New Town Kolkata

[BengaliTiger]

Eto botanical garden er thekeo baro mone hocche.

[studdmanster]

Originally Posted by Sumanb

The Island ... is it already there or will be man made?

ache ache....

[studdmanster]

Originally Posted by soumalya747

Eco Park......@Bengal Builds.





Uploaded with ImageShack.us

bapre...itz huge.....

[Sumanb]

Thank God, its been preserved

[soumalya747]

Originally Posted by studdmanster

bapre...itz huge.....

Yup. Almost 500 Acres.

[Suncity]

Originally Posted by Sumanb

Thank God, its been preserved

Is it a natural lake?

2002



Uploaded with ImageShack.us

2005



Uploaded with ImageShack.us

[studdmanster]

Originally Posted by soumalya747

Yup. Almost 500 Acres.

the lake or the entire park?

[Sumanb]

Nice find, Sun. Looks like its been created artifically. With so many news about ponds being filled up, this will be a good addition.

[soumalya747]

Friends can you tell what exactly happening at the Crossing of NewTown MAR and North Extension(Infront of Akhankha Housing Complex). In there any Underpass is coming up at the Site????



And also anyone has the Render of New TOI Building which is under construction at NewTown MAR (Near CCNT 2)?????

[NiladriG]

From PS Blog

Yesterday I reviewed the preparation of the Project Report of Solar City in New Town. The draft report will be ready by January. I advised that there should be a component in the Report that Solar Photovoltaic Panels may be placed over the canals of New Town including Bagjola Khal, Link Canal, Periphery Canal etc. This will protect the canal water from pollution and give us enough space to generate green energy through the solar panels on the canals.

[NiladriG]

From PS Blog

At MoEF, Govt of India, Delhi , we had a meeting with Dr Rajiv Sharma Mission Director NGRBA, MrVivek Wadekar, National Project Director, Society of Integrated Coastal Management, Ms Genevieve Connors of World Bank and others about the possibility of extending NGRBA to Sagar / Gangasagar. The issue was that NGRBA is concerned about urban areas but Gangasagar is a rural area. On the other hand, we argued, Gangasagar was a major location in Ganga and should be included in the programme.
It was agreed that this would be possible in view of the special importance of Gangasagar to include projects in Sagar island but that there should be no overlap with the projects being undertaken under the World Bank assisted ICZM project.
This was a major decision that we could achieve. We will soon prepare a Concept Note and include few projects under NGRBA.

[NiladriG]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/17551234.cms

In a bid to generate green energy, the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco) has decided to install solar panels over all the canals flowing through Rajarhat. It will be a part of the Rajarhat-New Town solar city project and will also prevent pollution of the canal water.

Hidco officials recently reviewed the progress of the solar city project report. "There will be a component in the report on installation of photovoltaic panels over canals through New Town, including Bagjola canal and other link and periphery canals," said Hidco chairman cum managing director Debashis Sen.

He added that the draft report is likely to be completed by January. Sources said that to be called a solar city, at least 10% of the power used by the township will have to come from solar energy.

Street lighting, entertainment and community lighting are the standard areas where solar power is used. Two new concepts - energy efficiency and green building - have also been incorporated in the project and the authorities are currently working on elements such as solar water heater, solar streetlight, solar staircase light and green building.

"The concept is to develop Rajarhat into an energy-intelligent township, minimizing the use of conventional electricity and using renewable energy as much as possible," said an official.

The authorities are working to ascertain the areas in which the use of solar power can be maximized. Already, a long stretch of the major arterial road has been lit up with LED streetlights and more such lights will be installed on various roads in the township.

Hidco is also trying to introduce battery-run three wheelers on short routes. Discussions are on with the West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency to move ahead with the plan, an official said.

However, experts feel that with scarcity of adequate land for setting up solar power plants, it's best to install solar panels over waterbodies to generate power. Earlier, the Arka-IGNOU Community College of Renewable Energy had come up with a proposal to set up floating solar modules on the city's wetlands, particularly those in east Kolkata. The proposal has been sent to the Centre.

As a part of the Rajarhat New Town solar city project that was earlier announced by the Centre, the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco) is preparing a draft report to place solar panels on the canals flowing through Rajarhat not only to generate green energy but also to protect the canal water from pollution. The draft report will be ready by January.

Hidco officials recently reviewed the preparation of the solar city project report. "It was discussed that there should be a component in the report that solar photovoltaic panels may be placed over the canals that goes through New Town including Bagjola canal and the other link and periphery canals. This will protect the canal water from pollution and will also give enough space to generate green energy through the solar panels on the canals," said Hidco chairman cum managing director Debashis Sen.

To be a solar city, at least 10% of the power the township uses will have to come from solar energy. Street lighting, entertainment and community lighting are the standard areas where solar power is used and two more aspects - energy efficiency and green building - were also incorporated in the solar city concept to broaden the concept. Elements such as solar water heater, solar streetlight, solar staircase light and green building are all part of the solar city concept on which the authorities are working on.

"The concept is to develop Rajarhat New Town into an energy-intelligent township, minimizing the use of conventional electricity and using more renewable energy as much as possible," said an official.

The authorities are working as to which areas the use of solar power could be maximized and effectively. Already, a long stretch of the major arterial road has been lighted up with LED streetlights and more such lights will be installed on various roads in the township. The authorities are working on introducing battery-run three wheelers to run in short routes Hidco was in touch with the West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency to move on with the plans.

Experts said that with scarcity of adequate land for setting up solar power plants, using the water bodies for installing solar panels could be very useful for generating solar power. Earlier, the Arka-IGNOU Community College of Renewable Energy that was set up came up with an innovative proposal to install floating type solar modules on the wetlands of the city, particularly on the water bodies of east Kolkata wetlands. The proposal has been sent to the centre.

[sudipta_rch]

Originally Posted by NiladriG

From PS Blog

Although the idea is novel, i.e. setting up solar panels without land acquisition, I am not sure how it is going to prevent pollution of the canals. The canals are not being polluted by rainwater - they are mostly being polluted by untreated sewage water being released from the villages along the canals.

[BengaliTiger]

Originally Posted by sudipta_rch

Although the idea is novel, i.e. setting up solar panels without land acquisition, I am not sure how it is going to prevent pollution of the canals. The canals are not being polluted by rainwater - they are mostly being polluted by untreated sewage water being released from the villages along the canals.

The idea is not novel, Narendra Modi did it in Gujarat already. See http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle3358227.ece

[BengaliTiger]

Originally Posted by studdmanster

the lake or the entire park?

The entire park is 480 acres and the waterbody is 104 acres. Check this wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Town_Eco_Park

[AbhishekDatta]

from PS blog

Banglar Haat

Today tender has been floated in newspapers inviting bids for setting up a Banglar Haat in New Town Kolkata. Architect has drawn up the concept, design and details. The idea is to show case handicrafts of Bengal to the international and national tourists coming to Bengal. The location would be by the Major Arterial Road on the road to airport so that anyone can buy products just before boarding her flight.
Here is a concept drawing by the Architect M/s Innate Group:

[studdmanster]

itz sumtin lyk "dgp haat".....which has come up on the likes of "dilli hat"...vadiya hai....

[Sumanb]

Swabhumi is also on the similar concept

[Suncity]

The officials need to look into such stuff immediately. Otherwise instead of those haats and tirthas, the main atttraction in New Town will be things like these for foreign tourists.

[AbhishekDatta]

.. tobe etao sotti j India r progress as a whole eder sojjo hoi na...