Joka, Kolkata
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Joka, Kolkata is a locality in South West Kolkata, India. The locality is home to one of India's premier management institute - Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
.
The tram line which begins in Behala
, ends here and there is a spacious tram depot located in this area. The area also hosts a telephone exchange, a branch of the State Bank of India
, the Vivekanada Mission School and a small Pentecostal church.
This locality houses one of the important centers of Bratachari movement
.
An Employees State Insurance Hospital meant mainy for occupational diseases is also situated at Joka. It is the only Occupational Diseases centre being run by ESI Corporation directly in the Eastern States of India1. It is a 300 bed referral hospital.
A recent spurt in construction activity in the area has been initiated by a 2000-home housing complex, Genexx Valley being constructed in the erstwhile industrial land belonging to Siemens. The complex is being promoted by Paharpur Cooling Towers Ltd. and the Pioneer Khaitan group.
References
1. http://dgfasli.nic.in/publication/reports/assam/..%5Corissa%5Cchapter6.htm
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is an institute of management located in Kolkata , India giving diplomas in management...
.
The tram line which begins in Behala
Behala
Behala is a neighbourhood in South West Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala was officially known as South Suburban Municipality until it was merged with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation on January, 1984. Now it is broadly spread across Ward Nos.118 and 132 of the KMC and is...
, ends here and there is a spacious tram depot located in this area. The area also hosts a telephone exchange, a branch of the State Bank of India
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
, the Vivekanada Mission School and a small Pentecostal church.
This locality houses one of the important centers of Bratachari movement
Bratachari movement
The Bratachari movement was a movement for spiritual and social improvement in India initiated by Gurusaday Dutt in 1932. The movement aimed at raising the self-esteem and national awareness among people of undivided India irrespective of religion, caste, sex or age...
.
An Employees State Insurance Hospital meant mainy for occupational diseases is also situated at Joka. It is the only Occupational Diseases centre being run by ESI Corporation directly in the Eastern States of India1. It is a 300 bed referral hospital.
A recent spurt in construction activity in the area has been initiated by a 2000-home housing complex, Genexx Valley being constructed in the erstwhile industrial land belonging to Siemens. The complex is being promoted by Paharpur Cooling Towers Ltd. and the Pioneer Khaitan group.
References
1. http://dgfasli.nic.in/publication/reports/assam/..%5Corissa%5Cchapter6.htm