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{{About|a city in India|3=Salt Lake City (disambiguation)}}
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| name                     = Bidhannagar
| name = Bidhannagar
| native_name             = Salt Lake City<!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. -->
| native_name = Salt Lake City<!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. -->
| settlement_type         = Satellite City
| settlement_type = [[Satellite city]]<br>[[Planned city]] 
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| founder = [[Bidhan Chandra Roy]]
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| named_for = Bidhan Chandra Roy
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| leader_name = Krishna Chakraborty
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| leader_name1 = Anita Mondal
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| leader_name2 = [[Sabyasachi Dutta]]
| population_as_of         = 2011
| leader_title3 = Police Commissioner
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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'''Bidhannagar''', or '''Salt Lake City''', is an affluent [[planned city|planned]] [[satellite city]] of [[Kolkata]] located in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It falls in [[Kolkata metropolitan area|Greater Kolkata]] region and currently falls under the administration of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation. Keeping with its original name, it is commonly referred to as Salt Lake City, and was planned and developed between 1958 and 1965 to accommodate the burgeoning population of [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bmcwbgov.in|title=Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920095154/http://bmcwbgov.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Bidhannagar''' is a city and a municipal corporation of the [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is in [[Kolkata metropolitan area|Greater Kolkata]] region and also a part of the area covered by the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA). It consists of sub areas like Rajarhat and Salt lake, which was planned and developed between 1958 and 1965 to accommodate the burgeoning population of [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bmcwbgov.in|title=Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920095154/http://bmcwbgov.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File: Nalban - West Bengal 7792.JPG|thumb|An example of the many wetlands and lakes that still surround Bidhannagar]]
[[File: Nalban - West Bengal 7792.JPG|thumb|An example of the many wetlands and lakes that surround Bidhannagar]]
[[File: Swimming Pool Building - Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Academy - Central Park - Salt Lake City - Kolkata 2017-04-29 1705.JPG|thumb|Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Academy - Swimming Pool Building]]


Bidhannagar is located at {{Coord|22.58|N|88.42|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Salt_Lake_City.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Salt Lake City, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 11&nbsp;[[metre]]s (49&nbsp;ft).
Bidhannagar is located at {{Coord|22.58|N|88.42|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Salt_Lake_City.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Salt Lake City, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 11&nbsp;[[metre]]s (49&nbsp;ft).


==Administration==
==Administration==
===History of civic administration===
Bidhannagar was originally developed and built under the direct [[public administration|administration]] of the [[Irrigation]] and Waterways Department of the [[Forms of government|Government]] of [[West Bengal]]. Initially, this planned city was under the [[South Dum Dum]] Municipality, then it came under the wings of the Public Works (Metropolitan Development) Department, which was renamed as the [[Urban Development]] Department in 1991. The whole area was divided into 5 sectors - Sector - I, Sector - II, Sector - III and Sector - IV as Residential Townships and Sector - V as Industrial Area.<ref name="medium.com"/> An administrator was also appointed to control all the municipal activities there.


===Present===
===Present===
[[File:Poura_Bhavan_-_Bidhannagar_Municipality_-_FD_415A_-_Salt_Lake_City_-_Kolkata_2013-10-11_3305-3306.JPG|thumb|220x220px|[[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]] ]]
Ultimately in 1995, Bidhannagar got its own elected body called Bidhannagar Municipality consisting of 23 wards (later increased to 25 wards).<ref>{{cite news |title=Writing on the civic body wall |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/writing-on-the-civic-body-wall/cid/1469106 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=The Telegraph |date=1 May 2015}}</ref> All the plots of land in Bidhanannagar are leasehold plots and the Urban Development Department (the Lessor) directly manages the land matters. [[East Kolkata Wetlands]] area is also included in Bidhannagar Municipality. The proposal for the merger of Bidhannagar Municipality with the [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] has been periodically mooted since 2011, but never realised due to different custodian of land and property tax-structures.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakraborti |first1=Suman |title=Will Bidhannagar be merged with KMC? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Will-Bidhannagar-be-merged-with-KMC/articleshow/36017019.cms |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=4 June 2014 |language=en}}</ref> [[Kolkata Airport]], [[Rajarhat|Rajarhat-Gopalpur]] ([[Kaikhali]], [[Teghoria]], [[Baguiati]], [[Hatiara]], [[Kestopur]]), parts of [[South Dum Dum]] ([[Dum Dum Park]], [[Bangur Avenue]], [[Lake Town, Kolkata|Lake Town]]) and Bidhannagar Municipality are already brought together under the jurisdiction of the [[Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate]]. On 18 June 2015, [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]] (BMC) was constituted by merging the existing municipal areas of Bidhannagar Municipality, Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and the panchayat area of Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/govt-nod-to-new-police-posts-civic-bodies-merger/|title=Govt nod to new police posts, civic bodies' merger|access-date=26 March 2021|work=Indian Express|date=28 February 2015}}</ref> Now Bidhannagar Municipality has 14 wards (ward no. 28 to 41) under [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bmcwbgov.in|title=BMC|access-date=29 May 2021|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920095154/http://bmcwbgov.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Ultimately in 1995, Bidhannagar got its own elected body called Bidhannagar Municipality consisting of 23 wards (later increased to 25 wards).<ref>{{cite news |title=Writing on the civic body wall |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/writing-on-the-civic-body-wall/cid/1469106 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=The Telegraph |date=1 May 2015}}</ref> All the plots of land in Bidhanannagar are leasehold plots and the Urban Development Department (the Lessor) directly manages the land matters. [[East Kolkata Wetlands]] area is also included in Bidhannagar Municipality. The proposal for the merger of Bidhannagar Municipality with the [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] has been periodically mooted since 2011, but never realised due to different custodian of land and property tax-structures.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakraborti |first1=Suman |title=Will Bidhannagar be merged with KMC? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Will-Bidhannagar-be-merged-with-KMC/articleshow/36017019.cms |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=4 June 2014 |language=en}}</ref> [[Kolkata Airport]], [[Rajarhat|Rajarhat-Gopalpur]] ([[Kaikhali]], [[Teghoria]], [[Baguiati]], [[Hatiara]], [[Kestopur]]), parts of [[South Dum Dum]] ([[Dum Dum Park]], [[Bangur Avenue]], [[Lake Town, Kolkata|Lake Town]]) and Bidhannagar Municipality are already brought together under the jurisdiction of the [[Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate]]. On 18 June 2015, [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]] (BMC) was constituted by merging the existing municipal areas of Bidhannagar Municipality, Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and the panchayat area of Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/govt-nod-to-new-police-posts-civic-bodies-merger/|title=Govt nod to new police posts, civic bodies' merger|access-date=26 March 2021|work=Indian Express|date=28 February 2015}}</ref> Now Bidhannagar Municipality has 14 wards (ward no. 28 to 41) under [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bmcwbgov.in|title=BMC|access-date=29 May 2021|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920095154/http://bmcwbgov.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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==Transport==
==Transport==
[[File: Box Bridge - Major Arterial Road - Rajarhat 2016-07-30 5516.JPG|thumb|Box Bridge connects Bidhannagar/Salt Lake with [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]] along [[Biswa Bangla Sarani|Major Arterial Road]] over Kestopur Canal]]
[[File:Waterside Ring Road Sector V - Salt Lake City - Kolkata 2017-06-21 2866.JPG|thumb|Ring road along the eastern periphery of Bidhannagar/[[Salt Lake Sector-V]]]]
[[File:Entrance gate of the Karunamoyee Bus Terminal in Salt Lake City-Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.jpg|thumb|Entrance gate of Karunamoyee Bus Terminal]]


