New Alipore

Kolkata,
New Alipore New Alipore is one of the popular Neighborhood located in ,Kolkata listed under Neighborhood in Kolkata ,

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New Alipore is situated just south of Alipore bordered by the Budge Budge section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway between Majherhat and Tollygunge stations. It is bounded by the above railway line to the north, the B.L. Saha Road (Chetla) to the east, Diamond Harbour Road to the west and by Behala to the south.HistoryNew Alipore was created as a planned residential suburb of the city of Calcutta by the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority in the fifties to house the burgeoning population of the city, looking for more land.The area to the east of the Diamond Harbour Road was divided into 16 blocks, each block consisting of about 40 plots numbered xx/N or xx/S - N and S standing for north and south facing. It has recently been declared the Model Ward by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.In the 1930s, the India Government Mint was founded here which produces coins for domestic use as well as use in other countries. Next to the mint lies the Centenary Port Trust Hospital, built in 1971.NeighbourhoodIt is one of the better planned and posh areas of the city and is home to a wide variety of people from all walks of life. The roads in this neighborhood have paved sidewalks, often lined with trees. The area has a planned underground drainage system and street lighting. There are a couple of parks and gardens. It is one of the most posh and costliest localities of Kolkata with the average prices as high as 10 crores. New Alipore is mostly dominated by business families. Mostly the Punjabi and Marwari businessmen live here.

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