East Kolkata

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Neighborhood in Kolkata in Kolkata Metropolitan Area, West Bengal, India

East Kolkata
Neighborhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
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Country	India
State	West Bengal
Region	Kolkata Metropolitan Area
District	North 24 Parganas,^[1] Kolkata ^[2] and South 24 Parganas ^[3]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code	+91 33

East Kolkata refers to the eastern areas of the city of Kolkata, India. It includes the localities of Metropolitan Township, Dhapa, Tangra, Bantala, Topsia, Tiljala, VIP Nagar, Anandapur, Kalikapur, Mukundapur, Ajoy Nagar, Panchasayar and certain parts of Garia like Baishnabghata-Patuli Township, Chak Garia, Nayabad and New Garia. The northern part of East Kolkata is dominated by the townships of Salt Lake and New Town. The region is characterized by well planned (regular) residential blocks and houses many of the attractions of the city.

Transport

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The main road transport artery is the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass which runs from Ultadanga in the north to Baruipur Puratan Bazar in the south. Besides VIP Road, Salt Lake Bypass and Major Arterial Road are also important. Kolkata Metro Orange Line (which is under construction now) runs through East Kolkata.

Townships

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East Kolkata has five major townships which constitute the bulk of the region. These are as follows :

Salt Lake
New Town
Metropolitan Township (near Chingrighata)
East Calcutta Township (at Anandapur and eastern part of Kasba)
Baishnabghata Patuli Township

IT Hub-Sector V

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The Information Technology hub is the centre of some of the notable IT/ITES Indian and multinational companies. A total of 1,500 companies (by April 2019) have their office space in Sector V.^[4] More than 2 lakh people are employed in Sector V, Salt Lake City by 2018. The area is administered by Naba Diganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA). Sector V has a total road length of 17 km. Lack of adequate public transport is a major problem of this area. The commissioning of Kolkata Metro's Green and Orange Lines situation is expected to improve the situation. The State Government has also planned a flyover at the College More Crossing for smooth traffic movement.