Lake Town, Kolkata

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Lake Town
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Ultadanga Flyover ending on VIP Road in Dakshindari, Lake Town
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Lake Town
Location in West Bengal, India
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Lake Town
Lake Town (India)
Coordinates: 22°36′18″N88°24′18″E / 22.60500°N 88.40500°E / 22.60500; 88.40500
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Region Greater Kolkata
Metro Station Belgachia and Jessore Road(under construction)
Government
  Type Municipality
  Body South Dumdum Municipality
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700089
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registration WB
Vidhan Sabha constituency Bidhannagar

Lake Town is a locality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and a vital locality in Kolkata Metropolitan Area.

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Location

Lake Town is surrounded by Bangur Avenue, Dum Dum Park and Kestopur in the north, Salt Lake in the east, Belgachia, Ultadanga in the South and Patipukur, Paikpara in the West. Kalidaha (Kalindi) is situated to the west of Lake Town, on the other side of Jessore Road.

The neighbourhood was developed in a planned manner after the Independence of India. Today, it is one of the important food and leisure hub in west Bengal having many international fast food chains and a shopping mall. [1] [ failed verification ]

Notable residents

Real estate Boom

Alcove Gloria (Apartment Complex), VIP Road, Lake Town Alcove Gloria - Apartment Complex - VIP Road - Kolkata 2017-05-10 7578.JPG
Alcove Gloria (Apartment Complex), VIP Road, Lake Town

A planned township with large open spaces, parks and a lake, Lake Town is one of the most sought-after residential areas of Northern fringes of Kolkata. Its proximity to Dumdum/Kolkata Airport and commercial centres like Salt Lake and New Town has been a catalyst for the rising property prices in recent years.

Some of Kolkata's prominent Real Estate firms have their presence in Lake Town.

Transport

Buses ply along Jessore Road, Lake Town Road and VIP Road in Lake Town. There is also Ultadanga Flyover which was inaugurated in 2011. The flyover connects EM Bypass (Bidhan Sishu Udyan, Ultadanga) with VIP Road (Dakshindari, Lake Town) and has reduced traffic jam at "Hudco More" of Ultadanga. [4]

Bidhannagar Road railway station, Patipukur railway station, Kolkata Station and Dum Dum Junction are the nearest railway stations of Lake Town.

The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is at a distance of about 7 kilometres from Lake Town.

Kolkata Time Zone Tower

Kolkata Time Zone (replica of Big Ben) KOLKATA TIME ZONE.JPG
Kolkata Time Zone (replica of Big Ben)

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 rivalling London as a financial centre. 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 inappropriateness. [5]

The tower is 30 metres in height, while the Big Ben is 96 metres. It has 10 floors and the 4 clock faces, sponsored by the Anglo Swiss Company, each are 3.6 metres in diameter, compared to 7 metres of the original. [6]

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