Places of Visit and Attractions in Kolkata


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Victoria Memorial

Victoria Memorial is a huge white marble building designed by Lord Curzon and opened by the Prince of Wales in 1921. This building has a tree-lined avenues, large parks, lakes and magnificent statue is that of Queen Victoria. The building was designed and built in white marble from Makrana in Rajasthan style of the Italian Renaissance cum Saracenic. This building is often referred to as the Taj Mahal of the British Raj and was built in memory of Queen Victoria. The monument is topped with a dome, a huge bronze statue of renewable Victory as a rooster weather affects crowned.It has a number of elements of the British Raj, a piano and a desk of Queen Victoria, Pfund, portraits and paintings by Reynolds, Zoff, Daniell and Emily Eden, miniatures, Persian manuscripts, portraits of leaders and a reminder of the military conflict.

Dakshineshwar

Dakshineshwar Kali temple on the opposite side of the river from the bridge next to the Belur Math Vivekananda. This temple was built in 1947 by Rani Rashmoni. Rani Rashmoni received divine inspiration in a dream to build a temple of Kali. Sri Ramakrishna saint lived and worshiped here. Kali temple dedicated 12 laps and 12 other smaller temples in the courtyard with Shiva and Radha Krishna. Non-Hindus are not allowed inside the temple.

Howrah BridgeEnglish: The Howrah Bridge links Calcutta to H...

Howrah Bridge or Rabindra Setu was opened in 1943. This cantilever bridge time replaces old pontoon joinedthe main station and the industrial city of Howrah. Kolkata is the main attraction of this bridge.To avoid the influence of currents flow and situations, is 280 m tower pillars of the road, and the gap between the 450 meters Howrah Bridge is the longest bridge in the world. There are eight traffic lanes and two pedestrians are always packed with vehicles and pedestrians.

Marble Palace

Marble Palace is a fantastic piece of architecture built by Rajendra Mallik and located in the north of Calcutta removed. Marble Palace was formerly known as the Palace of Arts and was the Marble Palace of Lord Minto. Marble Palace is decorated building with a courtyard in the Italian classical columns and a large pool with a fountain and Egyptian sphinx.Marble PalaceThis palace is one of a collection of art treasures and a vast collection of artifacts. Enter through the courtyard, where you will be welcomed by grackles and aviary fires. There are about eighty different types of balls or indirectly, for use in part of the palace, including the patterned ground and fresh white walls. Long galleries are crammed with sculptures, ceramics, mirrors, Chandeliers and English, Dutch and Italian paintings. In the garden there are six sculptures of lions sleeping adorn lawns. Part of a large garden was now regarded as the first zoo in Kolkata.

Nakhodka Mosque

Nakhodka mosque is the largest mosque in the city of Calcutta. The mosque can Nakhodka Mosqueaccommodate 10,000 worshipers. This mosque was built in 1926-1942 in red sandstone. The four-storey building is the tomb of Akbar at Sikandra.The mosque is a huge painted blue and white dome surrounded by minarets 246 meters

Jorasako

Jorasako is the home of Prince Dwarkanath Tagore and save his illustrious Grandchildren Rabindranth Tagore. Kolkata Jorasanko Thakurbari

This place is also the Rabindra Bharati University and Museum.

MP Birla Planetarium

The MP Birla Planetarium is located on the eastern side of the Maidan in the Chowringhee area of ​​Kolkata. 4096677727_0960831d24The planetarium is one of the largest in the world and the perfect place to take a break from the bustle of Kolkata. This is the perfect place to sit and relax and enjoy the spectacular view of the sky in Calcutta.

B.B.D. Bagh

B.B.D. Or Benoy Badal Dinesh Bagh Bagh formerly Dalhousie Square, the three martyrs named Bengali, Benoy, Badal and Dinesh. B.B.D. BaghThe place was the capital of the empire with a small lake in the middle supplied by natural sources. It is also believed that John Charnock gets used to drinking water from the reservoir. There are other  place of visit like the writer building, General Post Office, Raj Bhawan, Vidhan Sabha, Calcutta High Court, St John, etc.

Eden Garden

Eden Gardens is a pattern of famous cricket in India and is often considered Cricket in Medina. Enthusiastic and excitable temperament Bengal fan, which Down in flocks, probably helped earn that reputation. Eden GardenThis garden was named after the sister of Eden Lord Auckland. Eden Gardens once covered with trees and lush gardens. The area also has a small Burmese pagoda set in a small lake.

