On the whole, the added area witnessed an attempt at better policing. Nine police stations of West Bengal Police were split into 17 Kolkata police stations. Ten traffic guards were created with a deputy commissioner (traffic) heading the force.

"It is a historic day for Kolkata Police. We managed to carry out the chief minister's decision of taking over the entire KMC area in the shortest possible time. We will strive hard to keep up with the expectation of people," said Kolkata Police commissioner R K Pachnanda. The city police chief visited all the new police stations and gave impetus on better police-public relations.

The first thing that Kolkata Police attempted was to restrict the movement of goods vehicles and push all auto-rickshaw stands into alleys so that the main thoroughfares were free for cars and buses. "We also issued strict instructions to sergeants so that they just do not allow more than four persons in an auto. On the first day, we were a bit lenient. From Friday, we will start to impose penalty," said a Thakupukur traffic guard officer.

"During the initial days, our focus will be to clear major thoroughfares like Diamond Harbour Road, James Long Sarani, Mahatma Gandhi Road and Netaji Subhas Road for smoother traffic movement. We will gradually expand our focus to arterial roads," said joint commissioner (traffic) Jawed Shamim.

There were hitches, too, on the first day. Slow-moving vehicles like cycle rickshaws often caused chaos. "This is a grey area to us. In the core Kolkata police area, cycle rickshaws are banned. But there is government order on this. So we were at a loss in controlling them. We tried not to allow them on major thoroughfares," said an officer.

The other drawback was the prominent absence of stop-lines and zebra crossings. "This led to erratic movement and we have to set things right. Signalling is of course an issue. Many key crossings are without signals. A road like MG Road is so narrow that a constable controls traffic from a roadside tea stall. If he stands in the middle of the road, either he will be run over or traffic movement in both directions would be hindered," said another officer.

Since the morning, there was enthusiasm among residents with the new policing system. People were found standing on the sidewalks to witness the difference. "Bengal police did everything but remained ineffective whatsoever. Kolkata Police, on the contrary, made a difference on the first day. Morning shows the day. Hope they sustain these positive changes," said Karunamoy Goswami, a lawyer, who lives in Thakurpukur.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Change-of-guard-brings-welcome-relief/articleshow/9829667.cms

Suncity

September 2nd, 2011, 08:13 PM

SarafIndian

September 2nd, 2011, 08:15 PM

Probably a Golden or Silver dome would look better than tricolor dome.

BTW does the area still smell like a big urinal?

First thing they need to Nuke the bus terminal..

arijeetb

September 2nd, 2011, 08:17 PM

First thing they need to Nuke the bus terminal..

yeah..and the one at Babughat as well:lol:

SarafIndian

September 2nd, 2011, 08:23 PM

yeah..and the one at Babughat as well:lol:

Yes, two of the most disgusting bus terminals of the world..:lol:

Suncity

September 2nd, 2011, 08:27 PM

First thing they need to Nuke the bus terminal..

the govt has banned nuke tech in West Bengal.

:lol:

SarafIndian

September 2nd, 2011, 08:29 PM

^^ Damm, forgot that.

:cripes:

anirban_ban

September 2nd, 2011, 10:00 PM

First thing they need to Nuke the bus terminal..
Isnt nuke too heavy a word !!
I dont want to be picky and do understand the spirit, but I think not using the word nuke is a better idea. Demolish would do just fine.

SarafIndian

September 2nd, 2011, 10:12 PM

^^ Yes, "Nuke" is sensitive word in Bengal. No one should use that word ever.. :)

Hope they don't arrest me..:shifty:

studdmanster

September 2nd, 2011, 11:42 PM

wot is nuke tech????

arijeetb

September 2nd, 2011, 11:49 PM

^^ Yes, "Nuke" is sensitive word in Bengal. No one should use that word ever.. :)

Hope they don't arrest me..:shifty:

^^Not to worry. Sun will delete those posts in a jiffy if he smells trouble:)

SarafIndian

September 2nd, 2011, 11:52 PM

^^Not to worry. Sun will delete those posts in a jiffy if he smells trouble:)

:lol:

wot is nuke tech????

