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Review of ReseaRch CITIZENS’ PREFERENCES FOR URBAN PARKS OF KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION: A TRAVEL COST APPROACH Dr. Laxmi Narayan Saha issN: 2249-894X impact factoR : 5.7631(Uif) Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Panihati UGc appRoved JoURNal No. 48514 Mahavidyalaya, Barasat Road, Sodepur, Kolkata. volUme - 8 | issUe - 8 | may - 2019 ABSTRACT: The urban environment is subject to pollution, degradation and other negative externalities. These losses include the loss of green and open spaces. As urban centres grow, concretised surfaces take over these spaces. While this process seems unavoidable, across the world, cities also prioritise provisioning of green spaces for their citizens and the ecosystem at large. Planning open and green spaces in the forms of parks, squares, gardens and avenues is common in Indian cities as well. Such environmental resources provide valuable attributes, however, remain unrecognized by us, as it is mostly unpriced and thereby undervalued. Environmental entities, however, have been assessed with the help of non-market valuation techniques. This paper attempts to assess citizens’ preferences for green spaces in their own city by using the Travel Cost Method, which is a choice based model where travel cost is used as a proxy for the price of visiting the parks or gardens (representing open green space). The study is based on Kolkata. Based upon visitors’ surveys conducted across eight parks in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the study has attempted to find variations in the relative importance that people attach to such destinations. Travel characteristics such as travel time, travel cost, distance, timing of visit and time spent are analysed alongside respondents’ characteristics like income per month, age etc. -
Landscaping India: from Colony to Postcolony
Syracuse University SURFACE English - Dissertations College of Arts and Sciences 8-2013 Landscaping India: From Colony to Postcolony Sandeep Banerjee Follow this and additional works at: https://surface.syr.edu/eng_etd Part of the English Language and Literature Commons, Geography Commons, and the South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies Commons Recommended Citation Banerjee, Sandeep, "Landscaping India: From Colony to Postcolony" (2013). English - Dissertations. 65. https://surface.syr.edu/eng_etd/65 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Arts and Sciences at SURFACE. It has been accepted for inclusion in English - Dissertations by an authorized administrator of SURFACE. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ABSTRACT Landscaping India investigates the use of landscapes in colonial and anti-colonial representations of India from the mid-nineteenth to the early-twentieth centuries. It examines literary and cultural texts in addition to, and along with, “non-literary” documents such as departmental and census reports published by the British Indian government, popular geography texts and text-books, travel guides, private journals, and newspaper reportage to develop a wider interpretative context for literary and cultural analysis of colonialism in South Asia. Drawing of materialist theorizations of “landscape” developed in the disciplines of geography, literary and cultural studies, and art history, Landscaping India examines the colonial landscape as a product of colonial hegemony, as well as a process of constructing, maintaining and challenging it. In so doing, it illuminates the conditions of possibility for, and the historico-geographical processes that structure, the production of the Indian nation. -
Kalighat for 21St Century
