Eastern Metropolitan Bypass

Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (also known as E.M. Bypass or EM Bypass) is a 32 kilometres (20 mi) long six to eight-lane major bypass road on the east side of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1] It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Bazar (under Kolkata metropolitan area).^[2] The road is a major link to Salt Lake and New Town. EM Bypass is part of State Highway 3.^[3] EM Bypass is centered with major hotels, business parks, high residential blocks and other high-end construction and development.^[1][4]

Eastern Metropolitan Bypass

abbr. EM Bypass
Skyline along EM Bypass
Part of	SH 3
Maintained by	Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
Length	32 km (20 mi)
Location	Greater Kolkata (Kolkata district and South 24 Parganas district), India
Nearest Kolkata Metro station	Green Line: Bengal Chemical Salt Lake Stadium Blue Line: Shahid Khudiram Orange Line: Satyajit Ray Jyotirindra Nandi Kavi Sukanta Hemanta Mukhopadhyay VIP Bazar (uc) Ritwik Ghatak (uc) Barun Sengupta (uc) Beleghata (uc)
North end	Ultadanga
South end	Kamalgazi, with an extension to Baruipur (Baruipur Bypass)
Construction
Completion	1982

History and development

The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass was constructed during the 1980s and became operational in 1982.^[5][6][7] The construction disrupted part of the East Kolkata Wetlands.^[7][8][4]

It was designed as a six to eight-lane bypass to lessen traffic congestion on the entire stretch of Gariahat Road. Several consequent connections have been made to Gariahat Road to further move traffic to the Bypass.

At one point in 2010 the road was officially named Jyoti Basu Sarani after Jyoti Basu.^[9] The road was further renamed Biswa Bangla Sarani by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in 2011.^[9]

The road is undergoing expansion under the JNNURM.^{[citation needed]}

Connectors and overpasses

A number of 'connectors' or connecting roads link the bypass to major hubs of the city all along its route. From north to south, these are: ^{[citation needed]}

Junction type	Area	Connected locations	Notes
Junction	Bagmari Road	Ultadanga - goes towards Hatibagan & Shobhabazar as Aurobindo Sarani
Flyover	Ultadanga Flyover	Dumdum/Kolkata Airport from south through VIP Road
Junction	Maniktala Road	Maniktala, Kankurgachi - goes towards Howrah via Girish Park & Posta as Vivekananda Road
Junction	Narkeldanga Road	Rajabazar, Phoolbagan & Kadapara
Junction	Beleghata Road	Sealdah Station, Beleghata, Chingrighata - goes towards Howrah via Burrabazar as MG Road
Flyover	Chingrighata Flyover	Chingrighata to Salt Lake and New Town
Junction	JBS Haldane Avenue	Park Circus, Science City & Bantala - goes towards Howrah via Rabindra Sadan as AJC Bose Road
Flyover	Maa Flyover	Park Circus to Science City & Beleghata Metropolitan - connected with AJC Bose Road Flyover towards Howrah
Junction	Bondel Road	Ballygunj, Tiljala & VIP Nagar - goes towards Hazra, Alipore & Mominpur as Hazra Road
Junction	Rash Behari Avenue	Kalighat, Deshapriya Park, Gariahat, Kasba, Anandapur & Nonadanga - goes towards Chetla & Majherhat
Junction	Prince Anwar Shah Road	Dhakuria, Jodhpur Park, Selimpur, Lake Gardens, Garfa & Kalikapur - goes towards New Alipore & Taratala as Tollygunje Circular Road
Junction	Ajaynagar-Santoshpur Avenue & Eastern Park Road	Santoshpur and Jadavpur Via Santoshpur Jora Bridge crossing, Ajoy Nagar, Purbalok & Mukundapur
Junction	Garia	Baishnabghata Patuli Township, Garia
Junction	Garia Station Road	Garia railway station, Briji, Shitala Mandir Bus Stand of Garia
Junction	Pepsi	Mahamayatala & Kandarpopur town
Flyover	Kamalgazi Flyover	Kamalgazi to Narendrapur towards Rajpur Sonarpur
Junction	Sonarpur Station Road	Kamalgazi & Sonarpur railway station
Junction	Dr. B. C. Roy road	Kalitala with Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road - goes towards Rajpur Municipal Market
Junction	Baruipur-Amtala Road	Baruipur with Julpia - goes towards Amtala
Junction	Baruipur-Canning Road	Baruipur with Fultala & Uttarbhag - goes towards Champahati & Canning Town respectively

Gallery

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  Mani Square, Kankurgachi
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  Raikva Building, Beliaghata
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  Silver Arcade, Dhapa
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  JW Marriott Hotel, Dhapa
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  ITC Sonar facade, Dhapa
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  ITC Sonar Hotel (Northern Block) along with Maa Flyover, Dhapa
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  Science City, Parama Island
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  Rainy day view of Science City, Parama Island
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  Atmosphere (Kolkata), East Topsia
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  Landmark Hotel, East Topsia
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  Shrachi and Emami Tower, East Kolkata Township
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  Ruby Hospital, East Kolkata Township
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  Taj Vivanta (Gateway) Hotel, East Kolkata Township
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  Kalikapur Abhishikta
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  Metro Cash & Carry India Private Limited, Mukundapur
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  Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Mukundapur
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  AMRI Hospital, Mukundapur
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  Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Mukundapur
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  Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park
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  EM Bypass at Patuli Crossing

References

1. Chaudhuri, Sumita (2015). Facets of Urbanisation: Views from Anthropology. Cambridge Scholars. p. 141. ISBN 9781443878869.
2. "Bypass vrooms to Baruipur".
3. "EM Bypass".
4. Bose, Pablo Shiladitya (2014). Urban Development in India: Global Indians in the Remaking of Kolkata. Routledge. p. 97. ISBN 9781138319035.
5. Chanda, Ipshita (2017). Selfing the City: Single Women Migrants and Their Lives in Kolkata. SAGE Publishing India. p. Appendix 2. ISBN 9789381345245.
6. Bunting, Stuart; Kundu, Nitai; Mukherjee, Madhumita (2005). Urban aquaculture: Chapter 5. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International. p. 62. ISBN 9781845930936.
7. Nitai, Kundu; Pal, Mausumi; Saha, Sharmistha (2008). "East Kolkata Wetlands: A Resource Recovery System Through Productive Activities" (PDF). Proceedings of Taal2007: The 12th World Lake Conference: 868–881. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
8. Allen, Adriana; Lampis, Andrea; Swilling, Mark (2015). Untamed Urbanisms. Routledge. p. 41. ISBN 9781317599104.
9. Banerjee, Rabi (8 March 2018). "Antidote to statue vandalism: When Jyoti Basu resisted attempt to erect his statue". The Week. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

External links

• Commercial Development of E.M. Bypass