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Please check the link <a href="https://newurbanjournal.wordpress.com/author/debashisen/">https://newurbanjournal.wordpress.com/author/debashisen/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-69865985600352462552018-12-25T10:32:00.001+05:302018-12-25T22:01:14.356+05:30Eiffel Tower on Christmas DayHere is what today's Telegraph says:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Telegraph 25.12.2018</td></tr>
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And here is an explainer video atop the Eiffel Tower:<br />
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And now a video taken yesterday when we went (my video recording skills are improving !) :<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-12899221338982885072018-12-24T21:35:00.000+05:302018-12-24T21:36:17.535+05:30Blockchain Congress: Continued.<br />
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It will start operating from tomorrow.<br />
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Earlier, the Pagoda style toilet - designed by Rupchand Kundu - was made open to all. A group photo:<br />
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Near the Pagoda Washroom, a new extension counter of a biryani restaurant was opened that will serve food from different countries from where the 7 wonders originate:<br />
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Good collaborative Australia-India (Bengal) Band played at Rabindra Tirtha today with involvement of Australian High Commission and Banglanatak.com. This happened at 6-7.30pm. I inspected the site of Kolkata Pous Utsav at Rabiindra Tirtha too, that will start tomorrow. also inspected new arrangements being put in place for Eco Park year-end rush (today Saturday 22nd Dec's footfalls were 21,000+ ). We decided to keep Eco Park open on 24th and 31st December even though these are Mondays.<br />
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Kobita Utsav began at New Town Mela today at 4pm .<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-82078885001904698272018-12-21T08:39:00.002+05:302018-12-21T08:39:43.618+05:30New Town Mela Starts Today 21 Dec 2018 New Town Mela and New Town Boi Mela starts today at New Town Mela Ground today. At 5pm. Till 1 Jan 2018. Special attraction: Misti Hub Stall of Hidco. <div>
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Hidco Stall at BNCCI Fair at Park Circus Maidan to start today.</div>
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Hidco Stall at Bidhannagar Mela going on in Salt Lake<br /><div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salt Lake Telegraph dt 21.12.2018</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Khabar 365 dt 21.12.2018<br />(See yesterday's blog<br />post too, below)</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-8848938081492871832018-12-20T21:25:00.000+05:302018-12-21T08:41:56.775+05:30Co-ordination Meeting for Eco Park<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meeting at Hidco with Police, NKDA, Fire and others today (20.12.2018)</td></tr>
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Today I held a meeting with Commissioner of Police, DCPs and other Police Officers, CEO NKDA and other NKDA officers, ED Hidco and other Hidco Officers, Transport Department, Fire Services Department, CMOH, Disaster Management etc to plan for special arrangements for the ensuing year end rush at Eco Park.<br />
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Some decisions:<br />
- Overhauled traffic and parking arrangements.<br />
- Extra buses (90) to be mobilised. For dispersal, buses would be lined up between Gate 1 and 4.<br />
- Combined control room with police, health, NKDA and Hidco<br />
- Special waste disposal squads<br />
- Additional ticket counters<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Khabar 365 dt 20.12.2018</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Times of India dt 20.12.2018</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Millennium Post 20.12.2018</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-75890084740166737532018-12-19T21:08:00.001+05:302018-12-19T21:08:43.366+05:30Events in December 2018Important events scheduled in December 2018:<br />
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1. 21st 5 pm : New Town Mela inauguration<br />
2. 22nd 3pm : Kobita Utsav inauguration<br />
3. 22nd 3.30pm: Eco Park Gate 4 cultural unction<br />
4. 23rd 4pm: Pous Mela, Rabindra Tirtha inauguration<br />
5. 24th 2pm: Eiffel Tower inauguration<br />
6. 25th 4pm: Christmas Cake at Cafe Ekante<br />
7. 29th 2pm: Gitabitan Mela inauguration at Bolpur<br />
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And here is a clipping:<br />
