Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal and is located on the Hugli River. It was formerly known as Calcutta and is a major port connected to the sea through the Hugli River. Notable bridges over the Hugli include Howrah Bridge, now called Rabindra Setu, and Vidyasagar Setu. Kolkata has a mild climate and is an important industrial center known for jute, silk, rice, paper and chemicals production. Places of interest include Victoria Memorial, Belur Math, and Alipur Zoo. Transportation includes the metro, trains, trams, buses and other vehicles.
2. KOLKATA IS THE CAPITAL OF WEST BENGAL. IT
WAS EARLIER KNOWN AS CALCUTTA.KOLKATA IS
SITUATED ON THE HUGLI RIVER.
3. KOLKATA IS A MAJOR PORT. IT IS CONNECTED TO THE
SEA THROUGH THE HUGLI RIVER. WE HAVE TO CROSS
THE HUGLI RIVER TO ENTER.
4. THE OLD HANGING BRIDGE ON THE HUGLI WAS CALLED
HOWRAH BRIDGE. IT IS NOW CALLED RABINDRA SETU.
5. ANOTHER BRIDGE HAS BEEN BUILT ON THE HUGLI RIVER.
THIS BRIDGE IS CALLED VIDYASAGAR SETU.
6. THE CLIMATE OF KOLKATA IS NEITHER VERY HOT NOR
VERY COLD. IT IS MILD.
7. MR.BUDDHADEB BHATTACHARYA IS THE PRESENT CHIEF
MINISTER OF WEST BENGAL.
KOLKATA IS AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL CITY. JUTE,
SILK, RICE, PAPER AND CHEMICALS ARE THE MAIN
INDUSTRIES IN KOLKATA.
8. SOME PLACES OF TOURIST INTEREST ARE VICTORIA
MEMORIAL, BELUR MATH, BIRLA PLANETARIUM, FART
WILLIAM, ALIPUR ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDENS.
9. KOLKATA HAS THE METRO, AN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY
SYSTEM. TRAINS ARE AN IMPORTANT MEANS OF
TRANSPORT WITHIN THE CITY.
10. TRAMS ARE ANOTHER MODE OF TRANSPORT IN KOLKATA
BESIDES THE USUAL TAXIS,BUSES AND PRIVATE VEHICLES.
