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'''New Town''' is a fast-growing planned [[satellite city]] of [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Satellite Towns List|url=http://www.walkthroughindia.com/walkthroughs/top-12-upcoming-planned-satellite-cities-india/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Danger in Satellite townships|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/on-the-dark-side-of-kolkatas-satellite-towns/article6134344.ece}}</ref> It comes under [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is close to [[Kolkata]] and covered by New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA).<ref>{{cite web|title=NTKDA Act, 2007|url=http://www.nkdamar.org/Statutes/The%20NKDA%20Act%202007.pdf|publisher=NTKDA|access-date=21 March 2017}}</ref> [[HIDCO]] plans developing infrastructure like - roads, drains, sewerage line, water supply lines, major beautification works etc. and executes constructions like - buildings, projects, parks, museum, subways, overbridges etc. in New Town.<ref name="Times of India">{{cite web|title=Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/New-Town-to-get-three-subways-an-overbridge/articleshow/30301719.cms|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=13 May 2015}}</ref> This new [[information technology]] and residential hub is being developed on the north-eastern fringes of [[Kolkata]]. The area mainly consisted of huge acres of cultivable lands and water bodies, which have been acquired and developed in a planned manner. The process of investing in residential and industrial facilities and infrastructural development of the area has mainly started under the leadership of the then [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]] [[Jyoti Basu]] in the late 1990s. The master plan envisions a township which is at least three times bigger than the neighbouring planned [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake City]]. New Town (close to [[Rajarhat]]) has been also declared as a ''Solar City'' by the previous UPA government at the centre and now the initiatives are being taken to declare this city as ''Smart Green City'', a dream project of [[Narendra Modi]] ([[Prime Minister of India]]) with the help of [[Government of West Bengal]] according to a proposal submitted by [[Mamata Banerjee]] ([[Chief Minister of West Bengal]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140706102800/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/West-Bengal-seeks-smart-green-city-tag-for-New-Town/articleshow/37867094.cms]</ref> New Town was enabled with 10.5&nbsp;km of Wi-Fi Zone along the Major Arterial Road (part of [[Biswa Bangla Sarani]]) from Haldiram, near [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport|Dumdum/Kolkata Airport]] to Salt Lake Sector V, which also make it India's first Wi-Fi road connectivity. The stretch has already been declared as a green corridor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/10-5km-Wi-Fi-zone-in-Rajarhat-New-Town/articleshow/36728018.cms |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-03-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120214040/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/10-5km-Wi-Fi-zone-in-Rajarhat-New-Town/articleshow/36728018.cms |archive-date=2016-01-20 }}</ref>
'''New Town''' is a planned [[satellite city]] of [[Kolkata]], India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Satellite Towns List |publisher=Walk Through India |url=http://www.walkthroughindia.com/walkthroughs/top-12-upcoming-planned-satellite-cities-india/ |url-status=live |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225214125/http://www.walkthroughindia.com/cities/top-12-upcoming-planned-satellite-cities-india/ |archive-date=21 December 2021}}</ref> It comes under [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India|Indian]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is close to [[Kolkata]] and covered by New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA).<ref>{{cite web |title=The New Town, Kolkata Development Authority Act, 2007 |url=http://www.nkdamar.org/Statutes/The%20NKDA%20Act%202007.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211031733/https://www.nkdamar.org/Statutes/The%20NKDA%20Act%202007.pdf |archive-date=11 February 2022 |access-date=21 March 2017 |publisher=NTKDA}}</ref>
 