CONCEPT SCHEME KALIGHAT FOR 21ST CENTURY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BOSTON PLEDGE, USA AND GOVT. OF WEST BENGAL PRESENTATION BY MODULAR CONSULTANTS (P) Ltd. Prime Consultant MCPL IFSD SCOPE OF WORK Census & public enlightenment Renovation programme for existing occupiers / services provides in the redevelopment area Restructure of vehicular traffic Open / covered walk-track to Kali Temple Dredging & embankment protection of Adi Ganga upto Sluise Gate and connect the River Cruise from Sahara’s proposed Embarkation Jetty near Outram Ghat Construction of Foot Bridge over Adi Ganga Reconstruction of Adi Ganga Bathing Ghat Beautification of existing façade Rejuvenating the Craftsmanship of Patuas Travellers’ / Tourists’ Amenities Modernization of Kali Temple Water supply system including treatment plant Sewerage Disposal Solid waste management system Environment Management Plan Electricity supply and distribution system MCPL IFSD STATEMENT OF INTENT 1. Clean existing scum, filth and slummy environment of the temple area. 2. Remove and rehabilitate existing street vendors and street stalls. 3. Remove and rehabilitate stalls directly attached to the inside and outside of the temple compound walls and areas. Temple footprint should be free of any obstruction. Fresh paint on temple structure needed. 4. Incorporate spiritual AXES, NUMBERS and DIAGRAMS in new configuration of design elements brought into the proposed scheme. 5. Use pure forms and forms reminiscent of the main temple roof in new design elements as much as possible. 6. Create a SENSE OF PILGRIMAGE in the area. 7. Use Kali Temple Road as the MAIN AXIS to approach the temple. 8. Build FOUR gates on four perimeter roads of the ward. -
Kolkata Stretcar Track
to BANDEL JN. and DANKUNI JN. to NAIHATI JN. to BARASAT JN. Kolkata 22./23.10.2004 M DUM DUM Streetcar track map: driving is on the left r in operation / with own right-of-way the second track from the right tracks seeming to be operable e is used to make the turns of the regular passenger trains track trunks which are not operable v other routes in 1996 according to Tasker i other suspended routes according to CTC map TALA 11 [13] R actual / former route number according to CTC ULTADANGA ROAD Suburban trains and ‘Circular Railway’ according to Narayanan: Galif [12] i BELGATCHIA in operation under construction l Street [13] 1 2 11 PATIPUKUR A.P.C. Rd[ 20 ] M Note: The route along the Hugly River can’t be confirmed by my own g 12 Belgatchia observations. Bagbazar SHYAM BAZAR R.G. Kar Rd u BAG BAZAR M M metro railway pb pedestrian bridge 1 2 [4] 11 H Shyambazar BIDHAN NAGAR ROAD pb TIKIAPARA [8] 5 SOVA SOVA BAZAR – M BAZAR 6 AHIRITOLA Bidhan Nagar to PANSKURA JN. Aurobinda Sarani 17 housing block [4] 20 20 [12] [13] [ 12 ] 17 loop Esplanade [10] Rabindra Setu Nimtala enlargement (Howrah Bridge) pb [4] 1 [8] GIRISH 2 Howrah [10] M PARK 5 BURRA 6 15 Bidhan Sarani Rabindra Sarani 11 BAZAR 11 12 20 [21] [26] V.I.P. Rd 15 HOWRAH 11 12 M.G. 30Rd MAHATMA Maniktala Main Rd RAILWAY GANDHI 20 30 Acharya Profullya Chandra Rd STATION M ROAD M.G. Rd 20 Howrah [16] 17 17 Northbound routes are [12] [13] [16] M turning counterclockwise, Bridge 15 Mahatma Gandhi Rd 20 20 southbound routes are [4] 11 12 15 17 [ 12 ] 17 ESPLANADE 12 20 turning clockwise. -
Setting the Stage: a Materialist Semiotic Analysis Of
SETTING THE STAGE: A MATERIALIST SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF CONTEMPORARY BENGALI GROUP THEATRE FROM KOLKATA, INDIA by ARNAB BANERJI (Under the Direction of Farley Richmond) ABSTRACT This dissertation studies select performance examples from various group theatre companies in Kolkata, India during a fieldwork conducted in Kolkata between August 2012 and July 2013 using the materialist semiotic performance analysis. Research into Bengali group theatre has overlooked the effect of the conditions of production and reception on meaning making in theatre. Extant research focuses on the history of the group theatre, individuals, groups, and the socially conscious and political nature of this theatre. The unique nature of this theatre culture (or any other theatre culture) can only be understood fully if the conditions within which such theatre is produced and received studied along with the performance event itself. This dissertation is an attempt to fill this lacuna in Bengali group theatre scholarship. Materialist semiotic performance analysis serves as the theoretical framework for this study. The materialist semiotic performance analysis is a theoretical tool that examines the theatre event by locating it within definite material conditions of production and reception like organization, funding, training, availability of spaces and the public discourse on theatre. The data presented in this dissertation was gathered in Kolkata using: auto-ethnography, participant observation, sample survey, and archival research. The conditions of production and reception are each examined and presented in isolation followed by case studies. The case studies bring the elements studied in the preceding section together to demonstrate how they function together in a performance event. The studies represent the vast array of theatre in Kolkata and allow the findings from the second part of the dissertation to be tested across a variety of conditions of production and reception. -
