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{{Short description|Smart City and satellite city of Kolkata, India}}
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'''New Town''' ([[also known as|a.k.a]] '''Rajarhat New Town''') is a posh [[planned city|planned]] [[smart city]] located in the state of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]]. Being one of the [[Satellite city|satellite cities]] of state capital [[Kolkata]], New Town is located 11 km east from [[Kolkata]].<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 is a part of [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area]] and comes under [[North 24 Parganas district]] and [[South 24 Parganas district]]. It is administered 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> New Town is declared as a "Solar City" and "[[Smart City|Smart Green City]]" by [[Government of India]].<ref name="neliti"/>


'''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]] plans 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 news |title=Times of India |date=13 February 2014 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/New-Town-to-get-three-subways-an-overbridge/articleshow/30301719.cms |access-date=13 May 2015 |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |archive-date=17 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317084255/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/New-Town-to-get-three-subways-an-overbridge/articleshow/30301719.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> An information technology and residential hub is developed at New Town. 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 news |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 {{pipe}} Kolkata News - Times of India |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=15 March 2015 |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=20 January 2016}}</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>
==History==
The area mainly consisted of huge acres of cultivable lands and water bodies, which was acquired and developed in a planned manner. 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.<ref name="wbhidcoltd">{{cite web|url=https://www.wbhidcoltd.com/about-new-town|title=HIDCO Bhawan {{pipe}} New Town Kolkata|website=wbhidcoltd.com|access-date=4 February 2023|archive-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129040254/https://www.wbhidcoltd.com/about-new-town|url-status=live}}</ref> The master plan envisions a township which is at least three times bigger than the neighbouring planned [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake City]].  


==Prehistory==
New Town was declared as a ''Solar City'' by the former [[United Progressive Alliance|former UPA]]-lead [[Government of India]]<ref name="neliti">{{cite journal|url=https://www.neliti.com/publications/263292/rajarhat-new-town-an-urban-perspective-a-case-study-of-urbanization-west-bengal|title=Rajarhat New Town an Urban Perspective: A Case Study of Urbanization, West Bengal, India|journal=International Journal of New Technology and Research|date=May 2017 |volume=3 |issue=5 |page=263292 |access-date=4 February 2023|archive-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129040255/https://www.neliti.com/publications/263292/rajarhat-new-town-an-urban-perspective-a-case-study-of-urbanization-west-bengal|url-status=live |last1=Biswas |first1=Amar |last2=Singh |first2=Omveer }}</ref> and later this city was declared as [[Smart Cities Mission|''Smart Green City'']] by [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]-lead Government of India with the help of [[Government of West Bengal]] following a proposal submitted by [[Mamata Banerjee]], ([[Chief Minister of West Bengal]])<ref>{{Cite news |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 {{pipe}} Kolkata News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 July 2014 }}</ref><ref name="eletsonline">{{cite web|url=https://smartcity.eletsonline.com/rajarhat-new-town-to-become-smart-city/|website=smartcity.eletsonline.com|title=Rajarhat New Town to become Smart City|date=11 May 2015 |access-date=4 February 2023|archive-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129040257/https://smartcity.eletsonline.com/rajarhat-new-town-to-become-smart-city/|url-status=live}}</ref> but later withdrawn from the Smart Cities Mission after the [[Trinamool Congress#Electoral performance|AITC-governed Bengal government]] decided to withdraw all cities of West Bengal 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>
{{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|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>
New Town is located in the districts [[North 24 Parganas district]] and [[South 24 Parganas district]]. It was declared as a part of the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area]] in 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==
==Cityscape==
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}}
[[File:New Town Skyline captured from Bengal Intelligent Park, Saltlake, Kolkata (2 of 2 photos).jpg|thumb|New Town skyline]]
[[File:Red Munia, New Town, Kolkata 1.jpg|thumb|[[Red avadavat|Red Munia]] (male) at New Town marshland]]
===Planning===
New Town has an proposed area of 93.9 km<sup>2</sup> in which 30.8 km<sup>2</sup> is used for township and 60.354 km<sup>2</sup> area is under planning. The township of New Town is divided into Action Area I, II, III and a Central Business District.<ref name="wbhidcoltd.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.wbhidcoltd.com/upload_file/report_publication/report11.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129031509/https://www.wbhidcoltd.com/upload_file/report_publication/report11.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The erstwhile planning area of HIDCO also included Action Area - IV (still not started). The Central Business District (CBD) is located between Action Area - I & II. HIDCO installed the geographic information system (GIS) to integrate the database on the number of house owners, property tax, mutation, building construction etc. in New Town.<ref>{{cite web|title=HIDCO Overview|url=https://www.wburbandev.gov.in/Home/attached_office_hidco|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815052111/https://www.wburbandev.gov.in/Home/attached_office_hidco|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Townships or residential projects===
*'''[[Uniworld City]]'''
*Shapoorji Pallonji Shukhobrishti
*Merlin RISE<ref>{{Cite web |title=Merlin Group announces the launch of A Mega Sports Township in Kolkata |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/merlin-group-announces-the-launch-of-a-mega-sports-township-in-kolkata/cid/1835636 |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Skill City'''
:Launced by Ambuja Neotia group and HDFC group in 2023, it is a 72 Acres township with an investment of ₹550 Crores. The township will have Nursing College, Hospital, Para medical College, IT/ITes space, Residential Towers, Villas and Club house with 25% reserved for economically weaker sections.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/hdfc-ambuja-in-72-acre-kolkata-realty-deal/cid/1802568 | title=HDFC, Ambuja in 72-acre realty deal }}</ref>
 