[[HIDCO]] planned developing infrastructure like - roads, drains, sewerage line, water supply lines, major embellishment works and executed constructions like - buildings, projects, parks, museum, subways, over-bridges in New Town.<ref name="Times of India">{{cite web |title=Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/New-Town-to-get-three-subways-an-overbridge/articleshow/30301719.cms |url-status=live |access-date=13 May 2015 |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>{{Fact or opinion|Original Research Cleanup|date=May 2022}} This new information technology and residential hub is being developed on the north-eastern fringes of [[Kolkata]]. The area mainly consisted of huge acres of cultivable lands and water bodies, which was acquired and developed in a planned manner.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} The process of investing in residential and industrial facilities and infrastructural development of the area was mainly started under the leadership of the then [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]], [[Jyoti Basu]] in the late 1990s.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} The master plan envisions a township which is at least three times bigger than the neighbouring planned [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake City]]. New Town (close to [[Rajarhat]]) was declared as a ''Solar City'' by the [[List of prime ministers of India#Statistics|former UPA-governed central regime]]{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} and later this city was declared as [[Smart Cities Mission|''Smart Green City'']] by [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA-governed central regime]] with the help of [[Government of West Bengal]] following a proposal submitted by [[Mamata Banerjee]], ([[Chief Minister of West Bengal]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/West-Bengal-seeks-smart-green-city-tag-for-New-Town/articleshow/37867094.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706102800/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/West-Bengal-seeks-smart-green-city-tag-for-New-Town/articleshow/37867094.cms |archive-date = 6 July 2014 |title = West Bengal seeks 'smart green city' tag for New Town &#124; Kolkata News - Times of India}}</ref> but later withdrawn from the Smart Cities Mission after the [[Trinamool Congress#Electoral performance|AITC-governed Bengal government]] decided to withdraw all cities from the competition.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/west-bengal-mamata-dumps-centres-smart-city-project-to-develop-cities-on-its-own-2983994/ |title=West Bengal: Mamata dumps Centre's Smart City project, to develop cities on its own |date=19 August 2016 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=27 June 2017 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702215914/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/west-bengal-mamata-dumps-centres-smart-city-project-to-develop-cities-on-its-own-2983994/ |archive-date=2 July 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> It has rejected ''{{INR}}1,000 crore'' to be given for development of the city as smart city.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/green-city-mission-rs-50-lakh-each-for-all-125-municipalities-in-west-bengal-mamata-banerjee-4438068/ |title=Green City Mission: Rs 50 lakh each for all 125 municipalities in West Bengal |date=21 December 2016 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=30 June 2017 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711160442/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/green-city-mission-rs-50-lakh-each-for-all-125-municipalities-in-west-bengal-mamata-banerjee-4438068/ |archive-date=11 July 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> New Town was enabled with 10.5&nbsp;km of Wi-Fi Zone along the Major Arterial Road (part of [[Biswa Bangla Sarani]]) from Haldiram, near [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport|Dumdum/Kolkata Airport]] to Salt Lake Sector V, which also make it India's first Wi-Fi road connectivity. The stretch has already been declared as a green corridor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/10-5km-Wi-Fi-zone-in-Rajarhat-New-Town/articleshow/36728018.cms |title=Wi-Fi connectivity: 10.5km Wi-Fi zone in Rajarhat New Town &#124; Kolkata News - Times of India |access-date=2015-03-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120214040/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/10-5km-Wi-Fi-zone-in-Rajarhat-New-Town/articleshow/36728018.cms |archive-date=2016-01-20}}</ref>
 
==Prehistory==
{{Unreliable sources section|date=May 2022|Please improve this section by adding reliable third party source. Unreliable Sourced texts may be challenged and removed}}
A group of researchers of Archeological and Environmental science department of [[University of Calcutta]] found some pottery artifacts from a mound at [[Aquatica (Kolkata)|Kochpukur]] area near the [[East Kolkata Wetlands]] in Southern New Town. Researchers said that the artifacts are very similar to the excavation of [[Chandraketugarh]], that dates back to centuries. However the [[Radiocarbon dating]] of the potteries not yet done.<ref>{{Cite news |title=নিউ টাউনে ঢিবি থেকে পাওয়া গেল প্রত্নসামগ্রী |language=bn |publisher=Anandabazar Patrika |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/west-bengal/kolkata/antiquities-were-found-from-the-mound-in-new-town/cid/1330374 |access-date=24 Feb 2022}}</ref>{{Unreliable fringe source|date=May 2022}} These excavation reveals that New Town isn't as ‘New’ as we think generally.{{Original research inline|date=May 2022}}


