Kolkata: Devotees participated in midnight vigils, made a beeline to churches for special prayers and participated in processions on Easter morning on.
“Calcutta is the only city, which the British built from scratch and some of the architecture and buildings are incredible, but those are not visible at night,” he said.
Councillors of the areas that house shopping hubs have urged the civic authority to step in and take measures to remove visual pollution from Gariahat and clear pavements at Burrabazar.
Rent of commercial spaces in various pockets of Kolkata s central business district (CBD) has dipped between 20% and 30% due to rampant encroachment by hawkers. Find out more about the impact of hawker pressure on shop rentals in Kolkata s CBD.
India News: Last November’s high court order made the pavement outside Oberoi Grand walkable again, but in a city starved of employment avenues hawkers are likely.