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Few other clippings today:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Times of India 19.12.2018</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Khabar 365 dt 19.12.2018</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-2268721973120943122018-12-18T22:54:00.000+05:302018-12-19T21:44:59.172+05:30Consensus : Global Blockchain Congress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Blockchain based birth certificate.<br />
On first day of fist global blockchain congress "Consensus"</td></tr>
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(Later: 19th Dec 2018)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr Amit Mitra, Minister, releasing first birth certificate on<br />blockchain</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-80467757825212088602018-12-18T22:36:00.000+05:302018-12-18T22:36:12.101+05:30AC Toy Train<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abz 18.12.2018</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Khabar 365 dt 18.12.2018</td></tr>
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This is the second toy train in eco park. The first one is non AC, has 24v seats. The second one is AC, seats are cushioned, curtains are thee and a rear generator drives the ac machine. Ticket price Rs 250 for AC, Rs 150 for non-ACAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-5419099757669101022018-12-02T12:34:00.000+05:302018-12-02T20:24:11.447+05:30Save Green, Stay Clean<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today 2 December is National Pollution Prevention Day.<br />
Yesterday, CEO NKDA received an award for a PPP Project at Delhi created under the State's Green City Mission. Details of this Apps Based Bicycle Sharing PPP Scheme can be seen at the video below:<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1WUs7QRnKc&t=63s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1WUs7QRnKc&t=63s</a><br />
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Here is the picture of the award ceremony:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dec 1, 2018. New Delhi<br />
CEO NKDA receives award by<br />
Businessweek NationalConclave<br />
in Best PPP Model category.<br />
On dais:<br />
Minister, Himachal Pradesh,<br />
CMD Businessworld<br />
and others<br />
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We held an awareness meeting at Eco Park this afternoon (4.30pm) on "Save Green, Stay Clean"<br />
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Several steps have already been taken under Green City Mission at New Town. Some are:<br />
* Extensive plantation<br />
* Persuading corporate houses to adopt and maintain greens (TCS, for example)<br />
* Planned landscaping<br />
* Using creepers to camouflage steel fencings<br />
* Vertical Gardens on concrete walls (Gate 2 Eco Park, for example)<br />
* Use of LED street lights<br />
* Use of Solar Energy (Rootrop, Canaltop, Floating)<br />
* Enforcing spot fines for littering<br />
* GPS monitored mechanincal sweeping of roads<br />
* Rooftop farming<br />
* 10 EV Charging Stations<br />
* 3 AC Electric Buses<br />
* Cycle lanes<br />
* Free Sapling distribution to residents and creating awareness<br />
* Collecting waste plastics for use in road surfacing on a pilot basis<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-82003802641386157382018-10-22T21:34:00.001+05:302018-10-23T14:23:18.185+05:30Preventing Spread of Fake News using Reverse Image Search<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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In the meeting of Advisory Committee on Cybersecurity held earlier this month, there was a workshop on how to make simple cross checks to prevent Fake News from spreading. Mr J Dasgupta, a former journalist who has been trained by Google in Delhi explained that using Chrome browser's image tab, reverse image search could be made on any digital picture and if it has ever appeared earlier on the net, it is likely to show up. I have tested this with an image myself and seen that it works.<br />
We were told that for multiple persons, the best approach is to crop out only one person's image and then put it on reverse image search.<br />
We were also advised that we should not forward any suspicious images before checking alternative multiple sources and that we should use common sense and logic and not assume that since the sender of an image is known to us, his forwarded image is genuine.<br />
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On a slightly different matter, we were informed that the website <a href="https://cybercrime.gov.in/">https://cybercrime.gov.in/</a> can be used to report, even anonymously, cybercrime complaints relating to women. MAKAUT, the Maulana Abul Kalam University of Technology, West Bengal submitted a proposal to be associated with the department's Cybersecurity Cell. MAKAUT, incidentally, runs several cybersecurity courses routinely.<br />
