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The Bhagirathi-Hooghly River, as the Ganga is known along its final stretch to the sea, is one of the most interesting waterways of India. Stretched along its banks (roughly between Kolkata and Murshidabad) are remains of former European settlements. Hence, this stretch of the river is also known as ‘Europe on the Ganga’. Travelling northwards from Kolkata (British), there is Srirampur (Danes), Chandannagar (French), Bandel (Portuguese) and Chinsurah (Dutch), and Murshidabad. Although the settlements are now part of history, you may still enjoy a glimpse into the past through surviving buildings and cultures.
Varanasi: The plan for trade through waterways with Bangladesh through Prayagraj-Haldia National Waterway-I across the Ganga, Bhagirathi and Hooghly river systems moved another step ahead as a team of experts from Dhaka visited the riverport of Inland Waterways Authority of India at Ramnagar on Sunday to study the feasibility of using waterway for goods transportation.
IWAI deputy director (Varanasi) Rakesh Kumar told TOI on Monday, “A seven-member team from Bangladesh came here on Sunday and visited the riverport at Ramnagar to study whether it can be used as ‘port of call’ (an intermediate port where ships customarily stop for supplies, repairs, or trans-shipment of cargo) for shipping purposes by them. They saw all facilities available here and returned.”
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Ambuja Neotia, Hiland seal land deal; to jointly develop two land parcels spread across 20 acres in Kolkata
One land parcel includes 10 acres of land along the golf course, and another 10 acres is along the Calcutta Riverfront
The deal was sealed by Anarock Property Consultants’ Land Division.
As part of the deal, two residential projects will be coming up across 20 acres of land in Kolkata which will be spread across 2 mn sq ft each.
This a joint venture between development management partner Ambuja Neotia Group and Hiland Group which includes 10 acres of land along the golf course, and another 10 acres at the Calcutta Riverfront, Anarock said in a statement.