Riverfront and Local Economic Development in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area

Map creation for locating key riverfront features, public spaces, and infrastructural assets.

Evaluate the current land use of business activities of major waterfront areas.

Urban and transport planning for Spatial data integration in support of infrastructure planning.

Learn commercial trends, market and business distribution along the riverfront.

Deliver spatial intelligence of balanced development and environmental conservation.

Carried out spatial mapping of a 500 m stretch on either side of the Hooghly River, registering main assets, greenlands, sites of interest and transportation networks.

Evaluation of the land use in Barabazar and 15 major jetties such as Chuchurah, Naihati, Sreerampore, Panihati, Dakshineswar, Belur Math, Bagbazar, Sovabazar, Ahiritola, Howrah (Old and New), Armenian Ghat, Fairlie, Chandpal II, Fulleswar, and Gadiara.

Map of formal and informal markets, empty plots and warehouses and gender based data (owners, employees, customers).

Provided interactive GIS dashboards to planners to study the trends, accessibility and development potential of land use.