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The Eco park is located along the Major Arterial Road (part of Biswa Bangla Sarani) in Action Area - II of New Town at , 10 km away from Kolkata International AirportThe park is surrounded by the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art on the North, the upcoming Central Business District and International Financial Hub on the east, the Kolkata International Convention Center, HIDCO Bhawan and Rabindra ...
Kolkata - now the state capital, is considered to be an ideal hub to cover all the destinations in West Bengal. [3] It is the largest urban center in Eastern India and is well connected by road, rail and air. Siliguri - the largest city of North Bengal will be another ideal hub to cover all destinations in Northern Bengal and an alternative to ...
Birla Planetarium in Kolkata runs many shows on educational and entertainment purposes about astronomy, astrophysics, space science, history of astronomy and mythology regarding stars and planets. It is situated on Jawahar Lal Nehru Road near several notable places like Indian Museum, Victoria Memorial, Maidan, and St. Paul's Cathedral. It was ...
It is one of the seven wonders in Kolkata. [33] Bengal is also well known for its variety of handwoven Sarees. [34] It is home to exquisite sarees such as Jamdani Sarees, Baluchari Sarees, [35] Kantha stitch Sarees, Tussar Silk Sarees, Muslin Sarees and Matka Sarees. These variety of handwoven sarees in a single place is a rarity in today's ...
Tribeni railway station. Tribeni is 66 km away from Kolkata, capital of West Bengal, on road and 48 km from Howrah Station. Tribeni railway station and the nearest major railway station is Bandel Junction, 7 km on the Bandel-Katwa Railway Line, which can be used to board express trains towards north Bengal.
Tourism in India is economically significant and projected to continue a pattern of growth. [1] In 2016, the World Travel & Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated ₹ 14.02 lakh crore (US$160 billion) or 9.6% of the nation's GDP and supported 40.343 million jobs, 9.3% of its total employment.
The bazaar is named after Edoardo Tiretta, [7] an Italian immigrant from Venice, who was a land surveyor and owner in the area during late 18th-century. [8]During the time of Warren Hastings, the first governor-general of British India, a businessman by the name of Tong Achew established a sugar mill, along with a sugar plantation at Achipur, 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Calcutta, on the bank of ...
Central Kolkata: 1283 Acres (total) 400 Acres(urban green space) Eco Park: New Town: 480 Acres Rabindra Sarobar: South Kolkata: 192 Acres Central Park: Salt Lake: 152 Acres Subhas Sarobar Park [1] South Kolkata: 73 Acres Victoria Memorial Gardens Central Kolkata 64 Acres