Kolkata International Financial Hub

[studdmanster]

Originally Posted by NiladriG

That's good news, I hope the interest shown by the banks are pursued by the govt. so that it materializes. It would be great if MNCs set up shop here. Once a few orgs. start, more will follow.

Other than this financial hub, the Govt. should also build up a sports city, like that of Greater Noida/Dubai, Modon then will have something to cheer for...

[Suncity]

So Pratidin is saying that 19 well known banks and several world famous financial institutions are coming to Financial hub?

If that is true then it is good news. But then of course it is Pratidin.

[niljee]

Originally Posted by Suncity

So Pratidin is saying that 19 well known banks and several world famous financial institutions are coming to Financial hub?

If that is true then it is good news. But then of course it is Pratidin.

Ota sei India-te world famous type-r byapar bole mone hoy....seta holeo bhalo. Tobe kina Kunal Ghosh is a premium grade idiot ar Pratidin-er theke mone hoy Jago Bangla is a better publication.

[AbhishekDatta]

Originally Posted by Suncity

So Pratidin is saying that 19 well known banks and several world famous financial institutions are coming to Financial hub?

If that is true then it is good news. But then of course it is Pratidin.

yes you are correct!!its pratidin and the goof up is expected.....it was representative of 19 banks/other institution who were present that day...i am sure they made it up and wrote as if 19 banks confirmed their presence to KIFH ...probably mr. Hakim told 19 banks would come to KIFH seminar and pratidin removed the last word

As other reports suggest 3-4 banks have shown interest..which is actually very positive!!!

[studdmanster]

Originally Posted by Suncity

So Pratidin is saying that 19 well known banks and several world famous financial institutions are coming to Financial hub?

If that is true then it is good news. But then of course it is Pratidin.

U r believing the news of Pratidin. Most wont believe it, barring a few!!!

[Suncity]

Pratidin is a joke.

But Pratidin apart, I am optimistic that if marketed and lobbied properly this area will boom. If the response is low, maybe the government should start the 30 storey tower project (was it supposed to be a twin tower?) asap. Make it a landmark building that the world takes notice of. Every modern city has a few iconic skyscrapers. Westin will be one such icon for Kolkata and it is right next to this complex. So another new modern tower will enhance the look of the city and also the image.

[Sumanb]

Getting the first five companies will be difficult; once you have five good brands, rest will add automatically if right infrastructure is available.

[Rajarshi77]

Originally Posted by Suncity

Pratidin is a joke.

But Pratidin apart, I am optimistic that if marketed and lobbied properly this area will boom. If the response is low, maybe the government should start the 30 storey tower project (was it supposed to be a twin tower?) asap. Make it a landmark building that the world takes notice of. Every modern city has a few iconic skyscrapers. Westin will be one such icon for Kolkata and it is right next to this complex. So another new modern tower will enhance the look of the city and also the image.

What is the sense in building two empty towers! That also with government money. It can be better spent on improving the road, water and electricity for the city. I have heard most of the new town doesn't get proper water and electricity.

[Suncity]

Originally Posted by Rajarshi77

What is the sense in building two empty towers! That also with government money. It can be better spent on improving the road, water and electricity for the city. I have heard most of the new town doesn't get proper water and electricity.

they can do the current favourite model PPP

[NiladriG]

Originally Posted by studdmanster

Other than this financial hub, the Govt. should also build up a sports city, like that of Greater Noida/Dubai, Modon then will have something to cheer for...

Dubai sports city is simply fantastic. Modon and his party men can only dream such things, never be able to built it.

[raj145_91]

Originally Posted by NiladriG

Dubai sports city is simply fantastic. Modon and his party men can only dream such things, never be able to built it.

Mind you, the govt. is "dreaming" of recreating Palm Island in Digha.

[studdmanster]

Originally Posted by raj145_91

Mind you, the govt. is "dreaming" of recreating Palm Island in Digha.

[NiladriG]

Some announcements like elevated road from Garia-Bongaon, water taxis, underground bus terminus, palm island etc. are for media only. This is to show that govt. is always thinking of something and not sitting idle. When govt. is struggling to build regular infra in the city, these are just fantasies.

[studdmanster]

Originally Posted by NiladriG

underground bus terminus

...first let them make a proper on ground bus terminus with all the basic facilities. Even the Esplanade terminus is in shambles.

[mountaincloud]

Originally Posted by studdmanster

...first let them make a proper on ground bus terminus with all the basic facilities. Even the Esplanade terminus is in shambles.

i say first let the government make a PROPER BUS STOP.

even in planned townships like Salt Lake, I haven't seen public infrastructure as simple as a bus stop that has been properly designed.

