Eastern Metropolitan Bypass
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{short description|Road in Kolkata, India}}
{{Infobox street
| name = Eastern Metropolitan Bypass
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| image = EM Bypass Kolkata.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Skyline along EM Bypass
| other_name =abbr. EM Bypass
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| length_km = 32
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| location = Greater Kolkata (Kolkata district and South 24 Parganas district), India
| metro_system = Kolkata Metro
| metro = {{bulleted list| Green Line:
Bengal Chemical
Salt Lake Stadium | Blue Line:
Shahid Khudiram | Orange Line:
Satyajit Ray
Jyotirindra Nandi
Kavi Sukanta
Hemanta Mukhopadhyay
VIP Bazar (uc)
Ritwik Ghatak (uc)
Barun Sengupta (uc)
Beleghata (uc) }}
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| maint = Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
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| direction_a = North
| terminus_a = Ultadanga
| direction_b = South
| terminus_b = Kamalgazi, with an extension to Baruipur (Baruipur Bypass)
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| completion_date = 1982
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Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (also known as E.M. Bypass or EM Bypass) is a {{convert|32|km|mi}} long six to eight-lane major bypass road on the east side of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.{{cite book|last1=Chaudhuri|first1=Sumita|title=Facets of Urbanisation: Views from Anthropology|date=2015|isbn=9781443878869|page=141|publisher=Cambridge Scholars }} It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Bazar (under Kolkata metropolitan area).{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/bypass-vrooms-to-baruipur/cid/720111 | title=Bypass vrooms to Baruipur }} The road is a major link to Salt Lake and New Town. EM Bypass is part of State Highway 3.{{cite web|title=EM Bypass|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/highway-ache-for-star-bars/cid/1496150}} EM Bypass is centered with major hotels, business parks, high residential blocks and other high-end construction and development.{{cite book|last1=Bose|first1=Pablo Shiladitya|title=Urban Development in India: Global Indians in the Remaking of Kolkata|date=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781138319035|page=97}}
History and development
The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass was constructed during the 1980s and became operational in 1982.{{cite book|last1=Chanda|first1=Ipshita|title=Selfing the City: Single Women Migrants and Their Lives in Kolkata|date=2017|publisher=SAGE Publishing India|isbn=9789381345245|page=Appendix 2}}{{cite book|last1=Bunting|first1=Stuart|last2=Kundu|first2=Nitai|last3=Mukherjee|first3=Madhumita|title=Urban aquaculture: Chapter 5|date=2005|publisher=CAB International|location=Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK|isbn=9781845930936|page=62}}{{cite journal|last1=Nitai|first1=Kundu|last2=Pal|first2=Mausumi|last3=Saha|first3=Sharmistha|title=East Kolkata Wetlands: A Resource Recovery System Through Productive Activities|journal=Proceedings of Taal2007: The 12th World Lake Conference|date=2008|pages=868–881|url=http://www.moef.nic.in/sites/default/files/nlcp/G%20-%20Pollution%20Abatement/G-1.pdf|access-date=10 May 2018}} The construction disrupted part of the East Kolkata Wetlands.{{cite book|last1=Allen|first1=Adriana|last2=Lampis|first2=Andrea|last3=Swilling|first3=Mark|title=Untamed Urbanisms|date=2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317599104|page=41}}
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.{{cite news|last1=Banerjee|first1=Rabi|title=Antidote to statue vandalism: When Jyoti Basu resisted attempt to erect his statue|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/03/08/statue-vandalism-when-jyoti-basu-resisted-cpim-attempt-erect-his-statue-west-bengal-lenin.html|access-date=9 May 2018|publisher=The Week|date=8 March 2018}} The road was further renamed Biswa Bangla Sarani by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in 2011.
