The Hindu Business Line : Bengal finalising master plan for Newtown

Kolkata, Jan. 4 Taking lessons from the unplanned and haphazard urban construction in areas such as Behala, Dum Dum and parts of Garia, the West Bengal Government is trying to finalise a master plan for construction on the fringes of the developing area of Rajarhat – Newtown.

The master plan, to be prepared by the Bhangar Rajarhat Area Development Authority (BRADA), would contain guidelines for private developers on construction norms as well as modalities of common infrastructure development to be fulfilled.

The notification for the master plan has already been issued, Mr Sunil Roy, Principal Consultant, Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO), Government of West Bengal, said here on Saturday.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the signing of a Memorandum of Co-operation between delegates from the Wuhan Building Decoration Association of China and members of the Bharat Chamber of Commerce, Mr Roy said, “A master plan would be laid for construction in nearly 4,000 hectares to the east of Rajarhat falling outside the purview of HIDCO.”

Unlike in the case of HIDCO, in the new plan, the developers would need to acquire the land by themselves, he observed. It will also be made mandatory for the developers to either contribute to development of common civil infrastructure such as roads, sewage by BRADA or develop it themselves.

Already, 10-12 developers, keen on construction in the area, have agreed to abide by the guidelines, he added.

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