We also decided to develop some simple DO's and DONT's for guidance of people and departments when cyberattacks happen especially in critical infrastructures like power, traffic, transportation, metros, airports etc.<br />
We have also published a tender seeking applications from institutions who want to help set up a helpline for cyber-crime victimsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-15495704147078030682018-10-20T10:05:00.001+05:302018-10-20T10:05:13.576+05:30E Ink : From Taiwan to New TownEarlier this year, I was in Taiwan for attending Computex 2018. In course of the scheduled tours and interactions, I came to know of a display technology that uses very little power. The screen of the Kindle e-book reader is an example of use of e-ink. For my Kindle e-book procured some time ago from Amazon, I don't have to charge its battery for weeks and months. They say that almost zero power is consumed if one doesn't change the display and only a tiny amount of power is consumed when the display changes. The display clarity is so good that people often mistake the display on a switched-off Kindle to be a paper stuck on it !<br />
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Such a low power high contrast display makes e-ink an ideal choice for public announcements, notices, conference schedules and reading material. The displays can be uploaded or changed from a laptop connected through a Wi Fi. However, it is not easily available in India.<br />
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With the help of TAITRA (the business development agency of Taiwan) office in Kolkata (see <a href="https://kolkata.taiwantrade.com/">https://kolkata.taiwantrade.com/</a> ), I got connected to E-Ink Headquarters in Taiwan ( see <a href="https://www.eink.com/">https://www.eink.com/</a> ) who advised their Bangalore partner, who is just developing the technology and is yet to launch it commercially, to do a pilot in New Town. I chose the bus shed near Gate 2 of Eco Park. So next time you go to Eco Park or Misti Hub, do try to see the e-ink display. Here is a photo.<br />
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I think we need to do something to reduce the reflection from the front screen and to have a LED lighting to improve readability at night. We may also require a bigger size for prominent outdoor display.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-20244567685204609802018-10-15T12:20:00.002+05:302018-10-15T12:20:18.422+05:30NFC Tag in Cafe Ekante: "Shortening the wait time at Cafe Ekante dinner"<br />
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The time between ordering the food at a restaurant and the apparent unending time before your food arrives can now be shortened, psychologically. NFC based table cards make your wait interesting now at Cafe Ekante at Eco Island, Eco Park, New town, Kolkata.<br />
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After you have decided the menu and placed the orders, and after the conversation dies down, and after you are done with several selfies you glance at the TV suspended from the ceiling. But soon you are bored again, getting hungrier. To entertain you, take help of the NFC quadrant on your dining table.<br />
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If you have a NFC enabled mobile hold your phone near any of the quadrant's page to choose news or sports or entertainment. The phone browser will start playing the channel chosen in your mobile, using the WiFi of Cafe Ekante. Remember to put "NFC ON/OFF" switch in your settings to NFC ON. See <a href="https://nfc.today/advice/nfc-enabled-phones#phonelist">https://nfc.today/advice/nfc-enabled-phones#phonelist</a> to check if your phone has NFC capability. Please remember that even if your phone is on the list of NFC enabled phones, you may have to (1) download an Apps and (2) enable NFC in settings as already mentioned above.<br />
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If you don't have NFC in your mobile use the scan the QR code printed on the quadrant. The output is the same.<br />
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The innovation is done by Oorjamatics ( See <a href="http://www.oorjamatic.com/">http://www.oorjamatic.com/</a> ) .<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-48869180411246973172018-09-30T11:35:00.001+05:302018-09-30T11:35:10.282+05:30Bengal Silicon Valley Hub<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Foundation Stone of Bengal Silicon Valley Hub, a major milestone in IT infrastructure of the state, was laid today at New Town, Kolkata": Mamata Banerjee's Tweet on 13.8.2018.</td></tr>
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Last Friday, on 28th September 2018, the notice inviting Expression of Interest was published. The cryptic notice published in newspapers read as follows:<br />
