Archive · 10 Jan 2026
Utility Work Disrupts Key Roads in Calcutta
In Calcutta, some big roads are in bad shape because workers are digging them up to put in new pipes for water and other things.
This is making it hard for people to travel.
The roads are filled with dirt and broken bricks, and they're much narrower.
The workers say they need time to fix the roads properly.
They're also building new water treatment plants to bring clean water to places that need it.
The mayor said the new plant will be ready by summer 2026.
Some roads will be fixed in parts as the work goes on.
Key roads in Calcutta are disrupted due to utility work, reducing width by one-third to fifty percent.
Areas affected include Rashbehari Connector, BB Chatterjee Road, Kasba, Garia, Jadavpur, and Hari Ghosh Street.
KMC is laying 144km of new water lines to supply potable water from Dhapa and Briji treatment plants.
New 10 MGD water treatment plant in New Garia’s Briji and Dhapa plant capacity increased by 20 MGD.
Road restoration will be done in phases, not waiting for the entire project to end.
- Who
- Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) engineers and officials
- What
- Utility work disrupting key roads in Calcutta
- When
- Work started in winter, to continue after board exams in February
- Where
- Rashbehari Connector, BB Chatterjee Road, Kasba, Garia, Jadavpur, Hari Ghosh Street
- Why
- Laying new underground utility lines and water supply lines
- Areas Affected
- Rashbehari Connector, BB Chatterjee Road, Kasba, Garia, Jadavpur, Hari Ghosh Street
- Road Conditions
- Reduced width by one-third to fifty percent, filled with soil and crushed bricks
- Water Lines
- 144km of new water lines being laid
- Water Treatment Plants
- New 10 MGD plant in New Garia’s Briji, Dhapa plant capacity increased by 20 MGD
- Timeline
- Work started in winter, to continue after board exams in February
- Mayor's Promise
- Briji plant to be commissioned by summer 2026
- Road Restoration
- To be done in phases, not waiting for entire project completion