==Geography==  
==Geography==
New Town is located at {{coord|22.5894|N|88.4748|E|format=dms}}. The township is located in the [[Bidhannagar subdivision]] of [[North 24 Parganas district]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Change of guard|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/change-of-guard/cid/1471266}}</ref> It is part of the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area]].<ref>{{cite web|title=KMA notification|url=http://www.wburbandev.gov.in/circulars/noti_no_3375_ud_o_m_sb_s-4_98.pdf|publisher=Urban Development Department, Government of West Bengal|access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref>
New Town is located at {{coord|22.5894|N|88.4748|E|format=dms}}. The township is located in the [[Bidhannagar subdivision]] of [[North 24 Parganas district]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/change-of-guard/cid/1471266|title=Change of guard|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2022}} It was declared as a part of the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area]] on august, 2016 by [[List of governors of West Bengal|Governor of West Bengal]].<ref name="KMA2007">{{cite web |title=KMA notification |url=http://www.wburbandev.gov.in/circulars/noti_no_3375_ud_o_m_sb_s-4_98.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220210448/http://www.wburbandev.gov.in/circulars/noti_no_3375_ud_o_m_sb_s-4_98.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2016 |access-date=7 December 2016 |publisher=Urban Development Department, Government of West Bengal}}</ref>


==Economy==
==Economy==
New Town being three times the size of [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake]] has emerged as the second IT hub of Kolkata. Already several [[Information Technology]] majors are operational, while others like [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]] (40 acres), [[Wipro]] (45 acres) and [[Infosys]] (50 acres)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/infosys-to-start-work-on-its-new-town-premises-today/articleshow/64348666.cms|title=Infosys in Kolkata}}</ref> have been allotted space along with [[Cognizant]]. Many luxurious hotels like [[Lemon Tree Hotels|Lemon Tree Premier Hotel]], [[Novotel]], [[Swissotel]], [[Westin Hotels & Resorts|Westin]] etc. have also come up in the area.
New Town being three times the size of [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake]] has emerged as the second IT hub of Kolkata. Several [[Information Technology]] majors are operational the likes of [[Ericsson|Erricson]], [[British Telecom]], etc. while others like [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]] (40 acres), [[Wipro]] (45 acres) and [[Infosys]] (50 acres)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/infosys-to-start-work-on-its-new-town-premises-today/articleshow/64348666.cms|title=Kolkata: Infosys to start work on its New Town premises today &#124; Kolkata News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> have been allotted space along with [[Cognizant]]. Many luxurious hotels like [[Fairfield by Marriott]], [[Novotel]], [[Ibis]], [[Taj Hotels]], [[Westin Hotels & Resorts]], [[The Park Hotels]], [[Holiday Inn]], [[Wyndham Hotels & Resorts]], [[Lemon Tree Hotels]], etc. have also come up in the area.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}


New Town is also being developed as a Fintech hub by [[West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation|HIDCO]]. So far 25 financial institutions, both banking and non-banking, have taken up space in the Fintech hub located in the New Town.<ref>http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/hidco-to-come-up-with-vertical-city-in-fintech-hub-373414</ref>
New Town is also being developed as a Fintech hub by [[West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation|HIDCO]]. So far 25 financial institutions, both banking and non-banking, have taken up space in the Fintech hub located in the New Town.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/hidco-to-come-up-with-vertical-city-in-fintech-hub-373414 |title = HIDCO to come up with 'vertical city' in Fintech hub |date = 8 September 2019}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
As of April 2018, the residential population of New Town is estimated to be more than 1 million with 0.5 million additional floating population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/e-auction-in-new-towns-action-area-ii-sees-stellar-response-292801|title=E-Auction in New Town's Action Area II sees stellar response|last=https://www.facebook.com/Millennium-Post-1121157364607635|website=www.millenniumpost.in|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref>
As of April 2018, the residential population of New Town is estimated to be more than 1 million with 0.5 million additional floating population.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/e-auction-in-new-towns-action-area-ii-sees-stellar-response-292801 |title=E-Auction in New Town's Action Area II sees stellar response |website=Millennium Post |access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2022}}


==Civic administration==
==Civic administration==


The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has been constituted under The New Town Kolkata Development Authority Act, 2007 (The West Bengal Act XXX of 2007) for rendering various civic services and amenities within New Town, Kolkata and it has come into effect since November, 2008. It is a transitional arrangement in the way of creation of an Urban Local Body (ULB). The administration is headed by a chairman, exercising authority over a member secretary and [[Chief executive officer]], who in turn oversee various specific committees, set up to implement various duties.
The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has been constituted under The New Town Kolkata Development Authority Act, 2007 (The West Bengal Act XXX of 2007) for rendering various civic services and amenities within New Town, Kolkata and it has come into effect since November, 2008. It is a transitional arrangement in the way of creation of an Urban Local Body (ULB). The administration is headed by a chairman, exercising authority over a member secretary and [[Chief executive officer]], who in turn oversee various specific committees, set up to implement various duties.<ref name="KMA2007" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nkdamar.org/Pages/Background.aspx |title=Background|website=New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref>


