Nabanna (building)

Administrative headquarters of the West Bengal Government

Nabanna

নবান্ন

Alternative names| HRBC Building
General information
Status| Operational
Type| Administrative building
Location| Howrah, West Bengal, India
Address| 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road, Shibpur, Howrah-711102
Inaugurated| 5 October 2013; 11 years ago (2013-10-05)
Technical details
Floor count| 14

Nabanna (Bengali: নবান্ন) is a building in the city of Howrah (neighborhood of Kolkata) in Howrah district. Nabanna houses the current State Secretariat of the Government of West Bengal. It is located at Mandirtala, Shibpur.[1] It was inaugurated on 5 October 2013 by Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee.[2][3]

## The building

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Nabanna Dusk-view

The 14-storey building housed the government's garment park, Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC) and was turned into the new secretariat within a month and a half by the PWD department.[4] The chief minister's office is located on the top floor. The 13th floor has the offices of the chief and home secretary.[5] The 4th and 5th floor are the Home Departments.

## References

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1. ^ Teething troubles at Nabanna ease out. The Indian Express. 9 October 2013.
2. ^ "Chaos greets employees at Nabanna". The Times of India. 8 October 2013.
3. ^ Facelift for Writers' Building: Didi shifts to Nabanna. Business Standard India. 8 October 2013.
4. ^ Mamata shifts office to Nabanna. The Hindu (6 October 2013).
5. ^ "Chief Minister's Office – Government of West Bengal". wbcmo.gov.in. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

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