The West Bengal Cabinet, on 12 December 2014, approved development of six smart cities in the state .

The six smart cities include airport city developed by the Bengal Aerotropolis (BAPL) at Andal, in Burdwan district; tannery and IT hub at Bantala, near here; Durgapur in Burdwan district; Bolpur in Birbhum district; Kalyani in Nadia district; and Siliguri in Darjeeling district.

The State Cabinet has also identified these six cities by six different names. The city developed by BAPL, at Andal will be known as 'Golden City'; the City at Bantala as 'Sector-VI'; Durgapur will be known as 'Silver City'; Bolpur as 'Nobel City'; Kalyani as 'Knowledge City'; and Siliguri as 'Sunrise City’.

In all these smart cities, 25 per cent space will be earmarked for those under Economically Weaker Section (EWS), besides  40 per cent area being earmarked as 'open space'.

West Bengal, in a joint venture, also cleared the deck for the long awaited deep sea port at the Sagar Island. Nine new medical colleges -- five by the state government and four by private -- were also cleared by the state on the same day.

More Project Info:
Smart City (Andal) Project [Golden City]

Smart City (Bolpur) Project [Nobel City]

Smart City (Durgapur) Project [Silver City]