HIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation)

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government agency state-owned enterprise urban development authority

HIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation) is a West Bengal government agency responsible for planning, developing, and managing major urban infrastructure and housing projects, notably in and around Kolkata.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
HIDCO	4
West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation	3
HIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7015848 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: HIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation)
Context triple: [New Town, Kolkata, planningAuthority, HIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation)]

A. Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited
Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited is a Government of India public sector company that provides long-term finance and support for housing and urban infrastructure development across the country.
B. Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation
Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation is a nonprofit housing developer known for its role in landmark U.S. fair housing and zoning litigation.
C. Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation
Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation is a state-owned agency responsible for promoting industrial growth and developing infrastructure and industrial estates across Haryana, India.
D. Gujarat Housing Board
Gujarat Housing Board is a state government agency in Gujarat responsible for planning and developing affordable residential housing schemes for various income groups across the state.
E. Haryana Urban Development Authority
Haryana Urban Development Authority is a state-level urban planning and development agency responsible for planning, developing, and managing urban infrastructure and residential/commercial estates across Haryana, India.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: HIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation)
Target entity description: HIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation) is a West Bengal government agency responsible for planning, developing, and managing major urban infrastructure and housing projects, notably in and around Kolkata.

A. Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited
Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited is a Government of India public sector company that provides long-term finance and support for housing and urban infrastructure development across the country.
B. Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation
Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation is a nonprofit housing developer known for its role in landmark U.S. fair housing and zoning litigation.
C. Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation
Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation is a state-owned agency responsible for promoting industrial growth and developing infrastructure and industrial estates across Haryana, India.
D. Gujarat Housing Board
Gujarat Housing Board is a state government agency in Gujarat responsible for planning and developing affordable residential housing schemes for various income groups across the state.
E. Haryana Urban Development Authority
Haryana Urban Development Authority is a state-level urban planning and development agency responsible for planning, developing, and managing urban infrastructure and residential/commercial estates across Haryana, India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ state-owned enterprise ⓘ urban development authority ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority ⓘ Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
focusRegion	Kolkata metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Kolkata Metropolitan Area eastern fringe of Kolkata ⓘ
fullName	West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation ⓘ linked to: HIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation)
goal	creation of new townships ⓘ planned urban growth around Kolkata ⓘ provision of affordable housing ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Kolkata ⓘ linked to: Calcutta
industry	housing development ⓘ infrastructure development ⓘ urban planning ⓘ
involvedIn	infrastructure planning for New Town Kolkata Development Authority area ⓘ smart city initiatives in New Town ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of West Bengal ⓘ
legalStatus	government company ⓘ
notableProjectArea	New Town, Kolkata ⓘ Rajarhat New Town ⓘ linked to: New Town, Kolkata
owner	Government of West Bengal ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of West Bengal ⓘ
primaryAreaOfOperation	New Town, Kolkata ⓘ Rajarhat ⓘ
regionServed	Kolkata and surrounding areas ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ
responsibility	developing urban infrastructure ⓘ housing project development ⓘ land development ⓘ maintenance of public infrastructure in New Town ⓘ managing urban infrastructure ⓘ planning urban infrastructure ⓘ township planning ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
shortName	HIDCO ⓘ linked to: HIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation)
state	West Bengal ⓘ
typeOfProjects	commercial infrastructure projects ⓘ residential housing projects ⓘ social infrastructure projects ⓘ transport infrastructure projects ⓘ
websiteLanguage	Bengali ⓘ English ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Town, Kolkata → planningAuthority → HIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation) ⓘ

New Town, Kolkata → hasUrbanPlanningAuthority → HIDCO ⓘ

subject linked to: New Town