West Bengal's airport city project gets first chunk of land

The West Bengal government Wednesday handed over 533.51 acres to the proposed aerotropolis project, an airport city near Durgapur that will house aviation-intensive businesses.
The land was handed over to Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL) by West Bengal Industrial Development Corp (WBIDC).
'The 99 years' lease agreement was signed between BAPL and WBIDC under which the total lease premium paid by BAPL is Rs.44.37 crore,' the company said in a statement.
This is the first tranche of the total 2,300 acres required for the Rs.10,000-crore project, being jointly developed by BAPL and WBIDC.
'The integrated project is spread over approximately 2,300 acres and the land acquisition for the remaining area is expected over the next few months,' the statement said.
Besides having an airport, the aerotropolis would house aviation-related infrastructure like an aviation academy.
There are also plans to build an industrial park with factories, office parks, IT park, institutional area, a hospital, market, school, theme park, community centre and housing.
28/10/09 IANS/Sify

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