Bihta Explained

Bihta
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Bihar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates:25.5619°N 84.87°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Magadh
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Patna
Government Type:Nagar Parishad
Unit Pref:Metric
Leader Title2:MLA
Leader Name2:Bhai Virendra
Leader Title3:Member of Parliament
Leader Name3:Ram Kripal Yadav
Area Total Km2:46
Elevation M:38
Population Total:617427
Population As Of:2016
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Magadhi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:801103
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91-6115
Registration Plate:BR-01
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:1000/899 /
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:ETh (Köppen)
Blank2 Name Sec2:Precipitation
Blank2 Info Sec2:1000mm
Iso Code:IN-BR

Bihta is a town and Block in Patna district, Bihar state, India.[1] [2] Bihta is part of Maner Assembly constituency and Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency. It is located around 30km (20miles) west of Patna.[3] Bihta is also an upcoming satellite town of Patna.[4] It lies 7km (04miles) from Bihta railway station.

Geography

Bihta is west of Patna and is an hourlong drive from the capital. It is the strategic location named as greater Patna and many real estate companies are investing in the region. Bihta has a famous old temple named Van Devi at Kanchanpur Bihta, and a Shiv temple: Baba Biteshwar Nath in Gultera Bazar. There is 220/132/33 KV Power Grid substation in Dumri in Bihta,[5] where commercial operation started in April 2019.[6] There is a dry port south of the railway station and an oil depot, both with rail connectivity. A 20km (10miles) long four-lane elevated road connecting Bihta with Danapur and Shivala is being constructed at a cost of around 2,000 crore.[7] This highway will be completed by 2022 and will connect Patna to Bihta Airport via the Danapur railway station and Shivala Chowk. Of its total 20 km length, 17km (11miles) would be elevated. The elevated portion will terminate at the junction of the Bihta-Sarmera Road near Kanhauli village. From that junction, the road will go up to the Bihta chowk besides connecting the Bihta Airport; it would again be elevated at the Bihta chowk. There are many hotels and shops.

Educational institutes

IIT Patna's campus is located within the parameters of Amhara and Dilawarpur villages in Bihta block, on a 501acres site.[8] [9] [10] Bihar government had already allotted of land at Amhara village in Bihta to NIT Patna.[11] [12] [13] There is Kendriya Vidyalaya, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar laid the foundation stone of an Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) medical college and hospital in Bihta in September 2009. The 500-bed ESIC hospital and college was built here on a 25acres plot here at a cost of 523 crore.[14] The ESIC medical college and hospital was inaugurated on 7 July 2018.[15] [16]

Union minister Kapil Sibal on 3 June 2013 laid the foundation stone of the permanent campus of National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) at Bihta.[17] [18]

International Airport

See main article: Bihta Airport. As air traffic grows and short runway issues arise at Patna airport, also known as the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, the central government has considered moving the facility outside Bihar's capital city to Bihta.[19] According to senior government officials, negotiations are underway between the ministry of civil aviation and the air force to shift the airport from Patna to Bihta, which is a defence airfield 20 km away from the existing facility.[20] [21] [22] [23]

Bihta has one airforce base station.[24] [25] The length of the existing runway at Bihta airbase was .[26] Airports Authority of India has planned to develop Bihta airport for international operations.[27] [28] Airport Authority had proposed of land to the state government, apart from which state government is to transfer, so that length of the runway could be increased to,[29] in order to install an advanced category-II Instrument Landing System (ILS) at the new airport so that flights could land there at a visibility as low as 350m (1,150feet).[30] Boeing 747 require 12,000 feet of long runways to land.

