Government housing complex in Salt Lake gets four new blocks

KOLKATA: The state urban development department has decided to expand its biggest and oldest government housing complex - Baisakhi Abasan in Salt Lake following demands to set up more flats. Besides, the department will also ensure upkeep and maintenance of other residential complexes of the department in the township. Work for setting up the additional blocks has already begun.

Salt Lake is dotted with quite a few housing estates - Sraboni Abasan, Falguni Abasan, Bichitra Abasan, Banashree Abasan and Baisakhi Abasan - and some Group D staff quarters which house employees of the urban development department.

While most of these complexes will be refurbished, four new blocks are being constructed at Baisakhi Abasan. Each of the four-storeyed blocks will have eight flats with two flats on each floor. "There were demands to have more number of flats. There was space at Baisakhi Abasan so we set up these additional flats here. We also look into the constant upkeep of the other urban development housing complexes that are in Salt Lake," said urban development secretary Debashis Sen. Last week, Sen went to inspect the progress of work at Baisakhi along with engineers and senior officials of the department.

Apart from the housing estates of the urban development department, the state government has also decided to ensure proper utilization of the Kolkata Improvement Trust (KIT) housings