Se ki re! Tui na sms lng xprt? :laugh:

sidney_jec

September 3rd, 2011, 05:49 AM

Isnt nuke too heavy a word !!
I dont want to be picky and do understand the spirit, but I think not using the word nuke is a better idea. Demolish would do just fine.

oh dont be so touchy. no one here means it literally

studdmanster

September 3rd, 2011, 08:45 AM

:
Se ki re! Tui na sms lng xprt? :laugh:

bt ei wrd ta sunini....:(

BengaliTiger

September 3rd, 2011, 09:01 AM

wot is nuke tech????

nuclear technology :)

studdmanster

September 3rd, 2011, 09:08 AM

ohhh...okkk....bt wot hs this to do with a bus terminal???

dayalbaba

September 3rd, 2011, 12:09 PM

:lol:

arijeetb

September 3rd, 2011, 06:14 PM

ohhh...okkk....bt wot hs this to do with a bus terminal???

^^buddy, are you not getting the joke ? we find those two terminals so disgusting that we want them vanished from the face of this earth.:)

dayalbaba

September 3rd, 2011, 07:42 PM

wth nkes. undrstd ?

BengaliTiger

September 4th, 2011, 06:57 PM

studdmanster

September 4th, 2011, 09:03 PM

^^buddy, are you not getting the joke ? we find those two terminals so disgusting that we want them vanished from the face of this earth.:)

ohhh...ok gotchya now....

Suncity

September 4th, 2011, 09:52 PM

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/1999/klyexptownship.jpg

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/416/kly2.jpg[/URL]
A closeup - Some of the roads seems to be metalled

It seems to be a big project/township near the intersection of Kalyani Expressway and Barasat Road... Any one have any news regarding this project??

I think this is the Debrupayan Nagar project (http://www.drhcl.com/).

If it is, then the project ran into trouble (2004):

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040316/asp/calcutta/story_3000053.asp

Not sure what is the current status. If you look at google earth history, the project seems to have picked up again from 2008.

samrat_m

September 5th, 2011, 10:42 PM

Suncity

September 5th, 2011, 11:28 PM

dayalbaba

September 6th, 2011, 12:01 AM

abar jigay ! :)

BengaliTiger

September 6th, 2011, 03:28 AM

Samrat

September 6th, 2011, 04:04 AM

good idea, Samrat.

pl visit this website for reference.

pl note that some information is not given in order such as "chatterjee international centre" is shown at No.1 and some are missing from the list.

http://www.emporis.com/city/100243?nav=worldmap_ci_bu_sk_li&id=100243&bt=5&ht=2&sro=0&lng=3

avishar

September 6th, 2011, 07:20 AM

@Samrat 12 floors is too low for Calcutta,there will be tons of buildings then.15 floors sounds good!Always wanted a tall buildings guide,best of luck to you:)

studdmanster

September 6th, 2011, 07:30 AM

SamitB

September 6th, 2011, 07:11 PM

will love it.Bring it on.:cheers:

CalcuttaChromosome

September 6th, 2011, 08:03 PM

Even 15 floor will also be very less. It should be at least 20 floors so that we can focus better on the premium projects.

samrat_m

September 6th, 2011, 11:39 PM

Even 15 floor will also be very less. It should be at least 20 floors so that we can focus better on the premium projects.

Lower than 20 floors doesn't mean that the project in not premium. There are tons of posh apartment blocks in Kolkata in the 12 -18 floor bracket, infact in every Indian metro.

Suncity

September 6th, 2011, 11:41 PM

start the thread. Keep the first post for links to the project posts.

samrat_m

September 6th, 2011, 11:41 PM

samrat_m

September 6th, 2011, 11:48 PM

start the thread. Keep the first post for links to the project posts.

OK. but please vote - 12 floors or 15 floors as minimum.
I had selected 12 floors as it is generally regarded as the minimum benchmark for
tall buildings. But obviously there will be plenty of them. OTOH, selecting 15 will omit many premium buildings/nice structures. So your call guys. I will start from tomorrow.

studdmanster

September 7th, 2011, 12:02 AM

^^12

Suncity

September 7th, 2011, 12:12 AM

OK. but please vote - 12 floors or 15 floors as minimum.
I had selected 12 floors as it is generally regarded as the minimum benchmark for
tall buildings. But obviously there will be plenty of them. OTOH, selecting 15 will omit many premium buildings/nice structures. So your call guys. I will start from tomorrow.

12 floors and higher I guess. But many 11 storey buildings will also meet the emporis criteria.

