Burdwan has high hopes for satellite township
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The curtain raising for “Renaissance”, a multi crore satellite township, has brought new life to the agricultural heart of south Bengal. The Burdwan Development Authority in collaboration with the Bengal Shrachi group has taken up the venture to modernise the age-old Burdwan town. State Industry Minister, Nirupam Sen expressed high expectations for the project. Renaissance, a public-private project on 256 acres, would be a comprehensive township with a wide range of residential, retail, administrative, health and educational facilities to cater to both the residents in Burdwan and the surrounding region.
The project, according to Subir Chatterjee, executive officer, BDA: “Will have an administrative centre, a town square with facilities like commercial buildings, banks and financial institutions, community centre with a recreation club.”
“Several alternative amenities like swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis court and a kids’ zone will be incorporated in the project to serve both residents and the neighbouring community,” he added.
Residents of Goda mouza in the northwestern boundary of Burdwan municipal area were upset, especially the farmers, as the Burdwan Development Authority bid to acquire 60 acres of agricultural land initially. The farmers, even the ones who supported CPI-M, exploded with the statutory body’s bid.
The BDA had announced plans to install a health city project along with the satellite township project by exploiting the fertile agricultural land reserve. After much debate and opposition the farmers finally agreed to sacrifice their cultivation lands to help the project and the chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee laid foundation of the project on February 10, 2007.
Burdwan of old times was built with narrow roads which according to the survey by RITES, a railway agency, are not able to take the pressure of the increasing number of vehicles on the road. Consequently traffic-clogged roads are a common feature of the town. Renaissance, according to Ainul Haq, vice-chairman, Burdwan Municipality: “Is designed with the view of accommodating more traffic on roads. The main road and the side roads, as I have learnt, are conceptualised to provide free-flowing traffic.”
The project, according to Subir Chatterjee, executive officer, BDA: “Will have an administrative centre, a town square with facilities like commercial buildings, banks and financial institutions, community centre with a recreation club.”
“Several alternative amenities like swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis court and a kids’ zone will be incorporated in the project to serve both residents and the neighbouring community,” he added.
Residents of Goda mouza in the northwestern boundary of Burdwan municipal area were upset, especially the farmers, as the Burdwan Development Authority bid to acquire 60 acres of agricultural land initially. The farmers, even the ones who supported CPI-M, exploded with the statutory body’s bid.
The BDA had announced plans to install a health city project along with the satellite township project by exploiting the fertile agricultural land reserve. After much debate and opposition the farmers finally agreed to sacrifice their cultivation lands to help the project and the chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee laid foundation of the project on February 10, 2007.
Burdwan of old times was built with narrow roads which according to the survey by RITES, a railway agency, are not able to take the pressure of the increasing number of vehicles on the road. Consequently traffic-clogged roads are a common feature of the town. Renaissance, according to Ainul Haq, vice-chairman, Burdwan Municipality: “Is designed with the view of accommodating more traffic on roads. The main road and the side roads, as I have learnt, are conceptualised to provide free-flowing traffic.”
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