Belur Math

Belur Math is the global headquarters of Ramkrishna Mission, the order of Ramakrishna. The mission was founded in 1899 by Swami Vivekananda, who was a very good student of the great 19th Century Hindu saint Ramkrishna was founded. Architecture, church, mosque and temple when viewed from different angles, which synthesize the Hindu, Christian and Islamic architectural styles.

Maidan

Maidan, a huge green space was originally designed as a most imposing feature of Fort William. There are about 200 years, the Maidan covered in dense jungle. Tigers, crocodiles and other wildlife were common here. But today it is a green garden and are the lungs of Calcutta and covers more than 400 acres in the heart of the city. DSCN1432This huge green park is a popular destination for joggers and morning walkers and tourists. Many sports clubs Calcutta Fort William, Ochterlony Monument, which is also known as the Shahid Minar Maidan away. Ochterlony monument was erected in 1828 to commemorate Sir David Ochterlony, the hero of the Indo – Nepal War, later renamed Shaheed Minar for those who came to the country’s freedom is death. It is 150 feet and on a pedestal surmounted by a Turkish egyptain dome.

Fort William

The British built a huge fortress in 1756 to replace the old fort in Calcutta andrenamed Fort William King William III. This fort was completed about 1781 years on the site of the former Govindapur village. The fort was designed to earn roughly the shape of an octagonal plan, about 500 m in diameter. This fort was built to accommodate all Europeans, in the case of an attack. Large enough One of the five entrances of the fort was a bridge with water. Church of St. Peter, barracks and stables remain arsenal, prison and strong rooms in the fortress.

Kalighat Kali Temple

Kali Temple is situated in Kalighat. This temple is an important Hindu pilgrimageKali Temple KalighatCenter. This temple is dedicated to Goddess Kali, the patron goddess of Calcutta. This temple was built in 1809 on the site of an ancient temple, where the fingers of the goddess said he fell when Shiva carried the charred body was cut into pieces and rebuilt marked Vishnu Chakra. This temple attracts the largest number of followers, especially on special occasions like New Year and Bengali Durga Puja.

Botanical Garden

Botanical Garden is located on the banks of the Hooghly River. This garden was created by Colonel Alexander of the East India Company as a leisure retreat in 1787 and covers more than 272 acres of land. DSC04896The main attraction of the garden is 250 years old banyan tree with a circumference of more than 380 m, which is one of the largest roofing and tallest trees in the world. The garden has over 35,000 varieties of plants. There are several varieties of exotic plants in the herbarium, ferns, cacti and orchids and houses domed Palm House 16 m.

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India may miss the planned investments in infrastructure


Amid the economic crisis in almost all sectors in India, a lack of “bankable” projects, not the capital could be a major obstacle to India for its projected Rs.56.32 lakh crore investment in infrastructure in the 12th Period Plan (2012-17) to meet the head of a consulting firm infrastructure said Saturday.

“The lack of bankable projects is the biggest problem in our country,” Vinayak Chatterjee, chairman of the public infrastructure – organized with the media at the edge of a meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Kolkata – India’s greatest virtue.

The Rs 56.32 lakh crore investment planned in 12 Plan Period, about Rs.29 lakh crore likely to be invested by the private sector by the government and the rest area.

However, Chatterjee said that the country would be a lot more projects in the pipeline have each year to achieve the investment objective.

“The main reason it is not considered in arithmetic, how bankable projects are necessary to achieve the goal,” he said.

“The other problem is that creative energy with the private sector. However, the private sector can not create the commandments.,  It can not respond to the offer, “he said.

According to him, the lack of tangible infrastructure projects with a lack of political will and bureaucratic were “active constraints” rather than lack of capital, which was the popular belief.

He also called for the creation of an independent commission to renegotiate projects public-private partnership (PPP) in India for “transparency.”

The country needs an institutional framework for intervention and renegotiation of infrastructure projects under the PPP mode, he said.