SarafIndian

September 7th, 2011, 12:27 AM

12+

sidney_jec

September 7th, 2011, 01:53 AM

10 sounds rounded up. My 2 humble paisas :shifty:

mountaincloud

September 7th, 2011, 06:47 AM

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110907/jsp/calcutta/story_14472386.jsp

Sector V upgrade blueprint
A STAFF REPORTER

The Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) on Tuesday announced a slew of measures to turn Sector V into a “mini Singapore”, following which IT companies in the tech township rolled out their own wish list.

Metro has been highlighting the pathetic civic conditions in the tech hub. The roads are in poor shape, with mulitple encroachments and rampant illegal parking. Police kiosks in the 24X7 township are often under lock and key and it’s common to find malfunctioning streetlights.

“The first impression is the last impression,” said urban development and municipal affairs minister Firhad Hakim. “There is a big disconnect between the swanky offices and the roads leading to them.”

NDITA plans to solve these problems in two years. “Rs 10 crore has been sanctioned to put a coat of mastic asphalt on the 4km-long Salt Lake bypass. The work will start immediately after Durga Puja,” said NDITA chairman Alapan Bandyopadhyay in an interaction between public representatives, officials and various stakeholders.

Apart from Hakim and Bandyopadhyay, MLA and NDITA vice-chairman Sujit Bose and Bidhannagar Municipality chairperson Krishna Chakraborty were present.

Bandyopadhyay said space had been identified at a transport department garage to build a multi-layered parking lot. He added that NDITA had agreed to pay for the deployment of 50 civic volunteers to manage traffic.

The NDITA chairman also announced plans to ease the process of setting up a venture in Sector V.

“We have formed a plan sanction committee that includes officials from various departments,” he said. “An investor will not have to run from one department to another to get plans sanctioned. There’ll be a single-window system.”

The Sector V entrepreneurs also rolled out a wish list.

“Sector V should have a dedicated disaster management team. A crèche would bring relief to working mothers. We request NDITA to consider these requests,” said Kalyan Kar, a member of the Sector V Industries Forum.

sidney_jec

September 7th, 2011, 03:49 PM

Samrat

September 7th, 2011, 04:16 PM

Thanks Samrat (feels like calling myself :lol:).
I am a member of that site.

Sorry, I did not know that you are a member of that site.

I will vote for 12+ and looking forward to see the thread started at the earliest:)

BengaliTiger

September 8th, 2011, 07:24 AM

@Suncity - Kindly create a "Status Change" Sticky thread for the Kolkata projects.

Suncity

September 8th, 2011, 08:13 AM

@Suncity - Kindly create a "Status Change" Sticky thread for the Kolkata projects.

Not sure what you mean by that. Please create one and I will stick it.

BengaliTiger

September 8th, 2011, 09:09 AM

Here is the thread. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1440023

BengaliTiger

September 8th, 2011, 04:54 PM

Thanks Sun

abhishek_sadhya

September 8th, 2011, 08:23 PM

@Sun.
I was contemplating on a thread to integrate all highrise buildings of Kolkata -
12 floors & above / 35 mts & above
Existing & Upcoming
Single Block, Complex & Township
Residential & Commercial
to form a "Tall buildings Guide" sort of a thing. It will have lists, little infos & pics of all such projects in a particular order, which will serve as quick referance guide.
I already have some material at hand to start with.
Please suggest

As per Emporis, ^^ is the parameter to term a building "highrise" and it is internationally agreed, so we should stick to it.

One funny thing, once in 2006 i wrote to Emporis people to add me as their local photographer & information provider for Calcutta, as their info was really backdated. But till date did not receive any reply.

This DB if made would really be handy, we can have Sub - Categories as mentioned above. I can contribute some pics too , if you want.

Suncity

September 8th, 2011, 08:37 PM

As per Emporis, ^^ is the parameter to term a building "highrise" and it is internationally agreed, so we should stick to it.

One funny thing, once in 2006 i wrote to Emporis people to add me as their local photographer & information provider for Calcutta, as their info was really backdated. But till date did not receive any reply.

This DB if made would really be handy, we can have Sub - Categories as mentioned above. I can contribute some pics too , if you want.

They are under new ownership. Maybe you should re-apply if interested. Or Samrat can refer you.

