West Bengal Cabinet okays six smart cities in the state.

The West Bengal Government will develop six smart cities in the state on the basis of importance of those areas in trade, industry and technical education.

'The projects have been cleared by the state cabinet ,' Higher Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said recently after the Cabinet meeting.

The six smart cities included airport city developed by the Bengal Aerotropolis Pvt Limited (BAPL) at Andal in Burdwan district, tannery and IT hub at Bantala, Durgapur in Burdwan district, Bolpur in Birbhum district, Kalyani in Nadia district and Siliguri in Darjeeling district.

State Cabinet also identified these six cities by six different names, Chatterjee said adding 'While the city developed by BAPL at Andal will be known as 'Golden City' and the City at Bantala as 'Sector-VI', Durgapur will be known as 'Silver City', Bolpur as 'Nobel City', Kalyani as 'Knowledge City' and Siliguri as 'Sunrise City,' state's Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim said.


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