A delegation led by CII Chatterjee, the proposal from the Planning Commission did last Saturday

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KMC, to bring in water meters


Center wanted Calcutta Municipal Corporation (KMC) to buy new  water meters. So the civic body has bought water meter for Rs 8 crore to make the organization financially stable. This is the first important step taken by the Department of Urban Development, KMC had worked hard and subtracted 28 crores of infrastructure projects, including the implementation of two major bodies of water under JNNURM to make this financial reform.

The Asian Development Bank has asked KMC to increase revenue generation by controlling the installation of water meters in households.

The first stage of the introduction of the water is applied to the metering of water at different points in the network of production and distribution. Officials in the KMC water supply department said that most of the meters so far have in installed in Palta, Tallah, Garden Reach and pipes were installed in the main distribution.

The next step is to install meters in homes. On the basis of the consumption of drinking water, the water tariff will be charged. Sources in the department of water supply in KMC admitted that the civic body was yet to prepare for the installation of water meters in the hundreds of thousands of families.

Tivoli Court Ballygunge Circular Road  and the City High on Anwar Shah Road are some of houses where the owners pay taxes for water for several years. Residential buildings are increasingly requesting a water meter. “Requests come from all over the city, especially in New Alipore, Gariahat and Ballygunge,” said a senior official of the KMC said.

Approximately 180 flat in City High-Pay R5.5 lakh water tax  per year to KMC. This translates into about 3,000 rupees per property per year, or 250 rupees per month. Bill is published every three months.

The process is that inspectors of KMC take the water meter readings, and divide the total amount of flat owners. KMC’s cost is Rs 7 per thousand liters of water for domestic and Rs 12 per thousand gallons for commercial and industrial applications.

Tivoli Court, which has some 130 homeowners, pays Rs 2.5 lakh as tax for the KMC  each year. The water meter has been installed on the Tivoli Court, when the owner demanded drinking water from civic body.

“We had to pay the water tax for four years. Other skyscrapers must be charged to the water, “said one resident.

Sources indicate that 93% of owners who live in a residential area pay their bills regularly. It was not like before, three years ago.

“We just installed 125 meters of water in industrial, institutional and commercial in 2008. Well, we have 245 compounds, such as connection recorded for commercial and residential properties. Our income generation has increased significantly, “said the official. Certain known compounds include Writers’ Buildings, Doordarshan Centre and State hospitals.

For more information:

Production of spring water City: plants Palta water treatment, Garden Reach water treatment plant, Jorabagan Water treatment    plant.

The total production of drinking water (per day): 270 million liters

Annual expenditure on water production: 200 crore

KMC’s  income of Rs 30 crore  for water distribution

The next generation: A new treatment plant with a capacity to produce 45 million liters of water in the next DHAPA to be installed.

The second water treatment plant at Garden Reach with a capacity of 60 million liters of water to produce is expected to start shortly.

Water meters installed in 245 retail outlets and residences of the city.

FOR MORE INFORMATION  VISIT Official Website of Kolkata Municipal Corporation

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Real threat awaits The Royal Bengal Tiger


English: A bathing Royal Bengal Tiger in Zoo.

English: A bathing Royal Bengal Tiger (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The rapid loss of the Sunderbans mangrove puts a question mark over the future of the Royal Bengal Tiger, a species endangered, scientists say.

 

The rapid deterioration of health caused by mangrove 200 meters from the coast lush disappear each year in the Sunderbans by zoologists.

 

Nathalie Pettorelli, Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the lead author of the study, said: “Our results show a significant decline in the coast, which cannot be explained by the dynamics by how ordinary degradation occurs. Sunderbans degradation is on rapid and its  weakening the natural shield for India and Bangladesh ..

 

Sunderbans is the largest block of mangrove forests in the world again, from nearly 500 species of reptiles, fish, birds and mammals, including the famous Royal Bengal Tiger

 

Rising human development, which increases global warming, degradation of natural resources against tsunamis and hurricanes inevitably leads to a loss of biodiversity of species in the world, according to a statement from ZSL.

 

Sarah Christie, tiger conservation expert ZSL said: “The Sunderbans is an important habitat for the tiger, one of the few remaining forests, large enough to contain hundreds of them. To lose Sundarbans is a step closer to extinction of these majestic animals, The Royal Bengal Tigers. “.

 

It’s definitely high time, our government should look forward to conserve the Sunderbans natural resources and should attract tourist and foreign funds which would help in this process of protecting the forest resources.

