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The Best Attractions In Howrah District

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Howrah, or Haora, is the second largest city in the Indian state of West Bengal after Kolkata. It is also an important transportation hub of West Bengal and a major gateway for Kolkata. It is the headquarters of Howrah district and the Howrah Sadar subdivision. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River.
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The Best Attractions In Howrah District

  • 1. Second Hooghly Bridge Howrah
    Vidyasagar Setu , also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge , is a toll bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, linking the cities of Kolkata and Howrah. With a total length of 823 metres , Vidyasagar Setu is the longest cable–stayed bridge in India. As 3rd Narmada Bridge in Gujarat . is an Extradosed bridge. It was the second bridge to be built across the Hooghly River; the first, the Howrah Bridge 3.7 kilometres to the north, was completed in 1943. Named after the educationist reformer Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, it cost ₹3.88 billion to build. The project was a joint effort between the public and private sectors, under the control of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners Initially, under the toll collection regime of the HRBC, daily traffic was recorded to be a min...
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  • 2. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden Howrah
    The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden previously known as Indian Botanic Garden is situated in Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata. They are commonly known as the Calcutta Botanical Garden, and previously as the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. The gardens exhibit a wide variety of rare plants and a total collection of over 12,000 specimens spread over 109 hectares. It is under Botanical Survey of India of Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
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  • 3. Rail Museum Howrah
    Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation , also known as East West Metro, is in charge of connecting the twin cities Kolkata and Howrah. The proposed metro rail route will be partly underground including the part that will be under the river Ganges. The 13.7 km route will have six station each in underground and elevated portions. The terminal stations will be Salt Lake Sector V and the Howrah Maidan.
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  • 4. Santragachi Jheel Howrah
    Santragachhi or Santragachi is a neighbourhood of Howrah city in West Bengal, India. It has a railway station which serves as a railway junction for the South Eastern Railway. Santragachi is mostly a residential locality with a sizeable railway colony with some industries including a privately owned railway goods wagon making unit. Santragachi is also popular for its large lake known as Santragachhi Jheel which attracts migratory birds such as the lesser whistling duck in the winter months. The recent development of a new bus stand and bus routes from Santragachi are making it a preferred changeover point for people travelling by railways to Kolkata, specially South Kolkata, via Vidyasagar Setu.
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  • 5. Panitras Samtaber Howrah
    Samta is a village and a gram panchayat in the Howrah district of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the banks of the Rupnarayan River.
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  • 9. Belur Math Belur
    Beluṛ Maṭh is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. It is located on the west bank of Hooghly River, Belur, West Bengal, India and is one of the significant institutions in Kolkata. This temple is the heart of the Ramakrishna Movement. The temple is notable for its architecture that fuses Hindu, Christian and Islamic motifs as a symbol of unity of all religions. In 2007 Belurmath railway station was also inaugurated which is dedicated to Belurmath temple.
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  • 10. Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary West Bengal
    Bibhutibhusan Wildlife Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The forest is located about 100 km from Kolkata and 25 km from Bongaon. Situated on the banks of the Ichamati River covering an area of 0.68 km2 it has more than 200 deer, birds, rabbit and a large number of langurs. It also has a children's park, a small zoo and a tourist lodge of the forest department. The nearest bus stop is at Naldugari on the 92 bus route .
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  • 11. Gurusaday Museum West Bengal
    The Gurusaday Museum is a folk arts and crafts museum located in Kolkata, India.
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