Alchemist Township India, a Delhi-based real estate developer, has bought 20 acres of prime land in the Aerotropolis being developed by Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL) at Durgapur, 180 kilometres from Kolkata.
This project envisages developing 2.4 million sq. ft. for housing. The company has set a target to develop 10 million sq. ft. for affordable homes in Eastern India, which will include Bengal, Orrisa, Assam, Bihar and Jharkhand.
International property consultants Jones Lang LaSalle India were the transaction mediators for this deal, which is West Bengal’s largest land transaction in 2013 to date.
Source: Business Standard