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Tolly’s Nullah Revival Study by INTACH and Industry Body
Tolly’s Nullah in Kolkata is a polluted channel that has been neglected for years.
A study by INTACH and the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry suggests reviving it to make it a heritage waterfront with walkways, parks, and improved ghats.
The channel could also be used for water transport.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is working on a World Bank-funded project to reduce pollution by treating sewage before it enters the nullah.
The study identified four ghats that could be restored to support the revival.
The project aims to reduce pollution in Tolly’s Nullah and the Hooghly River, which the Bidyadhari eventually merges with.
Tolly’s Nullah is a polluted channel in Kolkata that has been neglected for years.
A study by INTACH and the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry proposes reviving the channel to create a heritage waterfront with walkways, parks, and improved ghats.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is working on a World Bank-funded project to reduce pollution by treating sewage before it enters the nullah.
The study identified four ghats (Watgunge Ghat, Bhanga Ghat, Prasannamoyee Ghat, Kalighat) that could be restored to support the revival.
The project aims to reduce pollution in Tolly’s Nullah and the Hooghly River, which the Bidyadhari eventually merges with.
- Who
- Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- What
- A study on the revival of Tolly’s Nullah
- Where
- 4km stretch between Watgunge and Chetla, Kolkata
- When
- Not specified
- Why
- To rejuvenate the polluted channel and transform it into a heritage waterfront and water transport corridor
Heritage Conservationists
Local Government
Revitalization Approach
Heritage Conservationists
Advocate for a heritage waterfront with walkways, parks, and improved ghats to attract people and serve as a water transport corridor.
Local Government
Focus on infrastructure projects like sewage treatment plants and drainage pumping stations to reduce pollution and revive aquatic life.
Key facts
- Length of Surveyed Stretch
- 4km
- Original Length of Tolly’s Nullah
- 25km
- Current Condition
- Heavily silted bed, sewage discharge, stagnant water, floating solid waste, crumbling retaining walls, underused waterfront
- Heritage Ghats Identified for Restoration
- Watgunge Ghat, Bhanga Ghat, Prasannamoyee Ghat, Kalighat
- Project Funding
- World Bank-funded
- Project Coverage
- 15km of the channel
Quotes
G.M. Kapur
State convenor of INTACH and chairperson of the heritage committee of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry
“"We have prepared a draft proposal of what can be done. Walkways and parks can come up along the banks. The space can be transformed into a heritage waterfront, with the channel being used for passenger and freight transport. The ghats along its route also need improvement."”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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