Residential

Kolkata: Police involve RWAs in New Town, neighbouring areas for tenant check

KOLKATA: Bidhannagar police are reaching out to residents’ welfare association (RWA) office bearers of residential housing complexes in New Town and other parts of the commissionerate, asking them to furnish a list of tenants living there and ensure all of them police clearance certificates. If the list does not match the database available with the police, they are calling up the landlords and tenants to immediately fill up a KYC verification form or face a penalty. Last month, Bidhannagar police issued an order requiring all landlords to provide tenant details to local police stations before renting out properties. “Now, a…

Commercial

Lens on commercial buildings in New Town, Kolkata

KOLKATA: With several buildings mushrooming in New Town for commercial use, the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has decided to conduct a thorough fire safety audit of all commercial buildings in the township. In the first phase, the authorities plan to scan 191 such commercial buildings. Officials said there are close to 1,200 buildings across New Town which are violating the commercial-use rule in some way or other. Since starting the inspection drive of rooftop and terrace-based restaurants, bars, and cafes in New Town, the authorities so far served notices to 10 rooftop restaurants to stop operations immediately. “NKDA…