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CM
sops for Sunrise sector
Chief
minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today announced
his government's plans to develop infrastructure
at Sunrise City - a 50-acre information technology
centre at Nonadanga off the EM Bypass - by setting
up roads, a drainage system and power supply lines.
Bhattacharjee was speaking at a function to lay
the foundation stone of a housing project under
the Centre's Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana scheme
(Vambay). Besides Bhattacharjee, urban development
minister Asok Bhattacharya and Left Front chief
whip Rabin Deb were present. |
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Under
the housing project, adjacent to Sunrise City, 1,056
units will be set up on 16 bighas of land to resettle
those who would be displaced by the infotech complex.
Bhattacharya said Rs 1.5 crore would be spent by the
state for infrastructural development at Sunrise City.
"Apart from the IT companies, there is a proposal
for setting up a film city there," the urban development
minister said.
Infotech major IBM has already been provided land at
Sunrise City.
The plan is being implemented by the Calcutta Metropolitan
Development Authority under its east Calcutta area development
project. "We are giving land for the construction
of schools, colleges and hospitals," said CMDA
chief executive officer Alapan Bandopadhyay.
According to him, land is being sold to institutions
only after proper screening.
"A 1-km four-lane road will be constructed from
EM Bypass to the proposed IT township, which will be
the trunk road for Sunrise City," he said. This
will be in addition to the existing service road, Bandopadhyay
pointed out.
"We will build more roads and bring power supply
as and when it is required in the proposed township,"
he added.
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