Kolkata Eye
in Kolkata, IndiaCategory: Attraction
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15/1, Strand Road, Fairley Place, B B D Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal 700001, India Print route »
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The Kolkata Eye is a giant Ferris wheel proposed for Kolkata, West Bengal, India.When it was proposed in 2011, it was expected to cost 100 crore rupees, be between 150 m (490 ft) and 180 m (590 ft) in diameter, accommodate over 500 people in more than 30 passenger capsules, and take approximately 30 minutes to complete a full revolution.
In August 2012 The Times of India reported that the state urban development department had identified a two-acre plot, alongside the Hooghly River, belonging to the Kolkata Port Trust. State urban development minister Firhad Hakim said "once we are able to get the plot, a project report will be prepared, following which the expression of interest will be floated to invite private players to execute the project." Previously, the state government had written to the ministry of shipping to allow the plot to be auctioned by the Kolkata Port Trust, enabling the state government to buy it, and discussed the project, which it wished to implement on a public-private-partnership basis, with representatives of UK-based companies at Writers' Building. The port authorities also agreed to the proposal, the prodeeds from which would fund pension payments.
In February 2014 The Times of India reported that steps to progress the project had been taken by Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee, that the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority is to be the nodal agency of the construction project, and that a 2-acre site opposite the Millennium Park has been handed over to the urban development department for the project. The state urban development and municipal affairs minister under the Government of West Bengal Firhad Hakim said "the department had already acquired land for the project. Apart from selecting private players for the project, the government also intends to get in touch with UK-based experts for technical assistance."
In January 2015 The Times of India reported that the project was "still a pipe dream".
