Lake Town, Kolkata

Lake Town is a neighbourhood 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).^[1][2]

Lake Town
Neighbourhood
1.Kolkata Time Zone Tower 2.Ultadanga Flyover ending on VIP Road in Dakshindari, Lake Town
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Coordinates: 22°36′18″N 88°24′18″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency
District	North 24 Parganas
Metro Station	Belgachia Dum Dum
Railway Station	Bidhannagar Road
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	South Dumdum Municipality
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700048, 700089
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bidhannagar

Geography

Lake Town is flanked by Jawpur, Purba Sinthee and Nagerbazar in the north, Bidhannagar in the south, Dum Dum Park and adjacent areas of VIP Road in the east and Patipukur, Belgachia and Tala in the west.

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.^{[3][failed verification]}

Police station

Lake Town police station under Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over South Dum Dum Municipal areas.^[4]

Lake Town police station

Notable residents

• Shanu Lahiri
• Ram kumar, painter^[5]
• Charu Chandra Khan, painter^[6]

Durga Puja Celebration

Netaji Sporting Club
Lake Town 2021

Lake Town Adhibasi Brindo 2020

Sreebhumi Sporting Club 2023

In recent years, various organizations in Lake Town like Sreebhumi Sporting Club, Lake Town Adhibasi Brindo, Netaji Sporting Club Lake Town, Golaghata Sammilani and Dakshindari Youth Forum have come into limelight for their most elaborate and innovative theme Durga Puja.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Sreebhumi Sporting Club Durga Puja Theme Pandal 2022 (Vatican City)

Dakshindari Youth Forum Durga Puja Theme Pandal 2023

Kolkata Time Zone Tower

Big Ben Replica, Lake Town

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 Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, with the intention of incorporating London's architecture in Kolkata. 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.^[11]

The tower is 30 metres in height, while the Big Ben is 96 metres. It has 10 floors and the 4 clock faces, sponsored by the Anglo Swiss Company, each are 3.6 metres in diameter, compared to 7 metres of the original.^[12]

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.It became Reliance smartbazaar after takeover of Big Bazaars properties

Transport

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.^[13]

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.

References

1. "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
2. "Lake Town police station". bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
3. "Fast food chain spreads wings". The Telegraph. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
4. "Bidhannagar City Police". bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
5. Shamik Bag (13 August 2010). "Not another brick in the wall". Mint. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
6. Khan, Charu (4 July 1989). Charu Khan, Portrait of an Artist. M C Sarkar Sons Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9788171570133 – via Google Books.
7. "Kolkata's famous Sreebhumi Pandal turns into Vatican City and it's grand!". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
8. "দুর্গাপুজোয় চাঁদের দেশে, মণ্ডপের থিম চন্দ্রযান, লেকটাউনের নেতাজি স্পোর্টিং ক্লাবে একাধিক চমক". ABP Ananda. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
9. "Top Durga Pujas in North Kolkata and Dum Dum area". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
10. "পুজোর প্রস্তুতি: আজ-দক্ষিণদাঁড়ি ইউথ ফোরাম, শিকদার বাগান, গোলাঘাটা সন্মিলনি". ABP Ananda. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
11. "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.
12. Majumder, Arindam (7 November 2015). "Kolkata's 'Big Ben'". www.business-standard.com. Business Standard Private Ltd. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
13. "Ultadanga Flyover". The Times of India.