Lal Dighi

Lal Dighi, also called the Tank Square or Dalhousie Square is a man-made water tank in Kolkata, India.

Type: Reservoir
Description: body of water
Also known as: “Bidhan Sarovar”, “Dalhousie lake”, “Lal Dighi, Kolkata”, and “Tank Square”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Howrah Station and Howrah Bridge.

Howrah Station

Howrah Station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a major railway station of Kolkata, which not only connects the city to the rest of India, but also acts as a major stopover to connect different destinations of West Bengal and beyond.

Howrah Bridge

Photo: Pradip paswan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Howrah Bridge is a balanced steel bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking both sides of Kolkata.

Fort William

Fort

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Fort William, officially Vijay Durg, is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta. It was built during the early years of Britain's administration of Bengal. It sits on the eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kolkata and Howrah.

Kolkata

Photo: Sujay25, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, is one of the largest in India, with a metro population of over 22.5 million. Once called Calcutta in colonial times and is still fondly called as such, the city once served as the capital of the British Raj till 1911.