In a first, KMC to sell plot for private commercial venture

Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for the first time in its history will be selling a plot for private commercial venture. The land parcel of 7.44 acres for outright sale is located in the upmarket locality of New Alipore at the junction of Basantalal Saha Road and Roy Bahadur Road under ward 117.

There have been a number of instances when KMC has leased out plots of land for commercial venture. However, senior KMC officials said that the civic body has never ventured into outright sale of land.

The KMC has already started an aggressive advertisement campaign in the form of hoardings at prime locations in the city, to apprise people of their venture.

"The place is at a walking distance from Tollygunge Circular Road. Two Metro stations - Rabindra Sarobar and Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, are also at a close proximity. A new bridge connecting Prince Anwar Shah Road with B L Saha Road has also been proposed, which will make communication faster in the days to come," said a senior KMC official.

The official added that the possession of the land will be faster with KMC being the agency for mutation and sanction of building plan. The land is well demarcated with a boundary wall.

"Urban Land Ceiling (ULC) clearance will be given by the competent authority before initial payment. The site already has ready electric connection, water supply system and modern drainage facilities. The mode of payment will be attractive and easy to facilitate the free hold transfer of the land," the official added.

It may be mentioned that the land which the civic body is offering for outright sale, earlier housed a factory of country liquor that had closed down a long time ago.

The details regarding the land parcel offer has been notified in the website of KMC- kmcgov.in. The applications will be accepted from October 26 to November 11. The e-auction will start on November 26 at 12 noon and end on November 28 at 5 pm.

Special Municipal Commissioner (Development & General) will be supervising the entire process to ensure transparency.