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West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation or HIDCO is a Government of West Bengal owned public sector undertaking which has been engaged in major construction and housing projects throughout the state although most of their projects are based in New Town, Kolkata. This a list of notable projects executed or being executed by HIDCO.

Key
denotes under construction
denotes proposed
denotes scrapped or discontinued

Commercial projects

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Name Location Opened/ established Notes/ details Ref(s)
Bengal Silicon Valley Tech Hub New Town 2018 250 Acres
Region specialized for IT and Data centers		 [1]
FinTech Hub, Kolkata New Town 2010 70 Acres
Region specialized for financial and legal companies		 [2]
Happy Works working pod New Town 2021 Dedicated office space for startups [3][4]

Convention centers and auditorium complexes

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Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s)
Biswa Bangla Convention Centre New Town, Kolkata 2017 Largest convention centre in East India [5]
Dhanadhanya Auditorium Alipore, Kolkata 2023 Multi-auditorium complex shaped like a conch [6]

Housing and township projects

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Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s)
Gitabitan Township Shibpur near Santiniketan, Birbhum 2017 Township project [7][8]
Snehadiya New Town, Kolkata Old age home [9]
Affordable Housing Project New Town, Kolkata Apartment complex [10]

Parks and recreational projects

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Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s)
New Town Eco Park New Town 2012 India's lagest urban park (as of 2024) [11]
Eco Urban Village New Town 2014 Large picnic spot [12]
Swapna Bhor New Town 2015 Dedicated park for senior citizens [13]

Museums

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Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s)
Mother's Wax Museum New Town, Kolkata 2014 [14]
New Town Aircraft museum New Town, Kolkata 2022 India's second naval aircraft museum [15]
Alipore Jail Museum Alipore, Kolkata 2019 [16]
New Town Tribal museum New Town, Kolkata 2021 [17]
Kolkata Museum of Modern Art New Town, Kolkata Proposed [18]

Cultural and exhibition centers

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Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s)
Rabindra Tirtha New Town, Kolkata 2012 [19]
Nazrul Tirtha New Town, Kolkata 2014 [20]
Biswa Bangla Exhibition Centre New Town, Kolkata 2023 [21]


Transport projects

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Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s)
Narkelbagan Underpass New Town, Kolkata 2023 Kolkata's first multi tier underpass [22]
Bagjola Canal Bridge New Town, Kolkata 2031 [23]
New Town major arterial road expansion New Town, Kolkata Under construction 10 lane high speed corridor [24]
New Town international bus terminus New Town, Kolkata Under construction [25]
Kolkata LRT Narkelbagan- Hatisala route New Town, Kolkata Proposed [26]
Kolkata Monorail Bidhannagar- New Town route KMA Proposed [27]
Vehicular and pedestrian underpass near Tata Medical Centre New Town, Kolkata Proposed [28]
Vehicular and pedestrian underpass near St. Xavier's University New Town, Kolkata Proposed [28]
Vehicular underpass near Westin New Town, Kolkata Proposed [29]
Vehicular underpass near Chinar park New Town, Kolkata Proposed [29]
Vehicular underpass near Noapara New Town, Kolkata Proposed [29]
Vehicular underpass near Shrachi more New Town, Kolkata Proposed [29]

Sport projects

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Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s)
Echo Park Golf Arena New Town, Kolkata Golfe course [30]
Dumurjala Sports City Howrah 2022 Large spprt complex of 60 Acres [31]


Cycle velodrome New Town, Kolkata Under construction State's first cycle velodrome [32]

Other projects

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Name Location Opened/ established Notes/details Ref(s)
Biswa Bangla Gate New Town, Kolkata 2019 Arch monument and India's first hanging restaurant [33][34]
Jagannath Temple, Digha Digha Under construction [35]