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The link to the document is <a href="http://wbhidcoltd.com/uploads/tender/Tender_2144.pdf">http://wbhidcoltd.com/uploads/tender/Tender_2144.pdf</a> . A good summary article appeared in Times of India on 29.9.2018. This was as follows:<br />
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The Silicon Valley site is located near Akankhya More / Gate 4 Eco Park. Its area is 200 acres. 24 plots of various sizes are offered at a special price to International and National Tech companies. Annual turnover of Rs 500 cr and presence in 10 states (for national cos) and 3 continents (US, Europe, Asia-Pacific) for International companies. Pre bid will be held on 10 Oct. Last date is 31 Oct. Application money is Rs 25 lakhs.<br />
Projects must start within six months of allotment. It must be completeed within 3 years. If not, the land will be taken back and occupation charges will be levied.<br />
There will be other phases too to accommodate other sectors of the IT&E spectrum. The idea is to go from big companies and then to medium and smaller ones in phases.<br />
A 5 acre plot is earmarked for commercial activities which will be allotted at market prices in due course.<br />
Govt of West Bengal is trying to tie up with international consultants to get the best strategy in moving forwards.<br />
As per the IT&E Policy, the IT&E Department is enhancing its role as a catalyst and also trying up with Academic Institutions (IIT, MAKAUT, University of Kolkata, IIIT, NIT, ISI etc) and Chambers of Commerce ( CII, BCCI, NASSCOM, ICC, MCCI etc) for setting up Centres of Excellence and for helping startups in areas ranging from IPRs to Financing.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-53547880193901297562018-09-09T09:12:00.000+05:302018-09-09T09:12:11.658+05:30Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in New TownNew Town is a Gold Rated certified Green City. It got the certificate from IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) recently. New Town is a city under the State Govt's Green City Mission.<br />
New Town has been approved as one of the 100 Smart Cities of India.<br />
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It has three electric AC buses running successfully for the last four months within New Town: already more than 35,000 passengers have used it. It has e-Rickshaw stands and in the Bengalathon 2019 contest (now open: see <a href="https://bengalathon.wb.gov.in/">https://bengalathon.wb.gov.in/</a> ) one of the problem statements relate to "Toto on Call". I myself use an electric e2o small vehicle for official works within Kolkata.<br />
The idea of all these is to reduce carbon emissions and move towards a cleaner, greener sustainable environment.<br />
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The idea is to encourage more and more people to use e-Vehicles. But electric vehicles (2, 3 or 4 wheelers) all suffer from "charge anxiety" where there is a worry about what would happen if charge suddenly runs out. For example , the e-car that I use to go to Nabanna from Hidco and back is just ok for a single charge (120 km) but I constantly monitor the battery power remaining. It would help if while I did my work at the destination the charge in the vehicle could be topped-up. A full charge requires 5 hours though.<br />
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There are fewer e-vehicles as there are no charging stations. There are no charging stations because there is no demand from e-vehicles. To change this chicken-n-egg problem, NKDA decided to put up few charging stations at suitable locations. These are just being commissioned.<br />
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Ten such charging stations have been installed, mostly near parking zones so that the e-car may get top up charge while waiting. Locations are at Parking lots near Rabindra Tirtha (see pic above, Tata Medical Centre, Nazrul Tirtha, Gates 1/ 4/ 6 of Eco Park, Café Ekante. Axis Mall, Eco Urban Village and Central Mall. <br />
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In addition, Indian Oil's COCO (Company Operated Company Owned) smart outlet at Action Area 3 also has electric vehicle charging units. And for running the e-Buses, three heavy duty charging stations are located at bus terminal near Pride Hotel, AA3 Bus Stand near Sukhobristi and Eco Urban Village in AA2.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-75839895670466391802018-09-02T11:03:00.002+05:302018-09-02T11:03:36.387+05:30Great Indian Dessert Festival in December 2018 at Misti HubYesterday, at Hidco Conference room, I took a review of two months' performance of Misti Hub. The main objective was to wean away the complimentary support given by Hidco in terms of house keeping, security guards, care-taking, common services and also prepare for the ensuing festival season.<br />