===Utility services===
===Utility services===
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Electricity is supplied and managed by New Town Electric Supply Company Limited (NTESCL).<ref name="smartcity" /> Fire services are handled by the [[West Bengal Fire Service]], a state agency. The [[Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate]] looks after the law and order in the city.
Electricity is supplied and managed by New Town Electric Supply Company Limited (NTESCL).<ref name="smartcity" /> Fire services are handled by the [[West Bengal Fire Service]], a state agency. The [[Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate]] looks after the law and order in the city.


State-owned [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]] (BSNL), as well as private enterprises, among them [[Vodafone India|Vodafone]], [[Bharti Airtel]], [[Idea Cellular]], [[Reliance Jio]], [[Tata DoCoMo]] are the leading telephone and cell phone service providers in the city.<ref name="trai ar 11 wire">{{cite web|title=Annual report 2010–11|url=http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/UserFiles/Documents/AnuualReports/ar_10_11.pdf|publisher=Telecom Regulatory Authority of India|format=PDF|access-date=13 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526230024/http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/UserFiles/Documents/AnuualReports/ar_10_11.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2012}}</ref>{{rp|25–26}}{{rp|179}} Kolkata being the first city in India to have cell phone and [[4G]] connectivity, the [[GSM]] and [[Code division multiple access|CDMA]] cellular coverage is extensive in New Town.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kolkata connects India to 4G era|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-11/kolkata/31324556_1_4g-3g-telecom-equipment|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103073810/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-11/kolkata/31324556_1_4g-3g-telecom-equipment|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=25 June 2012|date=11 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=City of the third revolution&nbsp;— First 4G service to be launched in Calcutta|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120404/jsp/frontpage/story_15333017.jsp#.T-hXdbUe7HU|access-date=25 June 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=4 April 2012|location=Kolkata}}</ref>
State-owned [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]] (BSNL), as well as private enterprises, among them [[Vodafone India|Vodafone]], [[Bharti Airtel]], [[Idea Cellular]], [[Reliance Jio]], [[Tata DoCoMo]] are the leading telephone and cell phone service providers in the city.<ref name="trai ar 11 wire">{{cite web|title=Annual report 2010–11|url=http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/UserFiles/Documents/AnuualReports/ar_10_11.pdf|publisher=Telecom Regulatory Authority of India|access-date=13 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526230024/http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/UserFiles/Documents/AnuualReports/ar_10_11.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2012}}</ref>{{rp|25–26}}{{rp|179}} Kolkata being the first city in India to have cell phone and [[4G]] connectivity, the [[GSM]] and [[Code division multiple access|CDMA]] cellular coverage is extensive in New Town.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kolkata connects India to 4G era|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-11/kolkata/31324556_1_4g-3g-telecom-equipment|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103073810/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-11/kolkata/31324556_1_4g-3g-telecom-equipment|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=25 June 2012|date=11 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=City of the third revolution&nbsp;— First 4G service to be launched in Calcutta|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120404/jsp/frontpage/story_15333017.jsp#.T-hXdbUe7HU|access-date=25 June 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=4 April 2012|location=Kolkata}}</ref>


==Transport==
==Transport==
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[[File:Kolkata Gate ( Biswa Bangla Gate).jpg|thumb|[[Kolkata Gate]], also known as Biswa Bangla Gate located on the [[Biswa Bangla Sarani]] at Narkelbagan, Action Area - I of New Town]]
[[File:Kolkata Gate ( Biswa Bangla Gate).jpg|thumb|[[Kolkata Gate]], also known as Biswa Bangla Gate located on the [[Biswa Bangla Sarani]] at Narkelbagan, Action Area - I of New Town]]


