Archive · 17 Aug 2025
Calcutta Puja Committee Plans Road Beautification Project
A Durga Puja committee in south Calcutta wants to make their neighborhood, especially Lake Road, look nicer all year.
They plan to add things like special posts, pretty covers for tea stalls, and water filters.
They want to work with the local government to make this happen.
The project is inspired by the success of a previous art project.
They hope other groups will do the same and help improve their areas.
Samajsebi Sangha plans to beautify and maintain Lake Road in south Calcutta year-round.
The puja committee will seek the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) approval for the project.
Proposals include decorative posts, pavement stall canopies, water filters, and replanting gardens.
The initiative aims to preserve the neighborhood's built heritage, highlighting founder members' houses.
The project is inspired by a 2017 Mahalaya alpona and seeks to make permanent improvements.
- Who
- Samajsebi Sangha and the KMC.
- What
- Samajsebi Sangha plans to beautify and maintain Lake Road.
- When
- For the upcoming Durga Puja.
- Where
- Lake Road in south Calcutta.
- Why
- To beautify and preserve the neighborhood's heritage.
KMC Regulations
Committee's Initiatives
Regulatory Approval
KMC Regulations
The Puja committee's plans might face regulatory hurdles and require permissions.
Committee's Initiatives
The KMC's involvement is seen as essential to the project's success.
- Puja Committee
- Samajsebi Sangha
- Location
- Lake Road, South Calcutta
- Objective
- Beautification and maintenance of the road
- KMC Involvement
- Requires approval and collaboration
- Inspiration
- Mahalaya alpona of 2017