Purba Medinipur
Purba Medinipur or East Midnapore (পূর্ব মেদিনীপুর Pūrba Medinīpur) is a coastal district of West Bengal. It was once a part of Midnapore district until 2003, which got split into two districts: Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur. Paschim Medinipur is covered under Southwest Bengal.
Cities
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- 1 Tamluk (তমলুক) — headquarters of Purba Medinipur
- 2 Contai (কাঁথি Kaṁthi) — the gateway to the beach resorts in the region
- 3 Digha (দীঘা Dīghā) — a popular beach spo
- 4 Haldia (হলদিয়া Haldiẏā) — a developing port city
- 5 Kolaghat
(কোলাঘাট Kolāghāṭ) — a popular picnic spot - 6 Mahishadal and Geonkhali — Mahishadal is known for its Rajbari complex, while Geonkhali is a picnic spot at the confluence of Hooghly and Rupnarayan rivers.
- 7 Mandarmani (মন্দারমণি Mandārmaṇi) — a beach resort
Understand
[edit]Purba Medinipur is an economic and tourist hub of West Bengal. It is home to the Haldia Port, a major seaport acting as a feeder to the Port of Kolkata. Most of the well-known beach spots are in Southwest Bengal.
Purba Medinipur was once an epicentre of political movements during the British Raj. Freedom activist Matangini Hazra, fondly known as "Gandhi Buri" (literally "Old Lady Gandhi", a reference to the old Mahatma Gandhi), was killed by a gunshot in 1943. During the Quit India Movement, a parallel government named "Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar" was formed in Tamluk.
Get in
[edit]By train
[edit]Panskura and Tamluk are two railway junctions in this district.
By car
[edit]National Highway 16 (NH 16) crosses over Kolaghat and Panskura. NH 116, a spur road of NH 16, runs over Tamluk and Haldia. Its spur road, NH 116B, runs over Contai and Digha.
See and do
[edit]Eat and drink
[edit]Stay safe
[edit]Purba Medinipur has faced several cyclonic storms, most notably Aila (2009) and Amphan (2020). Monsoon rains may reach terrible levels and breed diseases like malaria or dengue. Keep yourself updated with the latest weather news and take precautions against such natural disasters.
Go next
[edit]- Odisha — if you travel further west from Digha, you'll find yourself in a different state, which is famous for beaches and pilgrimage sites.