HIDCO provides 2 acres for govt school in New Town

Kolkata: Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) has given two acres of land to the School Education department to set up an integrated government school in New Town.

The school will come up at AD-28 of New Town and will house students from pre-primary to Higher Secondary level. The Planning Wing of HIDCO will take necessary steps for designing the school building. A boundary wall will also be made by HIDCO's engineering wing soon. The target is to start classes from 2021.

Architectural design for a government health centre is also being undertaken. A plot near the New Town Business Club has been identified and the Health department has already placed Rs 22.50 lakh for preliminary expenses in favour of North 24-Parganas district health authority.

It may be mentioned that a government health clinic has already been open since the past several months. The timings are 9 am to 3 pm every day, on Tuesday-Saturday. It is located at DPS-5, DG block, AA-ID, near DPS School/Biswa Bangla Convention Centre.

New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA), in its meeting held on August 16, has decided that it will develop eight simple neighbourhood playing fields, where local children can play football or cricket.

HIDCO has finalised the layout plans for the same. These fields will have a drainage system, a perimeter road, two goal-posts and a shed with benches behind/near each goal-post.

New Town has several sports facilities, including a football ground with stadium and LED floodlights in Action Area 1 and a similar Cricket ground in Action Area 2.