Basirhat, North 24 Parganas District
West Bengal, India, 743411
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Basirhat, a city as well as a municipality in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, is located on... Read More
Why is Basirhat, North 24 Parganas District known
- Gateway to Sunderbans
- Excellent connectivity to nearby highways
- Excellent parks in the area
- Good road connectivity
- Nearby market areas
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Insights about Basirhat, North 24 Parganas District
New developments
- Basirhat Municipality has invited tenders for construcion of concrete roads
- Tenders for improvement of road by stone cosolidation are invited by the municipality
- Central Government will start the 318km four-laning of the road connecting Jangipur and Basirhat by the end of 2022
- Basirhat will soon be a new district as per the declaration of the West Bengal State Government
- The West Bengal State Government will accelerate developmental works in Basirhat
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What is good in Basirhat, North 24 Parganas District
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- Nearest railway station and airport are Basirhat and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Dumdum
- State Government has planned Barasat-Basirhat Road Upgradation Project
- The 318km four-laning of the road connecting Jangipur and Basirhat will ease the traffic situation in the daytime
- The government has decided to boost safety around Kachua Loknath Temple where people were injured in a stampede
- The High Court has asked the West Bengal government to install street lights in Basirhat area to ensure women’s safety
- A special woman patrolling team called 'The Winners' has been formed comprising of lady police personnel in Barasat area
- There are various parks in Basirhat like Alok Jharna Park,Surja Kanta Park, Rabindra Saikat Park etc
- More than 10,000 sanitary pads will be given to women in Basirhat
- The Air Quality Index or AQI of Barasat is 73, which is considered moderate
- Basirhat is close to Kolkata, located on the banks of Ichamati, having cultural and historical significance and its proximity to Sunderbans
- There are more than 5 Government organiations many other private offices including NGOs in Barasat
- National Highway 312, a secondary route of National Highway 12, connects many areas including Ghojadanga, Basirhat
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What can be better in Basirhat, North 24 Parganas District
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- Due to inadequate passenger, unavailability of workers and pay cuts, public bus services has been reduced to bare minimum
- The inter-city roads are unpaved and in bad shape in Basirhat
- People of Basirhat complaints that road are full of potholes
- People still do not feel safe in Basirhat, especially at night, due to the political disputes
- People in Basirhat complain that many of the newly constructed 700 street lights are not working
- Due to lack of strict police patrolling, activities of criminal gangs near Bangladesh border have been increased
- Curently, there is no underground sewerage system in Basirhat area
- The pollution caused by the Bantala leather complex had been endagering several kinds of fish from the river Bidyadhari
- There are around 200,000 people whose livelihoods are dependent on Ichhamati, but the river is dying a slow death
- Repairing work is very slow going on the National Highway 312
- Rental rates in Basirhat are high due to the proximity to markets and malls
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