West Bengal's UDMA dept signs nine MoUs with NBCC, unveils sweeping urban redevelopment plan

Kolkata, Nov 3 (UNI) West Bengal on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious urban transformation plan spanning Kolkata's historic College Street and Chinatown in Tangra, slum rehabilitation, organised hawker zones and riverfronts along both banks of the Ganga, with the signing of nine MoUs with the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) for project management and development. The agreements were signed at Nagarayan, the headquarters of the Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Department (UDMA), with NBCC being appointed as Project Management Consultant (PMC) for the projects involving various urban local bodies and parastatal agencies. Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Agnimitra Paul said…