In October 2016, Bihar cabinet approved the Patna master plan 2031 which envisions development of a new airport at Bihta.[31] [32] Bihar government is acquiring of land for construction of the new airport.[33] [34] Bihar cabinet approved a budget of ₹260 crore for the acquisition of 126 acres for Bihta airport which will be completed by October 2019.[35] [36] [37] Of the 126 acres, in Vishambhar and in Kultupur localities have been acquired from approximately 400 land owners.[38] [39] An elevated expressway from Saguna Mor to Bihta is going to be constructed.[40] Of the 126 acres of acquired land for Bihta airport, will be utilised for development of a civil enclave and the remaining 18 acres for development of amenities, including a VIP lounge, a hotel and a hangar.[41]

An 18.5km (11.5miles) four-lane semi-elevated road between the proposed Bihta airbase and Danapur railway station is being constructed at the expenditure of 1400 crore.[42] National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will construct 13.5 km elevated four-lane road from Bihta to Shivala, while the remaining 5 km stretch from Shivala to Danapur station will be constructed by Bihar RCD.[43] Apart from Danapur-Shivala-Bihta road, Bihta will be connected by two more four-lane roads: Patna-Buxar NH-30 and Bihta-Sarmera SH-78.

Real estate boom

The price of land in Bihta — 40 km west of Patna — has skyrocketed in the past few years[44] in large part due to the construction of a number of projects in the area, including the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), National Institute of Technology (NIT), Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital, and others.[45] [46] At present, a cottah (1361ft2) of land is priced between 30 and 35 lakh in urban areas. Even in nearby villages like Amhara, Kanchanpur, and Dilawarpur the price of 1 cottah of land is ₹ 15-20 Lakh. A few years ago, such land was available for 2-2.5 lakh in urban and ₹ 25k-50k in rural areas.[47] 25 acres of land have been acquired at Bihta in Patna district for setting up the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) headquarters and training centre.[48]

Real estate also acquired land near the village of Paharpur to build a colony for families of retired paramilitary forces. Majorly Suraksha enclave members are acquiring land for the development of a residential, logistic and industrial park (LIP), which is fully functional at Bihta at the site of a former sugar mill.[49] [50] Work is in progress by a team led by officials of the IT department. Construction work will begin by mid-2013. It is also popular for Swami Sahajanand Saraswati ashram. Highway Residency By Satyamev Group A RERA Approved Township project is one of them.

IT Park

The Bihar government has acquired 25 acres of land for an IT park.[51] [52] [53] In October 2018, Bihar's government approved Rs 38 crore for the acquisition of 33 acres of land for IT Park at Bihta as part of a Mega Industrial Park.[54] IT giants, including Infosys, have shown interest for a plot near Bihta.[55] [56] [57] [58] Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has already been assigned with the responsibility of developing a main data centre which will provide IT links to all government departments. The IT centre was formally launched in March 2013 on the premises of Beltron Bhawan. A regional centre of the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) will also be developed at Bihta. The land for the IT park has already been selected and bidding processes for selection of a consultancy company for promotion of the IT park has almost been completed.[59] NEECH Technology of Kolkata is engaged in collecting data for social and caste censuses in Bihar, and HP Education Services is engaged in providing IT skill development courses.

Economy

A $35 million production facility for Cobra Beer, a premium beer brand promoted by Lord Karan Bilimoria, was set up at Bihta in 2010.[60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] Not the closed sugar mill is going to be revived.[66] Hero Cycles Ltd, part of the O.P. Munjal Group, started production at Amhara village near IIT Patna in Bihta from June 2014 to cater to different markets.[67]

List of villages

The list of villages in Bihta Block (under Danapur Tehsil) is as follows:

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Cast(e)aways. October 2015.
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  4. Web site: Bihta, the upcoming satellite town of Patna. It is also known as Greater Patna. The Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, is located in Bihta. In the last few years Bihta has become a large project hub for investors. . Bihartimes.in . 2013-09-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131028172939/http://www.bihartimes.in/Newsbihar/2012/May/newsbihar24May2.html . 2013-10-28 .
  5. Web site: GRIDS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
  6. Web site: बिहटा के डुमरी ग्रिड उपकेंद्र से हाेने लगी आपूर्ति, 24 घंटे मिलेगी बिजली.
  7. Web site: Nitish approves alignment of Rs 2,000 crore Danapur-Bihta elevated road. The Times of India.
  8. News: No ragging in IIT-Patna, says director . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929003758/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-25/patna/32847349_1_iit-p-anil-k-bhowmick-btech-students . 29 September 2013 . . dmy-all .
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  11. Web site: एनआइटी पैकेज 2 : एनआइटी को कल बिहटा कैंपस के लिए मिलेगी जमीन. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161222153519/http://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-nit-to-get-land-tomorrow-15194710.html. 22 December 2016. dmy-all.
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  13. News: Nitish Kumar suggests research on disaster management . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929003922/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-04/patna/36741861_1_institute-of-technology-patna-disaster-management-educational-institutions . dead . 2013-09-29 . . 2013-02-04.
  14. News: Meira lays stone for hospital at Bihta . 2009-09-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929003926/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-26/patna/28086910_1_esic-hospital-employees-state-insurance-corporation-medical-facilities . 29 September 2013 . . dmy-all .
  15. Web site: Bihta ESIC hospital opens. https://web.archive.org/web/20180708191504/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/bihta-esic-hospital-opens-243171?ref=bihar-new-stry. dead. 8 July 2018.
  16. Web site: Minister opens ESIC hospital at Bihta. The Times of India.
  17. News: Sibal lays stone of IT college building, assures support for Bihar's special status demand . The Times of India . 4 June 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151202035806/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Sibal-lays-stone-of-IT-college-building-assures-support-for-Bihars-special-status-demand/articleshow/20902671.cms . 2 December 2015 . dmy-all .
  18. News: National Institute of Electronic and Information Technology to be linked with other institutions . The Times of India . 4 June 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130704131221/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/National-Institute-of-Electronic-and-Information-Technology-to-be-linked-with-other-institutions/articleshow/20902575.cms . 4 July 2013 . dmy-all .
  19. News: Centre, Bihar government agree to resolve Patna Airport upgrade issues . The Economic Times . 2016-04-28 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160428132832/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/centre-bihar-government-agree-to-resolve-patna-airport-upgrade-issues/articleshow/51986606.cms . 28 April 2016 . dmy-all .
  20. News: Ministry of civil aviation plans to shift Patna airport to Bihta, Bihar government batting for Nalanda - The Times of India . The Times Of India . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130125092914/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ministry-of-civil-aviation-plans-to-shift-Patna-airport-to-Bihta-Bihar-government-batting-for-Nalanda/articleshow/18127955.cms . 25 January 2013 . dmy-all .
  21. Web site: Patna Airport may be shifted to Bihta . daily.bhaskar.com . 2013-01-23 . 2013-09-26 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928085511/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/BIH-patna-airport-may-be-shifted-to-bihta-4156922-NOR.html . 28 September 2013 . dmy-all .
  22. Web site: Bihta cleared for new airport in Patna . Hindustan Times . 28 August 2009 . 4 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120105000811/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Bihta-cleared-for-new-airport-in-Patna/Article1-448078.aspx . 5 January 2012 .
  23. News: 'Nalanda on airport radar, Bihta off ' . Calcutta, India . The Telegraph . 2011-02-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928010517/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110204/jsp/bihar/story_13534428.jsp . 28 September 2013 . dmy-all .
  24. News: Security tightened in Bihta air force base after ISI threat . https://archive.today/20140206102535/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-23/patna/27321394_1_air-base-bihta-air-isi . dead . 2014-02-06 . .
