Research & Healthcare
NICED — The JICA Building
- Years
- 2000s
- Client
- JICA (Japan) / CPWD / Government of India
- Role
- Principal Architectural, Structural & PMC Consultant (Government of India)
India's foremost research institute for cholera and diarrhoeal diseases, built at Beliaghata with Rs 100 crore in Japanese (JICA) funding. The 75,000 sq ft facility — capable of processing 1,000 samples simultaneously — was delivered in 13 months. J.C. Chakraborty & Sons served as the principal architectural, structural and project management consultant from the Government of India side.
The JICA Building at the National Institute of Cholera and Diarrhoeal Diseases (NICED) represents one of the most significant research infrastructure projects in eastern India. Funded entirely by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to the value of approximately Rs 100 crore, this 75,000 sq ft facility stands as India's number-one institute in its field.
J.C. Chakraborty & Sons was designated as the principal architectural, structural and project management consultant from the Government of India side, working in close coordination with CPWD and the Japanese agency.
The 13-month construction timeline followed a full year of weekly Saturday pre-construction meetings with the international team, during which every risk was resolved and every design decision was finalised before construction commenced.
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Beliaghata, Kolkata
Map pin pending — location recorded, coordinates not yet placed.
3D walkthrough
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