WEST BENGAL (Metro Rail News): The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), a statutory body engaged with developing and monetizing land assets for the Railways, has floated requests for proposals (RFPs) for the construction and lease of nine multipurpose complexes in West Bengal, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab. The total plot size of the nine sites that are being offered for 45-year leases to be used for the construction of multifunctional complexes (MFCs) is approximately 10,009 square metres.
Five MFCs will be built in West Bengal’s Jhargram, Bankura, Nadia, and South 24 Parganas districts while the remaining four MFCs will be located in the other three states.
The goal of these multipurpose buildings is to provide improved passenger amenities all under one roof, close to the railway platforms.
“The complex may include budget hotel, lodging and boarding facilities, restaurants, and shops,” RLDA Vice Chairman Ved Parkash Dudeja said.
MFCs at railway stations will provide a range of amenities, including shopping, food and beverage stalls, bookstores, ATMs, medicine and variety stores, low-cost lodging, parking, and other comparable services.
RLDA has already leased out 16 of the 58 MFCs for a 45-year to various developers across India have already been commissioned. The remaining are still in various stages of construction.
RLDA has leased 15 sites during the current fiscal year for a total lease payment of Rs. 1,633 crore.
They are situated in Bangalore and Raichur in Karnataka, Liluah and Salt Golah in Howrah, West Bengal, Nizamabad in Telangana, Waltax Road and Egmore in Chennai, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Ludhiana in Punjab, Abu Road in Rajasthan, Bhusawal and Solapur in Maharashtra, Bareilly in Varanasi, and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