 

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Kolkata To get Its First Twin Tunnel at Garden Reach


If the state government has its way, the city will soon have its the first Twin Tunnels. The tunnel is approximately 5.5 km long, is two ghats Garden storage areas make for a better distribution of traffic.

The city will have the first two tunnels for traffic, if the state government has its way. The government has a plan to implement a dual tunnel, which extends about 5.5 km long walk from the Garden Reach for a better distribution of traffic in the region.

State Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim said that Kolkata was Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) to work on the plan. “Feasibility Plan is being prepared,” said the minister, as chairman of KMDA.

Recently, the number of vehicles on the road multiplied Floating Garden Beach. In addition, pedestrian traffic is also increasing. Reach the docks complex creatures in the gardens closed during the night, driving traffic is impeded, authorities said KMDA. This causes traffic jams, congestion and overcrowding Ghats. Thus tunnels facilitate better circulation of the vehicle on the surface.

The goal is to have a better system of traffic flow, as both traffic and pedestrians have increased significantly in the street Garden Reach and will be closed to the docking complex at night, the traffic is difficult. This also creates traffic chaos and crowded ghats. Subway tunnel in both directions will help tremendously, distribute a lot of traffic on the surface.

KMDA officials said the dock complex in the port area of ​​the scope of the garden in the night closes, separating the city from the surrounding area. The twin tunnels will facilitate the movement of the vehicle during the night.

“The Minister has proposed two tunnels linking Ghat Biche and death. According to preliminary estimates, the project will cost more than Rs 700 crore to RS 800. Pre – feasibility studies will be available soon, be prepared, after which a detailed project report (DPR), “said KMDA chief executive officer Vivek Bharadwaj.

According to the plan, two tunnels, parallel to each other and moving in both directions, connect Ghats in Metiabruz. Part of the tunnel can go in this Hooghly. Rotation of the island inside the tunnel can be adjusted later.

According to some sources, Firhad Hakim and other officials of KMDA has worked hard to give the shape of the project and make it a success as soon as possible.

There are two parallel tunnel underground vehicles traveling in both directions over a length of 5.5 km each, two goals in the area Metiaburuz Connect. Part of the tunnel of the Hooghly River. This could be a reversal of the island in the middle two tunnels. Urban development minister worked hard to find and shape the proposed project.

KMDA ongoing work to meet deadlines for transfers of two projects – Parama Island Park Circus flyover and Vivekananda road project overview. Efforts will be made to the project by the end of August 2013. Once opened public bridges, congestion in the region to facilitate a large extent.

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Kolkata a few step away from disaster


Kolkata may be living on acquired time, awaiting a problem to occur. The town has been detailed among the top 20 cities on the globe that face a serious risk from international warming.

The record – collected by business and financial market information web page Bloomberg – contains Las Vegas, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Tianjin, Seattle, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Ningbo, Amsterdam and New You are able to, which was lately ravaged by surprise Exotic. Mumbai is the only other Native Indian town on the vulnerable places record.

“Kolkata, which has the third-biggest GDP among Native Indian places, is located near Sunderbans, the greatest delta, and is susceptible to surging every period during the June-September stormy period. The 140-year-old water flow and drainage program in the former investment of English Native Indian is among the earliest in the nation and protects less than 50% of the town,” says the web page.

Though it doesn’t intricate on the characteristics of the risk, it indicates that it could be from inundation brought on by a growth of sea-level. With the Bay of Bengal a simple 180km away, the town is susceptible to the extensive devastation from stormy weather reaching the shore, it refers to. Chillingly, it points out that Kolkata’s social facilities is not designed enough to reverse a harmful natural disaster.

Experts at home vary on the immediacy of the risk. While some say the Bloomberg review should be taken as a wake-up call, others point out that international warming has not been significant enough to precipitate a problem in the next 100 decades. But they all consent that Kolkata is indeed susceptible to disasters and that it does not have the determination to hold up against a problem. Environmentalist A K Ghosh, former primary of the Zoological Research of Native Indian, seems it is indeed a chance to act. Latest reports by IIT-Delhi, with Globe Financial institution resources, and WWF Native Indian together with NGO Endev – Community for Atmosphere and Development estimate a harsh upcoming for Kolkata, he said.

