Does anyone know whether Kolkata will have a Ring Road?
1. Delhi - WPE and EPE
2. Chennai - ORR-1 and ORR-2
3. Mumbai - Coastal Road and Expressways (Name don't know)
4. Hyderabad - ORR
5. Bengaluru - IRR and ORR, STRR (Under Construction)
6. Lucknow - ORR.
etc
I checked Google Maps but could not find any Ring Roads under construction in Kolkatta.
There was a plan to set up ORR for Kolkata back in 2006 under the Left Govt. Now it seems to be covered under various National Highway Projects :
- Haldia-Panskura : Already Done with NH 116+Nh16.
- Panskura-Arambagh-Bardhaman: Will be covered under Proposed Kharagpur-Siliguri ( Moregram) Economic Corridor.
- Krishnanager-Bongoan-Basirhat: Will be covered under 4 lane NH 312 ( Jalangi-Barishat ) Highway.
The only gaps remaining are :
- Basirhat-Canning
- Canning-Raichawk-Haldia
- Bardhaman-Nawadwip-Krishnanger
These gaps are currently connected through 2-lane State Highways which needs to be upgraded to NH level Standard.
Bongoan (Petrapole) & Bashirhat (Ghojadanga) are two important Indo-Bangla Border Crossings.
Canning : Gateway to Sunderbans ( Royal Bengal Tiger Reserve and World largest mangrove forest).
Richowk : An riverside resort area for weekend gateways and villas.
Halida : Important Ports:
Nawadwip: Famous for Nawadwip dham ( Religious Site)
Krishnanager: Important Historial Town famous for Krishnanager Rajbari (My father's hometown)
As you can see this ORR covers very important areas for International trade, seaport, tourism and religious sites.