1. The bus stop's location must be in the middle of two islands; not at the island. This is common sense.
2. The bus stop must be long enough to accommodate at least two buses, one after another along the curb
3. The bus stop shouldn't be just a sunshade.
4. The bus stop should be a place where buses actually stop.
5. The bus stop should be the ONLY place where buses stop.
6. The bus stop should not come in the way of pedestrian traffic (that is, if common people are blessed with a footpath to walk in the streets).
7. The bus stop should not be obstructed by private cars and taxis, buses and trucks, rickshaws and auto-rickshaws.
8. The bus stop can also serve as a place for taxi drop-on, drop-off.
9. The bus stop must display the number of the bus routes that it serves.
10. The bus stop must be the only bus stop in a stretch of 200 meters(may be?). In other words, there shouldn't be two bus stops side by side. There are many such oddities scattered all over the city.
11. The bus stop must have 2-3 lights fitted inside.

All of this is almost rocket science to our government. This has nothing to do with the current government. The CPIM couldn't design one in 34 years. Perhaps someone needed to tell them that designing a bus stop is not their job (or kawmmo in bengali). They should outsource it to those who know better. And they should know 1) others do it better, and 2) they know very very little about these things.

[soumalya747]

http://www.wbhidcoltd.com/About_hidco/Financial_Hub.pdf



found this in HIDCO site. Don't know if it was posted earlier.

[NiladriG]

Originally Posted by mountaincloud

i say first let the government make a PROPER BUS STOP.

even in planned townships like Salt Lake, I haven't seen public infrastructure as simple as a bus stop that has been properly designed.

1. The bus stop's location must be in the middle of two islands; not at the island. This is common sense.
2. The bus stop must be long enough to accommodate at least two buses, one after another along the curb
3. The bus stop shouldn't be just a sunshade.
4. The bus stop should be a place where buses actually stop.
5. The bus stop should be the ONLY place where buses stop.
6. The bus stop should not come in the way of pedestrian traffic (that is, if common people are blessed with a footpath to walk in the streets).
7. The bus stop should not be obstructed by private cars and taxis, buses and trucks, rickshaws and auto-rickshaws.
8. The bus stop can also serve as a place for taxi drop-on, drop-off.
9. The bus stop must display the number of the bus routes that it serves.
10. The bus stop must be the only bus stop in a stretch of 200 meters(may be?). In other words, there shouldn't be two bus stops side by side. There are many such oddities scattered all over the city.
11. The bus stop must have 2-3 lights fitted inside.

All of this is almost rocket science to our government. This has nothing to do with the current government. The CPIM couldn't design one in 34 years. Perhaps someone needed to tell them that designing a bus stop is not their job (or kawmmo in bengali). They should outsource it to those who know better. And they should know 1) others do it better, and 2) they know very very little about these things.

This is really rocket science for our govt. In Delhi, I saw LED display boards in almost every bus stop.

[mountaincloud]

Originally Posted by NiladriG

This is really rocket science for our govt. In Delhi, I saw LED display boards in almost every bus stop.

I drove through "nabadiganta" (Sector V's IT cluster) today evening. What a mess!!! A narrow strip of a street is full with large buses one after another with literally no space left. The footpaths are non-existent and the brilliant minds have planted the trishuls right in the middle of it. Some of the bus stops are plain laughable. Everyone after a hard day's work is busy inhaling pollution, negotiating the busy but painfully slow traffic, and rupturing their eardrums from the constant blaring of horns.

After making people go through this hell day after day, government will do something at snail's pace by which time new problems will keep the people busy dealing with new (maybe similar) exciting issues. The same picture at the EM Bypass below the Parama flyover. Heaven will descend on earth tomorrow (2016); please bear with the problems for a few more years.

Now go back (if you are old enough) to the traffic snarls for metro construction in the 80s. What hasn't changed in 30 years is the utter disregard for common people's daily problems and an unwavering faith in our capacity to compromise and adjust.

[NiladriG]

Originally Posted by mountaincloud

I drove through "nabadiganta" (Sector V's IT cluster) today evening. What a mess!!! A narrow strip of a street is full with large buses one after another with literally no space left. The footpaths are non-existent and the brilliant minds have planted the trishuls right in the middle of it. Some of the bus stops are plain laughable. Everyone after a hard day's work is busy inhaling pollution, negotiating the busy but painfully slow traffic, and rupturing their eardrums from the constant blaring of horns.

After making people go through this hell day after day, government will do something at snail's pace by which time new problems will keep the people busy dealing with new (maybe similar) exciting issues. The same picture at the EM Bypass below the Parama flyover. Heaven will descend on earth tomorrow (2016); please bear with the problems for a few more years.

Now go back (if you are old enough) to the traffic snarls for metro construction in the 80s. What hasn't changed in 30 years is the utter disregard for common people's daily problems and an unwavering faith in our capacity to compromise and adjust.

Our UD minister Hakim, instead of coming up with new proposals, utters Didi in every second sentence. Someone need to kick this guy out of his AC room and have a feel of the heat and dust which are experienced by people everyday.

[studdmanster]

Originally Posted by NiladriG

Our UD minister Hakim, instead of coming up with new proposals, utters Didi in every second sentence. Someone need to kick this guy out of his AC room and have a feel of the heat and dust which are experienced by people everyday.

dat he would do, but in a AC cars, i mean SUV (jerk khub kom hoe, esp in Scorpio and Xylo) with glasses rolled up
And always a pilot vehicle moves along with him, so traffic jaam