New Town, Kolkata
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New Town (a.k.a. Rajarhat New Town) is a planned smart city located in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal state in India. Being one of the satellite cities of state capital Kolkata to the east.[4] It is administered by NKDA (New Town Kolkata Development Authority).[5] New Town is declared as a "Solar City" and "Smart Green City" by Government of India.[6]
New Town | |
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Coordinates: 22.5894°N 88.4748°E / 22.5894; 88.4748 | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | North 24 Parganas |
Region | Greater Kolkata |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Development Board |
• Body | New Town Kolkata Development Authority, West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) |
Area | |
• Total | 93.3 km2 (36.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 400,000−500,000 |
• Density | 1,218/km2 (3,150/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700135, 700136, 700156, 700157, 700160, 700161 |
Telephone code | +91 33 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rajarhat New Town |
Website | www |
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 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]