  25. News: Hoax call to Bihta air base, one arrested . https://archive.today/20140206102600/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-25/patna/27898518_1_bihta-air-force-base-cell-phone-bhojpur . dead . 2014-02-06 . .
  26. Web site: Pave way for runway expansion: Patna DM. The Times of India.
  27. News: AAI plans to develop Bihar's Bihta airport for international operations . The Economic Times . 2015-03-11 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821192449/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/aai-plans-to-develop-bihars-bihta-airport-for-international-operations/articleshow/46519625.cms . 21 August 2016 . dmy-all .
  28. Web site: Bihta blips on new airport radar. www.telegraphindia.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20150311091109/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150311/jsp/frontpage/story_7908.jsp . 11 March 2015.
  29. Web site: March date for airport revamp firm. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202240/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/march-date-for-airport-revamp-firm-185347. 14 November 2017. dmy-all.
  30. Web site: Bihar government unable to give more land for Bihta airbase runway. The Times of India.
  31. Web site: Cabinet OKs Patna master plan, paves way for big bulidings, new airport | Patna News . . 2016-10-28 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807182141/http://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/residential/home-still-a-dream-sans-nod-to-map-in-patna/47294944 . 7 August 2016 . dmy-all .
  32. Web site: पटना मास्टर प्लान 2031 मेट्रोपोलिटन कमेटी नक्शा पास करेगी. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104010315/http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/patna/patna-master-plan-2031-metropolitan-committee-will-pass-the-map/885005.html. 4 November 2016. dmy-all.
  33. Web site: Patna airport to be spruced up for Prakashotsava | Patna News . . 2016-12-17 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170928090919/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Patna-airport-to-be-spruced-up-for-Prakashotsava/articleshow/55915600.cms . 28 September 2017 . dmy-all .
  34. Web site: Land identified to make Bihta airport operational for flyers. The Times of India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160929205528/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Land-identified-to-make-Bihta-airport-operational-for-flyers/articleshow/54513137.cms. 29 September 2016. dmy-all.
  35. Web site: Patna to get second civil airport on city's outskirts in Bihta . 2016-11-16 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161117071438/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bihta-defence-airbase-patna-bihar-government-aai-jai-prakash-narayan-international-airport/1/811788.html . 17 November 2016 . dmy-all .
  36. Web site: Airports Authority of India: Flying from Bihta to be less expensive than Patna: AAI | Patna News . . 2016-11-16 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161121101221/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Flying-from-Bihta-to-be-less-expensive-than-Patna-AAI/articleshow/55463364.cms . 21 November 2016 . dmy-all .
  37. Web site: Airport gets bigger wingspan. www.telegraphindia.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20161116155055/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161116/jsp/bihar/story_119435.jsp . 16 November 2016.
  38. Web site: AAI to get airport land in 3 mths. The Times of India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170928090854/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/aai-to-get-airport-land-in-3-mths/articleshow/59582001.cms. 28 September 2017. dmy-all.
  39. Web site: Satellite airport project rolls DM interacts with land owners over compensation issues. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170818133956/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170714/jsp/bihar/story_161745.jsp. 18 August 2017. dmy-all.
  40. Web site: Elevated expressway boost for Bihta airbase. The Times of India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170719073256/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/elevated-expressway-boost-for-bihta-airbase/articleshow/59611470.cms. 19 July 2017. dmy-all.
  41. Web site: Civil enclave land wall work to begin next week. The Times of India.
  42. Web site: 4-lane Bihta-Shivala elevated road OK'd. The Times of India.
  43. Web site: Bihar awaits land for four-lane road. The Times of India.
  44. Web site: Price graph: 100 times in 10 years- Bihta fertile belt transforms into industrial zone. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119133208/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140914/jsp/frontpage/story_18831560.jsp#.VbXPh4uUdyw. 19 November 2015. dmy-all.
  45. Web site: Bihta emerges as a real estate hotspot. The Times of India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170311034032/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihta-emerges-as-a-real-estate-hotspot/articleshow/57523096.cms. 11 March 2017. dmy-all.
