Mamata cabinet clear decks to develop six modern cities
13 Jun 2015 5:45 AM IST
The West Bengal cabinet on Friday cleared the deck for developing six modern cities in the state.
State Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister <g data-gr-id="25">Firhad</g> Hakim said the location for six modern cities had already been finalised.
The Cabinet had even named all the six proposed cities according to choice and importance of the place, he said adding they would have modern facilities for decent living.
Speaking about the smart cities, Hakim said one would come up over 85 acres at <g data-gr-id="31">Dabgram</g> near Siliguri and would be called 'Teesta' after the name of a major river in north Bengal.
Another city would come up near Bolpur in Birbhum district over 127 acres and christened '<g data-gr-id="32">Gitabitan</g>' after a popular compilation of songs by Rabindra Nath Tagore.
A third city over 50 acres would come up near the twin industrial towns of Asansol-Durgapur covering Churulia, <g data-gr-id="33">birth place</g> of the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. It would be named 'Agnibina', after the name of a collection of poems by the rebel poet.
One more city would come up near Kalyani, developed by erstwhile chief minister Bidhan Chandra Roy, in Nadia district over 50 acres and would be known as 'Samriddhi'.
Another city, which is yet to be named, would come up at Dumurjola in neighbouring Howrah district over 50 acres.
The sixth smart city would come up at Baruipur in the southern outskirt of the metropolis over 86 acres and would be named after the famed Bengal matinee idol Uttam Kumar, the minister said.
In all cases the state government has adequate land and would be developed by the state urban development department, Hakim said.
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