Garia

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Garia is a suburb of Kolkata, India located in the southern parts of the city. It is bounded by Jadavpur to the north, Naktala to the west, Narendrapur to the south and the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass to the east.

Contents 1 History 2 Transport 3 Medical Facilities 4 Educational institutions 5 Places of interest 6 Famous persons 7 External links

[edit] History

Garia is one of the oldest settlements aound the region, and is located on the Tolly Nullah connecting Kolkata to the Vidhyadhari River to the east. It was primarily a peaceful residential rural neighbourhood before the partition of India changed the very fabric of the area. Overnight refugees came and settled down in the farm lands and country houses of the rich landowners of Kolkata in Garia, increasing the population of the area by many thousands.

Garia became another refugee settlement along with Jadavpur and Tollygunge in the southern fringes of the city. Slowly, after the initial upheaval, development of the area started and it grew to become a peaceful middle-class neighbourhood.

But again another change was coming to the region. With the expansion of Kolkata to the east and the south during the 90s, the area witnessed it's latest change. Garia was the southern end of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, the next 'Chowringhee' of Kolkata. This road connected Garia to the northern parts of the city and the newly developing areas like Salt Lake City and Rajarhat, and also to the airport thus opening the way for rapid commercialization of the area. Already home to two major bus terminus, Garia became the transport and commercial hub for the region.

It is now home to some of the finest upcoming apartment complexes in the city^{[citation needed]}, and a haven for people looking to get away from the congestion of the city proper.

[edit] Transport

Garia is home to two major bus terminus (Route No. 5 & 6) and is connected by all varieties of bus services to all parts of the city.

The Kolkata Metro is being expanded to Garia and will further provide impetus to the development.

Garia is also served by a railway station on the Sealdah South section.

There are also some bus routes from Garia Stn having three Bus Terminuses. One is called C5 Bus Stand from where you can get the following buses  :-

1. C5 - Garia Station to Howrah Station 2. 1B - Garia Station to Ramnagar, Gardenreach 3. Mini Bus - Garia Station to BBD Bag 4. Mini Bus - Garia Station to Howrah Station via Naktala

Another Bus Stand is known 45 A/B Bus Stand from where you can get the following Busses  :-

1. 45A - Garia Station to Michel Nagar, Birati via Airport 2. 45B - Garia Station to Sealdah Station 3. C12 - Garia Station to Dumdum Seven Tanks via Sealdah Station, shyambajar 4. C16 - Garia Station to Ultadanga (via Sec V, Salt Lake from 9 AM to 5 PM) 5. ST - Garia Station to New Town via Sec V Salt Lake

 The third bus stand (No.6 bus stand) runs only the State-buses. Some are as follows:

1. S7 - Garia to Howrah Station 2. 6 - Garia to Howrah Station 3. C3 - Garia to Birati 4. MS37 - Garia to Barasat

[edit] Medical Facilities

• Bengal Rural Welfare Service (BRWS) Hospital, junction of Raja Subodh Mullick Road and Baishnabghata Connector.
• Peerless Hospital, at Panchasayar.
• Namita Devi Eye Hospital at Garia Station

[edit] Educational institutions

1. Naktala High School, Naktala
2. Dinabandhu Andrews College, Raja Subodh Mullick Road
3. WellandGoldsmith School, Baishnabghata Connector
4. Horimoti School, Garia Station Road
5. Netaji Subhash Engineering College, an Engineering Institute Near Garia Station
6. Anukul Chandra High School, Garia Station

[edit] Places of interest

• Hiland Park is the tallest tower in Kolkata and is located in Chak Garia on the E. M. Bypass.
• Big Bazaar, located near Hiland Park is a shopper's paradise,& food-lover's delight.
• Clown Town is the only functional ice-skating rink in the city. It is located at Patuli, just east of Garia.
• Garia Bazaar is one of the largest vegetable markets in Kolkata.
• Asharam Ji's Asram, near Netaji Subhash Engineering College.
• Bharat Sevasram Sangha, it is located near Briji Village and can be reached through the road started from the opposite of the Mahua Cinema Hall.
• A very old twin temple at Garia Burning Ghat.

It is said that Chand Saudagar, a famous character of Manasa Mangal in History of Bengali literature made this temple.

[edit] Famous persons

• Mahasweta Devi, author and social activist
• Rashid Khan,eminent singer
• Cactus Band, famous Bengali band hail from Garia
• Pritam, Bollywood Music Director of Dhoom fame

[edit] External links