Rajarhat in brief :

Rajarhat, also called New Town, Kolkata, is one of India's latest and rapidly growing up megacities. It is situated at the Greater Calcutta area in the Indian state of West Bengal, and at a stone-throwing distance from the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Calcutta. Many high-profile industrialists of national and international repute are investing in the region with the cooperation of the Government of West Bengal, to make it one of India's major industrial hub. The place is already known for being one of the most impressive information technology and computer engineering hubs of India after the Indian silicon valley of Bangalore. The Government of West Bengal, along with some private-public partnership companies, is working on providing the township with all the latest infrastructures and amenities needed to make it an ideal and happening industrial and residential megacity.