Eastern_Metropolitan_Bypass

Eastern Metropolitan Bypass

Eastern Metropolitan Bypass

Road in Kolkata, India

Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (also known as E.M. Bypass or EM Bypass) is a 32 kilometres (20 mi) long six to eight-lane major bypass road on the east side of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Bazar (under Kolkata metropolitan area).[2] The road is a major link to Salt Lake and New Town. EM Bypass is part of State Highway 3.[3] EM Bypass is centered with major hotels, business parks, high residential blocks and other high-end construction and development.[1][4]

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History and development

The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass was constructed during the 1980s and became operational in 1982.[5][6][7] The construction disrupted part of the East Kolkata Wetlands.[7][8][4]

It was designed as a six to eight-lane bypass to lessen traffic congestion on the entire stretch of Gariahat Road. Several consequent connections have been made to Gariahat Road to further move traffic to the Bypass.

At one point in 2010 the road was officially named Jyoti Basu Sarani after Jyoti Basu.[9] The road was further renamed Biswa Bangla Sarani by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in 2011.[9]

The road is undergoing expansion under the JNNURM.[citation needed]

Connectors and overpasses

A number of 'connectors' or connecting roads link the bypass to major hubs of the city all along its route. From north to south, these are: [citation needed]

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& Bakkhali is going from Baraipur old market to Kulpi

References

  1. [1]
    Chaudhuri, Sumita (2015). Facets of Urbanisation: Views from Anthropology. Cambridge Scholars. p. 141. ISBN 9781443878869.
  2. [2]
    "Bypass vrooms to Baruipur".
  3. [3]
    "EM Bypass".
  4. [4]
    Bose, Pablo Shiladitya (2014). Urban Development in India: Global Indians in the Remaking of Kolkata. Routledge. p. 97. ISBN 9781138319035.
  5. [5]
    Chanda, Ipshita (2017). Selfing the City: Single Women Migrants and Their Lives in Kolkata. SAGE Publishing India. p. Appendix 2. ISBN 9789381345245.
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    Bunting, Stuart; Kundu, Nitai; Mukherjee, Madhumita (2005). Urban aquaculture: Chapter 5. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International. p. 62. ISBN 9781845930936.
  7. [7]
    Nitai, Kundu; Pal, Mausumi; Saha, Sharmistha (2008). "East Kolkata Wetlands: A Resource Recovery System Through Productive Activities" (PDF). Proceedings of Taal2007: The 12th World Lake Conference: 868–881. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. [8]
    Allen, Adriana; Lampis, Andrea; Swilling, Mark (2015). Untamed Urbanisms. Routledge. p. 41. ISBN 9781317599104.
  9. [9]
    Banerjee, Rabi (8 March 2018). "Antidote to statue vandalism: When Jyoti Basu resisted attempt to erect his statue". The Week. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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