Overview

• The MoU signed at SMPK’s 15 Strand Road office on July 18 formalizes the third riverfront restoration under its Namami Gange initiative
• SMPK will provide electricity, water, security arrangements, statutory approvals, drainage provisions and long-term maintenance for Doi Ghat
• TNS Logi-Park is tasked with upgrading infrastructure and preserving the ghat’s historic character as a former dairy trade landing point
• Doi Ghat, named after the Bengali word for curd, once served as a key hub for dairy products arriving from Howrah to Calcutta
• This agreement follows earlier partnerships to renovate Kumartuli Ghat with Adani Ports CSR and Nimtala Ghat with PS Group Realty