New Town
Rajarhat New Town | |
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New Town skyline Apartment high-rises in New Town Rajarhat City Centre 2 DLF IT Park | |
  New Town Location in Kolkata, West Bengal, India  New Town New Town (India)  New Town New Town (Asia) .svg) New Town New Town (Earth) | |
| Coordinates: 22°35′22″N 88°28′29″E / 22.5894°N 88.4748°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas and South 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 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rajarhat New Town |
| Website | |
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New Town (a.k.a. Rajarhat New Town) is a planned Satellite city of Kolkata located in both North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is administered by NKDA (New Town Kolkata Development Authority).[4] New Town is declared as a "Solar City" and "Smart Green City" by Government of India.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
- ^ a b "NKDA Overview". Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New Town to become Municipality". 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "The New Town, Kolkata Development Authority Act, 2007" (PDF). NTKDA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
nelitiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Chakraborti, Suman (13 February 2014). "New Town to get three subways, an overbridge". Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Chakraborti, Suman (18 June 2014). "Wi-Fi connectivity: 10.5km Wi-Fi zone in Rajarhat New Town | Kolkata News". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2015.