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The Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC) office is a statutory organization under the Department of Transport (West Bengal), [1] established in 1969 for the construction of Vidyasagar Setu. In 1961, the Kolkata Metropolitan Planning Organization was set up through a resolution of the Development and Planning Department to develop a ...
The project was a joint effort between the public and private sectors, under the control of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC). [ 3 ] The importance of the bridge has increased manifold since 2013, as the West Bengal State Secretariat had shifted its office to Nabanna , located adjacent to the bridge on the Howrah side.
The 14-storey building housed the government's garment park, Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC) and was turned into the new secretariat within a month and a half by the PWD department. [4] The chief minister's office is located on the top floor. The 13th floor has the offices of the chief and home secretary. [5]
Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners; West Bengal Human Rights Commission; K. Kolkata Improvement Trust; Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority; N.
The statue was sculpted by Nagesh Yoglekar and was unveiled by Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 1969. In 2008, during a project initiated by Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC), this statue and its surrounding area were beautified. At this time the statue was painted and illuminated by two lamp posts. [2]
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.
Hooghly River at Diamond Harbour. Despite the river being polluted, the fish from it are important to the local economy. Panoramic view of Kolkata from Howrah with Second Hooghly Bridge. The Hooghly river valley was the most important industrial area of the state of Bengal.
The secretariat of Mamata Banerjee-run West Bengal Government is shifted permanently to the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners or HRBC made 16 storied with basement and ground floor [3] the 'Garment Park' building popularly known as 'Nabanna' at Shibpur from 1 October 2013, as the restoration of 236-year-old Writers' Buildings is shortly for ...