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{{Infobox settlement
| name = New Town
| other_name = Rajarhat New Town
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| caption2= Apartment high-rises in New Town
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| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|
| subdivision_name2 = [[North 24 Parganas]] and [[South 24 Parganas]]
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kolkata metropolitan area|Greater Kolkata]]
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[[West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation]] (HIDCO)
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| area_footnotes = <ref name="NKDA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.icra.in/Rationale/GetRationaleFile/27752|title=NKDA Overview|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815060757/https://www.icra.in/Rationale/GetRationaleFile/27752|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wbhidcoltd.com/upload_file/report_publication/report11.pdf|date=27 January 2014|title=Landuse and Development Control Plan for New Town Planning Area 2012|author=West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO)|access-date=4 February 2023|archive-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129031509/https://www.wbhidcoltd.com/upload_file/report_publication/report11.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Rajarhat New Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajarhat New Town]]
| website = {{ubl|{{URL|http://www.nkdamar.org}}
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'''New Town''' (
[[HIDCO]] plans developing infrastructure like - roads, drains, sewerage line, water supply lines, major embellishment works and executed constructions like - buildings, projects, parks, museum, subways, over-bridges in New Town.<ref name="Times of India">{{cite news |title=
==History==
The area mainly consisted of huge acres of cultivable lands and water bodies, which was acquired and developed in a planned manner. The process of investing in residential and industrial facilities and infrastructural development of the area was mainly started under the leadership of the then [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]], [[Jyoti Basu]] in the late 1990s.<ref name="wbhidcoltd">{{cite web|url=https://www.wbhidcoltd.com/about-new-town|title=
New Town was declared as a ''Solar City'' by the former [[United Progressive Alliance|
==Geography==
Most of New Town is
==Cityscape==
[[File:New Town Skyline captured from Bengal Intelligent Park, Saltlake, Kolkata (2 of 2 photos).jpg|thumb|New Town skyline]]
[[File:Red Munia, New Town, Kolkata 1.jpg|thumb|[[Red avadavat|Red Munia]] (male) at New Town marshland]]
===Planning===
New Town has
===Townships or residential projects===
*'''[[Uniworld City]]'''
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*Merlin RISE<ref>{{Cite web |title=Merlin Group announces the launch of A Mega Sports Township in Kolkata |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/merlin-group-announces-the-launch-of-a-mega-sports-township-in-kolkata/cid/1835636 |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Skill City'''
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===Tech hub===
{{See also|List of tech parks in Kolkata#New Town|Bengal Silicon Valley Tech Hub}}
New Town has emerged as the second IT hub of Kolkata after [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake]]. [[List of tech parks in Kolkata#New Town|Growing number of tech parks]] makes New Town a preferred destination for IT and ITes in East India. Several Information Technology majors are operational like [[Ericsson]], Accenture, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra, ITC Infotech, Mindtree, Adani Labs, [[British Telecom]], [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]], [[Wipro]], [[Infosys]], [[Cognizant]] etc.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://
===Financial hub===
{{See also|FinTech Hub, Kolkata}}
[[FinTech Hub, Kolkata|Fintech hub]] is developed in New Town by [[West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation|HIDCO]] with many national and international firms like [[Punjab National Bank|PNB]], [[HDFC Bank]], [[Axis Bank]] and [[State Bank of India|SBI]] showing interest in the project with their investment in different stages of implementation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/hidco-to-come-up-with-vertical-city-in-fintech-hub-373414 |title=HIDCO to come up with 'vertical city' in Fintech hub |date=8 September 2019 |access-date=21 November 2020 |archive-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627175340/http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/hidco-to-come-up-with-vertical-city-in-fintech-hub-373414 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Shopping malls===
New Town has numerous shopping malls.
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==Civic administration==
===Authority===
The New
Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) plans and executes development projects in New Town, Kolkata.
▲Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) plans and executes development projects in New Town, Kolkata.
===Utility services===
As of 2015, New Town gets 200 litre per capita per day (lcpd) of treated water every day with potable water that is sourced from the Hooghly River.<ref name="smartcity" /> Water treatment plants with computerised monitoring and control system are in place. 100% of the garbage is collected by sanitary workers through door to door collection. As of 2015, more than 70% of the solid waste management vehicles and street sweeping vehicles have been fitted with GPS devices for effective monitoring.<ref name="smartcity" /> All the garbage is compacted at compacting stations before disposing of it in dumping grounds.
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===Rapid transit===
*'''[[Kolkata Metro]] [[Kolkata Metro Line 6|Orange Line]]''': As of November 2023, the [[Garia|New Garia]]–[[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport|Dumdum/Kolkata Airport]] Line ([[Kolkata Metro Line 6|Line 6]]) of the [[Kolkata Metro]], which passes through New Town, is under-construction and expected to be open before 2026. The metro will be main linkage between Action Area I and II of New Town township.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rail set to take over East-West|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110208/jsp/calcutta/story_13549408.jsp|access-date=26 September 2011|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=8 February 2011|archive-date=1 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601181514/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110208/jsp/calcutta/story_13549408.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hidco clears route for Garia-airport Metro|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-25/kolkata/30200059_1_hidco-official-east-west-metro-metro-route|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928221024/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-25/kolkata/30200059_1_hidco-official-east-west-metro-metro-route|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2012|access-date=26 September 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=25 September 2011}}</ref>
*A Light Rail Transit System (LRTS) is planned to connect Action Area III to the Biswa Bangla Gate. The estimated cost of the project is around ₹4500 Crores.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://metrorailtoday.com/news/hidco-plans-monorail-type-light-rail-transit-system-for-new-town-and-salt-lake-in-kolkata | title=HIDCO plans Monorail type Light Rail Transit System for New Town and Salt Lake in Kolkata | Metro Rail Today }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://
===Roads===
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* [[Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira|Ramakrishna Mission Centre of Excellence]]
* Belle Vue Nursing College
* [[Sister Nivedita University]]
* [[West Bengal Power Development Corporation]] (WBPDCL) Training Institute<ref name="Education in New Town, Rajarhat">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Rajarhat-to-get-education-hub/articleshow/46280754.cms | newspaper=The Times of India | title=Rajarhat to get education hub | first=Suman | last=Chakraborti | date=18 February 2015 | access-date=28 June 2018 | archive-date=15 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715015404/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Rajarhat-to-get-education-hub/articleshow/46280754.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Techno India]]
*[[West Bengal Judicial Academy]]
===Schools===
For the children, to study up to the 12th standard, New Town also houses many schools:
*[[Narayana Group of Educational Institutions|Narayana School New Town]]
* [[Delhi Public School, New Town-Kolkata|Delhi Public School]]
*[[The Newtown School]]
* Bodhicariya Senior Secondary School
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==Sports==
{{See also|AIFF National Center of Excellence}}
[[AIFF National Center of Excellence]] is a "state of art" football complex which includes
[[Cricket Association of Bengal]] is building an international cricket stadium in New Town. In 2022, CAB bought a 14 Acres plot with ₹30 Crore.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sportzpoint.com/cricket/cab-bought-14-acre-land-in-rajarhat-for-the-new-international-stadium/ | title=CAB bought 14 Acre land in Rajarhat for the new International Stadium | date=5 June 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://
==See also==
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==External links==
{{commons category|New Town, Kolkata}}
* {{Wikivoyage
* [http://www.nkdamar.org New Town, Kolkata] – Development Authority West Bengal
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