Suncity

September 8th, 2011, 10:34 PM

Behala airport and flyover

starananda

1sK88IjqP9k

Someone please translate

dayalbaba

September 8th, 2011, 11:17 PM

AAI has approved the masterplan for converting behala airfield into a satellite airport that can take small 70 seater aircraft like ATR. that would cost 65-70 crores and AAI would fund it. but they feel the roads in behala are too narrow and have asked the govt to solve that problem, either widening the road or a fly-over. manish gupta has responded with a proposal for a 1.3 km flyover connecting taratala to parnasree which AAI has accepted.
it would cost 40-50 crores but state govt is looking for ways to fund it.

studdmanster

September 9th, 2011, 06:26 AM

Behala airport and flyover

starananda

1sK88IjqP9k

Someone please translate

trnsltn: Last week AAI has cleared the behala airport project. For the ease of the passengers a 1.5km elevated road would be made from taratala state garrage to Pornoshree as the roads are very narrow. The elevated road would cost around 40-50 crores, which would be entirely borne by the State Govt. Work will start once the state coffers have the money to spend. The Airport expansion work would be done by AAI. There are plans to use this Sattelite Airport for 72 seater flights having distance duration of max 2.5 hrs.

arijeetb

September 9th, 2011, 08:28 AM

trnsltn: Last week AAI has cleared the behala airport project. For the ease of the passengers a 1.5km elevated road would be made from taratala state garrage to Pornoshree as the roads are very narrow. The elevated road would cost around 40-50 crores, which would be entirely borne by the State Govt. Work will start once the state coffers have the money to spend. The Airport expansion work would be done by AAI. There are plans to use this Sattelite Airport for 72 seater flights having distance duration of max 2.5 hrs.

^^I do not mean to disappoint but there are challenges here besides just the cost. The distance may be close to 2km and not 1.3 or 1.5km. Upen Banerjee road ( the road leading to the airport boundary) is about 1km long and from there to the bus garage is 1km more if one takes the normal route. Properties will have to be acquired for the stretch from garage to Upen banerjee road as well..

Instead why can they not build an alternate road to connect Upen banerjee road , which can be widened to almost 4 lanes with everyone's blessing. Additionally, will state govt shell out 50crore for a flyover when the expansion is just worth 70 odd crores ?

Sumanb

September 9th, 2011, 09:15 AM

Valid point ... but now the buzzword is to have either elevated road or tunnel !!

dayalbaba

September 10th, 2011, 05:11 PM

Kolkata Project news for Kolkata Metropolitan Region - Kolkata, Howrah, Bidhan Nagar, Jyoti Basu Nagar, Kalyani

is it still jyoti basu nagar ? if not the sub forum's header needs to change.

mountaincloud

September 10th, 2011, 06:18 PM

is it still jyoti basu nagar ? if not the sub forum's header needs to change.

i can see the understated enthusiasm in adopting this new name of Rajarhat in the description of this thread. :lol:

Suncity

September 10th, 2011, 07:01 PM

i can see the understated enthusiasm in adopting this new name of Rajarhat in the description of this thread. :lol:

same "enthusiasm" as Kolkata, Bidhan Nagar and future Mamata Nagar, Buddha Nagar and Pashchim Banga (or is it Poschinbongo?).

:cheers:

samrat_m

September 10th, 2011, 10:49 PM

Upcoming Coal India office complex in New Town (view from above)

http://www.rajrewal.org/projects/coal-india/mouseover1_1.jpg

For more images visit
http://www.rajrewal.org/projects/Offices-coal.htm

BengaliTiger

September 11th, 2011, 05:58 AM

same "enthusiasm" as Kolkata, Bidhan Nagar and future Mamata Nagar, Buddha Nagar and Pashchim Banga (or is it Poschinbongo?).

Mamata nagar ta kothai hobe??? Bantala?? :lol:

dayalbaba

September 11th, 2011, 06:31 AM

singur. :D

avishar

September 11th, 2011, 07:01 AM

Nice render of the Coal India complex,construction has been goiung on for sometime now.Any recent pics of the site?

And any renders for the ONGC building in rajarhat?

mountaincloud

September 11th, 2011, 11:17 AM

Mamata nagar ta kothai hobe??? Bantala?? :lol:

age jyoti byata ektu enjoy kore nik, tarpor comrade anil, pramod aro koto dikpal-ra line-e achhe. tara kiser? :)

sabya99

September 11th, 2011, 03:19 PM

trnsltn: Last week AAI has cleared the behala airport project. For the ease of the passengers a 1.5km elevated road would be made from taratala state garrage to Pornoshree as the roads are very narrow. The elevated road would cost around 40-50 crores, which would be entirely borne by the State Govt. Work will start once the state coffers have the money to spend. The Airport expansion work would be done by AAI. There are plans to use this Sattelite Airport for 72 seater flights having distance duration of max 2.5 hrs.