The road is undergoing expansion under the JNNURM.{{citation-needed|date=May 2018}}
Connectors and overpasses
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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|date=May 2018}}
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| Junction type | Area | Connected locations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction | Bagmari Road | Ultadanga - goes towards Hatibagan & Shobhabazar as Aurobindo Sarani | |
| Flyover | Ultadanga Flyover | Dumdum/Kolkata Airport from south through VIP Road | |
| Junction | Maniktala Road | Maniktala, Kankurgachi - goes towards Howrah via Girish Park & Posta as Vivekananda Road | |
| Junction | Narkeldanga Road | Rajabazar, Phoolbagan & Kadapara | |
| Junction | Beleghata Road | Sealdah Station, Beleghata, Chingrighata - goes towards Howrah via Burrabazar as MG Road | |
| Flyover | Chingrighata Flyover | Chingrighata to Salt Lake and New Town | |
| Junction | JBS Haldane Avenue | Park Circus, Science City & Bantala - goes towards Howrah via Rabindra Sadan as AJC Bose Road | |
| Flyover | Maa Flyover | Park Circus to Science City & Beleghata Metropolitan - connected with AJC Bose Road Flyover towards Howrah | |
| Junction | Bondel Road | Ballygunj, Tiljala & VIP Nagar - goes towards Hazra, Alipore & Mominpur as Hazra Road | |
| Junction | Rash Behari Avenue | Kalighat, Deshapriya Park, Gariahat, Kasba, Anandapur & Nonadanga - goes towards Chetla & Majherhat | |
| Junction | Prince Anwar Shah Road | Dhakuria, Jodhpur Park, Selimpur, Lake Gardens, Garfa & Kalikapur - goes towards New Alipore & Taratala as Tollygunje Circular Road | |
| Junction | Ajaynagar-Santoshpur Avenue & Eastern Park Road | Santoshpur and Jadavpur Via Santoshpur Jora Bridge crossing, Ajoy Nagar, Purbalok & Mukundapur | |
| Junction | Garia | Baishnabghata Patuli Township, Garia | |
| Junction | Garia Station Road | Garia railway station, Briji, Shitala Mandir Bus Stand of Garia | |
| Junction | Pepsi | Mahamayatala & Kandarpopur town | |
| Flyover | Kamalgazi Flyover | Kamalgazi to Narendrapur towards Rajpur Sonarpur | |
| Junction | Sonarpur Station Road | Kamalgazi & Sonarpur railway station | |
| Junction | Dr. B. C. Roy road | Kalitala with Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road - goes towards Rajpur Municipal Market | |
| Junction | Baruipur-Amtala Road | Baruipur with Julpia - goes towards Amtala | |
| Junction | Baruipur-Canning Road | Baruipur with Fultala & Uttarbhag - goes towards Champahati & Canning Town respectively |
Gallery
File:Mani Square Mall - Eastern Metropolitan Bypass - Kolkata 2017-05-10 7560.JPG|Mani Square, Kankurgachi
File:Raikva - Apartment Building - Eastern Metropolitan Bypass - Kolkata 2017-05-10 7552.JPG|Raikva Building, Beliaghata
File:Silver Arcade - Kolkata 2011-01-17 0235.JPG|Silver Arcade, Dhapa
File:JW Marriott Hotel and Vivara Serviced Apartments Under Construction - Eastern Metropolitan Bypass - Kolkata 2016-08-25 6265.JPG|JW Marriott Hotel, Dhapa
File:ITC Sonar Kolkata (1).jpg|ITC Sonar facade, Dhapa
File:ITC Sonar - Hotel - Northern Block Under Construction - Eastern Metropolitan Bypass - Kolkata 2016-06-23 5029.JPG|ITC Sonar Hotel (Northern Block) along with Maa Flyover, Dhapa
File:Science City Kolkata 4643.JPG|Science City, Parama Island
File:Science city IMG 20141014 125502596 HDR.jpg|Rainy day view of Science City, Parama Island
File:Forum Atmosphere - Residential Complex Under Construction - Kolkata 2016-09-02 6742.JPG|Atmosphere (Kolkata), East Topsia
File:Landmark Hotel - Eastern Metropolitan Bypass - Kolkata 2016-08-30 6536.JPG|Landmark Hotel, East Topsia
File:Shrachi and Emami Tower - 686 and 687 Anandapur - Eastern Metropolitan Bypass - Kolkata 2016-08-25 6121.JPG|Shrachi and Emami Tower, East Kolkata Township
File:Ruby General Hospital - Kolkata 2012-01-21 8426.JPG|Ruby Hospital, East Kolkata Township
File:Gateway Hotel - Ruby Island - Kolkata 2012-10-09 1618.JPG|Taj Vivanta (Gateway) Hotel, East Kolkata Township
File:Kalikapur Road - EM Bypass - Kolkata 2010-09-15 7560.JPG|Kalikapur Abhishikta
File:Metro Cash & Carry India Private Limited - Kalikapur - Eastern Metropolitan Bypass - Kolkata 2013-09-18 0248.JPG|Metro Cash & Carry India Private Limited, Mukundapur
File:Medica Superspecialty Hospital - 127 Mukundapur - EM Bypass - Kolkata 20180428154601.jpg|Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Mukundapur
File:AMRI Hospital - 230 Barakhola Lane - Mukundapur - EM Bypass - Kolkata 20180428171637.jpg|AMRI Hospital, Mukundapur
File:RTIICS - Buiding Image.jpg|Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Mukundapur
File:Metropolis Mall - Hiland Park - Eastern Metropolitan Bypass - Kolkata 2016-06-23 5104.JPG|Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park
File:Eastern Metropolitan Bypass - Patuli - Kolkata 2012-01-21 8598.JPG|EM Bypass at Patuli Crossing
References
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External links
{{commons category|Eastern Metropolitan Bypass}}
- [http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/may/01malls.htm Commercial Development of E.M. Bypass]
{{Streets of Kolkata}}
{{coord missing|West Bengal}}