Metro Boom! How the Most Aggressive Expansion in the History of Kolkata’S Metro Rail Is Likely to Transform the Scale and Scope of the City’S Real Estate Industry
real-TM Magazine sponsor tiestiesKolkata’s only real estate magazine I Vol 10 I Issue 1 I April 2014 THE COMING METRO BOOM! HOW THE MOST AGGRESSIVE EXPANSION IN THE HISTORY OF KOLKATA’S METRO RAIL IS LIKELY TO TRANSFORM THE SCALE AND SCOPE OF THE CITY’S REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY. NEW LAUNCH PRATHAM BT Road Land area: 253 cottahs Number of apartments: 377 Open space: 72.5 percent Number of blocks: 5 Unit sizes: 1,255 – 2,150 sq ft (SBA) Location: 26 B.T. Road, Kolkata 700 058 Number of floors: 17, 18 Completion time: 36 months + six Developer: Dhoot Realtors Pvt. Ltd. and 19 months grace period The developer speaks: “Dhoot Pratham is unique in its segment as it is the only project which provides spacious and luxurious living in BT Road. Its apartments are designed thoughtfully to provide understated elegance and class. It is the tallest tower in the Dunlop area and provides seamless views to the Ganges from the higher floors. It is also vaastu compliant. Its landscaped water body with a deck provides a serene vibe to the entire project. Dhoot Pratham is also equipped with modern amenities to make your family’s life relaxed and comfortable. Say goodbye to narrow, confined living. Say hello to freedom. Say hello to life. Say hello to Dhoot Pratham.” Contact: 033 4040 1010/6620 1010 Email: [email protected] COVER STORY THE COMING N. K. Realtors (P) Ltd. 9, Elgin Road (4th Floor), Metro boom! Kolkata 700020, India Tel: 033 4040 1030 How the most Web: www.nkrealtors.com aggressive expansion For feedback, write to us at [email protected] in the history of Kolkata’s Metro Rail is likely to transform the scale and scope of the city’s real Magazine sponsor estate industry. -
A Day in Kolkata"
"A Day in Kolkata" Realizado por : Cityseeker 14 Ubicaciones indicadas Mother House "A Glimpse into the Finest Life" 54 Bose Road is one of the most famous addresses in Kolkata and an important stopover for every tourist visiting the city. The building aptly called Mother House is the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa's vision to spread hope and love to the despair. Even today, Mother Teresa’s sisters of charity, clad in their trademark blue- by Hiroki Ogawa bordered saris, continue to carry forward her legacy. Visitors can pay their respects at the Mother's tomb and visit the museum displaying objects from her routine life – sandals and a worn-out bowl that stand as true reflections of her simplicity. Invoking peace and a range of different emotions, this place allows you to catch a glimpse into the life of one of the finest human beings to have ever lived. +91 33 245 2277 www.motherteresa.org/ 54/A A.J.C. Bose Road, Missionaries of Charity, Calcuta Raj Bhavan "Royal Residence" During the colonial rule, the Britishers erected magnificent structures and palatial residences, that often replicated buildings and government offices back in England. Raj Bhavan is one of such splendid heritage landmarks in the city of Kolkata. Spread across 27 acres, the wrought iron gates and imposing lions atop, create a majestic allure to the whole place and draw a clear line of distinction between the powerful rulers and the powerless common man. It continued to be the official residence of Governor- Generals and Viceroy until Kolkata ceased to be the capital of India and Delhi came into prominence. -
The Bengalis: a Thousand Years
