Information about Kolkata is of utmost importance to all business travelers and tourists to this ‘city of joy’ as termed by Dominique Lapiere. Calcutta officially founded in 1690 by East India Company agent Job Charnock is also referred to as the ‘city of palaces’.
Kolkata Extent
Proper Calcutta extends from Dunlop Bridge in the north to Thakurpukur in the south, and from Dum Dum in the east to rive Hooghly in the west. The township of Salt Lake lies to the east of Kolkata. To the farther east, the new township of Rajarhat is developing.
Kolkata Climate
Kolkata experiences mainly three climatic varieties: the hot dry from end March to middle of June, the rains from middle of June to September, and the cool dry season from October to mid March. However, the months of December and January are quite cool. Thunderstorms are common during April and May. Rainfall during certain periods are significantly high. This climatic information about Calcutta is of primary importance for tourists.
Kolkata Administration
Kolkata being the capital city of West Bengal State houses the State’s Governor, Chief Minister, the State Secretariat, the State High Court, the Chief Justice of the State, the Auditor General, and the Comptroller General, and the State Assembly.
Kolkata city is under the care of The Kolkata Municipal Corporation which takes care of local roads, sanitation, drinking water supply, road lightings, local health centers, and municipal schools.
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Kolkata Transportation
Kolkata the capital city of West Bengal is the international gateway of Eastern India, and also the most important port. The hinterland of Kolkata port extends to Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, the seven North-Eastern states, Sikkim and West Bengal. Kolkata also serves Nepal and Bhutan. Kolkata on the eastern banks of the river Hooghly is only 120 kilometers from the Bay of Bengal.
Kolkata is internationally connected by airways to Bangkok, Singapore, Yangon, Paro, Kathmandu, Dubai, London, Frankfurt, Brunei. Domestically Kolkata is connected to all major Indian cities.
Railways from Calcutta run in all directions throughout India. Suburban railways connect Kolkata to the adjoining districts and villages in 24 Parganas North and South, Howrah, Hooghly, Burdwan, Nadia, and Midnapore. The districts are also served by long distance buses. Within Kolkata commuters can avail buses, taxis, tramcars, auto rickshaws, and underground railways termed the ‘Metro Rail’.
Kolkata Communication
The communication network of Kolkata is highly developed. In addition to BSNL, the government service provider for land, mobile and Internet communications, Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance, and Tata provide communication through mobile, satellite and land
connections. This Kolkata information is vital for all touring Kolkata.
Anandabazar Patrika, Bartaman, Aajkaal, Pratidin, and The Statesman are the Bengali dailies published from Kolkata. Among the English dailies The Telegraph, Times of India, The Economic Times, and The Asian Age are the premier ones.
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