List of projects by HIDCO

West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation or HIDCO is a Government of West Bengal owned public sector undertaking which has been engaged in major construction and housing projects throughout the state although most of their projects are based in New Town, Kolkata. This a list of notable projects executed or being executed by HIDCO.

Key
denotes under construction
denotes proposed
denotes scrapped or discontinued

Large area projects

NameLocationOpened/ establishedNotes/ detailsRef(s)
Bengal Silicon Valley Tech HubNew Town2018250 Acres
Region specialized for IT and Data centers		[1]
FinTech Hub, KolkataNew Town201070 Acres
Region specialized for financial and legal companies		[2]


Convention centers and auditorium complexes

NameLocationOpened/ establishedNotesRef(s)
Biswa Bangla Convention CentreNew Town, Kolkata2017Largest convention centre in East India[3]
Dhanadhanya AuditoriumAlipore, Kolkata2023Multi-auditorium complex shaped like a conch[4]

Housing and township projects

NameLocationOpened/ establishedNotesRef(s)
Gitabitan TownshipShibpur near Santiniketan, Birbhum2017Township project[5][6]
SnehadiyaNew Town, KolkataOld age home[7]
Affordable Housing ProjectNew Town, KolkataApartment complex[8]

Parks and recreational projects

NameLocationOpened/ establishedNotesRef(s)
New Town Eco ParkNew Town2012India's largest urban park (as of 2024)[9]
Eco Urban VillageNew Town2014Large picnic spot[10]
Swapna BhorNew Town2015Dedicated park for senior citizens[11]

Museums

NameLocationOpened/ establishedNotesRef(s)
Mother's Wax MuseumNew Town, Kolkata2014[12]
New Town Aircraft museumNew Town, Kolkata2022India's second naval aircraft museum[13]
Alipore Jail MuseumAlipore, Kolkata2019[14]
New Town Tribal museumNew Town, Kolkata2021[15]
Kolkata Museum of Modern ArtNew Town, KolkataProposed[16]

Cultural and exhibition centers

NameLocationOpened/ establishedNotesRef(s)
Rabindra TirthaNew Town, Kolkata2012[17]
Nazrul TirthaNew Town, Kolkata2014[18]
Biswa Bangla Exhibition CentreNew Town, Kolkata2023[19]


Transport projects

NameLocationOpened/ establishedNotesRef(s)
Narkelbagan UnderpassNew Town, Kolkata2023Kolkata's first multi tier underpass[20]
Bagjola Canal BridgeNew Town, Kolkata2031[21]
New Town major arterial road expansionNew Town, KolkataUnder construction10 lane high speed corridor[22]
New Town international bus terminusNew Town, KolkataUnder construction[23]
Kolkata LRT Narkelbagan- Hatisala routeNew Town, KolkataProposed[24]
Kolkata Monorail Bidhannagar- New Town routeKMAProposed[25]
Vehicular and pedestrian underpass near Tata Medical CentreNew Town, KolkataProposed[26]
Vehicular and pedestrian underpass near St. Xavier's UniversityNew Town, KolkataProposed[26]
Vehicular underpass near WestinNew Town, KolkataProposed[27]
Vehicular underpass near Chinar parkNew Town, KolkataProposed[27]
Vehicular underpass near NoaparaNew Town, KolkataProposed[27]
Vehicular underpass near Shrachi moreNew Town, KolkataProposed[27]

Sport projects

NameLocationOpened/ establishedNotesRef(s)
Eco Park Golf ArenaNew Town, KolkataGolf course[28]
Dumurjala Sports CityHowrah2022Large sport complex of 60 Acres[29]


Cycle velodromeNew Town, KolkataUnder constructionState's first cycle velodrome[30]

Other projects

NameLocationOpened/ establishedNotes/detailsRef(s)
Biswa Bangla GateNew Town, Kolkata2019Arch monument and India's first hanging restaurant[31][32]
Jagannath TempleDigha2025[33]
Happy Works working podNew Town, Kolkata2021Dedicated office space for startups[34][35]

