Kalighat
is an important pilgrimage centre for Indian Toursts/Pilgrims
from India and all over the world who visits Kali Temple for
Holy Darshan of "Goddess Kali". Kalighat also attracts
overseas tourists who pay their visit to Nirmal Hriday.
Mother Teresa's Home for Destitutes. Pilgrims for Gngasagar
Mela come as far as from Surat and western coats in large
numbers.
Kali
Temple Gate on Northern side has a statue of Jesus Christ
and Virgin Mary in a building of Islamic architecture. There
is a Greek Church and a Sikh Gurdwara in the project area.
Kalighat
redevelopment Project(KRP) as proposed will improve the ecology
and environment of the area while attracting tourists from
all over India and overseas, who are presently discouraged
due to untidiness, congesting and poor infrastructure and
access to Kali Temple.
On
completion of KRP, the Kalighat destination may be included
in the Pilgrimage Circuit to visit Gangasagar- Kalighat -
Belur Math - Dakshineshwar - Mayapur as an integrated package
or single destination package.
The
river cruise from proposed Embarkation Jetty near Princep
Ghat will be an attractive route for top-end Indian Pilgrims
and Foreign Tourists to visit "Kali Temple" hassle
Free.
The entire Gangasagar-Kalighat-Belur Math-Dashineswar- Mayapur
pilgrimage circuit will be accessed through river cruise as
a intra-circuit pilgrimage tour package
METHODOLOGY
:
The
Kalighat Redevlopment Project shall be implemented by various
agencies through following methodology :
>>
International Foundation for Sustainable Development (IFSD)
will function as PROJECT AUTHORITY and administrator of Project.
This has been agreed by Temple Trust Body and West Bengal
Tourism Dept.
>>
Department of Tourism, Government of west Bengal shall function
as Nodal Department and will co-ordinate with State and Central
Government Departments and parastatals like Department of
Land and Land Reform, District/ Police Administrations, Kolkata
Municipal Corporation (KMC), Kolkata Metropolitan Development
Authority (KMDA), Kolkata Municipal water & sanitation
Authority (KMWSA), Irrigation Department, State Surface Transport
Department, Development of Urban Development & Municipal
Affairs, West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation, Kali
Temple Committee etc.
>>Consultant,
Consulting Architects, Project Engineers for India and overseas
have been appointed by IFSD who are responsible for co-ordinating
the technical, architectural, engineering and project management
services.
PROJECT
DURATION :
The project shall be completed in 30 months time from the day
construction of the KTC administrative building begins.
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