===Tech hub===
{{See also|List of tech parks in Kolkata#New Town|Bengal Silicon Valley Tech Hub}}
 
New Town has emerged as the second IT hub of Kolkata after [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake]]. [[List of tech parks in Kolkata#New Town|Growing number of tech parks]] makes New Town a preferred destination for IT and ITes in East India. Several Information Technology majors are operational like [[Ericsson]], Accenture, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra, ITC Infotech, Mindtree, Adani Labs, [[British Telecom]], [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]], [[Wipro]], [[Infosys]], [[Cognizant]] etc.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/kolkatas-sector-v-new-town-on-overdrive-add-20000-it-jobs-in-last-6-months/articleshow/96997664.cms | title=Kolkata's Sector V, New Town on overdrive, add 20,000 IT jobs in last 6 months | newspaper=The Times of India | date=15 January 2023 }}</ref> New Town also houses [[Bengal Silicon Valley Tech Hub]].  
 
===Financial hub===
{{See also|FinTech Hub, Kolkata}}
[[FinTech Hub, Kolkata|Fintech hub]] is developed in New Town by [[West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation|HIDCO]] with many national and international firms like [[Punjab National Bank|PNB]], [[HDFC Bank]], [[Axis Bank]] and [[State Bank of India|SBI]] showing interest in the project with their investment in different stages of implementation.<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 |access-date=21 November 2020 |archive-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627175340/http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/hidco-to-come-up-with-vertical-city-in-fintech-hub-373414 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Shopping malls===
New Town has numerous shopping malls.
[[File:City center 2 newtown.jpg|thumb|City Centre 2]]
[[File:Axis Mall, New Town.JPG|thumb|Axis mall]]
*Axis mall
*Centrus mall
*Central Mall, New Town
*City centre 1
*City centre 2
*Downtown mall


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>
===Hotels===
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}}
[[File:Pride Plaza Hotel - Rajarhat - Kolkata 2017-03-31 1118.JPG|thumb|Pride Plaza Hotel]]


==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 |website=Millennium Post |access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2022}}
As of April 2018, the residential population of New Town is estimated to be more than 1&nbsp;million with 0.5&nbsp;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 |date=4 April 2018 |access-date=12 February 2019 |archive-date=15 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115162441/http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/e-auction-in-new-towns-action-area-ii-sees-stellar-response-292801 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2022}}


==Civic administration==
==Civic administration==
===Authority===
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 |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526182502/https://www.nkdamar.org/Pages/Background.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>


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>
Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) plans and executes development projects in New Town, Kolkata.  
 
===Utility services===
===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.<ref name="smartcity" /> 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.<ref name="smartcity" /> All the garbage is compacted at compacting stations before disposing of it in dumping grounds.
As of 2015, New Town gets 200 litre per capita per day (lcpd)  of treated water every day with potable water that is sourced from the Hooghly River.<ref name="smartcity" /> 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.<ref name="smartcity" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=HIDCO Overview|url=https://www.wburbandev.gov.in/Home/attached_office_hidco}}</ref>


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|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|archive-date=7 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507220230/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120404/jsp/frontpage/story_15333017.jsp#.T-hXdbUe7HU|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Transport==
==Transport==
[[File:Box Bridge - Major Arterial Road - Rajarhat 2016-07-30 5516.JPG|thumb|Box Bridge connects New Town with [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake]] along [[Biswa Bangla Sarani|Major Arterial Road]] over Kestopur Canal]]
===Rapid transit===
 