References

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  1. ^ "HIDCO Bhawan | Bengal Silicon Valley IT Hub". www.wbhidcoltd.com.
  2. ^ "HIDCO Earmarks Plot In New Town For FinTech Companies". BW Businessworld.
  3. ^ Banerjee, Sudeshna (2021-08-20). "Happy Works inaugurated, offers free wi-fi opens". Telegraph India.
  4. ^ Sarkar, Brinda (2021-12-03). "Two more work pods open in New Town". Telegraph India.
  5. ^ "HIDCO Bhawan | Biswa Bangla Convention Centre". www.wbhidcoltd.com.
  6. ^ "CM to inaugurate Dhana Dhanye Auditorium today". MillenniumPost. April 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "First phase plot distribution of Gitabitan Township to start". The Times of India. November 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "HC go-ahead for Hidco township". The Times of India. May 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Snehodiya Senior Living – Luxury retirement home for senior citizens in New Town Kolkata". snehodiya.com.
  10. ^ "Affordable Housing Project". rera.wb.gov.in.
  11. ^ "Eco Park | New Town Eco Park | Rajarhat, Kolkata". www.ecoparknewtown.com.
  12. ^ "HIDCO Bhawan | Eco Urban Village". www.wbhidcoltd.com.
  13. ^ "HIDCO Bhawan | Swapno Bhor Seniors' Park". www.wbhidcoltd.com.
  14. ^ "Mother's Wax Museum". motherswaxmuseum.in.
  15. ^ "Country's second naval aircraft museum inaugurated in Kolkata's New Town". The Times of India. June 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "In Kolkata, 43 Alipore jail cells to turn into plush guest rooms". The Times of India. May 3, 2023.
  17. ^ "Kolkata: Tribal museum, Art Street in New Town". The Times of India. February 19, 2021.
  18. ^ "Asia's first museum of modern Art coming up in Kolkata". The Economic Times. May 13, 2008.
  19. ^ "Rabindra Tirtha". www.rabindratirtha-wbhidcoltd.co.in.
  20. ^ "Nazrul Tirtha". nazrultirtha.co.in.
  21. ^ "HIDCO Bhawan | NEWSROOM". www.wbhidcoltd.com.
  22. ^ "Kolkata: Hidco plans vehicular underpasses at Narkelbagan, Chinar Park to unclog roads". The Times of India. June 28, 2019.
  23. ^ "Kolkata: Hidco opens service road bridge in New Town". The Times of India. June 15, 2021.
  24. ^ "Kolkata's New Town To Get 10-Lane High-Speed Corridor And A Vertical City". Times Now. January 28, 2024.
  25. ^ Mullick, Soumyadip (August 11, 2023). "HIDCO to set up int'l intra-state, inter-state & inter-city bus terminus-cum-commercial complex". www.millenniumpost.in.
  26. ^ "Kolkata: Monorail plan for New Town". The Times of India. April 28, 2023.
  27. ^ MP, Team (October 4, 2018). "HIDCO explores options for starting monorail services in Salt lake, New Town". www.millenniumpost.in.
  28. ^ a b "Hidco plans new Bagjola Canal bridge". The Times of India. July 28, 2023.
  29. ^ a b c d "New Town set to get four new underpasses for small vehicles". The Times of India. August 6, 2024.
  30. ^ "HIDCO Bhawan | Eco Park Golf Arena". www.wbhidcoltd.com.
  31. ^ "West Bengal: Hidco eyes pre-monsoon opening of Sports City in Dumurjola". The Times of India. March 11, 2022.
  32. ^ "Kolkata: Mission Velodrome takes off in New Town, eyes May deadline". The Times of India. August 21, 2022.
  33. ^ MP, Team (January 31, 2019). "CM inaugurates Biswa Bangla Gate, doors to open for public on Feb 2". www.millenniumpost.in.
  34. ^ "Biswa Bangla Gate – Kolkata welcomes you to its very first hanging restaurant". The Times of India.
  35. ^ "Digha's Jagannath temple gets HC's nod, inauguration on July 7". Taazatv.com.
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