Bidhannagar is a city and a municipal corporation of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is adjacent to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It was developed between 1958 and 1965 as a planned satellite city to accommodate the burgeoning population of Kolkata.
Garia is a neighborhood in southern Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Jadavpur in the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge in the north-west, Santoshpur/Mukundapur in the north-east and Narendrapur/Rajpur Sonarpur in the south. Garia also borders the South 24 Parganas district. It is situated on the banks of Adi Ganga.
New Town is a fast-growing planned satellite city of Kolkata. It comes under North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and covered by New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA). HIDCO plans developing infrastructure like - roads, drains, sewerage line, water supply lines, major beautification works etc. and executes constructions like - buildings, projects, parks, museum, subways, overbridges etc. in New Town. This new information technology and residential hub is being developed on the north-eastern fringes of Kolkata. The area mainly consisted of huge acres of cultivable lands and water bodies, which have been acquired and developed in a planned manner. The process of investing in residential and industrial facilities and infrastructural development of the area has mainly started under the leadership of the then Chief Minister of West Bengal Jyoti Basu in the late 1990s. The master plan envisions a township which is at least three times bigger than the neighbouring planned Salt Lake City. New Town has been also declared as a Solar City by the previous UPA government at the centre and now the initiatives are being taken to declare this city as Smart Green City, a dream project of Narendra Modi with the help of Government of West Bengal according to a proposal submitted by Mamata Banerjee. New Town was enabled with 10.5 km of Wi-Fi Zone along the Major Arterial Road from Haldiram, near Dumdum/Kolkata Airport to Salt Lake Sector V, which also make it India's first Wi-Fi road connectivity. The stretch has already been declared as a green corridor.
Kolkata is located in the eastern part of India. It has spread linearly along the banks of Hooghly River. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has an area of 205 square kilometres. The city is near sea level, with the average elevation being 17 feet. The whole area is in the Ganges Delta which starts within 100 km south to the city. Most of the city was originally marshy wetlands, remnants of which can still be found especially towards the eastern parts of the city.
The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass is a 32 kilometres (20 mi) major road on the east side of Kolkata. It connects Ultadanga to Baruipur Puratan Bazar. The road is a major link to Salt Lake and New Town. EM Bypass is part of both State Highway 1 and State Highway 3. Much high-end construction and development in Kolkata has been centred around the Bypass.
Patuli is a neighbourhood located in the southern part of East Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It constitutes a major portion of Garia. Baishnaghata Patuli Township is a World Bank–funded project on the eastern fringes of EM Bypass, currently one of the most promising posh area of south Kolkata. It has a fire station, police station, bus stand, schools, colleges, Management studies Institute, several bank ATMs, two metro stations such as Kavi Subhas Metro Station, Shahid Khudiram metro station and many world-class hospitals nearby like Apex, Peerless etc., as well as entertainment areas like Metropolis Mall and Inox Cinemas. It also has three local train stations, Baghajatin Station, Garia Station and New Garia Station. It may be called one of the cleanest parts of the city, with wide roads and good connectivity via train, metro and bus routes. Patuli Jheelpar Park, Benubana Chhaya, and D' Zeus Bio-Reserve Woods are local parks. The Floating Market of Patuli is an example of artificial structures co-existing with nature. It attracts many visitors.
Bansdroni is a locality of South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. Bansdroni is a Kolkata Municipal Corporation Area & it comes under Kolkata Police jurisdiction.
New Garia is a neighbourhood located in the eastern part of Garia, Kolkata, India. It is bounded by Chak Garia and Panchasayar to the north, Baishnabghata-Patuli and Briji to the west, Garia railway station and Kamalgazi to the south and Nayabad and Sreenagar to the east.
Naktala is a neighbourhood in South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is bounded by Ganguly Bagan to the north, Bansdroni to the west, Garia Crossing to the south and Baishnabghata Patuli to the east.
Chak Garia is a neighbourhood located in the eastern part of Garia, in West Bengal, India. It is bounded by Jadavpur to the north, New Garia to the south, Baishnabghata-Patuli Township to the west and Mukundapur, Nayabad to the east. It is primarily famous for the highrises namely, Hiland Park and Bengal Ambuja Upohar.
Kolkata BRTS is a bus rapid transit system taken up by KMDA. Beginning at Ultadanga, the route will cover 15.5 km running along the E M Bypass to Garia. The corridor connects major growth centres like Ultadanga, Salt Lake, Tangra Metropolitan, Anandapur, Mukundapur and Patuli township. The project is under construction, and expected to be completed by 2013.
Lake Town is a locality in South Dumdum Municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
Haltu is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. This is mainly a residential area surrounded with Kasba, Jadavpur, Nandi Bagan, Kalikapur, Dhakuria and Selimpur.
Baghajatin is a locality of South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is located in the southern part of the city and is surrounded by Jadavpur and Santoshpur in the north, Chak Garia and Panchasayar in the east, Baishnabghata Patuli Township in the south and Bijoygarh and Regent Estate in the west. The locality is referred to as the middle-class and currently growing very well-off, upper-middle-class people's locality in South Kolkata. Though it is surrounded by its rich and famous areas, over the it still remains primarily a nice upper-middle-class neighbourhood. Apart from its critical location in south Calcutta, it is also a place inhabited by prominent people with strong social and cultural background. The two most important landmarks that signify this locality are Baghajatin railway station, Baghajatin bus terminal and EM Bypass which are the lifeline of this locality and its USP.
Netaji Nagar is a locality and part of South Kolkata and comes under the Jadavpur parliamentary area. It is a part of Tollygunge area. It is named after the famous freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and a statue of Bose is placed on the road which is connected to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road.
Ajoy Nagar is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata, India. Ajoy Nagar is surrounded by Santoshpur, Kalikapur, Mukundapur and Garia.
Line 6 of the Kolkata Metro is an under-construction rapid transit line that will connect New Garia with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via two satellite towns Salt Lake and New Town. There will 24 stations. The line is targeted to open from Kavi Subhash to Hemanta Mukherjee in 2021. This stretch will be one the most important stretches of metro because it will connect the southern and the eastern parts of the city with Kolkata Airport. Total distance of this route will be 29.87 km (18.56 mi).
Biswa Bangla Sarani is a 33 km long road in Kolkata Metropolitan Area, India. It starts from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and ends at Garia Kamalgazi. The road passes through Kaikhali, Haldiram (Teghoria), New Town, Salt Lake, Chingrighata, Dhapa, Science City, VIP Bazar, Ruby, Kalikapur, Mukundapur, Ajoy Nagar, Patuli, Garia Dhalai Bridge and ends in Garia Kamalgazi. This road is known by different names in different parts of its way. This road connects the Garia area of South Kolkata with Kolkata Airport easily through Salt Lake and New Town. The length of the road is approximately 33 kilometers. The road is of 6 lanes in New Town part and the bypass is of 4 lanes. Efforts are being made to upgrade the part of bypass into 8 lanes.
Mukundapur is a neighbourhood of East Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Dum Dum Park is a locality in South Dumdum Municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and forms part of the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) area. Dum Dum Park is a planned area with straight and wide roads, multiple water tanks have become a coveted neighbourhood in Greater Kolkata. In recent years, the multiple high budget pandals draw several visitors to the area during the Durga Puja.
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