*'''[[Kolkata Metro]] [[Kolkata Metro Line 6|Orange Line]]''': As of November 2023, 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 and expected to be open before 2026. The metro will be main linkage between Action Area I and II of New Town township.<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|archive-date=1 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601181514/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110208/jsp/calcutta/story_13549408.jsp|url-status=dead}}</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: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]]
*A Light Rail Transit System (LRTS) is planned to connect Action Area III to the Biswa Bangla Gate. The estimated cost of the project is around ₹4500 Crores.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://metrorailtoday.com/news/hidco-plans-monorail-type-light-rail-transit-system-for-new-town-and-salt-lake-in-kolkata | title=HIDCO plans Monorail type Light Rail Transit System for New Town and Salt Lake in Kolkata &#124; Metro Rail Today }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/hi-tech-link-plan-for-new-towns-action-area-iii/articleshow/74309112.cms | title=Kolkata: Hi-tech link plan for New Town's Action Area III | newspaper=The Times of India | date=26 February 2020 }}</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.]]
===Roads===
 
[[File:Box Bridge - Major Arterial Road - Rajarhat 2016-07-30 5516.JPG|thumb|Box Bridge connects New Town with [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake]] along [[Biswa Bangla Sarani]] over Kestopur Canal]]
[[File:Red Munia, New Town, Kolkata 1.jpg|thumb|[[Red avadavat|Red Munia]] (male) at New Town marshland]]
[[Biswa Bangla Sarani]] connects Action Area I and II. It also connects New Town to the [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]]. The New Town Road and Gitanjali Road also serves as major connectors between Action Area III and Action Area II. The main mode of road transportation includes air conditioned or 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|archive-date=13 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313123354/http://www.nkdamar.org/File/Smart%20City%201.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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==
 
===Colleges and universities===
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=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>
*[[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=11 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015030126/http://uem.edu.in/uem-kolkata/ |archive-date=15 October 2016 }}</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>
* [[Amity University Kolkata]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amity.edu/kolkata |title=Best Top Private Amity University Kolkata in West Bengal{{pipe}}Engineering{{pipe}}Colleges{{pipe}}Universities{{pipe}}Institutes{{pipe}}Business{{pipe}}Management |access-date=18 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202052741/http://amity.edu/kolkata/ |archive-date=2 December 2016 }}</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]]
* [[IIT Kharagpur]] Research Park
* [[IIT Kharagpur]] Research Park
* [[Aliah University]]
* [[Aliah University]]
* [[Institute of Cost Accountants of India]]
* [[Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management]]
* [[Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management]]
* [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]]
* [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]]
* [[Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira|Ramakrishna Mission Centre of Excellence]]
* [[Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira|Ramakrishna Mission Centre of Excellence]]
* Belle Vue Nursing College
* Belle Vue Nursing College
* [[West Bengal Power Development Corporation]] (WBPDCL) Training Institute<ref name="Education in New Town, Rajarhat">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Rajarhat-to-get-education-hub/articleshow/46280754.cms | newspaper=The Times of India | title=Rajarhat to get education hub | first=Suman | last=Chakraborti | date=18 February 2015 | access-date=28 June 2018 }}</ref>
* [[West Bengal Power Development Corporation]] (WBPDCL) Training Institute<ref name="Education in New Town, Rajarhat">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Rajarhat-to-get-education-hub/articleshow/46280754.cms | newspaper=The Times of India | title=Rajarhat to get education hub | first=Suman | last=Chakraborti | date=18 February 2015 | access-date=28 June 2018 | archive-date=15 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715015404/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Rajarhat-to-get-education-hub/articleshow/46280754.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Al-Ameen Mission|Al Ameen Mission Trust]]
* [[Techno India]]
* [[Techno India]]
*[[West Bengal Judicial Academy]]
*[[West Bengal Judicial Academy]]
 