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I was told that most shops had done very good business in the two months since Mist Hub opened. Several lakhs of rupees' worth business was transacted on both months and all were advised to contribute to the expenses incurred on common services.<br />
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We decided that by Viswakarma Puja day on 17 September, we should converge on few planned interventions to spread the footprint of Misti Hub. Some actions agreed to with all owners of the Misti Hub were as follows:<br />
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1. Home Delivery through Swiggy, Zomato etc would be tried<br />
2. Office / corporate packet menu (assorted sweets, in packets, for distribution in short meetings) would be suggested by all Misti Hub shops<br />
3. For common branding, a special prestige carry bag would be designed with Misti Hub logo. This would be of cloth or jute and of three sizes small, medium and large. Would be kept centrally at reception counter and any shop or guest may buy it from Hidco person on duty. Own bags of shops would also carry Misti Hub logo along with their own logo, either on the same side or on the reverse<br />
4. The racks on the right / north side would be replaced by chairs to make more room for sitting<br />
5. Bus branding would be made to spread the word on Misti Hub<br />
6. TV displays in each shop would display menu and graphics would be provided to Hidco for installation.<br />
7. Eco Park visitors would be given, on some days, a discount coupon if all shops of Misti Hub agreed (they said they would think, discuss and revert)<br />
5. A special "Great Indian Dessert Festival" would be organised in December by a private organiser where Hidco/ Misti Hub would be a venue partner. This will be held in the bike stand behind Misti Hub. The organiser has already started campaign in social media and this is their title page graphics on Facebook:<br />
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The idea is to enhance the 'sweetness' of the area around Misti Hub by invoking sweet tastes from around the world. More such Misti Events would be held in future.<br />
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Few administrative points were also discussed. Co-ordinating nodal person would be assigned on rotation basis every three months (first has been K C Dass), hygiene/ cleanliness/ plastic cap for shop assistants/ insistence on uniform T shirt with Misti Hub Logo, nudging customers to throw their leftovers and used plates into the dust-bins themselves.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-89546747501269373282018-08-20T22:53:00.003+05:302018-08-21T10:49:06.642+05:30Own a residential plot in New Town? Open a foodie at ground floor.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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On 8th August 2018, the 41st meeting of the NKDA Board took a decision that allows you to easily set up a tea bar or a cafe or a food joint on the ground floor of your residential home in New Town. Soft Drink Shop, Snack Bar, Tea/Coffee Shop, Ice-Cream shop, Dry Food Shop are the preferred options. A permission and a nominal fee is required, and a trade licence too, but it is quite easy and costs little.<br />
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This is to encourage commercial activity, create jobs and entrepreneurial opportunity, bring life to city space and improve a sense of safety to late night passers-by when the shops are open.<br />
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This is in addition to the roadside cafes being built by NKDA/HIDCO (Cafe Ekante Express at Chinar Park and AA1 bus terminus), Biriyani Bars atop pay-n-use toilets at three places (Rotary 1, Mela Ground and Gate 3 Eco Park), Misti Hub (near Owl More), Mother Dairy (near Tata Medical Centre and Swapna Bhor), Gautam's (at Cybersecurity Building), Annapurna (Sweet Shop on residential property), Eco Space / Kolkata Gate (planned), community markets (old police station and TCS Gitanjali).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-28650057000246865342018-08-15T21:38:00.000+05:302018-08-15T21:38:29.356+05:30New Town now a Certified Green City<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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New Town Kolkata is now a Green City. It got a Gold Certificate from IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) recently. The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and tries to enable a sustainable built environment for all. It is one of the two organizations whose green building certification is accepted by the State Government for award of additional FAR (Floor Area Ratio) . The IGBC also rates towns and cities for 'greenness'<br />
