- Kukrahati
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native_name = Kukrahati| type = city | latd = 22.10| longd =88.07
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = Purba Medinipur
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footnotes =Kukrahati is a small place in Purba Medinipur district of the Indian state of
West Bengal . It is located around 150 km fromKolkata , and stands on the bank of theHooghly river , oppositeRaichak inSouth 24 Parganas . It is the gateway to the port and industrial city ofHaldia . Ferry services operated by Haldia municipality at intervals of 30 minutes take only 15 minutes to cross the river. Thereafter, it is private road transport (bus or taxi) to Haldia. [ [http://www.hdaindia.com/about_us.htm Haldia Development Authority , please see Tourism] ]Economy
Proposed bridge
There is a proposal to build a bridge across the Hooghly river from Kukrahati to Raichak. The four lane road bridge is expected to be complete by 2012. The construction of the Eastern Link Highway, linking
Barasat withRaichak , which would be 100 km long and 100 m wide and spread over 2,500 acres (10 km²), is also on the anvil. The road will ultimately terminate atNandigram . The projects would be implemented by New Kolkata International Development Private Ltd, a special purpose company that has been promoted by theSalim Group , the Universal Success Group and Unitech. [cite web | url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/08/01/stories/2006080104042100.htm
title = Bengal inks pact with Indonesian group | accessdate = 2007-09-06 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = "The Hindu Business Line", 1 August 2006]New township
The government will acquire convert|5000|acre|km2|0 for the Salim Group at Kukrahati to develop a township. The Kukrahati township would come up on low and saline land close to the banks of the Hooghly river. [cite web | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060726/asp/bengal/story_6526603.asp
title = Another 5000 acres on Salim plate | accessdate = 2007-09-06 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = "The Telegraph", 26 July 2006]External links
* [http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/w.cgi?c=in&UF=-2101808&UN=-2917998&DG=STMX Satellite view]
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