Bengalis Thousand Years 8670/ 021116 The BengAlis: A ThousAnd YeArs Jawhar Sircar The last few days of a century that also happen to be at the end of a whole millennium, are bound to stir a strange excitement in even the most placid person. The two most expected feelings that hold their sway can perhaps be summarized as: introspection and expectation — drawing a balance sheet of the past as also trying to gauge what the future holds. Such an exercise can cover not only a single person or his immediate concerns; it may as well cover his locality, his state or nation and may be stretched to entire humanity. The constraints of my acquaintance and knowledge hardly qualify me to scan any group higher or bigger than my own people: the Bengalis. Even in this, my limitations now plague me more than my enthusiasm to try out such a review — but these notwithstanding; the sheer thrill of initiating an animated adda on the subject overpowers me. At the beginning, let me make it clear that I do not have the audacity to try to cover a thousand years in just a few pages: hence I will concentrate only on certain significant periods or issues, for the sake of presenting a viewpoint. So let us begin: are the Bengalis a thousand years old? Or even more? Historians tell us about our history during the Pala- Sena period, which would give us about 1250 years to be proud of, but if we include the great Sasanka, we could be share-holders in a great concern that goes back fourteen centuries. -
Are You a Resident of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)
PRESS NOTE Are you a resident of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)/ New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) area/Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, and an expectant 2nd dose COVID vaccinee, who has taken the 1st dose in a private hospital and are now anxious about how to get the 2nd dose, as there are no vaccines available with them for you? If yes, did you know that you may walk into any government health facility of the KMC, NKDA or BMC for getting your 2nd dose, free of cost? However, if your 2nd dose is overdue (>56 days from first dose of Covidshield or >42 days for Covaxin),then just walk into the facilities mentioned (list given). You shall be administered the second dose. For your greater convenience, the government has tagged each private hospital with a government health facility (please see list given) which you can walk into and get your 2nd dose. For example, if you have taken your 1st dose in AMRI Dhakuria, then you should ideally visit the government health facility which is tagged to AMRI Dhakuria i.e., KMC Urban Primary Health Centre - 87 for Covishield and KMC Urban Primary Health Centre - 90 for Covaxin. You can also visit any of the major Government hospitals given in the list for taking your 2ndvaccine dose in a similar walk-in manner, and get yourself vaccinated for free. For vaccination at the said government facilities, please carry one of your photo identification documents like Voter ID/Aadhaar/Passport/PAN Card etc. along with a proof of your first dose of vaccine received (i.e the SMS which you had received on receipt of first dose) The State Government is working to evolve a more precise and convenient information dissemination system for the benefit of all intending COVID vaccines. -
Indian Water Works Association 47Th IWWA Annual Conven On, Kolkata
ENTI NV ON O 2 0 C 1 L 5 A , K U Indian Water Works O N L N K A A h T t A 7 Association 4 47th Annual Convention Kolkata 30th, 31st Jan & 1st Feb, 2015 Theme: ‘Sustainable Technology Soluons for Water Management’ Venue: Science City J.B.S Haldane Avenue Kolkata ‐ 700046, (West Bengal) Convention Hosted By IWWA Kolkata Centre INDIAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION 47th IWWA ANNUAL CONVENTION, KOLKATA Date : 30th, 31st January & 1st February, 2015 Venue : Science City, J.B.S Haldane Avenue, Kolkata ‐ 700046, West Bengal APPEAL Dear sir, The Indian Water Works Associaon (IWWA) is a voluntary body of professionals concerned and connected with water supply for rural, urban, industrial, agricultural uses and disposal of wastewater. IWWA focuses basically on the enre 'Water Cycle' encompassing the environmental, social, instuonal and financial issues in the area of water supply, wastewater treatment & disposal. IWWA was founded in the year 1968 with headquarters at Mumbai having 32 centers across the country with more than 