“The WWF-India study even details the public wards in Kolkata that could be at risk if the Ganga grows up. The sea-level has been increasing and the risk is possible. We must remember that Kolkata is just 180 km from the Bay of Bengal. In the situation of a significant surprise, you can’t concept out surging. The fact that the town’s water flow and drainage program are poor makes it even more insecure,” Ghosh outlined. Aila, he included, had hit Kolkata at a regular 80 kmph but led to extensive power shutdowns for four days, uprooted 5,000-plus plants and murdered 21 individuals.

Vital set ups like power and drinking water programs could be the toughest impacted, being near to the Ganga. People near to the stream financial institutions will be at serious risk, said Ghosh. “We have had five significant stormy weather in this area since 2007, such as Nargis, CIDR and, of course, Aila. Aila had a significant effect on Kolkata. There is nothing to recommend that it will not occur again,” said Ghosh.

However, environmentalist Pranabesh Sanyal, former home of Sunderban Competition Source, seems international warming isn’t yet extreme enough to indicate a problem in the long run. “The town’s lifestyle is certainly not at risk, at least in the next 50-100 decades. Cyclone Aila did effect Kolkata but it didn’t create chaos, either.

The stage has been increasing at a simple 5mm per period in the Sunderbans. It’s not escalating, though it’s higher than the international regular of 2mm,” said Sanyal.

But a growth of salinity could indeed present a risk to Kolkata, he said. “It will gradually affect the Ganga. That will have a bad effect and we need a plan to reverse it,” he cautioned.

The pattern of extreme cyclones is a bad indication, outlined Ghosh. “Till Aila, Kolkata hadn’t seen such a harmful surprise. Storms and cyclones beginning in the northern of Bay of Bengal are getting more extreme. If Exotic can impact New You are able to, think about what a similar cyclone could do to Kolkata,” he said.

Kolkata’s social facilities are ridiculously insufficient to deal with a climate-change-triggered problems, confess authorities. Less than 5% of the town’s 180km footwear sewer collections have been deposited. The rest is blocked, making it difficult for water to strain out quickly in situations of a rapid overflow. Even 8mm of rainfall in an hour is enough to overflow the town. The first significant venture to renovation the sewer program was taken up only five decades ago. The Rs 500-crore venture can’t finance even 5% of the desilting cost, say resources.

“A rapid increase of water can be risky for the town since most sewer collections are blocked.

North Kolkata is in a more intense shape. It has the earliest sewerlines and these are near to the Ganga and hence more susceptible to inundation,” said Amit Roy, special official, water flow and drainage and facilities, KMC.

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Kolkata Taxi Refusal Problem


Licence plates on the back of a taxi in Calcutta.

Licence plates on the back of a taxi in Calcutta. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I think this kind of denial is very common regarding taxi refusal in Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMPA) and the problem is the apathy and indifference of the police.

The traffic police will not help people behave in case of rejection of the taxi and some police officers even start misbehaving, even if people want help but  the human rights of the city and is also degrading.

So my question is what the purpose of the 100th hotline is

When evening a citizen called 100 for help, ask to take a taxi, it is a crime for citizens?

Why traffic police cannot help, not just your duty?

Given the growing number of passengers denied in the city, the West Bengal government earlier warned the taxi driver’s tough measures.

“Strong against taxi drivers who refuse passengers are satisfied, while their unions were asked to terminate their membership,” Transport Minister Madan Mitra. Said here after a meeting with union taxi operators

“Violation of the policy will not be tolerated and violations will be taken to task in such cases,” he said.

In spite of these is no awareness among the taxi drivers and local police.I doubt is anyone of them know the rules.

Cars, taxi guidelines

Transport Minister Madan Mitra said that if the owners and drivers of cars and taxis were in violation of the guidelines today, it is designed and how their license can even be arrested and confiscated their licenses. Mr. Mitra said that the taxi driver license, which binds Howrah passengers would be confiscated. SNS

To file a complaint, that’s all you need to do, type the word “taxi”, the registration number of the vehicle, the location and time of the order and send the message to 575756th

Charge to customers of Vodafone and Airtel Rs.3 per SMS, while Tata Indicom and Reliance customers have to pay £ 2. BSNL charging Re.1 each SMS. Kolkatans also have the option to call 9830010000, 9830811111 or 1073, to file a complaint. You can collect a body complaint taxi sergeant refused transit or traffic officer, complete and mail.

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