Again a wrong priority by AAI. This was a runway by Behala flying club of only 3100ft length. No way passenger loaded ATRs could land here ( may be some 18 seater aircraft could handle this runway ). Apron area nonexistent, no terminal building. I think AAI should develop Camp Kancha airstrip. All they have to do is to negotiate with Air force. It has a 7000 ft ( almost ) hardened runway. But unlike Behala airstrip, Camp Kancha is not near downtown Kolkata. But there are scopes to expand while Behala airstrip could not be expanded.

samrat_m

September 12th, 2011, 10:08 PM

At AJC Bose Rd - Lee Rd Xing
I had posted the project sometimes back. However the render seems to hsve changed. This is the current update
http://www.archgroup.co.in/images/marble1.jpg
A B+G+6 Commercial block of 70,000 sq ft.

As on 10.09.11
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/6015/marblearch236ajcboserd1.jpg

samrat_m

September 12th, 2011, 10:17 PM

A classy G+6 Residential edifice U/C at Lovelock Street, Ballygunge.
Just look at its design

http://imgs.indiaproperty.com/listings/1/7/t5_1736312_ubmwA_4519.jpg

soumalya747

September 13th, 2011, 01:44 PM

:cheers:Thanks for he update Samrat.

abhishek_sadhya

September 13th, 2011, 09:11 PM

samrat_m

September 13th, 2011, 09:23 PM

Hi guys, yesterday saw a piling m/c in the compound of the Diamond Group Project (54 Storied) next to Tata Centre at the extreme back end of the plot and some activities were going on in the land. Could this be the start of the Iconic Project?

Yes, you're right. Check out the Kolkata Vertical guide thread & the Respective Project thread as well.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=83640075&postcount=29

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=83691833&postcount=53

IndiansUnite

September 14th, 2011, 07:21 AM

Designed by PG Patki Architects (http://pgpatkiarchitects.com/) for K Raheja Corp

Signature towers
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/4234/56979039.jpg

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6496/40843682.jpg

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/2301/50468287.jpg

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/594/53487630.jpg

soumalya747

September 14th, 2011, 01:16 PM

studdmanster

September 14th, 2011, 01:53 PM

must be in rajarhat i guess...not sure...

arijeetb

September 14th, 2011, 01:55 PM

Superb project. But can any one tell WHEN & WHERE this project will build up?

^^I think this was posted before, it is for the second Hyatt project.

studdmanster

September 14th, 2011, 02:33 PM

naahhh...2nd hyatt wud b G+38

avishar

September 14th, 2011, 02:45 PM

Second hyatt?They have bought land already?

I dont think anyone will be building anything soon,with all these 5 star projects U/C kolkata market will be well served till the middle of the decade.

studdmanster

September 14th, 2011, 04:33 PM

there is some empty lying land beside the sxisting property....over n above...hyatt was given that land on 33yrs lease...

sidney_jec

September 14th, 2011, 04:44 PM

there was a news about a 2nd Hyatt property. dont really know if this is the one

newkolkata

September 14th, 2011, 06:56 PM

Is this project still on or it has been scrapped...........also dont knw which developer is promoting this project....plz verify this and share the info with us

BengaliTiger

September 15th, 2011, 06:28 PM

Source:http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article2456176.ece
KOLKATA, SEPT. 16:
Delhi-based Ashiana Housing Ltd – which specialises in retirement resorts – plans to build residential units for senior citizens in Kolkata. The project, named Utsav, will be custom made for the elderly, with adequate provision of community services like medical facilities and security arrangements.

The company has entered into an agreement with Kolkata-based Bengal Shriram Hitech Pvt. Ltd to acquire land and set up 500-odd units for senior citizens on a 10.25 acre plot in Uttarpara – around 20 kilometres from Kolkata. Bengal Shriram Hitech Pvt. Ltd is a subsidiary of Shriram Properties Ltd.

Utsav will be a part of the 300-acre township that Bengal Shriram is planning to set up in the area. Ashiana Housing is a listed entity specialising in retirement resorts. It has projects in Bhiwandi, Jaipur and Pune.

“We entered into a tie up with Bengal Shriram on September 12, this year. Units will be constructed in a phase-wise manner,” Mr. Vishal Gupta, managing director, Ashiana Housing Ltd. told Business Line. He, however, did not mention the nature of agreement or the company's investment in the project.

