The Covid safe house in New Town’s Action Area 2, near Tank 12, that had been shut due to lack of inmates and turned into a Covid vaccination centre, will be converted back to a safe house, said...
Blocks
Rank: First
Block: BA
Prize money: Rs 25, 000
Their effort: “We push residents to give up plastic, plant trees annually and keep our locality clean,” said secretary Prabi...
On Wednesday, a docking station near the New Town Smart Street, a two-minute walk from the Kolkata Gate, was made operational for e-bikes by senior officials of Hidco that builds infrastructure in the...
The sports camps, with about 70 kids, run in the afternoon. “We train children from other blocks, as well. Even some children from NBCC come here,” said Mukherjee. So far, the block reside...
The New Town authorities have decided to install LED lights across all three action areas, an official of the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) said on Tuesday.
The LED streetlights will ...
The New Town authorities on Wednesday announced the winners of a contest that was organised to encourage residents of the area to try and make the township a better place to live in in terms of cleanl...
The New Town authorities have installed automated quality-monitoring devices in at least eight water reservoirs in all three action areas, an official of the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NK...
Bicycle lanes in several areas in New Town have become useless as they are occupied by parked cars and two-wheelers and also construction materials.
Hidco, which builds infrastructure in the township...
Bird walks planned
Basu Roy has submitted a proposal to Hidco to organise bird walks for birders in the morning twice a week, preferably on the weekends round the year.
If approved, this will be a t...
The event was planned on the basis of a suggestion from Sen, the Hidco chief. “When he came on Christmas to inaugurate our park, he had asked us to organise community events here. So we thought ...