The modes of transportation like other parts of [[Kolkata]] includes air conditioned/non-ac government/private buses, taxi and other popular options like [[auto rickshaw]] and e-rickshaws. The [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] - Salt Lake Sector V - [[Teghoria]] (Haldiram) Line ([[Kolkata Metro Line 2|Line 2]]) of the [[Kolkata Metro]] is in operation since 14 February 2020 between Salt Lake Sector V and [[Salt Lake Stadium]]. The [[New Garia]] – [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport|Dum Dum Airport]] Line ([[Kolkata Metro Line 6|Line 6]]) of the [[Kolkata Metro]], which passes through the Salt Lake Bypass, 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>
The modes of transportation like other parts of [[Kolkata]] includes air conditioned/non-ac government/private buses, taxi and other popular options like [[auto rickshaw]] and e-rickshaws. The [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]] - Salt Lake Sector V - [[Teghoria]] (Haldiram) Line ([[Kolkata Metro Line 2|Line 2]]) of the [[Kolkata Metro]] is in operation since 14 February 2020 between Salt Lake Sector V and [[Salt Lake Stadium]]. The [[New Garia]] – [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport|Dum Dum Airport]] Line ([[Kolkata Metro Line 6|Line 6]]) of the [[Kolkata Metro]], which passes through the Salt Lake Bypass, 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|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208202952/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110208/jsp/calcutta/story_13549408.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2012|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>


==Colleges==
==Education==
===Colleges===
*[[All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health]] (Second campus)
*[[All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health]] (Second campus)
*[[Bidhannagar College]]  
*[[Bidhannagar College]]  
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*[[West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences]]
*[[West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences]]


==Economy==
===Schools===
[[File: Infinity Business Center, Kolkata.jpg|right|thumb|Infinity Business Centre, Salt Lake Sector V, Kolkata]]
Schools in Bidhannagar include the Hariyana Vidya Mandir, [[Bidhannagar Government High School]], [[Bidhannagar Municipal School]], a combined [[primary school|primary]] and [[high school]] and a branch of [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]], named [[Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir]], [[Salt Lake School]], Mother International School, [[Sri Aurobindo Institute of Education]], [[Laban Hrad Vidyapith]]. Also, there are two Kendriya Vidyalaya in Salt Lake viz. K.V. No. 1 Salt Lake and K.V. No. 2 Salt Lake.
Salt Lake City and [[New Town, Kolkata|Newtown]] are emerging as one of the largest IT destinations in India.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} IT companies like [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]], [[Cognizant]], [[Wipro]], [[CDAC Kolkata]] etc. have their campuses here.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
 
==Schools==
Schools in Bidhannagar include the Hariyana Vidya Mandir, [[Bidhannagar Government High School]], [[Bidhannagar Municipal School]], a combined [[primary school|primary]] and [[high school]] and a branch of [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]], named [[Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir]], [[Salt Lake School]], Mother International School, [[Sri Aurobindo Institute of Education]], [[Laban Hrad Vidyapith]]. Also, there are two Kendriya Vidyalaya in Salt Lake viz. K.V. No. 1 Salt Lake and [[Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, Salt Lake|K.V. No. 2 Salt Lake]].


Catholic schools include St. Joan's School, [[Our Lady Queen of the Missions School]] and [[St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata|St. Francis Xavier School]].
Catholic schools include St. Joan's School, [[Our Lady Queen of the Missions School]] and [[St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata|St. Francis Xavier School]].
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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