Calcutta Riverside

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Yatra Capital Ltd will invest the funds in the IT SEZ component of the Calcutta Riverside project in lieu of 50 per cent equity stake in the SEZ.[4] Spread over Script error: No such module "convert"., the IT SEZ will have a built-up area of 21.92 lakh sq.ft. This is a joint venture of Riverbank Holdings Private Ltd. and Bata India Ltd and KMDA. .[5][6][7][8]

Calcutta Riverside is a mixed-use development with high-end residential communities around river, golf course and lakes. It has amenities including an IT park within Script error: No such module "convert". SEZ, a ‘Crowne Plaza’ 200-room hotel with 50 service apartments overlooking the river, a retail mall with Big Bazaar and Hometown anchors by Future Group, a multi-specialty hospital with diagnostic center, a school, a 9-hole golf course, a large sports and recreation club, an exclusive golf club; and a 700-metre-long riverfront promenade with fun retail and a marina.

The township has been designed with environmentally friendly design and onsite initiatives like the Script error: No such module "convert". IT Park registered as a Green Building, retention of existing water bodies and recreation of more lined up with geo-textile blankets, retention of as much green cover as possible, offsite nursery development, zero sewage discharge, recycled water usage for irrigation and HVAC, use of sustainable building materials like bricks, concrete blocks etc. for the façade treatment, use of screens and shading devices, building envelopes around green courts, etc.[6][9][10]

The Project

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Maradona at Calcutta Riverside

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The project won the Global Awards In Association with CNBC Asia Pacific Properties Awards for Best Golf Development 2008 [11][12]

The Princep- Riverfront Housing

The project won the Global Awards In Association with CNBC Asia Pacific Properties Awards for Best Development 2008.[11][12]

Budget

Set to cost INR 1,200 crore, Calcutta Riverside is perhaps the most high-profile project to have been taken up in the city in recent years—with the possible exception of the Salim Group's Script error: No such module "convert". Kolkata West International.[13]

Status

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The IT/industrial park and mall will generate employment. The 1.2 kilometre riverfront will be developed with recreation facilities for residents and visitors. Post completion, Calcutta Riverside will give employment to 30,570 people.

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