The main mode of transportation, like other parts of [[Kolkata]] includes air conditioned, non-AC government and private buses, taxi and other popular Indian transports like [[auto rickshaw]] and e-rickshaws. As of 2015, around 300 buses on 25 different bus routes, either passes through or originates from New Town.<ref name="smartcity">{{cite web|title=Smart City Proposal|url=http://www.nkdamar.org/File/Smart%20City%201.pdf|website=NKDAMAR|publisher=Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India|access-date=31 October 2016|page=7}}</ref> As of November 2016, the [[Garia|New Garia]]–[[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport|Dumdum/Kolkata Airport]] Line ([[Kolkata Metro Line 6|Line 6]]) of the [[Kolkata Metro]], which passes through New Town, is under-construction with cost inflation and delays<ref>{{cite news|title=Rail set to take over East-West|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110208/jsp/calcutta/story_13549408.jsp|access-date=26 September 2011|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=8 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hidco clears route for Garia-airport Metro|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-25/kolkata/30200059_1_hidco-official-east-west-metro-metro-route|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928221024/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-25/kolkata/30200059_1_hidco-official-east-west-metro-metro-route|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2012|access-date=26 September 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=25 September 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Swapna Bhor, New Town, Kolkata.jpg|thumb|Swapna Bhor, a recreational park in New Town for senior citizens. The park is situated near [[Kolkata Gate]]. The premise also houses an old-age home.]]
 
[[File:Red Munia, New Town, Kolkata 1.jpg|thumb|[[Red avadavat|Red Munia]] (male) at New Town marshland]]
 
The main mode of transportation, like other parts of [[Kolkata]] includes air conditioned, non-AC government and private buses, taxi and other popular Indian transports like [[auto rickshaw]] and e-rickshaws. As of 2015, around 300 buses on 25 different bus routes, either passes through or originates from New Town.<ref name="smartcity">{{cite web|title=Smart City Proposal|url=http://www.nkdamar.org/File/Smart%20City%201.pdf|website=NKDAMAR|publisher=Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India|access-date=31 October 2016|page=7}}</ref> As of November 2016, the [[Garia|New Garia]]–[[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport|Dumdum/Kolkata Airport]] Line ([[Kolkata Metro Line 6|Line 6]]) of the [[Kolkata Metro]], which passes through New Town, is under-construction with cost inflation and delays.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rail set to take over East-West|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110208/jsp/calcutta/story_13549408.jsp|access-date=26 September 2011|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=8 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hidco clears route for Garia-airport Metro|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-25/kolkata/30200059_1_hidco-official-east-west-metro-metro-route|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928221024/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-25/kolkata/30200059_1_hidco-official-east-west-metro-metro-route|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2012|access-date=26 September 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=25 September 2011}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==


Some of the educational and training institutes that are setting up their campuses in New Town:
Some of the educational and training institutes that are setting up their campuses in New Town:
*[[University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uem.edu.in/uem-kolkata/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-12-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015030126/http://uem.edu.in/uem-kolkata/ |archive-date=2016-10-15 }}</ref>
*[[University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uem.edu.in/uem-kolkata/ |title=UEM Kolkata: Best Engineering and Management University in Kolkata |access-date=2016-12-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015030126/http://uem.edu.in/uem-kolkata/ |archive-date=2016-10-15 }}</ref>
* [[Amity University Kolkata]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amity.edu/kolkata |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202052741/http://amity.edu/kolkata/ |archive-date=2016-12-02 }}</ref>
* [[Amity University Kolkata]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amity.edu/kolkata |title=Best Top Private Amity University Kolkata in West Bengal&#124;Engineering&#124;Colleges&#124;Universities&#124;Institutes&#124;Business&#124;Management |access-date=2016-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202052741/http://amity.edu/kolkata/ |archive-date=2016-12-02 }}</ref>
* [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency University]]
* [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency University]]
* [[St. Xavier's University, Kolkata|St. Xaviers University]]
* [[St. Xavier's University, Kolkata|St. Xaviers University]]
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*[[The Newtown School]]
*[[The Newtown School]]
* Bodhicariya Senior Secondary School
* Bodhicariya Senior Secondary School
* Sri Chaitanya techno school


==See also==
==See also==
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* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/East}}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/East}}
* [http://www.nkdamar.org New Town Kolkata Development Authority]
* [http://www.nkdamar.org New Town Kolkata Development Authority]


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Revision as of 14:04, 23 June 2022

For the area under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, see Rajarhat.

