Lake Town, Kolkata

Lake Town is a locality in South Dumdum of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

Lake Town
Neighbourhood
Kolkata Time Zone (replica of Big Ben)
Kolkata Time Zone (replica of Big Ben)
Lake Town is located in West Bengal
Lake Town
Lake Town
Location in West Bengal, India
Lake Town is located in India
Lake Town
Lake Town
Lake Town (India)
Coordinates: 22°36′18″N 88°24′18″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
RegionGreater Kolkata
Metro StationBelgachia and Jessore Road(under construction)
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodySouth Dumdum Municipality
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700089
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyBarasat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBidhannagar

Location
The Big Ben replica in the night shot during Durga Puja 2015

Lake Town is surrounded by Bangur Avenue, Dum Dum Park and Kestopur in the north, Salt Lake in the east, Belgachia, Ultadanga in the South and Patipukur, Paikpara in the West. Kalidaha (Kalindi) is situated to the west of Lake Town, on the other side of Jessore Road.

The neighbourhood was developed in a planned manner after the Independence of India. Today, it is one of the important food and leisure hub in west Bengal having many international fast food chains and a shopping mall.[1]

Notable residents

Real estate Boom
Alcove Gloria (Apartment Complex), VIP Road, Lake Town

A planned township with large open spaces, parks and a lake, Lake Town is one of the most sought-after residential areas of Northern fringes of Kolkata. Its proximity to Dumdum/Kolkata Airport and commercial centres like Salt Lake and New Town has been a catalyst for the rising property prices in recent years.

Some of Kolkata's prominent Real Estate firms have their presence in Lake Town.

  • Ujaas - The Condoville by Bengal Ambuja
  • Avani Oxford Phase I and II by Avani Group
  • Alcove Gloria by Alcove Realty, an arm of Diamond Group
  • Big Bazaar Family Centre - Kolkata's largest Big Bazaar, is a part of the locality

Transport
Ultadanga Flyover ending point on VIP Road at Dakshindari, Lake Town

Buses ply along Jessore Road, Lake Town Road and VIP Road in Lake Town. There is also Ultadanga Flyover which was inaugurated in 2011. The flyover connects EM Bypass (Bidhan Sishu Udyan, Ultadanga) with VIP Road (Dakshindari, Lake Town) and has reduced traffic jam at "Hudco More" of Ultadanga.[4]

Bidhannagar Road railway station, Patipukur railway station, Kolkata Station and Dum Dum Junction are the nearest railway stations of Lake Town.

The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is at a distance of about 7 kilometres from Lake Town.

Kolkata Time Zone Tower

Standing on the VIP Road, the Kolkata Time Zone Tower is a one-third sized replica of Big Ben in Westminster, London. Completed in October 2015, the tower was conceived by Mamta Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, with the intention of rivalling London as a financial centre. The project, headed by the South Dum Dum Municipality, cost Rs 1.36 crores (USD 211997) and was the subject of widespread local opposition, including a door-to-door petition, on the grounds of both cost and of cultural inappropriateness.[5]

The tower is 30 metres in height, while Big Ben in London is 96 metres. It has ten floors and the four clock faces, sponsored by the Anglo Swiss Company, are each 3.6 metres in diameter, compared to 7 metres in the original.[6]

References
  1. "Fast food chain spreads wings". The Telegraph. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. Shamik Bag (13 August 2010). "Not another brick in the wall". Mint. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  3. Khan, Charu (4 July 1989). Charu Khan, Portrait of an Artist. M C Sarkar Sons Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9788171570133 – via Google Books.
  4. "Ultadanga Flyover". The Times of India.
  5. "Big Ben Kolkata: The London clock tower replica is not a Durga Puja marquee". www.indiatoday.in. India Today / Living Media India Limited. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. Majumder, Arindam (7 November 2015). "Kolkata's 'Big Ben'". www.business-standard.com. Business Standard Private Ltd. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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