A 10 cottah piece of land has been allotted to Birbhum Zilla Parishad to set up its guest house in New Town.
The Cabinet sub-committee, in its meeting, has passed the proposal. The building will be shaped like an ektara, in tune with the baul tradition of Birbhum.
This is for the first time that a zilla parishad will have such an artistic guest house in and around Kolkata. Almost all the districts have their guest houses in Salt Lake but the buildings do not have any artistic beauty and look just like a normal house. Most of the buildings had been constructed during the Left Front regime.
However, as New Town is coming up as a green township with a sharp sense of aesthetics, the guest house looking like an ektara will be a great attraction. The plot is located close to the Biswa Bangla gate. The Lepcha Board has also been allotted a plot close to the Biswa Bangla gate.
New Town is coming up as a major destination for both residential and commercial activities. Huge commercial complexes been built up in the area, making it a financial destination. With the construction of the second campus of Presidency University, along with the existing private and state universities that have their campuses in New Town, the township is coming up as an educational hub as well.
New Town was planned as a green city and steps have been taken to increase its green cover.
Tall tree nurseries have been set up and over 40,000 saplings were planted in 2016 as a part of the move to convert it into a green city.