Speaking to the press after the cabinet meeting, state Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Firhad Hakim said the location for six modern cities had already been finalised.
The Cabinet had even named all the six proposed cities according to choice and importance of the place, he said adding they would have modern facilities for decent living.
Speaking about the smart cities, Hakim said one would come up over 85 acres at Dabgram near Siliguri and would be called 'Teesta' after the name of a major river in north Bengal.
A third city over 50 acres would come up near the twin industrial towns of Asansol-Durgapur covering Churulia, birth place of the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. It would be named 'Agnibina', after the name of a collection of poems by the rebel poet.
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One more city would come up near Kalyani, developed by erstwhile chief minister Bidhan Chandra Roy, in Nadia district over 50 acres and would be known as 'Samriddhi'.
Another city, which is yet to be named, would come up at Dumurjola in neighbouring Howrah district over 50 acres.
In all cases the state government has adequate land and would be developed by the state urban development department, Hakim said.
Besides, the state government would also develop some thematic private township over land within ceiling at different places in the state.
The themes could range from knowledge, sports and IT and the townships would be developed by various wings of the department like HIDCO and KMDA, he said.