Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Financial Hub Phase II

Application for participation in Financial Hub in New Town Kolkata can be made in the second phase till 31st January 2012. Assocham organised a seminar on this yesterday at the Park Hotel. Minister Firhad Hakim was the chief guest. Here is a photo:
My presentation at Assocham Seminar on 18th Dec at Park Hotel
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Here is a clipping from today's Bartaman:

And a clipping from today's Times of India:
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Here is a link to Hindu Business Line:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/west-bengal-seeks-presence-of-foreign-banks-in-financial-hub/article4213591.ece 
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11 comments:

  1. AbhishekDecember 19, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    Superb Update !!!!

    Saw the Hindu Business Line news yesterday.
    So the 59 storey building update is a true one? I was about to ask you. This will be really good. :-)

    By when are we finalizing the design and render? Cant wait to see this.

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    1. Debdeep MukherjeeDecember 19, 2012 at 2:06 PM

      Confusing TNN reported 34 and hindu reporting 59 stories.... Which one to believe. As per my opinion for a massive scale project 34 stories will not be enough or iconic either, as by the time it'll b built there will be atleast 50 more buildings more or of the same height. So 59 can be told as iconic although still it may also not be tallest with Chowringhee tower and Park-II on the anvil.

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    2. UnknownDecember 19, 2012 at 2:46 PM

      Sir,

      Want to attract your attention on the same issue.Try to make it 59 stories or something above 60 stories.34 is not at all impressing in Kolkata these days.Already several 40/50 stories buildings are coming.To make it of real international standard and to catapult Kolkata again in the international finance centers like Mumbai/Singapore we need something like 60 stories with best-in-class design.

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  2. SDDecember 19, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    Can you please update on building market/community place/police station in and around AA IIC? Day by day all HIDCO land is getting filled up by make-shift shops, later, HIDCO would have to compensate to vacate them. Also, road connecting AA IIC is being used for dumping building materials and always crowded by trucks, causing inconvenience to passers-by.

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  3. SDDecember 19, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    Also can we make solar panel and water harvesting mandatory for buildings in newtown?

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    1. AbhishekDecember 19, 2012 at 5:53 PM

      Good that you brought it up . I have been also requesting the same for quite some time. :-)

      These 2 steps are really needed.

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  4. arghyahereDecember 19, 2012 at 3:04 PM

    Guys ,
    Please make it clear what we want ! 60 storied building or atleast 6 Big companies generating at least 60000 jobs. You look around in this area of New town and Sec V, lofty buildings are coming but can we see +ve occupation of them by companies?

    And whats happening , road boulevards/dividers are constructed then painted again destroyed and recreated ? -- whats the logic behind this when it is known state is in dilapidated condition and running thru financial crunch ?

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    1. KunalBDecember 19, 2012 at 4:44 PM

      60??...already 62 is in the making...infact the next height target should be 75!

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    2. AbhishekDecember 19, 2012 at 5:54 PM

      I think there are some height restrictions because of proximity of airport.

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    3. Debdeep MukherjeeDecember 19, 2012 at 6:55 PM

      Let me clarify here Arghya, we want BOTH!

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  5. KunalBDecember 19, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    Superb news...just wanted to clarify something..."The Hindu" & "Businessline" mentioned the iconic tower's height as 59 stories while "ToI" mentioned it as 34 stories. Pls clarify it to clear the confusion.

    Thanks and regards

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