Overview

• Indian Hotels Company signed an agreement with Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata for the ghat’s redevelopment on the Hooghly riverfront.
• Work will focus on restoration, conservation, beautification and landscaping to enhance the site’s aesthetic and functional value.
• INTACH is supporting the conservation effort, which stakeholders say will preserve the ghat’s historical and cultural significance.
• The initiative is framed within IHCL’s ESG+ Paathya programme and aligns with Namami Gange and Swachhata initiatives.
• Project backers say the upgraded public space will benefit local artists, stall vendors, residents and tourists.