  46. Web site: Realty to broaden horizon. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150716095624/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150716/jsp/bihar/story_31789.jsp#.VaftHIuUdyx. 16 July 2015. dmy-all.
  47. News: Real estate boom in suburbs - Land prices touch sky in Bihta . Calcutta, India . The Telegraph . Roshan . Kumar . 2012-05-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911155703/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120521/jsp/bihar/story_15510962.jsp#.UQ_XyB12xaU . 11 September 2012 . dmy-all .
  48. News: Work on SDRF hqs in progress at Bihta . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419064710/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-06/patna/30118328_1_disaster-management-districts-sdrf . dead . 2012-04-19 . . 2011-09-06.
  49. News: Industrial Park at Bihta soon . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917204953/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-07/patna/29392362_1_sugar-mill-ethanol-pristine-logistics . dead . 2011-09-17 . . 2011-04-07.
  50. Web site: Bihar to set up its first IT park - Tech News | Latest Technology News . Techgig.com . 2013-09-26 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928021319/http://www.techgig.com/tech-news/editors-pick/Bihar-to-set-up-its-first-IT-park-15176 . 28 September 2013 . dmy-all .
  51. Web site: Bihar govt mulls incentives for IT companies. The Times of India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170902160844/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-govt-mulls-incentives-for-it-companies/articleshow/60238183.cms. 2 September 2017. dmy-all.
  52. Web site: बिहटा में 25 एकड़ में बनेगा आईटी पार्क.
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  54. Web site: 2% DA hike OK'd for employees, pensioners. The Times of India.
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  56. Web site: Infosys likely to set up centre in Bihar . 6 March 2011 . Zeenews.india.com . 2013-09-26 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002224903/http://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/infosys-likely-to-set-up-centre-in-bihar_691593.html . 2 October 2013 . dmy-all .
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  59. News: TCS to develop data centre to connect government departments . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929003800/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/patna/35318040_1_data-centre-skill-development-regional-centre . dead . 2013-09-29 . . 2012-11-23.
  60. News: Cobra to flow from Feb. 15 . Calcutta, India . The Telegraph . 2012-02-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928010505/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120210/jsp/bihar/story_15113910.jsp#.URDluR12xaU . 28 September 2013 . dmy-all .
  61. News: Bilimoria's Cobra beer snakes a growth trail . Calcutta, India . The Telegraph . 2012-04-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911144011/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120409/jsp/business/story_15350902.jsp#.URDluh12xaU . 11 September 2012 . dmy-all .
  62. News: Textile major ready to style new Bihar . Calcutta, India . The Telegraph . Amit . Bhelari . 2012-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928010508/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120516/jsp/bihar/story_15492242.jsp#.URDlvR12xaU . 28 September 2013 . dmy-all .
  63. Web site: Billimoria wants Bihar farmers to produce barley as he brews beer . Hindustan Times . 2012-02-20 . 2013-09-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006052834/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Business/Billimoria-wants-Bihar-farmers-to-produce-barley-as-he-brews-beer/Article1-814393.aspx . 2013-10-06 .
  64. News: Growth push with reality check Rs 60-cr Godrej plant in Hajipur . Calcutta, India . The Telegraph . 2012-05-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928010457/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120520/jsp/bihar/story_15508197.jsp#.URDn6B12xaU . 28 September 2013 . dmy-all .
  65. News: Bihar's global summit sees emotion, action and fights . Business Standard India . Business Standard . 2012-02-22 . 2013-09-26. Phadnis . Aditi .
  66. News: Five closed sugar mills in state likely to be opened soon . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929003924/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-05/patna/30592789_1_motipur-unit-sugar-mills-sugar-units . dead . 2013-09-29 . . 2012-01-05.
  67. News: Hero to start bicycle production at Bihta plant in June . Business Standard India . 6 February 2014 . 2014-02-10 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222213110/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hero-to-start-bicycle-production-at-bihta-plant-in-june-114020601463_1.html . 22 February 2014 . dmy-all . Press Trust of India .