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{{Short description|Convention Centre in Kolkata, India}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Biswa Bangla Convention Centre
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| logo =
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| image = Biswa Bangla Convention Centre logo.png
| image_size = 200px
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| image_caption = Logo of Biswa Bangla Convention Centre
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| address = [[Biswa Bangla Sarani]], Block-DG, [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]], 700156
| location = Kolkata, West Bengal, India
| owner = [[West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation|HIDCO]]
| operator = HIDCO
| architect = Dulal Mukherjee & Associates
| cost = {{INRConvert|500|c|lk=on|year=2017}}
| public_transit = {{rint|Kolkata|m}} [[Biswa Bangla Convention Centre metro station]] (under construction)
| website = {{URL|www.wbhidcoltd.com/projects/convention-centre}}
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'''Biswa Bangla Convention Centre''' is a [[Convention center|convention centre]] in [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]], [[West Bengal|West Bengal, India]]. It was built by [[West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation]] (HIDCO) and opened in the year 2017. It was built to attract meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) tourism in the city.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=January 13, 2018|first=Suman|last=Chakraborti|title=New Town coming up as MICE destination of South Asia|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/new-town-coming-up-as-mice-destination-of-south-asia-/articleshow/62487848.cms|access-date=2021-11-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to TENSYMP 2019|url=https://ewh.ieee.org/r10/calcutta/tensymp2019/venue.html|access-date=2021-11-11|website=[[IEEE]]}}</ref>

== Location ==
[[File:Biswa Bangla Convention Centre Under Construction - Major Arterial Road - Rajarhat - Kolkata 2017-06-21 2801.JPG|left|thumb|Under construction Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in 2017]]
It is located on [[Biswa Bangla Sarani]], [[New Town, Kolkata#Planning|Action Area I]] of New Town, near [[Biswa Bangla Gate]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=HIDCO Bhawan {{!}} Biswa Bangla Convention Centre|url=https://www.wbhidcoltd.com/projects/convention-centre|access-date=2021-11-09|website=www.wbhidcoltd.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Incredible India {{!}} Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata|url=https://www.incredibleindia.org/content/incredibleindia/en/discover-india/mice/biswa-bangla-convention-centre.html|access-date=2021-11-09|website=www.incredibleindia.org}}</ref> Other nearby notable structures include [[Rabindra Tirtha]], [[Naval Aircraft Museum (Kolkata)|Naval Aircraft Museum]] and [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency University New Town Campus]]. The under construction [[Biswa Bangla Convention Centre metro station]] (previously CBD 1 metro station) of [[Kolkata Metro Orange Line]] will serve this area. The earlier named Convention Centre metro station was renamed to be the [[Eco Park metro station (Kolkata)|Eco Park metro station]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Name change proposal for Metro stations|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/name-change-proposal-for-metro-stations/cid/1802963|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 4, 2021|first=Suman|last=Chakraborti|title=West Bengal govt renames nine New Town Metro stations|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-govt-renames-nine-new-town-metro-stations/articleshow/80090047.cms|access-date=2021-11-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> It is {{convert|10|km|mi}} from [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]] and {{convert|14|km|mi}} from [[Bidhannagar Road railway station]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Brief Summary of the Project "Biswa Bangle Convention Centre"|url=http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/FormB/TOR/Brief_Summary/11_Sep_2017_164815513EKV5S791Annexure-BriefSummaryofProject.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=12 Nov 2021|website=environmentclearance.nic.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111190334/http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/FormB/TOR/Brief_Summary/11_Sep_2017_164815513EKV5S791Annexure-BriefSummaryofProject.pdf |archive-date=2021-11-11 }}</ref>

== Details ==
It is a ten-storeyed building which houses a convention hall, two auditoriums and four banquet cum exhibition halls, with each having 3200 seats, 400 seats and 270–72 seats respectively. There are 822 parking spaces, executive lounges, swimming pool, gymnasiums etc. It also has a hotel behind the main building, with 100 rooms, which is operated on a [[Public–private partnership|Public Private Partnership]] (PPP) basis. The convention centre is spread over a {{convert|40470|m2|sqft}} area, with total built up area of {{convert|56932|m2|sqft}} which includes parking spaces, roads and service areas.<ref name=":2" /> The total cost of construction was {{INRConvert|500|c|lk=on|year=2017}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=See Pics: Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Biswa Bangla Convention Centre; calls it 'biggest in Eastern India'|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-see-pics-mamata-banerjee-inaugurates-biswa-bangla-convention-centre-calls-it-biggest-in-eastern-india-2552664|access-date=2021-11-11|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> [[Larsen & Toubro]] was the contractor and Dulal Mukherjee & Associates was the architecture firm behind this project.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HIDCO – Biswa Bangla Convention Centre – Kolkata - Project Profile|url=https://www.marketresearch.com/Timetric-v3917/HIDCO-Biswa-Bangla-Convention-Centre-11100347/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.marketresearch.com}}</ref> The basic idea was taken from [[Vigyan Bhawan|Vigyan Bhavan]], a convention centre in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 16, 2016|first=Suman|last=Chakraborti|title=Post-Puja push for Biswa Bangla centre {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/post-puja-push-for-biswa-bangla-centre/articleshow/54875065.cms|access-date=2021-11-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> It is one of the largest convention centre in India and [[South Asia]]. With this Kolkata became a meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) destination in the country.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Under single roof seats for 3,200|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/under-single-roof-seats-for-3-200/cid/1391989|access-date=2021-11-09|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> The convention centre was also used for [[COVID-19 vaccination in India|COVID-19 vaccination]] drive.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 11, 2021|first=Suman|last=Chakraborti|title=New Town Kolkata Development Authority lets out centres for private vaccination camps|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/nkda-lets-out-centres-for-private-vax-camps/articleshow/83413849.cms|access-date=2021-11-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Rabindra Sadan]]

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.wbhidcoltd.com/projects/convention-centre Official website]
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[[Category:2017 establishments in India]]

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NaomiLoftis490 at 21:21, 12 April 2026