Eastern Metropolitan Bypass

The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (E.M. Bypass, EM Bypass) is a 32 kilometres (20 mi) (Including Kamalgazi to Baruipur extension) major road on the east side of Kolkata.[1] It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Bazar (South Kolkata). The road is a major link to Salt Lake and New Town. EM Bypass is part of both State Highway 1 and State Highway 3.[2] Much high-end construction and development in Kolkata has been centred around the Bypass.[1][3]

Eastern Metropolitan Bypass
EM Bypass
EM Bypass with under-construction ramp of Parama Island Flyover
Maintained byKolkata Municipal Corporation, Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality and Baruipur Municipality
Length32 km (20 mi)
LocationGreater Kolkata (Kolkata district and South 24 Parganas district), India
Nearest Kolkata Metro stationBengal Chemical and Salt Lake Stadium (Kolkata Metro Line 2); Beliaghata(under construction) to Satyajit Ray(under construction) (Kolkata Metro Line 6)
north endUltadanga
south endKamalgazi, with an extension to Baruipur (Baruipur Bypass)
Construction
Completion1982

It was designed as a six to eight-lane bypass to lessen traffic congestion on the entire stretch of Gariahat Road. Several consequent connections have been made to Gariahat Road to further move traffic to the Bypass. It is one of the best places to invest in the city and will soon become one of the poshest areas in Kolkata.

History and development

The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass was constructed during the 1980s and became operational in 1982.[4][5][6] The construction disrupted part of the East Kolkata Wetlands.[6][7][3]

At one point in 2010 the road was officially named Jyoti Basu Sarani after Jyoti Basu.[8] The road was further renamed Biswa Bangla Sarani by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in 2011.[8]

The road is undergoing expansion under the JNNURM.

Connectors and overpasses

A number of 'connectors' or connecting roads link the bypass to major hubs of the city all along its route. From north to south, these are:

Junction typeAreaConnected locationsNotes
JunctionBagmari RoadUltadanga - goes towards Hatibagan & Shobhabazar as Aurobindo Sarani
FlyoverUltadanga FlyoverDumdum/Kolkata Airport from south through VIP Road
JunctionManiktala RoadManiktala, Kankurgachi - goes towards Howrah via Girish Park & Posta as Vivekananda Road
JunctionNarkeldanga RoadRajabazar, Phoolbagan & Kadapara
JunctionBeleghata RoadSealdah Station, Beleghata, Chingrighata - goes towards Howrah via Burrabazar as MG Road
FlyoverChingrighata FlyoverChingrighata to Salt Lake and New Town
JunctionJBS Haldane AvenuePark Circus, Science City & Bantala - goes towards Howrah via Rabindra Sadan & Hastings as AJC Bose Road
FlyoverMaa FlyoverPark Circus to Science City & Beleghata Metropolitan - connected with AJC Bose Road Flyover towards Howrah
JunctionBondel RoadBallygunj, Tiljala & VIP Nagar - goes towards Hazra, Alipore & Mominpur as Hazra Road
JunctionRash Behari AvenueKalighat, Deshapriya Park, Gariahat, Kasba, Anandapur & Nonadanga - goes towards Chetla & Majherhat
JunctionPrince Anwar Shah RoadDhakuria, Jodhpur Park, Selimpur, Lake Gardens, Garfa & Kalikapur - goes towards New Alipore & Taratala as Tollygunje Circular Road
JunctionAjaynagar-Santoshpur Avenue & Eastern Park RoadSantoshpur and Jadavpur Via Santoshpur Jora Bridge crossing, Ajoy Nagar, Purbalok & Mukundapur
JunctionGariaBaishnabghata Patuli Township, Garia
JunctionGaria Station RoadGaria railway station, Briji, Shitala Mandir Bus Stand of Garia
JunctionPepsiMahamayatala & Kandarpopur town
FlyoverKamalgazi FlyoverKamalgazi to Narendrapur towards Rajpur Sonarpur
JunctionSonarpur Station RoadKamalgazi & Sonarpur railway station
JunctionDr. B. C. Roy roadKalitala with Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road - goes towards Rajpur Municipal Market
JunctionBaruipur-Amtala RoadBaruipur with Julpia - goes towards Amtala

References
  1. Chaudhuri, Sumita (2015). Facets of Urbanisation: Views from Anthropology. p. 141. ISBN 9781443878869.
  2. "EM Bypass".
  3. Bose, Pablo Shiladitya (2014). Urban Development in India: Global Indians in the Remaking of Kolkata. Routledge. p. 97. ISBN 9781138319035.
  4. Chanda, Ipshita (2017). Selfing the City: Single Women Migrants and Their Lives in Kolkata. SAGE Publishing India. p. Appendix 2. ISBN 9789381345245.
  5. Bunting, Stuart; Kundu, Nitai; Mukherjee, Madhumita (2005). Urban aquaculture: Chapter 5. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International. p. 62. ISBN 9781845930936.
  6. Nitai, Kundu; Pal, Mausumi; Saha, Sharmistha (2008). "East Kolkata Wetlands: A Resource Recovery System Through Productive Activities" (PDF). Proceedings of Taal2007: The 12th World Lake Conference: 868–881. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  7. Allen, Adriana; Lampis, Andrea; Swilling, Mark (2015). Untamed Urbanisms. Routledge. p. 41. ISBN 9781317599104.
  8. Banerjee, Rabi (8 March 2018). "Antidote to statue vandalism: When Jyoti Basu resisted attempt to erect his statue". The Week. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

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