Raichak

Raichak
রায়চক
Town
Raichak

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°06′N 88°04′E / 22.10°N 88.07°E / 22.10; 88.07Coordinates: 22°06′N 88°04′E / 22.10°N 88.07°E / 22.10; 88.07
Country  India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Website s24pgs.gov.in

Raichak is a small town in Diamond Harbour II CD Block in South 24 Parganas district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on the bank of the Hooghly river, some 50 km south of Kolkata. It is about 15 km from Diamond Harbour.

Economy

Tourism

The fort gradually fell into ruins and was converted to a lively 5-star hotel, Raichak on Ganges, formerly Radisson Fort.

The hotel has a scenic view of the river. Those who are more adventurous can make also use the Raichak jetty or the nearby Nurpur jetty and take a ferry across the river to go to Kukrahati in East Midnapore district or Gadiara in Howrah district.

Abandoned bridge proposal

The proposal for a bridge across the Hooghly River from Raichak to Kukrahati, which will connect Haldia to Kolkata, had been hanging fire for many years. In earlier years, it was thought that the 2 km long cable bridge costing over Rs. 3,000 crore would be built with Malaysian support.[1] Thereafter, the Japanese came into the picture.[2] Subsequently, the Japanese were replaced by the Indonesian Salim Group.[3][4]

The construction of the Eastern Link Highway, linking Barasat with Raichak, which would have been 100 km long and 100 m wide and spread over 2,500 acres (10 km2), was also on the anvil. The road would have ultimately terminated at Nandigram. The projects were to be implemented by New Kolkata International Development Private Ltd, a special purpose company that had been promoted by the Salim Group, the Universal Success Group and Unitech.[5]

The entire project and associated programmes were abandoned by the Left Front government after the Nandigram violence in 2007.[6]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Raychak had a total population of 1,243, of which 830 (51%) were males and 613 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 125. The total number of literates in Raychak was 823 (73.61 % of the population over 6 years).[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Who will help Haldia make this highway?". The Statesman, 21 May 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  2. ↑ "Bridge feasibility study next month". The Statesman, 7 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  3. ↑ "Bridge of dreams". Editorial. The Statesman, 29 August 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  4. ↑ "Will WB lose its largest FDI investor?". The Economic Times, 12 August 2006. 2006-08-11. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  5. ↑ "Bengal inks pact with Indonesian group". The Hindu Business Line, 1 August 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  6. ↑ "Trinamool Congress revives jinxed bridge project". The Times of India, 13 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

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