New Town
Satellite City
DLF Park, Apartments high in New Town, The Newtown School, Nazrul Tirtha, Kolkata Gate
Location in West Bengal, India
New Town is located in India
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New Town (India)
New Town is located in Asia
New Town
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New Town is located in Earth
New Town
New Town
New Town (Earth)
Coordinates: 22°35′22″N 88°28′29″E / 22.5894°N 88.4748°E / 22.5894; 88.4748
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
RegionGreater Kolkata
Government
 • TypeStatutory Development Board
 • BodyNew Town Kolkata Development Authority, West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO)
Area
[1]
 • Total30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (July 2018)[2][1]
 • Total400,000−500,000
 • Density1,218/km2 (3,150/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700135, 700136, 700156, 700157, 700160, 700161
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyBarasat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRajarhat New Town
Websitewww.nkdamar.org, www.wbhidcoltd.com

New Town is a planned satellite city of Kolkata, India.[3] It comes under North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and covered by New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA).[4]

HIDCO planned developing infrastructure like - roads, drains, sewerage line, water supply lines, major embellishment works and executed constructions like - buildings, projects, parks, museum, subways, over-bridges in New Town.[5][a fact or an opinion? (See discussion.)] This new information technology and residential hub is being developed on the north-eastern fringes of Kolkata. The area mainly consisted of huge acres of cultivable lands and water bodies, which was acquired and developed in a planned manner.[citation needed] The process of investing in residential and industrial facilities and infrastructural development of the area was mainly started under the leadership of the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Jyoti Basu in the late 1990s.[citation needed] The master plan envisions a township which is at least three times bigger than the neighbouring planned Salt Lake City. New Town (close to Rajarhat) was declared as a Solar City by the former UPA-governed central regime[citation needed] and later this city was declared as Smart Green City by NDA-governed central regime with the help of Government of West Bengal following a proposal submitted by Mamata Banerjee, (Chief Minister of West Bengal)[6] but later withdrawn from the Smart Cities Mission after the AITC-governed Bengal government decided to withdraw all cities from the competition.[7] It has rejected ₹1,000 crore to be given for development of the city as smart city.[8] New Town was enabled with 10.5 km of Wi-Fi Zone along the Major Arterial Road (part of Biswa Bangla Sarani) from Haldiram, near Dumdum/Kolkata Airport to Salt Lake Sector V, which also make it India's first Wi-Fi road connectivity. The stretch has already been declared as a green corridor.[9]

Prehistory

Template:Unreliable sources section A group of researchers of Archeological and Environmental science department of University of Calcutta found some pottery artifacts from a mound at Kochpukur area near the East Kolkata Wetlands in Southern New Town. Researchers said that the artifacts are very similar to the excavation of Chandraketugarh, that dates back to centuries. However the Radiocarbon dating of the potteries not yet done.[10][unreliable fringe source?] These excavation reveals that New Town isn't as ‘New’ as we think generally.[original research?]

Geography

New Town is located at 22°35′22″N 88°28′29″E / 22.5894°N 88.4748°E / 22.5894; 88.4748. The township is located in the Bidhannagar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district.[11][better source needed] It was declared as a part of the Kolkata Metropolitan Area on august, 2016 by Governor of West Bengal.[12]

Economy

New Town being three times the size of Salt Lake has emerged as the second IT hub of Kolkata. Several Information Technology majors are operational the likes of Erricson, British Telecom, etc. while others like TCS (40 acres), Wipro (45 acres) and Infosys (50 acres)[13] have been allotted space along with Cognizant. Many luxurious hotels like Fairfield by Marriott, Novotel, Ibis, Taj Hotels, Westin Hotels & Resorts, The Park Hotels, Holiday Inn, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Lemon Tree Hotels, etc. have also come up in the area.[citation needed]

New Town is also being developed as a Fintech hub by HIDCO. So far 25 financial institutions, both banking and non-banking, have taken up space in the Fintech hub located in the New Town.[14]

Demographics

As of April 2018, the residential population of New Town is estimated to be more than 1 million with 0.5 million additional floating population.[15][better source needed]

Civic administration

The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has been constituted under The New Town Kolkata Development Authority Act, 2007 (The West Bengal Act XXX of 2007) for rendering various civic services and amenities within New Town, Kolkata and it has come into effect since November, 2008. It is a transitional arrangement in the way of creation of an Urban Local Body (ULB). The administration is headed by a chairman, exercising authority over a member secretary and Chief executive officer, who in turn oversee various specific committees, set up to implement various duties.[12][16]

Utility services

Newtown's current administrator is Koushik Sarkar. As of 2015, New Town gets 200 lpcd of treated water every day with potable water that is sourced from the Hooghly River.[17] Water treatment plants with computerised monitoring and control system are in place. 100% of the garbage is collected by sanitary workers through door to door collection. As of 2015, more than 70% of the solid waste management vehicles and street sweeping vehicles have been fitted with GPS devices for effective monitoring.[17] All the garbage is compacted at compacting stations before disposing of it in dumping grounds.

Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) plans and executes development projects in New Town, Kolkata. The erstwhile planning area of HIDCO is divided into four Action Areas i.e. Action Area - I, Action Area – II, Action Area - III and Action Area - IV (still not started). The Central Business District (CBD) is located between Action Area - I & II. As multinational IT companies are coming in New Town, HIDCO is developing the city as per their master plan. HIDCO has also decided to install the geographic information system (GIS) to integrate the database on the number of house owners, property tax, mutation, building construction etc. in New Town.[18]

Electricity is supplied and managed by New Town Electric Supply Company Limited (NTESCL).[17] Fire services are handled by the West Bengal Fire Service, a state agency. The Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate looks after the law and order in the city.

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), as well as private enterprises, among them Vodafone, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Reliance Jio, Tata DoCoMo are the leading telephone and cell phone service providers in the city.[19]:25–26:179 Kolkata being the first city in India to have cell phone and 4G connectivity, the GSM and CDMA cellular coverage is extensive in New Town.[20][21]

Transport

Box Bridge connects New Town with Salt Lake along Major Arterial Road over Kestopur Canal
Kolkata Gate, also known as Biswa Bangla Gate located on the Biswa Bangla Sarani at Narkelbagan, Action Area - I of New Town
Swapna Bhor, a recreational park in New Town for senior citizens. The park is situated near Kolkata Gate. The premise also houses an old-age home.
Red Munia (male) at New Town marshland

The main mode of transportation, like other parts of Kolkata includes air conditioned, non-AC government and private buses, taxi and other popular Indian transports like auto rickshaw and e-rickshaws. As of 2015, around 300 buses on 25 different bus routes, either passes through or originates from New Town.[17] As of November 2016, the New Garia–Dumdum/Kolkata Airport Line (Line 6) of the Kolkata Metro, which passes through New Town, is under-construction with cost inflation and delays.[22][23]

Education

Some of the educational and training institutes that are setting up their campuses in New Town:

For the children, to study up to the 12th standard, New Town also houses many schools:

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NKDA Overview".
  2. ↑ "New Town to become Municipality". 30 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Satellite Towns List". Walk Through India. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 25 December 2021 suggested (help)
  4. ↑ "The New Town, Kolkata Development Authority Act, 2007" (PDF). NTKDA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "West Bengal seeks 'smart green city' tag for New Town | Kolkata News - Times of India". Archived from the original on 6 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "West Bengal: Mamata dumps Centre's Smart City project, to develop cities on its own". The Indian Express. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Green City Mission: Rs 50 lakh each for all 125 municipalities in West Bengal". The Indian Express. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Wi-Fi connectivity: 10.5km Wi-Fi zone in Rajarhat New Town | Kolkata News - Times of India". Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "নিউ টাউনে ঢিবি থেকে পাওয়া গেল প্রত্নসামগ্রী" (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Change of guard". www.telegraphindia.com.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "KMA notification" (PDF). Urban Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Kolkata: Infosys to start work on its New Town premises today | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  14. ↑ "HIDCO to come up with 'vertical city' in Fintech hub". 8 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "E-Auction in New Town's Action Area II sees stellar response". Millennium Post. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  16. ↑ "Background". New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "Smart City Proposal" (PDF). NKDAMAR. Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. p. 7. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "HIDCO Overview".
  19. ↑ "Annual report 2010–11" (PDF). Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  20. ↑ "Kolkata connects India to 4G era". The Times of India. New Delhi. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. ↑ "City of the third revolution — First 4G service to be launched in Calcutta". The Telegraph. Kolkata. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  22. ↑ "Rail set to take over East-West". The Telegraph. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  23. ↑ "Hidco clears route for Garia-airport Metro". The Times of India. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  24. ↑ "UEM Kolkata: Best Engineering and Management University in Kolkata". Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  25. ↑ "Best Top Private Amity University Kolkata in West Bengal|Engineering|Colleges|Universities|Institutes|Business|Management". Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  26. ↑ Chakraborti, Suman (18 February 2015). "Rajarhat to get education hub". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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