States »EasPosted at: Jul 15 2021 1:58PM RLDA invites bids for leasing a land parcel for Residential cum Commercial development at Salt Golah, WB
Kolkata, Jul 15 (UNI) Rail Land Development Authority has invited bids for leasing vacant railway land at Salt Golah, Howrah in West Bengal.
Spanning across an area of 88,300 sq . m., the site is located on a
20-metre-wide highway along the Hooghly riverbank and is only 1.5 Km from Howrah Station. It is well connected through road and river transport.
The built-up area (BUA) offered is 2,64,900 sqm. with a permissible FSI of 3.0.
The land parcel is proposed to be leased out for 99 years with a
reserve price of INR 448 Cr.
The pre-bid meeting was held on July 7, 2021, and a good response from national and local developers was received during the pre-bid meeting, a communication received here said on Thursday.
The deadline for bid submission is August 29, 2021.
The site is surrounded by Golabari Ghat and Ratnakar School in the
North, Signal Workshop & Railway Printing Press of Eastern Railway
in the South, River Hooghly in the East and Salkia School Road in the West.
“Howrah is a vibrant commercial hub of West Bengal. The railway land parcel at Salt Golah, Howrah, can be used for
residential cum commercial development. Water sports facilities can
also be developed here.
It will not only put the land to better use but also boost real estate
and lead to socio-economic development in the region,
creating a lot of employment opportunities,” said Ved Parkash Dudeja, Vice Chairman, RLDA.
The Lessee will be given controlled and regulated marketing rights and will be mandated to develop the site within ten years.
The site is located in the city of Howrah that lies on the western
bank of River Hooghly. Howrah is an important transportation hub of
West Bengal and a gateway to Kolkata. Often referred to as Sheffield
of the East, Howrah is home to several light engineering industries.
The city is also famous for salt godowns. It is accessible via rail,
river, air and road network.
Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) is a statutory authority under
the Ministry of Railways for the development of Railway land. It has
four key mandates as a part of its development plan, namely leasing
commercial sites, colony redevelopment, station redevelopment and
multi-functional complexes.
Indian Railways has approximately 43,000 hectares of vacant land
across India. RLDA is currently handling 84 railway colony
redevelopment projects and has recently leased out 3 railway colonies
in Guwahati & Secunderabad for redevelopment. RLDA has over 100
commercial (greenfield) sites across India for leasing, and the
eligible developers for each will be selected through an open and
transparent bid process.
RLDA is also currently handling 60 stations in a phased manner while
its subsidiary, IRSDC, has taken up another 62 stations. In the first
phase, RLDA has prioritised prominent stations like New Delhi,
Tirupati, Dehradun, Nellore, Cuttack, Puducherry, Lucknow, Ernakulam
and Puri for redevelopment.
The railway stations across India will be redeveloped as a part of Smart
City Projects launched by the Government of India.
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