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New Town is a Solar City. It is one of the 100 Smart Cities of India. It is trying to be a Happy City and is collaborating with IIT Kharagpur in this. It is covered under the Green City Mission of the State Government. Meanwhile, WBHIDCO had voluntarily submitted itself to IGBC to see how far it is already proceeded in the matter of sustainability and environment-friendliness. On 20th July 2018, I received a letter from the IGBC stating that New Town has been awarded a Gold Rating. Here is the certificate:<br />
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For getting the rating, IGBC considers the following:<br />
1. Eco Vision of the City<br />
2. Land Use Planning<br />
3. Health and Well Being<br />
4. Sustainable Mobility<br />
5. Water, Energy and Infrastructure Management<br />
6. Information Technology<br />
7. Innovation<br />
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In respect of 'Innovation', special mention has been made of Water ATMs (now three in Eco Park), bamboo railings for medians, Tall Tree Nursery (joint venture of WBHIDCO and Forest Department Corporation) and Pocket Forests. In respect of 'Information Technology', special mention has been made of GPS based Vehicle Tracking for effective Solid Waste Management, Automatic Controls for all street lights, e-Governance (property tax, certificates, building plans etc all are done on-line in New Town). In respect of Sustainable Mobility, e-Buses (now three) have been mentioned.<br />
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Few suggestions for improvement have also been given. For example, to achieve heat island mitigation, IGBC has recommended that high reflective roofing material or vegetation may be used on exposed roofs whenever possible. It has mentioned that public buildings should all be made barrier-free for differently abled persons.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-41728838912576449632018-06-25T22:27:00.000+05:302018-06-25T22:27:14.454+05:30Roundtable Meeting of AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) on Sustainable CitiesI am now in Mumbai, since yesterday evening. This is in response to an invitation from Dr. Joachim von Amsberg, AIIB Vice President for Policy & Strategy. Details of the event can be seen at <a href="https://www.aiib.org/en/news-events/events/annual-meeting/program/detail/sustainable-cities-strategy.html">https://www.aiib.org/en/news-events/events/annual-meeting/program/detail/sustainable-cities-strategy.html</a><br />
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The roundtable conference on Sustainable Cities took place today morning at Mumbai. Experts from Sri Lanka, HongKong, China, Singapore, Korea and India (that was me) spoke. They were interested in focusing on how AIIB could better support infrastructure development in cities. They invited two groups of stakeholders, including senior city representatives (i.e. vice mayor for finance) and senior practitioner experts (e.g. CEO of HK MTR, VP of Shanghai Municipal Investment Corp, Veolia, and Korea Public and Private Infrastructure Investment Center). AIIB hopes to use the roundtable opportunity to establish first contact with the cities, and followed by continued interaction to explore possible collaboration. Details can be seen in the link above.<br />
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AIIB said they wanted to be different from World Bank, ADB etc and so wanted to understand new approaches including looking at city level models that have been successful. I narrated the journey of New Town and indicated how it was progressing towards a green city, an IT city with Silicon Valley. I suggested that AIIB could look at technology, electric cars etc and also mentioned that a pre-feasibility study for Monorail has been done. I invited Vice President to visit Kolkata.<br />
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I mentioned that New Town was a qualified Smart City among the 100 smart cities of India, that it was a Solar City designing to cut down carbon emissions, a Technology City with Fintech Hub and Silicon Valley Project launched, an inclusive city with care for the young and old, a densified city with additional FAR for optimum utilization of land, and was trying to, with IIT, move towards a Happy City. I invited AIIB to consider funding of technology infrastructure - including high speed broadband, electric vehicle charging network, and monorail.<br />
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In the afternoon follow up, I learnt how shops and well-lit bus stops add to a feeling of security in deserted streets in some cities, and how, in these days of easy movement of capital and workforce, the quality of life and social infrastructure make investment decisions sway one way or the other.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-79881355736046003732018-06-08T14:53:00.001+05:302018-06-08T14:55:37.839+05:30Indo-Taiwan Cooperation : At Taipei, TaiwanOn the occasion of Computex 2018 at Taipei, Taiwan a special seminar was organised today at Taipei. The Chief Secretary Govt of Taiwan, the Secretary General of the Indo-Taiwan Association and the Director General of India as well as CII and many delegates from India and Taiwan were present. On behalf of West Bengal I made a presentation, the only state to do so.<br />
