BACE - Building, Architecture, Construction & Engineering Tradeshow 2011

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KOLKATA : MARKET WITH CONSTANT AND STEADY GROWTH

Currently Kolkata is witnessing three new construction projects where huge investments are being made. The new Kolkata airport is coming up at an investment of Rs2,500 crore. The East West Metro Rail is coming up at an investment of Rs5,000 crore and a 9 km flyover is being built connecting Park Circus to Eastern Metropolitan Bypass at a cost of Rs400 crore.

Apart from these, thousands of apartments are under construction in Rajarhat, the New Town coming up in the Easter part of Kolkata. The infrastructure in Kolkata has improved considerably over the last few years, which is attracting a number of multinationals and large groups to set up shop here. The retail segment specially has seen a boom with a number of shopping malls springing up all over the city.

The major projects going to be implemented in the coming years are Metro Rail extension upto Dakshineswar, Barrackpore and Barasat; the next big project is East-West metro rail; construction of the new airport; completion of Kalyani Expressway and construction of other roads and flyovers in the city.