Dankuni-Deal is going to be signed on today

On 19 Feb, 2007, Monday, in presence of Buddha, in his conference room, KMDA chief executive officer will sign the deal with DLF (a Delhi based company) for the proposed township in Dankuni. West Bengal government has decided to ‘develop’ Dankuni as the third, after Saltlake and Rajarhat, the largest township in the West Bengal. According to the government sources, Rs 32,000 crore will be invested in the proposed project, which will acquire 4769 acres of land. Out of 4769 acres, 700 acres will be allotted for industrial hub and rest will be used for construction businesses.
About 600 families will be evicted from their land in the first phase in which 1,644 acres of land will be acquired.