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I invited all to visit Bengal, provided statistics, video and graphs to show how Bengal has been making rapid strides in IT&E sector. I mentioned that Kolkata was the closest international airport of India for Taiwanese investors. I mentioned that Bengal was power surplus, with no lost mandays in last 6 years and was the top state in India in Ease of Doing Business.<br />
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A booklet on IT&E in West Bengal was, on my request, released at the conference by the Chief Secretary of Taiwan.<br />
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Many subsequent speakers thereafter began to refer to Bengal's progress as an example as to why Taiwan should look at India.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-86221513562533449902018-05-13T12:20:00.003+05:302018-05-13T12:21:47.816+05:30Iconic Eco Park Bridge<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zone no 31 of Master Plan showwed a Bridge: December 2011</td></tr>
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The island has evolved differently in the past 5 years. There are Ekante Cottages, Cafe Ekante and<br />
Utsari Glass Cottage. It is a popular wedding, corporate and tourism destination.</td></tr>
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The Board of Hidco met yesterday and approved construction of an iconic, designer, suspension bridge to connect the 7 acre Eco Island with the Eco Park. At a point where the gap is narrowest, on the northern end of the island. This was the location of the proposed bridge as per the Master Plan drawn up in 2011-2012. Till date, the connectivity is maintained - other than by boat - by a two-step wooden bridge. Two step because it connects a small intermediate island in between. With continued use, and especially with increasing use by battery powered vehicles (eco carts or cargo totos) for ferrying senior guests or for carrying goods (you need to take in food stuff and stocks daily and take out wastes), the wooden bridge is not expected to be sufficient in future. Already, an expert group from the Department of Irrigation and Waterways has done a health check and has recommended re-paintings with thick bitumen for logs which are under water.<br />
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The new bridge will be of concrete and steel. It will be an iconic suspended bridge, of length 135 m and width 3.5m. While approving the proposal, Hidco Board stressed on the need for making the structure match the character of Eco Park.<br />
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Tenders will be invited soon.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-26900228054910045762018-05-09T14:17:00.001+05:302018-05-09T18:52:34.569+05:30Biodiversity in Eco Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are currently undertaking a stock of the bio-diversity in Eco Park. Already, upon completion of 5 years of Eco Park, we have published a photo-booklet entitled "Echoing Green: A Five Year Journey" (Published by Hidco, Price Rs 50). Now with the help of forest department and NGOs, we are documenting the bio-diversity of eco park.<br />
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The initial findings show that in addition to the many dozens of types of butterflies in the Butterfly Park of Eco Park, there are three species of mammals, 24 species of birds and 17 species of fish in Eco Park.<br />
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Among the butterflies, some varieties are Blue Mormon, Commander, Lemon Pansy, Blue Pansy, Grey Pansy, Common Leopard, Mormon, Lime Butterfly, Common Rose, Tailed Jay and others. Among the birds are Stock Billed Kingfisher, While-bellied Woodpecker, Bengal Bush Lark, Rufous-Tailed Lark, Rock Bush Quail, Indian Blackbird, Green Munia,Malabar Whistling Thrush, Indian Grass Bird, Striated Babbler, Indian Blue Robin and others. Spotted and barking deer are there in Harinalaya. Many Indian Palm Squirrels are present as also many species of insects and ants some of which are fire ant, argentine ant, pharaoh's ant etc.<br />