9000 members from all professions around the world. The Kolkata Centre of IWWA in associaon with Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of West Bengal along with others is organizing The 47th IWWA Convenon in Kolkata from 30th January to 1st February, 2015 at Science City, J.B.S Haldane Avenue, Kolkata ‐ 700046, West Bengal under the Theme 'Sustainable Technology Soluons for Water Management'. The professionals from all over the country and abroad will parcipate and present their technical papers in the three days convenon. The organizing commiee would like to showcase the Kolkata convenon in a very meaningful manner and make it a grand success and a memorable event to be cherished for a long me. -
1 DETAILS of P.I/NOTICE INVITING TENDER/QUOTATION 1 Sealed Tenders in Duplicate Superscribing the Name of the Work On
Volume 1716 Price Rs. 30/- Date 06/07/2021 Sealed tenders in duplicate superscribing the name of the work on the envelop are invited from the reputed and resourceful contractor for the following jobs. Tender papers etc. will be available free of cost in KMC website (www.kmcgov.in) The Tenderers have to enclose current GST/PAN/CE/ credential certificate in similar kinds of jobs as per tender documents available in KMC website and necessary Earnest Money in Bank Draft / Pay Order drawn in favour of The Kolkata Municipal Corporation along with the tender paper at least 1 (one) working day before the date of opening, failing which the tenders will be liable for rejection. If the last date of receipt of tender or the day of opening of tender happens to be a holiday or otherwise, the next working day will be the last date of receiving or opening. The tenderer may remain present at the time of opening of tenders at respective offices. Additional S. D. money, if any, must be deposited within a week from the date of intimation of acceptance of the tender. Agreement for work value exceeding Rs. 50,000/- will have to be executed by the selected tenderer. The Corporation reserves the right to accept/reject in full or in part of any tender without assigning any reason whatsoever. 1 DETAILS OF P.I/NOTICE INVITING TENDER/QUOTATION 1. (i) Name of The Department :- WATER SUPPLY, , CMO (ii) Tender invited and to be received by :- EE/WS (WEST) (iii) Time & last date of receipt/opening of tender :- 16.07.2021 ON 12:30 PM / 16.07.2021 ON 01:00 PM (iv) S.D. -
161-A, Sp Mukherjee Road, Kolkata
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, WEST BENGAL 161-A, S. P. MUKHERJEE ROAD, KOLKATA - 700 026 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT VENUE LIST(111) FOR MOTOR VEHICLES INSPECTOR (NON- TECHNICAL) RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION,2019 (ADVERTISEMENT NO. 1/2019) Go through the list of Venues (111) with address and range of Roll numbers. Date of Examination : 7TH APRIL, 2019 (SUNDAY) Time of Examination : 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Name of Centre : KOLKATA Sl. Name of the Venues Roll Nos. No. MAHARAJA COSSIMBAZAR POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 0100001 1 3, NANDALAL BOSE LANE, BAGHBAZAR, TO KOLKATA - 700 003 0100600 SHYAMBAZAR A.V.SCHOOL (GOVT. SPOND.) SUB-CENTRE 'A' 0100601 2 88, SHYAMBAZAR STREET TO KOLKATA - 700005 0101100 SHYAMBAZAR A.V.SCHOOL (GOVT. SPOND.) SUB-CENTRE 'B' 0101101 3 88, SHYAMBAZAR STREET TO KOLKATA - 700005 0101600 MAHARAJA MANINDRA CHANDRA COLLEGE, SUB CENTRE - "A" 0101601 4 20, RAMKANTO BOSE STREET, TO KOLKATA - 700003 0101900 MAHARAJA MANINDRA CHANDRA COLLEGE, SUB CENTRE - "B" 0101901 5 20, RAMKANTO BOSE STREET, TO KOLKATA - 700003 0102200 TOWN SCHOOL (H.S.) CALCUTTA 0102201 6 33, SHYAMPUKUR STREET, TO KOLKATA - 700 004. 0102600 BETHUNE COLLEGE 0102601 7 181, BIDHAN SARANI, TO KOLKATA - 700006. 0103000 RAMJOY SEAL SISHU PATHSALA 0103001 8 15/4, FAKIR CHAKROBORTY LANE, TO KOLKATA - 700 006. 0103500 THE PARK INSTITUTION, SUB CENTRE - 'A', 0103501 9 12, MOHANLAL STREET, P.O. - SHYAMBAZAR, TO KOLKATA - 700 004. 0103850 THE PARK INSTITUTION, SUB CENTRE - 'B', 0103851 10 12, MOHANLAL STREET, P.O. - SHYAMBAZAR, TO KOLKATA - 700 004. 0104150 ULTADANGA UNITED HIGH SCHOOL (H.S.) 0104151 11 49, ULTADANGA ROAD, TO KOLKATA - 700 004. 0104650 DESHABANDHU VIDYALAYA 0104651 12 24A, HARISH NEOGI ROAD TO KOLKATA - 700 067.