===Schools===
For the children, to study up to the 12th standard, New Town also houses many schools:
For the children, to study up to the 12th standard, New Town also houses many schools:
* [[Delhi Public School, New Town-Kolkata|Delhi Public School]]
* [[Delhi Public School, New Town-Kolkata|Delhi Public School]]
Line 145: Line 175:
* Bodhicariya Senior Secondary School
* Bodhicariya Senior Secondary School
* Sri Chaitanya techno school
* Sri Chaitanya techno school
==Sports==
{{See also|AIFF National Center of Excellence}}
[[AIFF National Center of Excellence]] is a "state of art" football complex which includes India’s first ever roof top pitch. The sports complex is spread across 15 Acres and built with an investment of ₹200 crores.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/aiff-in-talks-with-corporates-for-building-national-centre-of-excellence-5502866/ | title=AIFF in talks with corporates for building National Centre of Excellence | date=20 December 2018 }}</ref>
[[Cricket Association of Bengal]] is building an international cricket stadium in New Town. In 2022, CAB bought a 14 Acres plot with ₹30 Crore.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sportzpoint.com/cricket/cab-bought-14-acre-land-in-rajarhat-for-the-new-international-stadium/ | title=CAB bought 14 Acre land in Rajarhat for the new International Stadium | date=5 June 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/state-to-hand-overnew-town-plot-to-sourav-for-stadium/articleshow/92013453.cms | title=State to hand overNew Town plot to Sourav for stadium | newspaper=The Times of India | date=5 June 2022 }}</ref>


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For the area under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, see Rajarhat.
New Town
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Apartment high-rises in New Town
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DLF IT Park
New Town skyline
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Coordinates: 22°35′22″N 88°28′29″E / 22.5894°N 88.4748°E / 22.5894; 88.4748
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictsNorth 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas[1]
RegionGreater Kolkata
Government
 • TypeStatutory Development Board
 • BodyNew Town Kolkata Development Authority, West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO)
Area
[1][2]
 • Total93.9 km2 (36.3 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (July 2018)[1][3]
 • 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 (a.k.a Rajarhat New Town) is a posh planned smart city located in the state of West Bengal in India. Being one of the satellite cities of state capital Kolkata, New Town is located 11 km east from Kolkata.[4] It is a part of Kolkata Metropolitan Area and comes under North 24 Parganas district and South 24 Parganas district. It is administered by New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA).[5] New Town is declared as a "Solar City" and "Smart Green City" by Government of India.[6]

HIDCO plans 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.[7] An information technology and residential hub is developed at New Town. 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.[8]

History

The area mainly consisted of huge acres of cultivable lands and water bodies, which was acquired and developed in a planned manner. 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.[9] The master plan envisions a township which is at least three times bigger than the neighbouring planned Salt Lake City.

New Town was declared as a Solar City by the former former UPA-lead Government of India[6] and later this city was declared as Smart Green City by NDA-lead Government of India with the help of Government of West Bengal following a proposal submitted by Mamata Banerjee, (Chief Minister of West Bengal)[10][11] but later withdrawn from the Smart Cities Mission after the AITC-governed Bengal government decided to withdraw all cities of West Bengal from the competition.[12] It has rejected ₹1,000 crore to be given for development of the city as smart city.[13]

Geography

New Town is located in the districts North 24 Parganas district and South 24 Parganas district. It was declared as a part of the Kolkata Metropolitan Area in August 2016 by Governor of West Bengal.[14]

Cityscape

New Town skyline
Red Munia (male) at New Town marshland

Planning

New Town has an proposed area of 93.9 km2 in which 30.8 km2 is used for township and 60.354 km2 area is under planning. The township of New Town is divided into Action Area I, II, III and a Central Business District.[15] The erstwhile planning area of HIDCO also included Action Area - IV (still not started). The Central Business District (CBD) is located between Action Area - I & II. HIDCO installed the geographic information system (GIS) to integrate the database on the number of house owners, property tax, mutation, building construction etc. in New Town.[16]

Townships or residential projects

Launced by Ambuja Neotia group and HDFC group in 2023, it is a 72 Acres township with an investment of ₹550 Crores. The township will have Nursing College, Hospital, Para medical College, IT/ITes space, Residential Towers, Villas and Club house with 25% reserved for economically weaker sections.[18]

Tech hub

See also: List of tech parks in Kolkata § New Town, and Bengal Silicon Valley Tech Hub

New Town has emerged as the second IT hub of Kolkata after Salt Lake. Growing number of tech parks makes New Town a preferred destination for IT and ITes in East India. Several Information Technology majors are operational like Ericsson, Accenture, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra, ITC Infotech, Mindtree, Adani Labs, British Telecom, TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Cognizant etc.[19] New Town also houses Bengal Silicon Valley Tech Hub.

Financial hub

See also: FinTech Hub, Kolkata

Fintech hub is developed in New Town by HIDCO with many national and international firms like PNB, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and SBI showing interest in the project with their investment in different stages of implementation.[20]

Shopping malls

New Town has numerous shopping malls.

