Hooghly Riverfront

On the east bank of the river, a beautification started in 2011, of which the first phase ended in 2012.

[1] The banks of the Hooghly River (West Bengal, India) housed the trading posts of the British, French, Portuguese, Dutch and Danish in the 17th to 19th centuries.

With the reduction in the port activity, a decline in the jute industry and a change in political dynamics, the riverfront was further neglected.

[2] People visit it in the evenings on weekends to go boating on the river, stroll along the bank and purchase food from stalls there.

[3] It has illuminated and landscaped gardens and pathways, fountains and renovated ghats.