Batanagar

Batanagar is a satellite town of Kolkata. It is in the Maheshtala municipality of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[3]

Batanagar
Clockwise from top: Calcutta Riverside satellite township; Batanagar flyover, longest flyover in Kolkata Metropolitan; Sunset on the Ganges and Durga Puja Idol at Batanagar.
Batanagar
Location in West Bengal
Batanagar
Location in India
Coordinates: 22.5133°N 88.2230°E / 22.5133; 88.2230
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
RegionGreater Kolkata
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMaheshtala Municipality
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700140
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituencyDiamond Harbour
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMaheshtala

History

Batanagar was established to start the first shoe factory in India by Czechoslovak industrialist Tomáš Baťa. The Bata brand was established on 24 August 1894 in Zlín, then in Austria-Hungary (now in Czech Republic). The company first established itself in India in 1931 by renting a building to start an experimental shoe production plant in Konnagar with 75 Czechoslovak experts. Jan Antonín Baťa then built up an industrial manufacturing city called Batanagar in 1934, as well as other factories in Delhi and Patna and elsewhere in India, employing more than 7,000 people. Later Batanagar became one of the bigger suburban cities near Kolkata.

Satellite township

Batanagar is one of the Kolkata's satellite cities.[4][5] This includes township projects and condominium. Calcutta Riverside is a satellite township development across 106 hectares 262 acres of Batanagar. Ambuja Neotia and Hiland group also signed for join ventures in Batanagar.[6][7]

Economy

It is one of the places named after the multinational shoe company Bata. There is a plant of the Bata company here. The employees mostly reside in Batanagar. Not only the Bata India Shoe factory, another very remarkable feature of Batanagar, is that shoe-making is a predominant cottage industry in Batanagar. Countless houses and families are dedicated to manufacturing shoes of various makes - leather, PVC, jute, etc. for some of the leading shoe brands in India. For example - Khadim's, SreeLeathers, Titas and Liberty which are some of the most renowned shoe makers in India, have outsourced a major portion of their shoe making process to the various entities in Batanagar. Every alternate home in Batanagar houses a small unit which is manufacturing shoes.

This feature was born out of necessity, as most of the families residing in Batanagar are dependent on the Bata factory for their livelihood, hence whenever the factory gets locked-out, these families are very severely affected. Hence shoe making from their homes has given them an alternate source of earning.

Transport

Batanagar is on the Budge Budge Trunk Road.[8] Nangi railway station is the nearest railway station.[8] Also ferry services are available from Batanagar New ferry ghat.

Education

Techno International Batanagar, established in 2012, offers diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Engineering and Technology and other allied fields.[9]

References
  1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  4. https://m.economictimes.com/satellite-towns-take-the-cake-with-affordable-options/articleshow/7003271.cms
  5. https://m.economictimes.com/west/pimpri-chinchwad-municipal-corporation-is-a-well-planned-satellite-town/articleshow/16797042.cms
  6. https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/business/ambuja-neotia-to-develop-two-projects-in-batanagar-township/cid/1806302
  7. https://m.timesofindia.com/business/india-business/ambuja-neotia-hiland-ink-deal-for-batanagar-township/amp_articleshow/80800180.cms
  8. Google maps
  9. "Techno International Batanagar". TIB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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