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 Name Location Opened/ established Notes/ details Ref(s) Bengal Silicon Valley Tech Hub New Town 2018 250 Acres Region specialized for IT and Data centers FinTech Hub, Kolkata New Town 2010 70 Acres Region specialized for financial and legal companies
Convention centers and auditorium complexes Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s) Biswa Bangla Convention Centre New Town, Kolkata 2017 Largest convention centre in East India Dhanadhanya Auditorium Alipore, Kolkata 2023 Multi-auditorium complex shaped like a conch
Housing and township projects Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s)Gitabitan Township Shibpur near Santiniketan, Birbhum 2017Township project Snehadiya New Town, Kolkata Old age home Affordable Housing Project New Town, Kolkata Apartment complex
Parks and recreational projects Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s) New Town Eco Park New Town 2012 India's largest urban park (as of 2024) Eco Urban Village New Town 2014 Large picnic spot Swapna Bhor New Town 2015 Dedicated park for senior citizens
Museums Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s) Mother's Wax Museum New Town, Kolkata 2014 New Town Aircraft museum New Town, Kolkata 2022 India's second naval aircraft museum Alipore Jail Museum Alipore, Kolkata 2019 New Town Tribal museum New Town, Kolkata 2021 Kolkata Museum of Modern Art New Town, Kolkata Proposed
Cultural and exhibition centers Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s) Rabindra Tirtha New Town, Kolkata 2012 Nazrul Tirtha New Town, Kolkata 2014 Biswa Bangla Exhibition Centre New Town, Kolkata 2023
Transport projects Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s) Narkelbagan Underpass New Town, Kolkata 2023 Kolkata's first multi tier underpass Bagjola Canal Bridge New Town, Kolkata 2031 New Town major arterial road expansion New Town, Kolkata Under construction 10 lane high speed corridor New Town international bus terminus New Town, Kolkata Under construction Kolkata LRT Narkelbagan- Hatisala route New Town, Kolkata Proposed Kolkata Monorail Bidhannagar- New Town route KMA Proposed Vehicular and pedestrian underpass near Tata Medical Centre New Town, Kolkata Proposed Vehicular and pedestrian underpass near St. Xavier's University New Town, Kolkata Proposed Vehicular underpass near Westin New Town, Kolkata Proposed Vehicular underpass near Chinar park New Town, Kolkata Proposed Vehicular underpass near Noapara New Town, Kolkata Proposed Vehicular underpass near Shrachi more New Town, Kolkata Proposed
Sport projects Name Location Opened/ established Notes Ref(s) Eco Park Golf Arena New Town, Kolkata Golf course Dumurjala Sports City Howrah 2022 Large sport complex of 60 Acres Cycle velodrome New Town, Kolkata Under construction State's first cycle velodrome
Other projects Name Location Opened/ established Notes/details Ref(s) Biswa Bangla Gate New Town, Kolkata 2019 Arch monument and India's first hanging restaurant Jagannath Temple Digha 2025 Happy Works working pod New Town, Kolkata 2021 Dedicated office space for startups
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