West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation

West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation

Headquarters at HIDCO Bhawan
Industry	Infrastructure
Founded	10 June 1999; 25 years ago (10 June 1999)
Headquarters	HIDCO Bhawan, New Town, Greater Kolkata,[1] West Bengal , India
Area served	West Bengal, India
Key people	Mamata Banerjee (Chairman)
Services	Infrastructure development Housing development
Owner	Government of West Bengal
Parent	Government of West Bengal
Website	www.wbhidcoltd.com

West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (abbreviated as HIDCO) is a Government of West Bengal owned public sector undertaking headquartered in Narkelbagan, Action Area- I of New Town, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It plans and executes infrastructure and housing development projects in West Bengal which includes buildings, parks, museum, subways, overbridges, drains, sewerage line, water supply lines, beautification works and others.[2]

Rabindra Tirtha, a project governed by the HIDCO

Roses blooming in the rose garden during winter in the New Town Eco Park in New Town, Kolkata, a project developed by the HIDCO

Notable works

Main article: List of projects by HIDCO

Many well known constructions such as the KMOMA, New Town Eco Park, Biswa Bangla Gate, International Finance Hub of Kolkata, Rabindra Tirtha, Nazrul Tirtha, Vocational Training Institute, N–S Corridor, Convention Center etc. are some of the projects developed by HIDCO. Monorail from Ultadanga to New Town via Salt Lake is also being planned by HIDCO.[3]

See also

• Bidhannagar, Kolkata
• KMOMA
• Rabindra Tirtha
• New Town Eco Park
• Government of West Bengal

References

1. "North 24 Parganas district".
2. "New Town to get three subways, an overbridge". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
3. "উল্টোডাঙা-নিউটাউনে মনোরেল". eisamay.indiatimes.com (in Bengali). Ei Samay. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

External links

• Official homepage