An application called NTRWF was launched last Friday. It promises to act as a bridge between New Town residents and various services available in the township.

The android app, to be downloaded from Google Playstore, is an initiative of New Town Residents Welfare Forum. “We thought of compiling a directory during the lockdown when services were difficult to access but later decided to make an app,” said forum joint convenor Samir Gupta.

The app, developed by Joy Das, a resident of Sankalpa, has a section on local services where residents can advertise services like tuition, boutique, home delivery and bridal make-up. Other sections allow members to connect and get updates on events.

The app was launched virtually by filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Arup Raha and scientist Debojyoti Chakravarthy.