"Standing on the VIP Road, the Kolkata Time Zone Tower is a one-third sized replica of Big Ben in Westminster, London. Completed in October 2015, the tower was conceived by Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, with the intention of incorporating London's architecture in Kolkata. The project, headed by the South Dum Dum Municipality, cost Rs 1.36 crores (USD 211997) and was the subject of widespread local opposition, including a door-to-door petition, on the grounds of both cost and of cultural inappropriatenes"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810126&forum_id=2#49508366)