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NKDA planning and HIDCO design assumptions
New Town Kolkata population evidence and planning figures
New Town’s official planning documents give a design population of 10 lakh residents. The planning target uses the NKDA project area.
The New Town Kolkata Development Authority area is distinct from the numbered KMC wards and Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation tables. The official project documents describe a design population. A matching resident enumeration for the full NKDA project area was not established.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Planning area in the 2023 NKDA tender | About 30 km² |
| Planned residents | 10,00,000 |
| HIDCO master-plan floating population assumption | 5,00,000 |