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The West Bengal Government has also planned a major renovation of the city to match the city's urban facilities with its neighboring city Kolkata. [ 42 ] Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is the statutory planning and development authority for Howrah, as the city lies within the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA).
Howrah district (/ ˈ h aʊ r ə /, Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]) is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized area of West Bengal. Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized area of West Bengal.
West Bengal's capital Kolkata—as the former capital of India—was the birthplace of modern Indian literary and artistic thought, [1] and is referred to as the "cultural [or literary] capital of India". [2] [3] The presence of paras, which are cluster of neighbourhoods that possess a strong sense of community, is characteristic of West Bengal ...
^ The Province of Bengal was split into two states i.e. West Bengal and East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) by the Indian Independence Act 1947 [11] †† Partition of Bengal (1947) West Bengal ( / b ɛ n ˈ ɡ ɔː l / ; ISO : Paścimabaṅga , pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃimˈbɔŋɡo] ⓘ , abbr. WB ) is a state in the eastern portion of India .
Tikiapara is a neighbourhood in Howrah of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is adjacent to Kadamtala & Howrah Maidan and on its eastern side lies the Salkia and Pilkhana region. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). [1] Tikiapara also has a railway station by its name. It ...
The culture of Kolkata concerns the music, art, museums, festivals, and lifestyle within Kolkata. It is the former capital of India and, as of 2021, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Geir Heierstad writes that Bengalis tend to have a special appreciation for art and literature. [1]
An illustration of the Kolkata Metropolitan Region. The Kolkata Metropolitan Area (abbreviated KMA; formerly Calcutta Metropolitan Area), also known as Greater Kolkata, is the urban agglomeration of the city of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the third most populous metropolitan area in India after Delhi and Mumbai.
The Howrah Bridge is a balanced steel bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India.Commissioned in 1943, [9] [11] the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata, which are located at the opposite banks of each other.