References

  1. ↑ "HIDCO Bhawan | Bengal Silicon Valley IT Hub". www.wbhidcoltd.com.
  2. ↑ "HIDCO Earmarks Plot In New Town For FinTech Companies". BW Businessworld.
  3. ↑ "HIDCO Bhawan | Biswa Bangla Convention Centre". www.wbhidcoltd.com.
  4. ↑ "CM to inaugurate Dhana Dhanye Auditorium today". MillenniumPost. April 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ "First phase plot distribution of Gitabitan Township to start". The Times of India. November 27, 2017.
  6. ↑ "HC go-ahead for Hidco township". The Times of India. May 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Snehodiya Senior Living – Luxury retirement home for senior citizens in New Town Kolkata". snehodiya.com.
  8. ↑ "Affordable Housing Project". rera.wb.gov.in.
  9. ↑ "Eco Park | New Town Eco Park | Rajarhat, Kolkata". www.ecoparknewtown.com.
  10. ↑ "HIDCO Bhawan | Eco Urban Village". www.wbhidcoltd.com.
  11. ↑ "HIDCO Bhawan | Swapno Bhor Seniors' Park". www.wbhidcoltd.com.
  12. ↑ "Mother's Wax Museum". motherswaxmuseum.in.
  13. ↑ "Country's second naval aircraft museum inaugurated in Kolkata's New Town". The Times of India. June 9, 2022.
  14. ↑ "In Kolkata, 43 Alipore jail cells to turn into plush guest rooms". The Times of India. May 3, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kolkata: Tribal museum, Art Street in New Town". The Times of India. February 19, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Asia's first museum of modern Art coming up in Kolkata". The Economic Times. May 13, 2008.
  17. ↑ "Rabindra Tirtha". www.rabindratirtha-wbhidcoltd.co.in.
  18. ↑ "Nazrul Tirtha". nazrultirtha.co.in.
  19. ↑ "HIDCO Bhawan | NEWSROOM". www.wbhidcoltd.com.
  20. ↑ "Kolkata: Hidco plans vehicular underpasses at Narkelbagan, Chinar Park to unclog roads". The Times of India. June 28, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Kolkata: Hidco opens service road bridge in New Town". The Times of India. June 15, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Kolkata's New Town To Get 10-Lane High-Speed Corridor And A Vertical City". Times Now. January 28, 2024.
  23. ↑ Mullick, Soumyadip (August 11, 2023). "HIDCO to set up int'l intra-state, inter-state & inter-city bus terminus-cum-commercial complex". www.millenniumpost.in.
  24. ↑ "Kolkata: Monorail plan for New Town". The Times of India. April 28, 2023.
  25. ↑ MP, Team (October 4, 2018). "HIDCO explores options for starting monorail services in Salt lake, New Town". www.millenniumpost.in.
  26. 1 2 "Hidco plans new Bagjola Canal bridge". The Times of India. July 28, 2023.
  27. 1 2 3 4 "New Town set to get four new underpasses for small vehicles". The Times of India. August 6, 2024.
  28. ↑ "HIDCO Bhawan | Eco Park Golf Arena". www.wbhidcoltd.com.
  29. ↑ "West Bengal: Hidco eyes pre-monsoon opening of Sports City in Dumurjola". The Times of India. March 11, 2022.
  30. ↑ "Kolkata: Mission Velodrome takes off in New Town, eyes May deadline". The Times of India. August 21, 2022.
  31. ↑ MP, Team (January 31, 2019). "CM inaugurates Biswa Bangla Gate, doors to open for public on Feb 2". www.millenniumpost.in.
  32. ↑ "Biswa Bangla Gate – Kolkata welcomes you to its very first hanging restaurant". The Times of India.
  33. ↑ "Digha's Jagannath temple gets HC's nod, inauguration on July 7". Taazatv.com.
  34. ↑ Banerjee, Sudeshna (2021-08-20). "Happy Works inaugurated, offers free wi-fi opens". Telegraph India.
  35. ↑ Sarkar, Brinda (2021-12-03). "Two more work pods open in New Town". Telegraph India.
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