Merlin to Build Rs 200 Crore Office, Sports Complex

February 27, 2007	(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5)  Loading ...
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Real estate developer Merlin Projects Ltd would shortly start construction of Rajdanga Sports cum Commercial Complex in the eastern fringes of the city.

The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 200 crore. Apart from the multiplex, the complex would have a stadium of 5,000 seats, state urban development minister Ashok Bhattacharya said.

The project would have a gym, club and sports facilities for football, cricket and athletes, Bhattacharya said.

Rajdanga Sports Complex will have necessary infrastructure such as green changing rooms, indoor game area, food stalls and parking facilities, he said after laying the foundation stone for the project.

Merlin won the bid floated by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) against heavyweights like Bengal Ambuja Housing Development, Bengal Silver Springs Projects and Forts Projects.

The complex is part of East Kolkata area development project being done by KMDA.

Merlin Projects managing director Sushil Mohta said the commercial complex of international standards is being planned by Bentel Associates, a South African architectural firm, along with Edifice Architects, an Insian architectural firm. Structural engineering would be done by Stup Consultants. The mall would have a separate car parking facility for about 750 cars.

The mall would have 4 screen multiplex, dining restaurants, entertainment centres and retail outlets. The area would also house a office tower planned for IT and ITES requirements. Merlin group is targeting knowledge process outsourcing companies.

Mohta said in addition to revenue generated by KMDA, the municipal authorities would get about Rs 12 crore as sanction fees. The project would provide employment to 2,000 people, he claimed.

Source from Business-standard.com

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