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Among the trees, there are Pink Cassia, Burmese Cassia, Sasage Tree, Variegate Bakul, Fern eaf Tree, Red Sandalwood, Yellow bottle brush and 62 varieties of fruit trees such as mango, jamrul, jam, banana, grapes, chickoo, pomegranate etc. There are 23 varieties of bamboos in the Bamboo garden and in the heliconia garden there are species such as Lobster Claw, Parrot's Flower, Metal Leaf,Spider Lily etc. There is an orchid garden and a cactus enclave too. There is a Hibiscus GardenThe Japanese Forest has species that are related to some in Japan as suggested by a Japanese Professor from Tokyo. Rabi Aranya has plants and trees mentioned in Tagore's literary works. The tropical rain forest has large tropical trees of many kinds. The huge lake is dotted with coconut trees, boguvillia, palm trees and date treesThe Banglar Gran enclave has common vegetables and cereals. The Herbal garden has 241 varieties of herbs.<br />
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A five acre plot near Banglar Haat, called Pakhibitan, has been created as a virgin marshy eco system for insects, birds, lizards and reptiles and fish too.<br />
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The study of the biodiversity is as yet incomplete. We are trying to do a documentation in a professional manner by expert groups led by the forest department<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-8634435504489392562018-05-06T10:55:00.001+05:302018-05-06T12:03:00.367+05:30Eldercare in New TownIndia's elderly population will grow dramatically by mid-century. A quiet crisis is building up. India's population's 8.5% is 60 plus (10.39 crores in 2016). Bengal also has 8.5% elderly population while Kerala tops the list at 12.3%.Life expectancy at 60 is 16.9 (male) and 19 (female). Elder population is growing @3.5% per year, double the rate for the population as a whole. UK has recently, in January 2018, appointed a Loneliness Minister to take care of the mental health issues of living alone, especially for the old. No wonder, many elderly care institutions are coming up in the corporate private sector such as Antara in Dehradun (Rs 1 crore to Rs 7 crore per apartment), The Nest, Bhopal (Rs 36 lakhs to 75 lakhs per apartment) .<br />
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Keeping this in view, an independent and assisted living luxury hotel-like eldercare home is being built in New Town, near Swapna Bhor, Seniors' Park. Seniors' Park has already got a membership of 700 plus who are engaged in weekly cultural functions, health camps, games and recipe competitions, outdoor tours and travel, book releases and more. The eldercare habitat "Snehodiya" members will get to become members of Seniors' Park automatically. The first phase of application kit sale will close on 31 May 2018 while the last date of deposit is 30 June 2018. The application mney is Rs 1 lakh while air-conditioned rooms start from Rs 25 lakhs up to 50 lakhs, 75% of which is refundable on vacating (without interest) to the nominated person. See <a href="http://wbhidcoltd.com/uploads/announcement/Ann635.pdf">http://wbhidcoltd.com/uploads/announcement/Ann635.pdf</a> for e-brochure and details. Kits can be purchased / deposited at select Axis Bank branches.<br />
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I visited Snehodiya last week. One demonstration room is almost complete. Here is a snapshot on my mobile:<br />
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The guest house is also nearing completion. Project should be ready by Deember 2018 as per present estimates.<br />
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Yesterday, there was a photo shoot with Soumitra Chatterjee who will be our brand ambassador for Snehodiya. Here is a photo on my mobile of the photo shoot that took place yesterday.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417381565493975215.post-6086072995878549272018-05-05T09:26:00.001+05:302018-05-05T09:26:46.839+05:30Awareness Camps on Property Tax StartsProperty Tax has been introduced from this FY 2018-19 in New Town on the Unit Area Assessment system. Already more than 3,500 self assessments have been filed on-line and almost 3,000 residents have made tax payments. Many persons are visiting the help desk at the new 5th floor Property Tax Office in Action Area 1 (located near water tank no.3). However, a fresh drive is being taken to reach out to the residents throughout the month of May as penalty will be levied unless the tax for the first quarter is paid by 2 June 2018. A schedule has been drawn up for the camps in various parts of New Town (for details, see <a href="https://www.nkdamar.org/Downloads/Order03052018.pdf">https://www.nkdamar.org/Downloads/Order03052018.pdf</a> ).<br />
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An FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is also uploaded on NKDA's website for clarification of doubts (See <a href="https://www.nkdamar.org/Pages/AssessmentPropertyTax_FAQ.aspx">https://www.nkdamar.org/Pages/AssessmentPropertyTax_FAQ.aspx</a> )Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02491613162130326780noreply@blogger.com0