According to Mr Gupta, the units would be for those above 55 years of age

studdmanster

September 18th, 2011, 06:42 PM

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September 18th, 2011, 06:46 PM

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Suncity

September 18th, 2011, 07:43 PM

Orbit Skyview (http://www.orbitskyview.com/), Off BT Road, near Northern Avenue

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Suncity

September 18th, 2011, 07:47 PM

Ekta Floral

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Aritra Das

September 18th, 2011, 08:30 PM

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if any one will be there during this tym.....can u take pics of the city buildings and certain aerials and skyline pics with the decorations.....!

Suncity

September 18th, 2011, 11:03 PM

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AAI looking for operators to start Puja Darshan Helicopter Service from Behala airport.

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studdmanster

September 19th, 2011, 06:05 AM

it wud have been a beautiful view of the city during DP if the DGCA had allowed the choppers to fly @ night...

Aritra Das

September 19th, 2011, 07:59 PM

it wud have been a beautiful view of the city during DP if the DGCA had allowed the choppers to fly @ night...

i guess there was something like this.....aerial experience during DP by some company effort......i remember of some video posted in one of the threads...bt it was a day shot...

studdmanster

September 20th, 2011, 07:52 AM

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SarafIndian

September 20th, 2011, 11:49 PM

Beautification drive stalled as KMDA, cops squabble (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Beautification-drive-stalled-as-KMDA-cops-squabble/articleshow/10059334.cms)

KOLKATA: Beautification work below the EM Bypass-VIP Road flyover that recently opened to traffic has again got stuck in a muddle due to a wrangling between Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and the Kolkata traffic police. The latter wants to set up a police check-post near the Hudco crossing and wants a piece of land below the flyover for it.

Several trees were chopped off near Ultadanga along a stretch of the EM Bypass measuring a few 100 meters. There was also a traffic island at Hudco crossing that had to be demolished for the flyover project. Authorities had then planned to undertake compensatory plantation and beautification work below the flyover after it was constructed. Though the flyover was thrown open to traffic earlier this year, the authorities decided to start beautification and compensatory plantation work after the elections were over and the new government was formed.

Accordingly, the authorities floated tenders and beautification work began. However, it was then that the problem cropped up. KMDA says it stopped the work within days of starting it after Kolkata traffic police asked for a portion of land to shift its police booth from Ultadanga to the very spot.

The matter is now stuck with a task force committee. "The committee is yet to hold a meeting to discuss this issue," a spokesperson said. Work will not progress unless the land issue is sorted.

Traffic police officials said that they just want some land to shift the traffic booth from the existing spot at Ultadanga. "We just want to shift the traffic police outpost to that spot and have submitted a letter to the KMDA authorities," said DC Traffic Dilip Banerjee.

Rules state that if one tree is cut for any development work, five trees have to be planted as a compensatory measure though not at the same spot. It has been noticed on quite a few occasions that many trees have been chopped off to make way for development projects but not followed up with proper compensatory plantation.

mountaincloud

September 21st, 2011, 05:09 AM

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Three IT hubs on table
OUR CORRESPONDENT

Durgapur, Sept. 20: The government plans to set up three IT hubs in south Bengal with the possible participation of companies like Infosys and Wipro, industries minister Partha Chatterjee said today.

“The government has decided to set up three IT hubs in Burdwan’s Asansol and Durgapur and Bankura’s Borjora,” Chatterjee said at a meeting of local industrialists in Durgapur.

“In Karnataka, I saw IT hubs located almost 200km away from the state capital. It is not necessary that such hubs have to be near Calcutta. If we can enhance the infrastructure and logistics across the state, such IT parks can be set up away from the city,” Chatterjee added.

Taking a swipe at the previous Left Front government, he said: “Our emphasis is on developing infrastructure. I don’t know why the former government did not do so.”

“Industrialists, executives or quality talent will not come to work if there are no amenities, entertainment and other logistics,” he said.

He also urged the industrialists to take over at least one closed factory while setting up new ventures in the state. “Around 55,000 big, medium and small factories are closed in Bengal. So, I would urge the industrialists who wants to set up new plants in Bengal to take responsibility of at least one closed factory,” he said.

Chatterjee said land would not be a problem. “We are preparing a land bank with the help of those people willing to give up their barren plots in backward areas like Purulia, Bankura, West Midnapore and some north Bengal districts. The details of such plots will be put up on our websites for industrialists to choose,” he said. Land can also be purchased directly, he added.