City Centre 2
Axis mall
  • Axis mall
  • Centrus mall
  • Central Mall, New Town
  • City centre 1
  • City centre 2
  • Downtown mall

Hotels

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]

Pride Plaza Hotel

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.[21][better source needed]

Civic administration

Authority

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.[14][22]

Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) plans and executes development projects in New Town, Kolkata.

Utility services

As of 2015, New Town gets 200 litre per capita per day (lcpd) of treated water every day with potable water that is sourced from the Hooghly River.[23] 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.[23] All the garbage is compacted at compacting stations before disposing of it in dumping grounds.

Electricity is supplied and managed by New Town Electric Supply Company Limited (NTESCL).[23] 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.[24]: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.[25][26]

Transport

Rapid transit

  • Kolkata Metro Orange Line: As of November 2023, the New Garia–Dumdum/Kolkata Airport Line (Line 6) of the Kolkata Metro, which passes through New Town, is under-construction and expected to be open before 2026. The metro will be main linkage between Action Area I and II of New Town township.[27][28]
  • A Light Rail Transit System (LRTS) is planned to connect Action Area III to the Biswa Bangla Gate. The estimated cost of the project is around ₹4500 Crores.[29][30]

Roads

Box Bridge connects New Town with Salt Lake along Biswa Bangla Sarani over Kestopur Canal

Biswa Bangla Sarani connects Action Area I and II. It also connects New Town to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. The New Town Road and Gitanjali Road also serves as major connectors between Action Area III and Action Area II. The main mode of road transportation includes air conditioned or 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.[23]

Education

Colleges and universities

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

Schools

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

Sports

See also: AIFF National Center of Excellence

AIFF National Center of Excellence is a "state of art" football complex which includes India’s first ever roof top pitch. The sports complex is spread across 15 Acres and built with an investment of ₹200 crores.[34]

Cricket Association of Bengal is building an international cricket stadium in New Town. In 2022, CAB bought a 14 Acres plot with ₹30 Crore.[35][36]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NKDA Overview". Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ↑ West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO) (27 January 2014). "Landuse and Development Control Plan for New Town Planning Area 2012" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "New Town to become Municipality". 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "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)
  5. ↑ "The New Town, Kolkata Development Authority Act, 2007" (PDF). NTKDA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Biswas, Amar; Singh, Omveer (May 2017). "Rajarhat New Town an Urban Perspective: A Case Study of Urbanization, West Bengal, India". International Journal of New Technology and Research. 3 (5): 263292. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Wi-Fi connectivity: 10.5km Wi-Fi zone in Rajarhat New Town | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "HIDCO Bhawan | New Town Kolkata". wbhidcoltd.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "West Bengal seeks 'smart green city' tag for New Town | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Rajarhat New Town to become Smart City". smartcity.eletsonline.com. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "KMA notification" (PDF). Urban Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  15. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ↑ "HIDCO Overview". Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Merlin Group announces the launch of A Mega Sports Township in Kolkata". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "HDFC, Ambuja in 72-acre realty deal".
  19. ↑ "Kolkata's Sector V, New Town on overdrive, add 20,000 IT jobs in last 6 months". The Times of India. 15 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "HIDCO to come up with 'vertical city' in Fintech hub". 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  21. ↑ "E-Auction in New Town's Action Area II sees stellar response". Millennium Post. 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  22. ↑ "Background". New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA). Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 "Smart City Proposal" (PDF). NKDAMAR. Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "Annual report 2010–11" (PDF). Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  25. ↑ "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)
  26. ↑ "City of the third revolution — First 4G service to be launched in Calcutta". The Telegraph. Kolkata. 4 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  27. ↑ "Rail set to take over East-West". The Telegraph. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  28. ↑ "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.
  29. ↑ "HIDCO plans Monorail type Light Rail Transit System for New Town and Salt Lake in Kolkata | Metro Rail Today".
  30. ↑ "Kolkata: Hi-tech link plan for New Town's Action Area III". The Times of India. 26 February 2020.
  31. ↑ "UEM Kolkata: Best Engineering and Management University in Kolkata". Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  32. ↑ "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.
  33. ↑ Chakraborti, Suman (18 February 2015). "Rajarhat to get education hub". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  34. ↑ "AIFF in talks with corporates for building National Centre of Excellence". 20 December 2018.
  35. ↑ "CAB bought 14 Acre land in Rajarhat for the new International Stadium". 5 June 2022.
  36. ↑ "State to hand overNew Town plot to Sourav for stadium". The Times of India. 5 June 2022.

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