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    Biswa Bangla Convention Centre

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    Biswa Bangla Convention Centre
    Biswa Bangla Convention Centre logo.png
    Logo of Biswa Bangla Convention Centre
    AddressBiswa Bangla Sarani, Block-DG, New Town, 700156
    LocationKolkata, West Bengal, India
    Coordinates22°34′57.9″N 88°28′26.6″E / 22.582750°N 88.474056°E / 22.582750; 88.474056Coordinates: 22°34′57.9″N 88°28′26.6″E / 22.582750°N 88.474056°E / 22.582750; 88.474056
    OwnerHIDCO
    OperatorHIDCO
    ArchitectDulal Mukherjee & Associates
    Inaugurated13 October 2007; 14 years ago (2007-10-13)
    Construction cost
    		₹500 crore (equivalent to ₹596 crore or US$75 million in 2020)
    Banquet/ballroomVaries from 72 to 270
    Theatre seating
    		Varies from 400 to 3200
    Enclosed space
     • Total space40,470 square metres (435,600 sq ft)
     • Exhibit hall floor1,580 square metres (17,000 sq ft)
     • Breakout/meeting1,161 square metres (12,500 sq ft)
    Parking822 spaces
    Public transit accessKolkata Metro Logo.svg Biswa Bangla Convention Centre metro station
    Website
    www.wbhidcoltd.com/projects/convention-centre

    Biswa Bangla Convention Centre is a convention centre in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was built by West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) and opened in the year 2017. It was built to attract meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) tourism in the city.[1][2][3]

    Location[edit]

    Under construction Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in 2017

    The Biswa Bangla Convention Centre is located on Biswa Bangla Sarani, Action Area I of New Town, Kolkata; near the Kolkata Gate.[4][2] Other nearby notable structures include Rabindra Tirtha, Naval Aircraft Museum and Presidency University New Town Campus. The under construction Biswa Bangla Convention Centre metro station (previously CBD 1 metro station) of Kolkata Metro Line 6 will serve this area. The earlier named Convention Centre metro station was renamed as Eco Park metro station.[5][6] It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Netaji Subhash Bose International Airport Airport and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) Bidhannagar railway station.[7]

    Details[edit]

    It is a ten-storeyed building which houses a convention hall, two auditoriums and four banquet cum exhibition halls, with each having 3200 seats, 400 seats and 270–72 seats respectively. There are 822 parking spaces, executive lounges, swimming pool, gymnasiums etc. It also has a hotel behind the main building, with 100 rooms, which is operated on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis. The convention centre is spread over a 40,470 square metres (435,600 sq ft) area, with total built up area of 56,932 square metres (612,810 sq ft) which includes parking spaces, roads and service areas.[7] The total cost of construction was ₹500 crore (equivalent to ₹596 crore or US$75 million in 2020).[8] Larsen & Toubro was the contractor and Dulal Mukherjee & Associates was the architecture firm behind this project.[9] The basic idea was taken from Vigyan Bhavan, a convention centre in Delhi.[10] It is one of the largest convention centre in India and South Asia. With this Kolkata became a meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) desitnation in the country.[1][11] The convention centre was also used for COVID-19 vaccination drive.[12]

    See also[edit]

    • Rabindra Sadan

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Chakraborti, Suman (January 13, 2018). "New Town coming up as MICE destination of South Asia". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
    2. ^ a b "Incredible India | Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata". www.incredibleindia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
    3. ^ "Welcome to TENSYMP 2019". ewh.ieee.org. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
    4. ^ "HIDCO Bhawan | Biswa Bangla Convention Centre". www.wbhidcoltd.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
    5. ^ "Name change proposal for Metro stations". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
    6. ^ Chakraborti, Suman (January 4, 2021). "West Bengal govt renames nine New Town Metro stations". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
    7. ^ a b "Brief Summary of the Project "Biswa Bangle Convention Centre"" (PDF). environmentclearance.nic.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-11. Retrieved 12 Nov 2021.
    8. ^ "See Pics: Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Biswa Bangla Convention Centre; calls it 'biggest in Eastern India'". DNA India. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
    9. ^ "HIDCO – Biswa Bangla Convention Centre – Kolkata - Project Profile". www.marketresearch.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
    10. ^ Chakraborti, Suman (October 16, 2016). "Post-Puja push for Biswa Bangla centre | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
    11. ^ "Under single roof seats for 3,200". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
    12. ^ Chakraborti, Suman (June 11, 2021). "New Town Kolkata Development Authority lets out centres for private vaccination camps". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

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